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TV / Wi-Fi
There is no TV, but in-lodge wifi internet access is provided.
Private Rooms
Each private room has a queen and single bed plus a shower-equipped bathroom.
Getting Here
Fly and Fish
do-it-yourself
The lodge’s maximum capacity is 4-6 adult guests
Northwest Seaplanes Beaver on its way to Blackfish Lodge.
Getting Here
Getting to Blackfish Lodge is a fun, interesting, and scenic part of your adventure. Floating peacefully in a private inlet on remote Baker Island, Blackfish Lodge is only accessible by floatplane or boat. The lodge is about 35 miles northeast, across Queen Charlotte Strait, from Port McNeill (which is located on the northeastern edge of Vancouver Island).
To see a wide-area satellite photo of the area click here. To see a more detailed, zoomed-in satellite photo of the area with Baker Island as the main feature and the lodge’s tiny little bay slightly above and right of center, click here. You can keep zooming for even more detail. For those of you with a detailed local map or nautical chart, Baker Island is just west of the small community of Echo Bay, Gilford Island. The latitude/longitude/GPS coordinates are as follows: N 50:45:155, W 126:32:391.
Driving & Air or Water
If you prefer a more do-it-yourself transportation option, you can drive from Vancouver (or Victoria) to Port Hardy and arrange for your transport to the lodge from there. This will take the better part of a day. From Vancouver, take a BC ferry to Nanaimo (about 2 hours) from either Tsawwassen, south of Vancouver, or Horseshoe Bay, a little northwest of Vancouver. Once you get off the BC Ferry in Nanaimo, it is a 4-5 hour drive to Port Hardy. We will arrange for your floatplane or water taxi service (see above) to the lodge and, depending on when you arrive, you may need to stay overnight in Port Hardy.
The remarkable view flying over Vancouver Island’s Strathcona Mountains
From Seattle by Air
If you are flying in by plane to Seattle from another city, you will arrive at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, just south of the city. You will need to arrive in Seattle, at the very least, the day prior to your departure to Blackfish Lodge as flights to the lodge depart in the morning. We are happy to recommend hotels convenient to the floatplane terminal.
Important: Full, valid passports are required for every passenger, and each passenger must be legally able to enter Canada.
In-season direct floatplane service: As part of our pre-trip services, we will reserve your floatplane flight to British Columbia. The Seattle area hosts several excellent and highly regarded floatplane operators.
June – September, 2023: Flights from the Seattle area for 2023 begin on June 12, stop on September 4th, and operate Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Flights will take you directly to Blackfish Lodge from the Renton/South Lake Washington terminal. Weather permitting, the view out the windows on these flights is spectacular! Flights leave Seattle around 10:30 AM and arrive at the lodge around 2:15 PM. Return flights from the lodge depart around 2:15 PM and arrive back in Seattle around 6:00 PM.
From Vancouver by Air
With our “Fly and Fish” package, we’ll book you on a comfortable Pacific Coastal Airlines commuter flight from Vancouver Int’l airport to Port Hardy, BC. You will seamlessly connect, via local floatplane service, to the lodge from Port Hardy. Flights from Vancouver Int’l to Port Hardy operate daily, year-round.
Alternatively, at significantly higher cost, there is water taxi service (Silver King Marine at 250.956.4047) from Port McNeill to take you directly to the lodge.
Flying to the lodge, Canadian customs and immigration clearances are typically accomplished with a routine stop in Nanaimo, BC – about one hour into your flight. Returning to Seattle, US customs and immigration procedures are accomplished at the terminal where you return.
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What People are Saying
- Steve P
After a long pandemic absence, I was able to return to Blackfish. I've missed my annual visit and wanted to share it with my youngest brother. It was a great... read more 
August 11, 2022chriswK9297ZR This was my fishing trip to Canada with my son, and the experience was nothing short of amazing! Chris and Hannah, the owners of Blackfish Lodge, were some of... read more
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