Chinook Salmon, San Juan River, Vancouver Island
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The San Juan River
is a slow-moving river flowing eastwards on southern Vancouver Island,
emptying into Port San Juan at Port Renfrew.
Access to the San Juan River is via Highway 14 to Port Renfrew
and the Red Creek Main logging road.
The river is best entered at the bridge on the Harris Creek Main
logging road, from where canoes and rafts can be launched to drift
down the river with a take-out at Fairy Lake.
Note that there is no connection by Old Port Renfrew Road from Shawnigan
Lake as the bridge is out at Williams Creek (great tip this!).
Coho Salmon, San Juan River, Vancouver Island
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The summer steelhead
run is good during June and early July, with winter steelhead running
from February to April - best in mid February.
Large coho are caught in early winter (October and November),
with chinook runs in fall. Cutthroat trout are present year round
in the lower reaches of the San Juan River.
Nearest Town:
Port Renfrew, West
Coast Highway 14
Nearest Lake: Fairy Lake, Lizard Lake, Weeks Lake
Nearest Park: Juan de Fuca Provincial
Park
Additional Info: Camping facilities are available at the
San Juan Bridge Recreation Site, the Fairy Lake Recreation Site,
and Lizard Lake Recreation Site.
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