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It was, for the longest time, that I had always wanted to go to the BC coast and fish for salmon, cod and halibut. I’d read the stories and had the desire but it took some doing before I actually committed to going. It was a big deal. There are money considerations, vacation time available, who to go fishing with and when would be the best time to go. I did eventually bite the bullet and booked a trip. It was my first ever destination lodge fishing trip on the West Coast and I had booked with Wayne Ridley, of Wayne Ridley’s Fishing Charters. Now in Wayne’s mind, we had mediocre fishing, however, I was ecstatic. We had caught limits of salmon, cod, and halibut. The halibut were up to 50 lbs, the cod were up to 30 lbs and the salmon went to 28 lbs. I couldn’t have asked for anything more, and because of this initial trip, I have been going back to Wayne’s for over a decade and the fishing continues to be great. The halibut were up to 50 lbs the salmon went to 28 lbs
Destination trips don’t necessarily have to be lodge trips, or even trips out of province. Some of my favourite destination trips are closer to home. For a good number of years, I’d do a destination trip up to Northern Alberta for walleye. One year my buddy Arnold and I went to Slave Lake, only to find it was high and completely mud ridden, so we continued north to a place called Utikamasis Lake. We had an amazing trip with lots of walleye and pike. Each year I like to chase down to the Kananaskis country. This is bull trout and cutthroat country and we camp out in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park to fish any of the numerous lakes in the area. I remember being on upper Kananaskis Lake catching cutthroat after cutthroat with Melanie and my daughter Angela. It was an amazing destination, yet easily accessible by vehicle and offering a ton of good fishing from shore. It was an amazing destination The idea is to take a trip to somewhere you don’t normally go but have often thought about. If it’s a fishing lodge destination, that is very cool, but not necessary. Going to a new spot on your own, camping in the area and trying your luck is all be part of the adventure, and a big part of the fun. This season make a promise to try somewhere new and potentially discover a terrific new favourite fishin’ hole. Discover somewhere new
