It is with great please that we announce the winner of the 2016 season trip draw …. Our congrats to Stacy Hauser! We had the pleasure of meeting Mike and Stacy when they arrived on their first trip to Ole’s in 2011. A bond of fishing & friendship has brought Mike and Stacy back to Hakai […]
Great news ! We have a Chef extraordinaire for 2017, Lila Ruzicka returns to Hakai Pass. Easily one of our best Chef’s at Ole’s, it is really exciting to have her back on board. Seen here with the 07 Crew (with a very young looking Joel in the back) Many of our return guests will […]
After our last guests departed it was bittersweet, a season coming to a close with all the memories so fresh and the excitement still very palpable. The crew sitting down together for a meal and getting out on the water one last time for a couple of hours fishing and relaxing, then the work begins. […]
We have had a great season this year with our guests’ services upgrades in the boats, new motors, new depth sounders and new radios, not to mention a brand new hot tub for sore fish fighting muscles and the crew continues to grow with new talent and enthusiasm. Our season is winding up now and […]
This morning was a special one, our final group was out for their last chance to fish before breakfast. The guests on the water taking in the morning light and savoring the moments remaining, hoping for just one more fish. Jacques and Suzanne Ouellet chose the Racetrack, trolling slow by the kelp, a tug, another […]
The last two years have seen some exciting changes here at the lodge with Isabelle stepping up and taking over the dock operations. She continues to add to her list of skills and accomplishments with taking on Hali School and Guiding. Seen here teaching her first school just before leading the group out to the […]
Cam Hughes joined our dock crew this season and came to the table with some great skills, not only is Cam handy around the shop he also knows his way around the water. Cam had his first opportunity to do some salmon/lingcod guiding in mid August, check out his guests Jim and Lens catch and […]
You may recognize Sam from last year’s Tyee pin presentation, he is no stranger to catching huge Chinook. This year was no exception as once again Sam proved perseverance and dedication to the sweet spots will pay off. A beauty Chinook at 43 pounds and special shout out to net man Ernesto Vander Linde. So […]
How do you spell Limits? B-A-Y-L-Y , that’s right. Bayley point has lit up once again as a fresh run move through the Pass. Everyone with a line in the water was rewarded with great Coho action this morning. We are blessed in Hakai Pass with numerous runs of fish which migrate through each year. […]
Congratulations Brian “Crow” Pimental on the largest fish of his of the season and a new personal best here in Hakai. Brian has been fishing with Ole’s for over 10 seasons with his buddy Martin, and in 2004 is was also Martin on the net when Brian landed a 43 lb. Chinook at Barney Point. […]