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River Fishing Still Going!

River Fishing Still Going!

2024 Nov 21st

With the heavy rain you may think the river fishing season is over, but that is not the case. The rain has pushed a lot of the fish upstream, but it has also pulled some fresh ones into the systems. T … read more
Winter Springs and Prawning Time!

Winter Springs and Prawning Time!

Posted by Steve Vavrik on 2024 Nov 15th

This seasons winter fishing has kicked off for feeder Chinook. I have excellent reports from French Creek, Entrance Island and Ladysmith. The fish are mostly deep so far. But Last season shallow fish … read more
Excellent River Reports

Excellent River Reports

Posted by Steve Vavrik on 2024 Nov 6th

It has been a great week of river fishing. The mid-island weather is cooperating with enough rain to let the salmon move in. but not so much that the river is hard to fish. There has been a nice push … read more
River Prime Time!!

River Prime Time!!

Posted by Steve Vavrik on 2024 Nov 1st

 It is the prime time for salmon river fishing! This week has been great for Coho fishermen on most Vancouver Island rivers. Water levels are good, and conditions look like they will hold for a b … read more
Epic Coho Reports!

Epic Coho Reports!

Posted by Steve Vavrik on 2024 Oct 25th

 I'm getting great Coho reports from both salt and fresh water fishermen. In the rivers a big push of fish has made their way in with the rains last weekend. The rivers have dropped back down, an … read more
Fall Rains Coming

Fall Rains Coming

Posted by Steve Vavrik on 2024 Oct 17th

The last week has been a stellar one for ocean fishing, but the the big fall rains are coming. Around Nanaimo fishermen can still catch three species of salmon with high amounts of Coho and Chum caugh … read more