Inside Passage Wilderness Cruise
The Ultimate BC Coast Fishing Expedition
7 Days Aboard the Ocean Alexander
This Isn't Just a Fishing Trip. It's a Journey.
For seven days, you’re not checking into a lodge. You’re living on the water. Moving with the fish. Waking up in coves most people will never see.
And chasing salmon and halibut through some of the most productive, and most remote, waters on the BC coast.
This is the Ocean Alexander expedition. And it’s as close as you’ll get to owning your own yacht on the Inside Passage without the million-dollar price tag.
The Vessel: Ocean Alexander 44'
Built for the West Coast and engineered for comfort, the Ocean Alexander is a 44-foot luxury motor yacht that’s equally at home in calm anchorages and open water.
What You’re Stepping Onto:
- Two Private Staterooms – Full-beam master with island queen berth and ensuite head with shower. Forward guest cabin with v-berth configuration and private head.
- Warm Teak Interior – Hand-crafted joinery and finish work that feels like a floating cabin, not a boat.
- Full Galley – Equipped for real cooking. Fresh meals every day, not freeze-dried rations.
- Covered Aft Deck – Protected outdoor space for rainy mornings, late-night stories, and watching the sun drop behind the mountains.
- Upper and Lower Helm Stations – Navigate from the comfort of the enclosed bridge or take the wheel topside with 360-degree views.
This isn’t a bare-bones fishing boat. It’s a vessel built for cruising, living, and fishing the way it’s meant to be done, comfortably, confidently, and without compromise.
Cruise the wildest coast in quiet luxury.
The Route Through the Wild Coast
You launch from Garden Bay, BC, a quiet harbor on the Sunshine Coast, an hour by water from the chaos of Vancouver.
From there, you head north into the Inside Passage, one of the most breathtaking and protected coastal routes in the world. Sheltered by islands, fjords, and channels, this is wilderness navigation at its finest, calm water, towering peaks, and wildlife around every turn.
Your fishing grounds:
Knights Inlet
A 60-mile glacial fjord cutting deep into the Coast Mountains. This inlet is legendary for Chinook salmon, tyee-class fish over 30 pounds, and thriving runs of coho, sockeye, and pink salmon depending on the season. The depths here also hold massive halibut, rockfish, and lingcod.
Knights Inlet isn’t just productive. It’s wild. Grizzly bears feed in the estuaries. Bald eagles nest in old-growth timber. Humpback whales and orcas patrol the channels. This is BC at its rawest.
Blackfish Sound & Broughton Archipelago
Between Knights Inlet and the northern tip of Vancouver Island lies a maze of protected channels, islands, and sounds. Calm water. Trophy fish. And some of the best salmon fishing on the coast.
You’ll anchor in bays where the only other boat you see might be a commercial seiner working the outer edge of the sound. You’ll fish tide lines, kelp beds, and drop-offs that locals have worked for generations.
Trophy Fish of the Pacific Coast
Salmon (All Five Pacific Species Available Seasonally)
Chinook (King Salmon) – 8 to 75 pounds. The apex predator of Pacific salmon. These fish are aggressive, powerful, and the reason people fish the BC coast. A 30+ pound tyee is a legitimate trophy.
Coho (Silver Salmon) – 8 to 20+ pounds. Hard-fighting, acrobatic, and abundant in late summer and early fall. Northern coho in this region run larger than average.
Sockeye (Red Salmon) – 5 to 10 pounds. Brilliant red flesh, firm texture, and considered by many to be the best eating salmon on the planet.
Pink & Chum Salmon – Plentiful during their runs. Smaller and scrappier, but excellent on light tackle and perfect for filling the cooler.
Halibut
Pacific Halibut – 20 to 200+ pounds. The “chicken of the sea.” White, flaky, firm texture, and one of the most sought-after bottom fish on the coast. We’ll target productive halibut grounds near the mouth of Knights Inlet and surrounding channels.
Rockfish & Lingcod
Lingcod – Up to 40+ pounds. Ugly as hell, delicious on the plate. These toothy predators are a blast to catch and make incredible fish and chips.
Rockfish – Multiple species available. Excellent eating and often caught while targeting halibut.
Why This Trip Is Different
You’re Not Tied to a Lodge Schedule No fixed departure times. No rotating shifts with other guests. If the fish are biting at 5 a.m., you’re on them. If a new run shows up in a different inlet, you move. The boat goes where the fish are.
You Cover More Water In seven days, you’ll fish multiple inlets, channels, and runs. Day-trip charters work a 10-mile radius. You’ll cover 100+ miles of coastline and hit zones that see almost no pressure.
You Live the Experience This isn’t a hotel with a boat attached. You’re living on the Ocean Alexander. Waking up in wilderness anchorages. Watching sunrises from the upper deck. Spotting whales while you troll. This is adventure and fishing merged into one seamless week.
Small Group, Big Experience 4-6 guests maximum. Your crew. Your trip. No strangers. No crowds. Just the people you choose to spend a week with in one of the most beautiful places on earth.
Encounters with the Wild Coast
- Humpback Whales – Feeding and breaching in channels and sounds
- Orcas (Killer Whales) – Resident and transient pods patrol these waters year-round
- Grizzly Bears – Feeding in estuaries and salmon streams near Knights Inlet
- Bald Eagles – Nesting in old-growth forests and hunting along shorelines
- Sea Lions & Harbor Seals – Hauled out on rocks and following the salmon runs
- Black Bears, Wolves, Deer – Visible along remote shorelines
This isn’t just a fishing trip. It’s a wildlife expedition with rods in your hands.
Your Ultimate Coastal
Fishing Adventure Awaits!
What’s Included
- 7 Days / 6 Nights aboard the Ocean Alexander
- All meals prepared fresh daily (dietary restrictions accommodated)
- Premium fishing gear and tackle
- Fuel, moorage, and navigation
- Experienced captain and guide who knows these waters intimately
- Fish cleaning, vacuum-sealing, and freezer storage
- Safety equipment and Coast Guard certified vessel
What You Bring:
- Layered clothing (plan for weather)
- Personal items
- Alcohol/beverages of choice (we provide basics)
- A sense of adventure
Begin Your Inside Passage Expedition
The Inside Passage is one of the last places on earth where true wilderness still defines the experience. Towering coastal mountains rise straight from the sea. Glacial fjords stretch for miles into untouched country. Whales surface in quiet channels while eagles circle overhead and grizzly bears feed along remote estuaries.
Reserve your Inside Passage Wilderness Cruise today and experience British Columbia’s wild coast the way it was meant to be seen.
$5,900 USD per person
Minimum 4 people, Maximum 6 people