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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Fishing Report
Sun Shine and Salmon Time!
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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