Fishing near Saanich, British Columbia
Saanich sits on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, flanked by saltwater on multiple sides and laced with urban lakes and small rivers. Anglers here move between freshwater lakes like Elk Lake and Thetis Lake for bass and trout, and saltwater grounds in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Haro Strait, and Saanich Inlet for salmon, halibut, and rockfish. The variety within a short drive—or a short boat ride—is what defines fishing in this corner of British Columbia.
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Saanich, British Columbia and what's needed to catch them.
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Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Copper Rockfish
Sebastes caurinus
Kelp Greenling
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
Pacific Herring
Clupea pallasii
Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Quillback Rockfish
Sebastes maliger
Sablefish
Anoplopoma fimbria
Starry Flounder
Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Pacific Halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Wolf-eel
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
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