Every March the herring come back to Baynes Sound in numbers so vast they turn the ocean the colour of Caribbean postcards, except this is British Columbia in March and nobody told the herring they were supposed to be somewhere warmer.
Turns milky turquoise-white. Unmistakable — visible from space.
Thousands of gulls, hundreds of bald eagles, cormorants diving.
Stellers and Californias porpoising through herring schools right next to your boat.
Humpbacks sometimes follow herring into Baynes Sound. Greys may appear too.
Peak activity at a given spot may last only a few days. Look for milky-turquoise water and massive bird congregations — when you see a sky full of eagles, you've found the right place.