FISHING REPORT

Vancouver Island Fishing Report | Latest Catches, Tips & Hotspots

  • Winter Springs and Squid The Harbour Chandler

    Winter Springs and Squid

    We have had a solid week for saltwater fishermen. The winter Chinook fishing has been good from Campbell River all the way down to Saanich Inlet. The standout locations have...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • River fishing is Excellent! The Harbour Chandler

    River fishing is Excellent!

    All local trout and steelhead rivers are good to go right now. With the dry weather water levels in the rivers are great, and opening up a lot of locations...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Boat Show Week! The Harbour Chandler

    Boat Show Week!

    This week is the annual Vancouver Boat Show! While we don't have a big booth at the show like we once did, all our deals are just as good. Shop...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Happy 2026!! The Harbour Chandler

    Happy 2026!!

    I hope everyone had a good holiday and hopefully got out fishing a bit! In Georgia Strait we have had pretty consistent fishing for the last couple of weeks. Comox,...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Mid-Island Prawning The Harbour Chandler

    Mid-Island Prawning

    The end of December is peak prawning season in mid-Vancouver Island waters. Some select areas will temporarily close January 1st (others stay open so check the regulations) so now is...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Christmas Fishes!! The Harbour Chandler

    Christmas Fishes!!

    We have had a good spell of calm warm weather for the last week which is perfect fishing weather. At least on the drier days. The winter Chinook fishing has...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Mixed Reports The Harbour Chandler

    Mixed Reports

    The last week has been very mixed for winter fishing. Some guys did poorly in the morning, and others did great in the same location in the afternoon. We had...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Winter Chinook on Fire! The Harbour Chandler

    Winter Chinook on Fire!

    The Winter Chinook season is well underway and early reports are excellent. Most fishermen are getting their limits and releasing lots of additional fish as well. There are feeder Chinook...

    Steve Vavrik |