What would you recommend to anglers fishing in West Vancouver, British Columbia for the first time?

Bring a raincoat... the weather can turn on a dime. Boat can get a little bouncy, but you very likely will NOT get seasick since the shore is close by. It was great having a bathroom aboard, and a very clean one at that. I can't imagine NOT catching fish with Captain Scott. He knows the area like nobody else.

Note the only keepers were the hatchery coho - we managed to catch quite a few wild ones and a couple of nice chinook, which were not allowed to keep in that area and time of year. Lots of action and limited out!

Wear layers, weather can be cool in the morning and warm up nicely as the day goes on.

It's why they call it fishing not catching. Each week is different the fish move in and out so you never know what the season may bring.

We had a calm day on the water. The day before was very rough, but they caught more fish—just to say that with fishing you take your chances, but the experience was great!

Having a captain that knows the waters and takes pride in his boat is key! Highly recommend captain Scott and Mongoose Striker Fishing Charters.

You can’t keep chinook salmon at this time but that was ok as we just wanted to catch and release.

Check opening dates. Our biggest went back because we were a week before opening.