FISHING REPORT

Vancouver Island Fishing Report | Latest Catches, Tips & Hotspots

  • Fishing for Feeder Springs! The Harbour Chandler

    Fishing for Feeder Springs!

    The feeder springs are living up to their name and aggressively feeding on herring, needlefish and anything else they can get. This means lure selections should be geared to match...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Big Springs and Big Herring Starting to Show The Harbour Chandler

    Big Springs and Big Herring Starting to Show

    I'm starting to hear reports about bigger Chinook being caught all throughout the mid-Island area. With 12-16lb fish at French Creek right on the bottom at the double bumps. And...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Happy New Year! The Harbour Chandler

    Happy New Year!

    The new year is off to a great start for winter Chinook fishing. The best reports are coming from the south end of Gabriola, from the Flat Tops, down to...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Perfect Fishing Weather

    Perfect Fishing Weather

    With the cool nights and warm days we are having a great fall for fishing. The rivers have started to cool off enough to get fish to bite more vigorously....

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Tyees Rolling In!

    Tyees Rolling In!

    For the last week I've been getting great reports from the Porlier Pass and Sansum Narrows area for big Chinook. I saw one fisherman with multiple Tyees caught on one...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • It's River Fishing Time!

    It's River Fishing Time!

    The fall rains are starting and that means river fishing season! The drop in temperature and rising water levels are sending salmon into rivers across Vancouver Island. The Stamp and...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Last Chance for Lingcod

    Final Call for Lingcod

    With the continuing nice weather it's a good time to get out and grab some white meat. Lingcod and Rockfish close at the end of the month so get out...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Chunky Chinook & Northern Coho

    Chunky Chinook & Northern Coho

    Nice fat Chinook and the big Coho often called northern Coho are showing up in Georgia Strait! I'm not sure if they are actually northern fish or our local Coho...

    Steve Vavrik |