Category: News

  1. 87 Decade Club Inductees and Counting As We Welcome Dale Sawchuk!

    87 Decade Club Inductees and Counting As We Welcome Dale Sawchuk!

    Ole’s Decade club welcomes Dale Sawchuk, our 87th guest to receive the traditional “hand shaken” martini and induction to our club. Recognizing and celebrating a decade of Trips to Ole’s. Dale comes this year as our guest, not only as a thank you but also as an acknowledgment of the friendship bonds which develop over […]

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  2. All Decked Out

    All Decked Out

    The new hot tub is sporting it’s new decking surface now! We’ll be ready for danglers and dunkers alike with lots of room to sit around the edge of the new tub or sit right down for a soak … things are almost ready to go!

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  3. Engines on Board

    Wind in the face and salt spray in the air… who can resist booting it to get to their favorite fishing area in Hakai Pass…. Well, guests will be doing just that this season with the bakers dozen of brand new tiller Yamaha 4 stroke 40’s we’ve just received…. Boatland delivered them them Thursday and […]

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  4. Things are Really Heating Up!

    Things are Really Heating Up!

    Along with the weather, and it has been hot the last couple of days here, things are really starting to heat up on the installation of the new hot tub! A few days ago a crane lifted the new hot tub into place and now the work begins installing the plumbing and pumps and building […]

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  5. Things are Just Chugging Along …

    Things are Just Chugging Along …

    A Baker’s dozen of Brand New Yamaha 40 HP engines arrived today… They are still in their shipping boxes on their pallets awaiting set up and and being made ready to take Ole’s Guests out fishing …. but that will come over the next few days!

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  6. Our Own Back Yard

    Our Own Back Yard

    If you are a fan of reality TV…. there is a fairly new show that takes place in our own back yard. Called Alone, this challenge takes place at the northern tip of Vancouver Island where 10 competitors are isolated in different bays and coves to challenge themselves for a chance to be the last […]

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  7. Welcome Back Isabelle Porteous

    Welcome Back Isabelle Porteous

    This season we will also be welcoming Isabelle back to Ole’s Summer Crew. Guests who visited Ole’s during the 2012, 2013 and 2014 fishing season’s will have been greated by Isabelle’s ready smile and we are looking forward to having her return for another busy fishing season! Isabelle has been busy studying at the university […]

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  8. Biking the Kettle Valley Railroad Trail

    Biking the Kettle Valley Railroad Trail

    Ernie, Tammy and Holly have been off trekking on the Kettle Valley Railway Trail for a last break before the summer sets in and the busy fishing season is upon us… It is Holly’s first road trip with her new family and she is right in her element galloping along beside Ernie and Tammy as […]

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  9. Sending Thoughts and Support to our Alberta Neighbors

    We are sending wishes and support to our Alberta Neighbours and guests many of whom are affected by the devastating fire that threatens to engulf all of for Fort McMurray and has already burnt more than 1600 homes and structures. We hope everyone will send thoughts of rain and and for the wind to calm. […]

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  10. The Argo Array – Science Fact not Science Fiction

    The Argo Array – Science Fact not Science Fiction

    The Global ARGO Array sounds like something from a science fiction movie doesn’t it. Well, it’s not, it’s a series of more than 3500 Robotic free floating probes deployed to monitor the changes in the oceans temperature and salinity supported a network of 30 partner nations offering worldwide coverage. Established 15 years ago the ARGO […]

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