The summer season is warping up and the rivers are starting to fill up with water. But for a while yet there are is still good fishing to be had. While some of the Springs have darkened up, it looks like a batch of fresh chrome ones have showed up around 5-Finger...

The fishing is still a little scattered around Nanaimo. Lots of nice fish are coming in, but no one area has been consistent. The Coho have decided to swap places with the Chinook and are now fairly far off 5 Fingers and up to 200ft deep. This is rather deep for Coho...

Nanaimo fisherman are reporting mixed results, but some big fish are coming in. The best Chinook are in tight and shallow. Trolling 200ft down in 1000ft of water is not the best plan right now. Get in close to shore and structure, and try there. Best lures are Wee G's...

While the local Chinook fishery has been spotty for a few days (for most people) the coho fishing has been great. While coho move around a lot, the best locations have been 5 Fingers and Entrance Island. Coho are my favorite salmon to fish for, and to eat. Most small...

Harbour Chandler Staff Levi went to Entrance Island.... 30 lb Chinook, caught jigging on a light spinning rod, and carefully released.

It is the weekend of Nanaimo's great bathtub race so the launch ramps will be busy.  But if you can get your boat in the water the fishing is picking up again. The baby herring from this years spawn have moved out of the bays and into deeper water. There are large...

Entrance Island has been on fire for the last couple weeks. There have been large schools of actively feeding Chinook and Coho. There have been decent fish averaging high teens, but also many larger ones up to 30 lbs. Best locations has been the far (East) side of...