JK: Wish you gave a little more info. Taking your own boat? When you going? Your relative or you have sea legs or do you need flat water? I go to Van Isl usally twice a year now. Lots of closures last year & this year. Like others said, skip Campbell River, Puget Sound offers as good as it does. West side Vancouver Island all inner sounds closed this year except Nootka, & it has heavy restrictions after July 15. Nootka is no brainer fishing & they can be thick, all on flat waters too. But is 11-12 hour trip from Seattle. Great place though if taking your own boat. Very few guides there, but a few out of Gold River. You want semi-primitive camping with guarenteed limits of halibut plus excellent salmon fishing? Go to Port Renfrew. Port Renfrew Marina has a website as does Strike One Charters up there. 100% daily limits on crabs there too. Sooke, as others mentioned is good too, lots more accomodations, easiest drive of these 3, water not as rough as Port Renfrew. Stay right in town & only 10-15 minutes from your hotel & you are fishing. Its all about timing at Sooke. Fish go through in waves headed to Fraser River & others. Time it right & you'll do great, but just as easy to miss them there as not....but that's fishing! So you want comfy digs but chancier fish, head to Sooke. Got your own boat-head to Nooke. Want Halibut & Salmon but fairly primitive head to Port Renfrew. PR is where the locals mostly go. When I went there I was only Washingtonian in camp for 4 days last year during first week of July. Camp is a hard-core fish camp, locals are real friendly though. By the way, city of Sooke also has website w/links to lots of local guides and local accomodations as well. I already can't wait to go again this year. Increble scenery, friendly people & good fishing makes more a good trip all the time. ps: If you are taking your own boat over, get on BC ferries website. For $10 US extra you can make reservations on a ferry. Well worth the small extra fee to make sure you make the sailing you want, expecailly if headed to Nainamo where is 2.5 hours between sailings. Ferries to Schwartz Bay to access PR or Sooke sail every hour on the hour so not a problem there. My price for all the info: post how you did when you return!