Late Summer Fishing
Local fishing action has slowed over the past week. Recent heavy rains have sent mature fish closer to their rivers and streams of origin. This leaves undersized as the majority of our cast until a fresh run arrives. Action has been pretty good north of us, so we...Chinook & Coho off Nanaimo
Chinook catch and release fishing continues to be good around Nanaimo. The usual small spoons fished at 120 to 180’ are producing well. Jigging has started and anglers are reporting some of the best fishing in years especially up around Sangster and Texada. There is a...
A New Fishing Season
Welcome to a brand new fishing season. There are good amounts of Chinook in the 10-18 lb range showing up at Clark Rocks and Five Finger Island. Coho Killers and Skinny G spoons have been best, in Irish Cream and Bon Chovey patterns. The fish are still deep, 140-180...
Christmas Salmon
Merry Christmas to all. I hope everyone gets a chance to take their boats out over the holidays. Its a perfect time as the salmon are at their absolute peak for eating quality, and you can even keep them. We have big schools of feeder Chinook around Nanaimo. Most are...