ramsay

Considering a trip late Sept., early Oct. A few days in Vancouver and then 3 or 4 days on on the Island. Suggestions appreciated.
Considerations:
1. Outdoor secenry,activities-hiking,fishing,etc.
2. Weather that time of year(sun vs. rain)
Thanks!

Sam_Salmon

Saltspring is something of a Garden Island-hobby farms and vacation homes abound-one nice seaside park and some hiking.
Smallmouth Bass in St. Mary Lake are plentiful but with drought conditions the lake will be warm/covered in green smelly algae (it was last September when I was there) and fishing will be slow.
Saltwater around Saltspring is badly depleted generally.

Tofino-all found-lovely beach/forest walks in the National Park~Kayaking~Fishing for Coho in the Ocean still possible-maybe even the mighty battling Chum Salmon if you're lucky.
Fresh-local rivers will have little water and Salmon will be hard pressed-options are limited but some lakes will have Cutthroats on tap.
Barring a dramatic turnaround expect cool cloudy mornings morphing into warm sunny afternoons.

ramsay

Sam - Thanks for the info. Am I more likely to have good weather(more sun,less rain) on Salt Spring than Tofino, or will it be about the same in late Sept./early Oct.?

Sam_Salmon

Saltspring is generally your best bet for warm dry weather-however-with the drought we've been having all bets are off.

I know that last year at this time people were watering their plants with bottled water on Saltspring and going without showers for days at a time it was so dry-this year is worse.

When I came back from my annual Saltspring Bass trip last September (usually taken early/mid June) I had to take a shower then a bath then another shower to wash the smell of the water on Saltspring off my skin.

Tofino will be a mite cooler in the AM with a chance of fog but to me it's a more interesting place to visit because I cherish the outdoors so much.

April

No matter what the weather, I'd pick Tofino any day.