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Fishing is GREAT as forcasted !

SCIENTISTS REPORT GOOD OCEAN CONDITIONS ON THE WEST COAST: In what may be the best news this year for the West Coast salmon fleet, scientists at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center are reporting that the ocean is more productive now than it has been in decades. Ocean conditions have improved, according to the scientists, because of a huge influx of cold water which may be the result of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). The PDO is a climate pattern that shifts between warm and cool cycles every 20 to 30 years. According to Bill Peterson, a fisheries biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service who participated in the study, the PDO is the coldest it has been since 1955. The cold water influx, a result of sustained upwelling, has led to a large growth of phytoplankton and drawn a large biomass of copepods south from the Gulf of Alaska. Copy this link and paste into your browser to have a look at the full article http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/fed/oeip/g-forecast.cfm

For salmon fisheries this is good news. There is a lot of forage species in the ocean and scientists are also reporting large numbers of juvenile chinook salmon. Scientists conducting nearshore trawl surveys from Newport, Oregon to LaPush, Washington of juvenile chinook salmon reported higher numbers than anytime in the past 11 years. There are 2.4 times as many juvenile chinook salmon as there have been in the past 11 years


22 lb, Coho in July !!!!

The fishing this season has been nothing short of incredible and the Coho just keep getting BIGGER ! We have seen 19 and 20 pounders on the dock and now a 22 has been landed. Bayly Point along with the Barney and the Racetrack are the Coho hotspots this year and have kept our guests busy! Ever wanted to see what a 22lb coho looks like? Check it out!


2009Tyee, 12th for Doug Price!

Doug Price's hat is loaded down with Tyee Pins from previous years at Ole's and 2009 has added more hardware! Here he is with his latest Trophy, pulled from the Racetrack only 5 minutes from the Lodge!


Ole's New Look

We have made some changes ! After 20 years the comfortable lodge you have come to know and love has had a makeover.

Guests love the new look and feel of OLE's Hakai Pass, with more room for lounging, more dock space, our 360 degree view from the Hot Tub upstairs, you can relax and watch the action! We also have installed the internet so you can stay connected with the folks back home.

Come take a look, we know you will love it, all our guests are raving about the changes and we know you will too.

We look forward to introducing you to Hakai Pass the OLE's way !


Tutors make the difference !

Have you been fishing but are new to Hakai Pass or Pacific Salmon? No problem, our Tutor program is designed with you in mind. We will get you dialed in and on course.

Once we have spent some time with you at our comprehensive Fishing Clinic, and you still feel a need for some extra one-on-one fine tuning, we are there for you. Our Tutors are available to make sure your maximizing your fishing potential.

Fishing Tutors are complementary and give you the benefit of our decades of local knowledge.