Discovery Fishing Pier: fish, ice cream and orca sightings
Downtown’s pier was Canada’s first dedicated saltwater fishing pier. It is still the easiest way to wet a line in Campbell River.
Stretching out into Discovery Passage from the downtown waterfront, the Discovery Fishing Pier opened in 1987 as Canada’s first saltwater fishing pier. It runs about 180 metres, with benches, rod holders and fish-cleaning stations along the way.
What you can catch
Salmon pass right by the pier through the summer and early fall. Anglers also catch rockfish and other bottom fish. You need a tidal fishing licence, and the rules for each species are posted.
Not fishing?
The pier is just as good for a stroll. Watch the cruise ships and tugs slide through the passage, look for seals, eagles and the occasional whale, and grab an ice cream at the foot of the pier.
It is also the start of the Sea Walk south along the shoreline towards Willow Point.