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Fishing vancouver island bc information on fishing british. The winter chinook are usually in the 510lb range and halibut usually range in the 2050lb range and victoria can be one of the better places to fish during the winter. Zip over loamy singletrack in the coast mountains, roll through wine country in the thompson okanagan, descend rugged. Just for everyone elses clarification, the freshwater fishing on vancouver island is supposed to be very good. Buckys sports shop, located 45 minutes north of victoria on highway 1 in duncan british columbia. This section is intended for guiding you to new fishing locations in british columbia.
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