Location: Pender Island

Fishing with Orcas – 1971

in Dolphins, Killer Whale

Years ago (about 50) a friend and I were out in a very small boat out off Pender Island. We were fishing. All of a sudden I caught a big salmon Then, also suddenly, we were surrounded by a pod of orcas! They were jumping and swimming all around us and under us. It was…
An Incredible Evening on the Water with the Southern Residents – 1/8/18

in Dolphins, J Pod, Killer Whale, L Pod, Southern Resident

It was an incredible evening on the water; we started the trip off about a mile from the whales traveling towards us, so we decided to shut the motors off, drop the hydrophone and hopefully pick up some vocals. After about 2 or 3 minutes of silence we were startled by a large male who…
Triple Header – T137s, Humpbacks, and J Pod! – 3/6/13

in Bigg’s (Transient), Humpback, J Pod, Killer Whale, Marcie, Southern Resident

I had a chance to get out on yesterday’s 2:30 tour with Eagle Wing Whale Watching Tours– I wasn’t sure if I wanted to drop everything for this trip, or wait until the next day, but I had a gut feeling about this trip, so I scrambled to get everything together and I got down to…

Fishing with Orcas – 1971