Fishing with Good Time Dave's was a lot of fun! Took my wife and daughter out fishing for salmon…read morefor the first time. Got us into the fish fast and enjoyed the beautiful location and close proximity from harbour. Dave has been doing this for 20 years and it shows. He's able to have a full conversation while watching the sonar, steer the boat and keep an eye on the rods. Well worth the money and I'll be back next year.

From the owner: Specializing in catching big fish, having good times and making lifetime memories. Transport Canada…read morecertified boat and guide with 15yrs of guiding experience. Salmon, halibut, bottom fish and crabbing. It's not just my job it's my passion. Let's hook up!

Wow. This outfit is legit. When we first decided to come visit Victoria, the first thing I started…read moreresearching was a fishing charter. Adam's Fishing Charters scores a perfect 5 from over 50 reviews on trip advisor. Adam helped to put me with another individual fisher to help split the cost and set us up for a morning trip. Temple was our guide, he was incredible. Very knowledgeable, and extremely personable. Even though it was a slow day and the fish weren't biting, Temple was persistent and we ended up landing a big one! I will definitely be using them again and would recommend them to everyone!

These guys get it…read more Great contact and information prior advising you of conditions. Adam was really helpful in helping make our arrangements. Justin our guide was experienced, friendly and helped make this a highlight for my two kids. We had such a great fishing experience so we booked again for the next day. Adam however called to advise us that winds were up so we weren't able to go out again. Highly recommended fishing charter righ in the inner harbor of Victoria. Would have given them a higher rating but the fish processing store they recommended didn't seem to know what they were doing and tried to short us four fillets. They eventually said I had the full amount when I came to pay but when I opened the sealed container after flying home, we were shorted 2 fillets. I do not recommend the fish processing on the Fisherman's wharf.

Had a fabulous birthday party aboard the Fantasea!…read more 20 friends did a nautical theme bash and the staff onboard were great. We opted to order sandwich and sushi platters from Thriftys to be delivered to the boat before we arrived. Turned out well, the staff kept them chilled for us and we all met on the dock before taking off. Great drinks (can't bring your own), but the Captain's "Purple Slurpee" is amazing! Reasonable prices, cheaper than most bars. Bring your own music! CDs are your best bet. I made 3 and had them on rotation for the 3 hour party cruise. Can't wait to go again!

From the owner: Our luxury yacht is skippered by a certified Master Captain with over 30 years of professional…read moremarine experience. With licensed bar, sound system, and on-board bathrooms we're proud to offer a variety of services including party cruises, dinner cruises, fishing charters, whale watching, marine wildlife tours, stag and stagette cruises, and sea memorials.

Our group of friends set out to go on a charter to celebrate a few birthdays. After researching…read moreand calling dozens of charters, I came across Chris of the Jolly Mon. His service checked all the boxes: private boat for a smaller group, the flexibility of what the fishing plan for the day, the right price, great reviews. It was a colder morning so we were stoked when we got there and found out his boat had a full enclosure for the steam out to the fishing grounds. It made for an extremely comfortable ride both in and out in any condition. Chris was knowledgeable, fun, and knew when to step in and help us out and engage and when to sit back and let our group do our thing. Most importantly though? He put us on the fish. Although none of us had fished these waters before, he coached us on proper technique and what to do before we got there. Once we arrived at the fishing spots? The rods were constantly bent, reeling in Sculpin, Rockfish & Ling Cod. We had an absolute blast out on the water with Chris. We are already planning on future trips with Jolly Mon Charters. If you're losing your mind trying to find the right charter, just stop and call Chris. You'll be glad you did.

Chris took our family of four out for a day of salmon fishing. The whole process was great…read more Reserving was easy and Chris was responsive and efficient. The boat was in good condition and Chris was very friendly and professional. He answered all our questions and made us very comfortable. He took us to a few spots and we caught a beautiful 15lb king salmon.

My family and I had an amazing day out on the water! We caught a lot of fish and our captain was…read morevery patient with my enthusiastic 9 year old. I would highly recommend them and look forward to our next adventure!

The captain of KingSize Adventures is great. We went out for a full day with Kingsley and had a…read morefabulous time. He's a really nice guy and just wanted us to have fun out there. We caught a salmon at around noon and had another bite that we lost. We then tried for halibut but the first spot was a bit dead. We signed up for a day but since he knew we wanted to catch a halibut so he stayed out for a bit longer than he had to. Right around the end of the day we caught a 58 pound halibut! Fishing is sometimes just luck if there are fish out there but when your captain wants to make it happen for you then it makes it a whole lot more likely. Kingsley was awesome.

