Type: Land-Rec. Use
Seller: NIHO Land & Cattle Company
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Property Price (Starting Price for Developments): CAD $ 799,000
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This property consists of 265 acres with approx. 6,060 feet of ocean frontage on beautiful Porcher Island, about 24 km SW of Prince Rupert. The land has protected moorage in Refuge Bay, as well as sandy beaches on Useless Bay. Located only minutes from Goble Point, this property has some of the best salmon fishing on the North Coast.

Our 265 acre Goble Point is one of only a few oceanfront properties on the island that has excellent well-sheltered moorage as found in Refuge Bay. The east shore of the property is fairly flat and gently slopes down to the sheltered rock and gravel shoreline, and sandy/ gravely beach, while a portion of the interior of the property is meadow with some wet areas. There is 4,500 feet of ocean frontage between Useless Bay to the west and Refuge Bay to the east. There is also a fresh water creek that runs through the property, entering the ocean in Refuge Bay on the northeast corner. The land rolls gently over a couple of tree covered hills to a steeper western shoreline that is also completely treed. The West Side is not quite as sheltered, but still very accessible, with some very nice sandy/gravely beaches. There are some remains of an old fishing cannery still visible on the northeast corner by Refuge Bay and there is an old road to the cannery coming in from the southeast. These roads connected the various small communities and homesteads many years ago.

Fishermen come from near and far to fish in this area. Goble Point and Edye Pass, a few hundred yards north of the northwest corner of this property, is referred to by local fishermen as “Money Point” due to the fantastic fishing for Pacific salmon and huge halibut, in its surrounding waters. Chinook salmon, up to 80 lbs., is not uncommon. In July of 2001, 430 lbs of Spring Salmon were caught in one day with some fish as large as 45 lbs. Two nearby creeks, Big Useless Creek and Little Useless Creek, have runs of pink coho and chum salmon. Useless Bay contains a beautiful small white sandy-beached cove that has lots of dungeness crabs, clams and shellfish. Oona River, a fishing village, has charter boats available for both day and overnight trips. The area is popular for kayaking and boating with miles of unpopulated sandy beaches. Porcher Island is home to deer and a number of small mammals. There is also a very wide range of birds, and numerous eagles can be seen throughout the island. We counted 38 eagles in one tree by a walrus carcass.

This property is located 15 miles (24 kms) south of Prince Rupert on the northern coast of Porcher Island. Porcher Island is a large island just south of Prince Rupert, which is approx. 460 miles (740 km), as the crow flies, north of Vancouver. To reach the property you will require to travel either by boat from Prince Rupert down the telegraph passage and then along the north end of Porcher Island through Malice Passage to Refuge Bay, or by float plane which is a 15 minute trip from Prince Rupert. A person can land by boat or plane on either the East Side of the property in Refuge Bay, a very sheltered bay, or on the West Side, also on a good beach, and still quite sheltered.

Porcher Island is a large coastal island approximately 16 miles (25 kilometres) south of Prince Rupert and 3 miles (5 kms) from the mainland. The shores of this island are generally flat with good beaches, while the interior of the island has several hills and Egeria Mountain is the tallest reaching to 2,915 feet. There are three small communities on the island - Hunts Inlet, Oona River (the largest) and the village of Porcher Island, and these settlements are mainly dependent on the fishing industry. Besides the three communities, there are a number of year-round residences and some seasonal residences throughout this island.

Region: Central Coast to the Queen Charlottes
Type of Waterfront/View: Oceanfront
Lot Size: 265 Acres
Special Features:

• Moorage Possible
• Boat or Plane Access Only
• Sandy Beach
• Private Setting

Web Site for More Property Information: http://www.niho.com/landforsale/properties/online-brochure.aspx?propid=218
Type of Seller: Private/FSBO