At Newton Cove Lodge we know that a good guide and boat can make or break your trip!!! Our guides are friendly and experienced with the knowledge to assist you with tackle and technique in order to optimize on your fishing experience. You won't find any "stone face-mouth shut" or "hand in the pocket all day" guides with us. We have carefully selected the best in the business and we know you will enjoy your days on the water in the reliable hands of our trusted and knowledgeable guides. Some of our guides have lived and fished on these waters their whole lives, are experts on the water and are happy to share their local history and lore with you as well!. They know how to "read the waters" and what best to fish the water with. One of the outstanding advantages of this area is that there are always calm waters to be found provided by the many inlets close by.
We understand the sport of fishing and we know it is not all about limits or the biggest fish or all the fish and we totally support that.Do you have a favorite fishing technique? Do you want to fish until you drop or are you looking for a more laid back fishing trip? Do you want the biggest fish or are you looking for a lot of fish? Whatever your expectations are you will have the opportunity to tell us and we will listen
First time out? Don't worry, our guides have the patience to make your trip a truly unforgettable experience. Before you know it, you will be tackling your fish with confidence and be as hooked as we are!!!!While confidence may be the best lure in your tackle box we know that safety and comfort are paramount!!! Our guides boats are all covered for your comfort.
YOUR HOST & MASTER GUIDE ROGER BLIGH
Roger Bligh is your host at Newton Cove Lodge. Roger travelled extensively throughout Vancouver Island as a marketing specialist before deciding that Nootka Sound, and Eperanza Inlet were the closest places to paradise he could find. Roger is also recognized as one of the best guides in the area, with superior knowledge of where to locate fish and how to catch them. Roger has spent a lifetime pursuing his all consuming angling passions. Born and raised in British Columbia, Roger has extensively fished rivers, lakes and the ocean throughout the Province for more than 40 years!!
Mastering the challenging skills of stillwater fishing in the interior, fighting steelhead on the Skeena to the Charlottes, the rivers of Vancouver Island, the famous Thompson, and the many Fraser Valley river systems, Roger has travelled the entire Coast and Islands chasing salmon and utilizing many saltwater techniques. There are not many lakes and rivers around the Province that Roger doesn't have a "big" story from and his "fish tales" are eagerly requested year after year. He has actively kept over 35 years of diaries fishing the Thompson which now recount an accurate historical perspective of a sport fishery that sadly no longer exists. A passionate advocate for good fisheries management Roger has committed and dedicated the better part of the last fifty years to actively participating in stewardship programs and supporting good fisheries, stream and estuary management.
Twenty years ago Roger discovered Nootka Sound and soon recognized the great potential in a relatively untouched environment, offering a vast variety of fishing opportunities. Many of these, Roger pioneered, being the first to develop a fishing lodge in Esperanza Inlet, all the time being told by many "it will never succeed because of it's remoteness"!! Undaunted, Roger followed his dream and soon others followed. He now proudly invites you to come and share it with him.
