Big Fish Showing Up!
It has been a week of big fish in Georgia Straight. The large Columbia white springs are still in our area. These fish are often in the high teens...
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Fishing Report
Big Fish Showing Up!
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Pirates Day Sale May 10th!
The big news for the week is our annual giant Pirates Days sale is this Saturday. We will be open 8-4 on the day. So if you need to gear...
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Lingcod Time!
Lingcod and Rockfish have have opened up in Georgia Straight! Hopefully the winds stay down and everybody can get out. If it's too windy to jig in the deep water...
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Lingcod Opening Soon!!
The countdown has begun for the Lingcod opening! We expect them to open up May 1st here on the East side of Vancouver Island. Rockfish will also open on the...
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Sun Shine and Salmon Time!
The weather has finally improved and fishing has been great. I've had good reports from most location in Georgia Straight. The big White Springs are arriving and cruising their usual...
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The Coho have arrived!
All of a sudden massive schools of Coho have shown up in the mid-Island area. And while we are about 6 weeks away from their anticipated opening date for Coho...
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Spring fishing is here!
April 1st marks the start of a new fishing season and it looks like it will be a good one for salmon fishermen on the Island. Chinook are showing up...
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April is Prawn Season!!
April is prawn season on the West Coast! Prawning can be one of the most productive fisheries, and filling your freezer with tasty prawns is a spring time treat. This...
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Nanaimo Herring Spawn Today!!
We finally are getting a big herring spawn in Nanaimo! It started yesterday around Pipers Lagoon and Neck Point, and it's a big one! My predictions of an early spawn...
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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...
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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...
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Spring Fishing is 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...
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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...
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