Kyuquot Sound, British Columbia
![Fishing British Columba's Spectacular Coast - a leaping chinook salmon](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/01_rachel_olander_photo_img_8218_c-1024x669.jpg)
Five angling enthusiasts recently made the 8-hour trip from Vancouver, British Columbia (including a two-hour ferry ride to Vancouver Island) to Fair Harbour, and then journeyed 45 minutes more by boat to Rugged Point Lodge on Kyuquot Sound for three days of fishing. The albacore tuna we’d hoped to catch were within an hour or two of the coast but nonstop northwesterlies of 15 to 30 knots didn’t encourage that run so we fished near the coast — and enjoyed plenty of action, as this gallery shows.
![Kyuquot Sound, British Columbia](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/02_locator_map-1-1024x764.jpg)
Arrival at Rugged Point Lodge
![Rugged Point Lodge](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/03_g0054417-1024x768.jpg)
Canadian Salmon Tackle: It’s Different
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a guide explains Canadian salmon tackle](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/04_um8a2959-1024x683.jpg)
Lingcod: Supreme Predator
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a lingocd](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/05_g0034390_p-768x1024.jpg)
A Pacific Halibut Comes Aboard
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a Pacific halibut](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/06_g0064007_c-758x1024.jpg)
A Romp of Sea Otters
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - sea otters](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/07_rachel_olander_photo_um8a3156_cp-1024x593.jpg)
A Tiny Coastal-Island Community
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - Walter's Cove](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/08_img_7934-1024x683.jpg)
Trolling for Salmon in a Northwest Chop
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - trolling for salmon](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/09_rachel_olander_photo_um8a3043-1024x683.jpg)
Yelloweye Rockfish — Great Light-Tackle Sport
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a yelloweye rockfish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/10_um8a3432-808x1024.jpg)
Rocky Reefs — Where Lingcod Lurk
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a lingocd](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/11_um8a3375-1024x683.jpg)
Copper Rockfish from a Shallow Reef
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a copper rockfish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/12_um8a2954_c_c-965x1024.jpg)
Pacific Halibut Muscles in on the Action
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a pacific halibut](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/13_um8a2835_c-1024x952.jpg)
Where Bald Eagles Abound
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a bald eagle](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/14_um8a2984_c-1024x787.jpg)
A Welcoming Lodge
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - Rugged Point Lodge](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/15_g0064427-1024x768.jpg)
A Big Chinook Salmon Comes to the Net
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - big salmon comes to the net](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/16_um8a3625-1024x683.jpg)
Salmon Flashers
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - salmon flashers](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/17_um8a3015-1024x683.jpg)
Salmon-Trolling Setup
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - salmon-trolling setup](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/18_um8a3555-1024x683.jpg)
Salmon Success
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - salmon in the net](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/19_g0094737_cp-1024x1009.jpg)
Chrome-Bright Chinook at the Boat
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - chinook salmon](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/20_rachel_olander_photo_img_8485_c-1024x611.jpg)
One More Chinook for the Fish Box
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a chinook salmon](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/21_um8a3568-1024x683.jpg)
Humpback Whale Sighting
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - humpback whale](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/22_um8a3064_c-1024x568.jpg)
Lingcod’s Nightmarish Maw
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - a lingcod](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/23_um8a3313_cp-1024x877.jpg)
Sea Otter, Livin’ Large
![Fishing British Columbia's Spectacular Coast - sea otter](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/24_um8a3121_cp-1024x692.jpg)