Vancouver Island Fishing BC - PDF

Welcome to the new-look fourth edition of the Fishing Mapbook for Vancouver Island, BC!

Hugging the coast of British Columbia, Vancouver Island features spectacular scenery, old-growth rainforests, towering mountain peaks and exceptional fishing. The laidback culture found here, along with a population infused with a love of the natural world, makes the island an angler's dream. Here you will find world-class salmon and steelhead bearing rivers along with lakes teeming with a variety of trout and other species.

In our continued quest to provide the best and most up-to-date information, users of this Fishing Mapbook will find that fishing, access and facilities, including the campsite, lodge and resort details, have been reviewed and fully updated. There are new and improved bathymetric lake depth charts while fish species and stocking information for all lakes and rivers provide the most recent information available. We have even added the newest fishing dock information to our maps and facility information.

The printed version of this Fishing Mapbook comes in the convenient 21.5 x 28 cm (8.5 x 11 inch) mapbook format with a heavy-duty spiral-bound cover. To assist the greenest angler to the most seasoned veteran, the 168-page book with over 150 lakes, rivers and shore fishing areas, shows you where to fish and how to best fish in any given area. We have loaded it with fishing tips, breakdowns of various fish species, fly hatches and specific information on each lake and stream. Inside, you will find maps and depth charts for popular lakes, plus bar or hot spot maps of the main rivers and shore fishing areas of the Island. Nowhere else will you find such a combination of detailed regional information plus angling expertise all in one place.

Fish Species

Vancouver Island is known for its world-class salmon fishery, with spawning chinook, chum, coho, kokanee, pink and sockeye salmon found throughout the Island's waters. BC fishers also flock to Vancouver Island for its renowned steelhead and trout. Your Vancouver Island BC fishing map book details the Island's fish species, with photographs and detailed descriptions to get you fishing Vancouver Island with confidence.

Lakes & Bathymetric Charts

From Alice Lake to the Victoria waterfront, there are over 150 fishing lakes, rivers and shore fishing hot spots covered by your Vancouver Island BC fishing map book span Vancouver Island's world-class fishery. Each fishing lake and river receives a full-page description with bathymetric (depth) lake charts, river maps, descriptions, directions and access points. It is like fishing with Vancouver Island's most seasoned and expert angler, this guidebook gives you all the fishing info you need.

Fishing Tips & Techniques

Backroad Mapbooks knows that fishing is a skill to be mastered over a lifetime, but a little inside scoop always helps. We have filled our Vancouver Island BC fishing map book with detailed tips on fishing methods like fly-fishing, ice fishing, spincasting and more, the rundown on fishing flies and Vancouver Island BC hatches, plus a host of techniques to arm you with the ultimate fishing know-how.

Index

A handy index makes the Vancouver Island BC fishing map book a leading BC fishing guide in terms of functionality as well as quality. You will find page numbers for each fishing lake and river, plus a list of important contact numbers and websites for easy referencing.

Print Features

• Map Key & Legend
• Fish Species
• Fishing Tips & Techniques
• Over 150 featured Lakes, River & Shore Fishing areas
• 134 Lakes with Lake Depth Charts
• 16 featured River systems with River Hot Spot Maps
• 5 Shore Fishing areas with Overview Map
• Stocking Charts
• Hatch Chart
• BC Fishing Resorts & Outfitters Service Directory
• Index
• Trip Planning Tools