A quick update, Aug 8, 2008

The weather has been alright this past week, with fog in the morning and getting hot and sunny in the afternoon. The fishing has been picking up steadily, Roy Graham caught 5 fish this morning and we have had a few salmon in the 25-30 pound range this week.
A few weeks ago NHL's Willie Mitchell was out with some friends fishing and snagged at 140 LBS halibut! He says it took over an hour to get it into the boat! This caused a bit of excitment at the cove :)
The long weekend was long indeed, it was sunny and hot, and Telegraph Cove was booked solid in the campground and cabins! Our annual craft fair and fishing derby went well on the 2nd and 3rd, lots of people showed up to set up tents and sell their work. We were lucky to have beautiful weather for all to enjoy :) The fishing derby started off a little bit slow but picked up nicely into the afternoon.
Ken Hindmarsh of Qualicum Beach took the lead with a 31 pound Chinook salmon, Mitzi Baker was close behind with a 24 pounder. As for the bottom fish division, 13 year old Brenna Hammond, our own Mrs. P's grandaughter, took the winnings a 25 pound lingcod!
The whales were spotted swimming through right by the cove on tuesday afternoon, quite an exciting site for the tourists, locals as well! This is the 3rd time this season they have swam right by Telegraph Cove!
We still have a few sites left in the campground, and a cabins available for the month of August so hurry and make your reservation while the suns still shining, the fish are biting, and the whales are being spotted!

Telegraph Cove - July 13, 2008

We have had some really nice sunny days at the Cove lately, hopefully summer is finally here. Yesterday Gordie spotted a orange baby Orca while he was out fishing and to our surprise we found out that when Orca's are first born they have an orange color to them. I guess you learn something new every day. Later on in the day Leo was out fishing and phoned in to tell us that there was a pod of Orca's spotted over near Cracroft Pt. that made the guests who were whale watching very happy. Let's hope they stay around for the rest of the season.
We have had some more Springs come in over the last few days and now with Orca's in the area this is a good sign for the fishing.
Our cabins are rather full from now until the beginning of September, but there is still room in the campsite for anyone who is looking to do some camping over the coming weeks.
Gordie started his famous Salmon Bar-B-Cue's last night, they are always a hit with the guests who are staying with us and for those people who just take a drive down for dinner.
Stubbs Island Whale Watching are starting the sunset evening tour on Monday, July 14. So there will be three tours a day going out 9AM, 1PM and then 5:30PM for reservations or enquiries call 250-928-3117.

Another little reminder we are still looking for Crafters who are interested in coming up on August 2 to sell there crafts at our Craft Fair for more information please call Telegraph Cove Resort Office at 250-928-3131.

Now that we are in full swing here at the cove I will be posting a blog once or twice a week, so look for the fishing report and what's new and upcoming at the Cove.

July 4, 2008

We had a nice sunny day in Telegraph Cove on Canada Day. Lots of people looking around and visiting the Whale Interpretive Museum, Coffee Shop and Restaurant. Today they are celebrating Independence Day in our campground. We have also started our Sunday night Potluck dinners up in the campground around 6PM.

Upcoming Event at Telegraph Cove
Craft Fair and Salmon Bar-B-Cue on the Boardwalk Aug. 2, 2008
Our Annual Fishing Derby Aug. 3, 2008 $10.00 Entry Fee and Potluck in the Campground after the Fishing Derby.

June 29, 2008

The summer weather has decided to bless us here at the Cove, we have had some nice sunny days and it looks like this week will be a real nice one. Things are in full swing at Telegraph Cove, we have even had some springs come in over the last couple of weeks. Not many but a few, hopefully it will start to pick up when the Orca's arrive, but there is no site of them yet.
Gordie and Sally(Gordie & Marilyn's Dog) were out fishing and snagged a nice 30 lb spring and the halibut fishing has been good hear this season lots of nice big ones coming in, Roy was out with a charter and brought in a nice 60 lb halibut. Lots of people walking around visiting the shops and our new coffee shop. Looks like we will be very busy July and August, so if your wanting to come visit and stay you better phone and see what is left available in our cabins on the boardwalk. Remember we also have a nice campsite that is up in a treed area and there are still campsites left available.

Remember we are having our annual Craft Fair here at Telegraph Cove on the Boardwalk on Aug. 2, 2008, for more information please call the office at 250-928-3131.

Telegraph Cove Resort 2008 Season

Telegraph Cove Resort has opened for it's 2008 season, we opened May 1 and things are going well. Something new to report Gordie has opened a coffee shop, the Cove Coffee Company and it is located where Mrs. P's little store was just down past the Killer Whale Cafe. The Whale Watching tours have been going out for a couple of weeks now they saw a Humpback Whale on June 7 and have been seeing lots of Dall's Porpoise, harbour seals, steller seal lions, duck and bald eagles. The resident orca's have not arrived yet but they will be coming soon enough. The Grizzly Bear tours have also been going out and have been seeing lots of grizzly bears and along the way have been seeing lots of marine wild life. Things are picking up fast here at the Cove, cabins booking up fast for July and August and don't forget about our Craft Fair on Aug. 2 here on the boardwalk.
As for the fishing is was slow going in the beginning, but then the halibut started coming in we had some guests come in with a 77lb and 68lb halibut. On June 7th we had our first Spring Salmon of the season come in 28lbs caught by Janet Baker. Maybe this is a sign that the springs are coming early.