Fishing at Langara Island
The MV Charlotte Princess is anchored in Henslung Cove on the south side of Langara Island. The island itself is the northernmost tip of the Queen Charlotte Islands, 20 miles south of Alaska. This Langara fishing lodge is well positioned in the calm cove, only minutes away from salmon fishing hotspots like McPherson and Andrew’s Points where guests have been know to wrestle 40 to 50 lb. salmon into their boats.
Langara Island is the first land mass that migrating salmon encounter as they journey to their natal rivers further down the coast. Wave after wave of migrating salmon flow past this island, resting and actively feeding before they continue southward. The quality of open ocean running Chinook in this area is second to none.
As for bottom dwellers in Queen Charlotte Islands fishing adventures, the monster halibut are kings. They move into the coastal shelves off the islands to prey on virtually anything they can find, providing anglers with the ultimate challenge of hooking into these enormous giants.
Although anglers can experience rain, fog, sun and winds within several minutes in the Queen Charlotte Islands, the number of points, inlets and coves around the island, as well as its small diameter mean that there are very few fishing days lost to inclement weather. And on a clear day, the Langara Island sunrise is a spectacular site to see.
