What to Bring on the Boat
- rain gear
- rubber boots, scuff free
- no flip flops
- lunch
- coffee and drinking water
- camera
- big cooler
- sun glasses
- sun screen
- personal medication
If you are flying home with your catch, please check the airline's regulations on cooler sizes and types.
Where to Stay
Mark has worked with these lodges for years. Follow the link to their site to book your stay.
Remember - check with your lodge hosts about preparing your salmon for travel.
How to Get Here
Drive
From Victoria (about 4 hours)
- North on Highway #1.
- Take the exit to Lake Cowichan, just North of Duncan.
- Past Lake Cowichan, enter a network of gravel roads (~120 km).
- Roads are marked, and should be no trouble. Follow the power lines.
- Make sure you have a spare tire and lots of gas.
From Nanaimo (about 4 hours)
- Head north on the Island Highway #19
- Take the exit to Port Alberni: Highway#4.
- As you arrive in Port Alberni, take left-hand exit to Bamfield.
- Follow signs to Bamfield. From Port Alberni, should take 1.5 hours.
- ~77 km is gravel road. Road is in good shape. Make sure you have a spare tire and lots of gas.
- The road from Port Alberni to Bamfield is managed by Western Forest Products.
- For up-to-date information on the road, visit their page for this road.
Fly
Several companies offer charter flights to Bamfield, and recommend the following depending on where you are flying from.
Pacific Seaplanes Inc . - http://www.pacificseaplanes.biz
Harbour Air - http://www.harbour-air.com/
Tofino Air - http://www.tofinoair.ca/
Bus
The West Coast Trail Express leaves Victoria and stops in Nanaimo on a daily basis, going to Bamfield.
The bus operates May to September. (250) 477-8700
Ferry
For BC Ferries to Vancouver Island, visit BC Ferries Online.
For the ferry from Port Alberni to Bamfield, visit The Lady Rose Marine.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact us.
We'd be happy to help!