Prince of Wales Island Sportfishing Report. 13th of June, 2026
June 13, 2026
We are back with another fishing report. We were visited by Craig Johnson and his friends. The first time Craig visited us was back in 2014 with our long time friend Dmitry Field who passed away last year.
We decided to check out a little bit of a different area than the last few group by checking some spots on the way out. The first one produced one King Salmon but did not look that great so we moved on. Then we started going blank and were not finding much. Finally we found something to work on. It took us a little while to figure out how to get the Salmon to stay on the hook but once we figured it out, we were done with Salmon fishing by 10.30. We then headed off for bottom fishing that included Black Bass and Halibut. It was also a good chance for the guest to catch their sea legs.
Day 2 we headed straight for the spot that we had some success the day prior. It turned out to be a good choice as we were done with King Salmon fishing 07.30. We landed our last fish just as the first boat was pulling in. With very successful fishing in the morning we had a lot of time to go after other species, specially with Lingcod in mind. We head off and explored numerous spots that in the end only produced 2 legal Lingcod (slot size is between 30″-35″). But non the less we had a great day. We released upwards of a dozen Lingcod ranging from 40″-50″, a dozen Yelloweye Rockfish that doe snot open until July 1st, as well as 4 oversized halibut, one being around 60 lbs and 3 that were around 100 lbs.
The highlight of the day was James Foster who exclaimed “Hooooly Shit!” when he got his eyes on the 100 lbs halibut he hooked while targeting Lingcod.
As any sane person one would go back to same spot in the morning for day 3, which we did. But the outcome was different. We did not get a bite for the first hour. Finally we had a little snap of 5 bites and were able to land 3 of them. About 45 minutes later we landed number 4, and number 5, 30 minutes after that.
We had heard chatter on the radio about Orcas and finally here they came, strafing closer to where we where fishing. It was amazing to see them but as always they tend shut down Salmon fishing (video can be found at https://www.instagram.com/kingfisher_charters_and_lodge/). It stayed true this day as well. We fished thru the tide change in hope something was going to happen, but it did not. It was noon and we headed off for bass and halibut which we were done with at 1.45. In need of one more fish and time running out we headed towards Noyes Island. We arrive and drop in and hook one shaker King Salmon that was released. At least it was encouraging that something was there. Time was running out and as we got closer to tide change it started looking better and better. I marked a few salmon on the fish finder, we missed 2 of them but hooked the third bite. It was Craig who hooked a 27 lbs King Salmon to finish us off. What a way to end the trip!
To summarize. King Salmon fishing is still fair. The tricky part is that conditions will change each and every day. One day a spot will great, and then the next day not so great, so there is nothing to hang your hat on. It is all about being at the right place the right time. Halibut fishing is excellent. We have yet to be hit by bad weather that forces us to fish inside waters, so that is still an unknown. Bottom fishing for other species is also excellent.