We had a great time fishing for Chinook with Pat in mid July. He's a very knowledgeable fisherman…read moreand runs a fun boat. We had steady bites and fish caught during our half day. Pat even stayed out a couple of extra hours so we could get our limit. Thanks for the great trip and looking forward to coming back for Halibut in spring.

From the owner: There's no better way to enjoy the picturesque coast of Vancouver Island than with a fishing trip…read morewith Bluefin Fishing Charters. We supply all the gear, flies and bait for a hassle-free, once in a lifetime experience!

I've done several whale watching, but this one was by far the most incredible of all! They only…read moretake maximum 12 passengers and we were a small group of 8 (6 of us plus a other couple) Captain Jackie made sure to find the orcas and would always have the best spot of the other boats to watch them! Best of all we stayed longer than planned on the tour so every other boat were leaving and we were then the only one to observe the huge pod of orcas. That is when one of them decided to breach and say hello to us... magic!!!! Captain Jackie was very fun and stopped on the way back so we could see eagles even though she already extended the tour on her personal time. Just amazing. If you ever wonder who to choose, you'll have the best tour with Seeking Adventure.

With the abundance of whale watching tours available in Victoria it gets overwhelming and confusing…read moretrying to determine which is best. I had started with an online search prior to my arrival in Victoria but then decided not to book ahead and instead search a place out on foot while touring the city. This ended up being a great decision as I had not come across SeaKing Adventures in my google searches... or perhaps it just didn't stand out enough which may be largely due to the small company that it is. When I walked into their office in Fisherman's Warf I was greeted by Ron and had a good impression of him straight away. Very friendly and very informative. What I liked most is that he's the owner operator. Supporting small business is very important to me. He also has a small boat and you're never with more than 10 people (big bonus for us as we didn't want to be fighting for a view of the whales). I had pretty much decided that this was our guy but didn't want to book as I wanted to chat with the rest of my group first. I also took the time to search out reviews online where I found just two negative reviews. I must admit, after reading the reviews I had second thoughts about going with them but we decided as a group to stick with my initial impression and book the tour (I might also add that their tour is the cheapest I found and offers basically the same package the other companies offer). When we had visited the office earlier in the day it was indicated that they had room on both departures yet when I called to make the reservation I was told the morning departure was full. No problem - was my fault for waiting to book.... however, we ended up walking down to Fisherman's Warf a few hours before our departure (and during the time that the morning tour would have been out on the water) and found Ron at the dock seemingly preparing his boat for what would be our 2pm departure. I would have respected them telling me there's a minimum # of people required to get a boat out (we were just 3) and felt it was a bit shifty to tell me the boat was full. Anyway, the tour itself was awesome. Ron is fantastic and we saw everything that you would see with the other tours but with a more small business feel, which I really appreciate. Ron was informative and had a good sense of the whales and how they move in the water. He did his best to get us as close to the action as possible.

Family and I booked with Northshore Charters, and we had no idea what to expect. We were definitely…read morea bit nervous. Being from Florida, the water is very different. Captain Marty did a great job helping us to be more comfortable and teaching us all about the area, history and sea life. We caught a few fish and the kids loved it! It was a very unique experience, and we are so glad we did it! Highly recommend to anyone traveling in that area and Captain Marty will make it smooth and fun!

I called Marty on the very last day of Salmon fishing, and he was able to accommodate me on his…read moreboat. His boat is very impressive, top of the line, extremely neat, clean and spacious. We motored out to a spot, and he just wasn't feeling it, so we went to another spot. We hooked into the Salmon and it didn't stop. Without a doubt, I had a great time. The other people on the boat were very friendly and welcomed me no problem, I didn't feel like I was imposing at all. Next time I am on Orcas Island, I will be lucky if I can get on Marty's boat for another epic fishing adventure! HIGHLY RECOMMEND this Charter and will pass that along to anyone who asks me who to use while out on the Islands.

Went August late afternoon and the Bite was on 5 min after dropping the fish line. We limited out…read morevery fast in 2 hours, Worth the money and I will go again. Thanks!!!

A number of years ago I was using the James Bay Angler's boat launch to place crab traps at the…read moreentrance to Victoria. One day a Beasley's charter boat was observed lifting one of my traps out of the water and removing crabs from the trap. Following up with fellow fishermen and DFO I was advised that it was common knowledge that, particularly if a fishing trip was unsuccessful, Beasley's is suspected of pulling crab traps owned by others to provide some success for Beasley customers. As this is in the past I trust that this no longer occurs and the behaviour has improved...