Vargas Island
The Ahousaht Nation have indicated where paddlers can camp or stop on Vargas Island and other locations nearby. The fee set by this Nation are 15 dollars per day (or…
Kyuquot Sound Revisited
Good days are to be gathered like sunshine in grapes, to be trodden and bottled into wine and kept for age to sip at ease beside the fire. If the…
Kayak Fishing, Part 2 – Trolling
trolling lures Last month I wrote about how jigging for fish from a kayak is a good way to supplement your diet with fresh ocean fish. Trolling from a kayak…
Campground at Alder Bay
Tips for Touring the Broughtons
The Broughton Archipelago is located between the northeast coast of Vancouver Island and the BC mainland. My husband and I love to go out there and wander around in our…
Haida Gwaii by Kathleen McKinnell
First Nations and the BC Marine Trails
Updated October 22, 2023The success of our marine trail network development along the coast depends on respectful engagements with First Nations guided by our First Nations liaison, the First Nations…
IT Article
It’s Been a Busy Year-ish
Introduction2021 was an incredibly busy year for our IT Team. We learned early on that our existing IT infrastructure and services (Server, website, and map host) would need to move…
Cam pulling into a perfect A frame. This was the last day of the swell once things died down enough for us to safely kayak surf
Alpine Starts at Sea Level
A Burnett Bay Trip ReportAll winter our eyes were glued to Google Earth and the BC Marine Trails map looking for camping suggestions. We were studying the classic outside route…
Swartz Bay to Mayne Island
Paddle and Ferry TripOn a sunny August morning my wife Lisa and I, along with six of our paddling friends, departed Swartz Bay for a 13 nautical mile paddle to…
Kayak Fishing
Kayak Fishing, Part 1 – Jigging
Jigging or fishing from a kayak is an easy way to supplement your diet with fresh fish. Flounder, Halibut, Sole, Rockfish, Kelp Greenling, Lingcod, and Salmon are all attracted to…