Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Bull Head, Dog Fish, Dungenes Crab, English Sole, Flounder, Greenling, Ling Cod, Pacific Herring, Perch, Red Rock Crab, Rockfish, Sculpin, Shiner, Surf Smelt
Other Names
Proxy City
Courtenay
Size (ha)
Perimeter (km)
Max Depth (m)
Road Access
Paved
Hike (km)
0
Activities
n/a
Stocked Fish
GPS
F/W Region
R-1
Water Type
Saltwater
Altitude (m)
Mean Depth (m)
Water Access
Boat, Shore
Boat Launch
Union Bay, French Ck
Facilities
Unknown
Angler Usage
Unknown
Special Notes:
Great saltwater spot in August and September for returning Salmon.Feeder Chinook are present during the winter months, however the main run of Chinook will start showing up as early as April, building through June and then peaking in August. Bluebacks are present in March while the bulk of the Coho run is from June through September. Northerns are present from late September to October. Pink and Sockeye salmon are good from late July to mid-September. Chum salmon follow from late September on through to late November. Lingcod and rockfish catches are reported to be good. (See BC Fish Species)
Map
Map of Big Q Waterfront
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