Summer has arrived in Haida Gwaii!  Big blue skies and warm breezes have motivated the staff to call it Hawaii Gwaii! We re certainly enjoying it.  A major bonus that QCL guests are enjoying right now is the light westerly winds are giving us very comfortable fishing conditions and anglers are fishing from Bird Rock all the way around to Green Point.  It seems the low slack tides are more significant to the fish activity this week.  While we get the odd snap happening here and there throughout the day, the bite hasn t really been happening until the low tide arriving in mid afternoon.  The mix of salmon remains strong with lots of feeder Springs still keeping anglers busy alongside the plentiful supply of Coho.  The Chinooks are hitting herring, anchovies and spoons at depths from 45 feet right down to 80 feet in 90 feet of water.  We ve seen some nice trophy-sized Chinooks caught again this trip with Matthew Bolsoy boating a mixed bag; an awesome 45 pound Chinook and a 41 pound Halibut on the same day!  Now that s good fishing!  Today we saw a 42 pound Tyee taken at Parker Point by Chris Holman, fishing with guide Mike Tustin.  Great job guys! 
The coming weekend will see a couple of special events take place at QCL.  We re  hosting a fishing derby July 9-12 in support of the Abilitas Foundation.  Net proceeds go to the construction of the Cold Water Ranch Lodge, a fully accessible lodge for people living with disabilities. For more information go to http://www.abilitasfoundation.org/