Reel Reports

Campbell River
Reel Reports

The latest Campbell River fishing reports, wildlife sightings and special events direct from the Painter's Lodge docks.

We post updates here several times a week throughout our season. Want to see your name in lights? Send on your own stories to photocontest@obmg.com.

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Winners

Painter's Lodge - September 6, 2010

This picture was taken by Lonna Anthony of her husband Rick while they were fishing last summer with Grant.
 
Lonna and Rick from Jackson Mississippi decided to send their picture into the photo contest last summer. Well it was well worth it because they won a trip back to Painter’s Lodge! Here is a shot from this years trip…
 
We are looking forward to seeing you both again next year!
 
~ Caylin

BIG FISH

Painter's Lodge - September 5, 2010

Shane Day reeled in and brought back to the dock the largest Chinook to hit the dock this season. Weighing in at 39 lbs. this big fish was caught in Browns's Bay on Friday afternoon with the expert assistance of Doug Taylor. 

 

The dock has been getting lots of September Sockeye and the Chinooks are beginning to reapear.  The weather of course is cooling down but mother nature has been kind enough to hold off the rain.

~ Wishing for one more week of summer, Caylin

Sunrise

Painter's Lodge and April Point Resort & Spa - September 4, 2010

You wouldn’t really think that there are very many benefits to getting up at 5:00 am and being at work before the sun is even awake, but that is exactly what the benefit is.  I came in at 6:00 am the other morning to help send a group out fishing. I was very tired and not really awake yet until I walked over to the Marine Centre and saw the sun rising.  I walked right back to my office to grab my camera and spent the next 20 min ignoring the fact that I was so tired and took about a hundred photos.  These are my favorites…

I know that when you’re here on vacation and most people don’t want to wake up at 6:00am unless it’s to fish, but I highly recommend you pull yourself out of bed just long enough to witness the beautiful sunrise.

~ Caylin
 

Orcas

Painter's Lodge and April Point Resort & Spa - September 3, 2010

What a show the Orca’s put on for us this morning, the wildlife tour barely had to drive 20 yards to find the whales. Now we always have whales swim through the Discovery Passage, they are usually on the Quadra Island coast and just fly through without saying hello but this morning they slowed down long enough to say hello; for almost half an hour actually. This was the best from shore sighting I have every seen of the orcas.
 
~ Caylin

August Heat Derby Winners

Painter's Lodge and April Point Resort & Spa - September 2, 2010

Our 2010 August Heat Derby Winners are….
Mark Stach with a beautiful 37.5 lbs. Chinook, which is also the second largest salmon to hit the docks this season.
 
Chris Starycki is our second place winner. Chris’s Chinook weighed in at 32.98 lbs.
Last but definitely not least is Christine Reddy, a habitual visitor at Painter’s Lodge got in running last minute on August 28 with a 31.23 pounder which was caught before 7:00am. What a way to start your day!
 
Congratulations to the winners and everyone else has another chance next month, to win big, during our Stubborn Chum Derby in October.
 
~ Caylin

Pedder Bay RV Resort & Marina

Oak Bay Marine Group Fishing Resorts - September 1, 2010

Regular visitors to OBMG websites will have noticed an addition to the resort pages...Pedder Bay RV Resort & Marina in Metchosin, 35 minutes from Victoria. Last summer, OBMG opened a brand new, 78 site RV park to compliment the full-service marina and boat rentals. This year, we added a Coffee House to make the Resort & Marina a hotspot for RVers, campers, anglers and boaters.

Shaw TV (the local cable company) visited the resort last week to shoot a short video on the property. Have a look and we hope to see you soon at Pedder Bay!

For more information, visit www.pedderbay.com.

Malcolm Pye

Painter's Lodge - August 30, 2010

Congratulations to Malcolm Pye hoisting two of the three Chinook he caught at Painter's Lodge earlier this summer. These beauties where the first Chinook he ever caught. A special thanks to his dad Jamie for taking this great photo. We hope to see you out on the water again soon.

If you have any photos and stories you'd like to share, please email them to photocontest@obmg.com.

August Heat Update

Painter's Lodge - August 29, 2010

With only 3 days left in the August Heat Derby we have a new 3rd place contestant. Christine Reddy, a regular at Painter’s Lodge caught a 31.23 pounder within the first hour of fishing.
Chris and her husband Andy come all the way from Vancouver about 4 times a year, and fish with Russ. Chris is also an annual participant in the Women’s Derby every year. Chris, I hope you are able to hold your 3rd place title till Tuesday!
 
Some pictures from the past week…
 
~ Caylin

Mr. & Mrs. Rolland

Painter's Lodge - August 28, 2010

Congratulations to Ana-Alicia and James Rolland. What a beautiful day for a wedding.
We at Painter’s Lodge wish you all best in life.
 

Signature

Painter's Lodge - August 28, 2010

As many of you already know Painter’s Lodge hosts an annual celebration of art called Painter’s at Painter’s. Canadian artists are invited to share their talent and art work to the world. Painter’s Lodge has found a way to showcase and pay tribute to the artist all season by creating what we call Artist Signature Rooms. The Artist Signature Rooms are named after each different artist and include a brief biography as well as having their art showcased in the room. 
Maybe next year they could do a Caylin Dubé room and put up all the pictures I’ve taken this year? Not likely, but one can dream.
 
~ Caylin
 
I’ve started a contest on our Facebook page, check it out at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=17823&id=106954542679627&ref=mf