As you can probably imagine, it takes quite a bit of work to bring 10,000 pounds of BC wild seafood from the coast to the prairies. For the past week, the entire Skipper Otto team has been working hard to prepare for our deliveries to Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Jasper. Shaun, Ariel and Krysta … Continued

Read the full story at The Global News. “Tue, Sep 23: They were the first in Canada to do it and became a national success story. Six years ago, the husband and wife team behind “Skipper Otto” saw the fishing industry needed a lifeline – and they had to swim against the current to make … Continued

If you’ve been loving this year’s albacore tuna, you can thank our fisherman Grey Mcphedran for his catch! Grey has been fishing for almost 40 years up and down the BC coast, and fishing tuna for the past 12 years. Along with his boat, a 48 foot freezer vessel called the Thetis Queen, Grey fishes … Continued

I’ve fished just about non-stop for the past month in the Johnstone Straight.  It’s been good — not as good as 2010, partly because the fish are coming in deeper than they did in 2010 — but I’ve had a good run of it. The fish last night got a bit smaller overall and more … Continued

This week, your salmon will be caught by 3 generations of Strobel men. Last week, Otto and Shaun, father and son, started fishing together onboard Omega V.  Days and nights of fishing are just too much for one fishermen to fish alone, especially one who is 73 years old, no matter how tough and resilient … Continued

Do you remember the summer of 2010? The Fraser and Adams River sockeye returns were all over the headlines “Record Salmon Returns”  “Biggest return in 100 years!”  And as you may know, sockeye spawn on a 4-year cycle.  So, that means, barring any unforeseen disasters, this year should be a huge year for sockeye salmon … Continued

Duncan just returned from Halibut fishing. Read about his stormy adventure below. “We departed Port Hardy on Friday at noon for a halibut spot we like to fish near the Goose Bank in Queen Charlotte Sound.It has produced well for us this time of the year in the past, however it is 10 hours from land and … Continued

Sonia wrote a blog post 3 weeks ago when I lost my prop and was towed into Port Alberni.  I was so grateful to James and his dad who helped me offload my fish, and trucked the fish to Vancouver for our members.  Because of their help, I got to spend the day fixing the … Continued