Duncanby Lodge (GPS 51°24'16.63"N 127°38'43.69"W), a salmon and halibut fishing lodge located in Rivers Inlet, has been operating since the summer of 2006. The fishing lodge was built to bring people from all over the world to experience some of Canada’s best salmon fishing. Duncanby has grown to become one of the most respected salmon and halibut fishing lodges in BC. In fact, Duncanby now ranks as one of the top fishing lodges in Canada. Our continuously growing clientele fly in from all over Canada, the United States, and even Europe, just to experience our world renowned Rivers Inlet Salmon fishing.
Rivers Inlet was made famous by being one of the most bountiful commercial fishing grounds in BC. It wasn’t long before the first sport fishing lodge was built to share the thrill of hooking one of our monstrous tyees on a rod and reel. Shortly thereafter, word began to spread about a majestically place on the central coast, where you could catch Chinook salmon that were over twice the size of the average Chinook found anywhere else on the coast. The demand for more and more salmon fishing lodges in Rivers Inlet grew and more and more lodges were built.
Duncanby Landing, as it was called for years, was the center of a once thriving life on the central coast. The property at Duncanby fishing lodge was once a logging camp. You can still see the markings of cork boots worn by logger on some of our planks that are generations old. Duncanby was a store where many locals come to obtain provisions. There was also a time when our docks, were lined up and down with commercial fishing boats rafted 6 wide on either side. Today, our noble fleet of sport fishing vessels have taken their place.
Today Rivers Inlet is closed to commercial fishing. Rivers Inlet salmon fishing is reserved for you, the sport fishermen. The natural beauty of the inlet is as it once was. The whales still flock to the Inlet to feed on the bountiful baitfish. The bears still roam the shoreline in search of mussels as they eagerly await the return of the year’s first salmon. Giant halibut still swim right under the docks; and sport fishing at Duncanby lodge, is the thrill of a lifetime.
My Duncanby
I've stood alone at twilight in the cool of autumn air,
Breathed the evening mist, and knew that I was where
An ounce of peace and quiet is worth its weight in gold,
I've listened to the whisp'ring wash of water on the shore
And it's soothed my weary soul, a million times or more!
I've stood alone, but not alone with my comfort of the sea-
And had a thought that this was mine, and meant for only me.
I've watched the morning sun creep across the bay,
Stretching golden fingers till clouds got in its way,
Weighted the grams of silver shining on the sea-
I've watched it minted daily, a wealth suffice for me.
I've calculated solitude and found in just one day,
My portion here in interest no bank could ever pay
I've seen a Midas touch with carat weight untold
In a molten cerise sunset of solid burnished gold
With outlines of an eagle skimming cartwheels in the sky.
Euphoria overcomes me and I was wondering why
Fools of men think money can pave and buy their way-
Money has no value for my diamond of a day!
I've walked my beach alone when a storm was raging there.
Found tranquility in tempest and sequestering thoughts and cares
Drifted while the ebb and flow surges its old refrain
And God and I had gentle ......benediction in the rain.
Another day in Paradise is winding to an end
Shadows from the sunset emboss the night and blend
As a loon does lonely canticle to an unseen mate nearby
And a quarter moon in Perigee pays servitude to sky.
There's something in my Duncanby that I cannot explain
More warming than the golden sun, more soothing than the rain.
And like a faithful lover with comfort in it's arms
It holds me, enfolds me and courts me with it's charms
And mid palaces and pleasures, I am loathe to roam
For I love my little Duncanby and my heart is in this home!
Lois Yvonne Casperson
Dining
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Accommodation
Spectacular ocean view cabins with all of the amenities of home!
