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FISHING REPORT

Vancouver Island Fishing Report | Latest Catches, Tips & Hotspots

  • Herring Weather The Harbour Chandler

    Herring Weather

    It's herring weather out there. From rain to hail to sun we are getting it all. The spawn has been slow to get down to Nanaimo, but just north of...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Herring Spawn Time! The Harbour Chandler

    Herring Spawn Time!

     The annual herring spawn has kicked off. We have had big spawn around Comox earlier this week. And as of today the commercial fleet is fishing by Denman Island. The...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Spring is Finally Here! The Harbour Chandler

    Spring is Finally Here!

     Spring has arrived on Vancouver Island and that means fishing is improving. Our local rivers are going to have perfect conditions for the next little while. The water levels are...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • The Feeder Springs are Feeding The Harbour Chandler

    The Feeder Springs are Feeding

    From Campbell River to Sidney  the feeder spring fishing has been consistently good this week. The fish are in particularly nice shape this season, with bright chrome bodies and fatty...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Early Herring spawns The Harbour Chandler

    Early Herring spawns

     Despite the cold weather we have been having there are indications we might have an early spring. I have had multiple first hand reports of very early herring spawns all...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • Deep Freeze Fishing The Harbour Chandler

    Deep Freeze Fishing

    It has been a quiet week with the snow and only a few fishing reports coming in. With the cold weather only the heartiest of fishermen and women are heading...

    Steve Vavrik |

  • 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....

    Steve Vavrik |