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Fishing Report

More salmon on the way

2021 Jan 29th

Nanaimo: We have a lot of fish moving around our area. The majority are undersized and most fishermen are averaging 5 undies for every legal. They have moved back out into deeper water as per nor … read more

A Brand New Fishing Season!!!

2021 Jan 14th

 The 2021 fishing season is off to a great start. Since Christmas, the winter spring salmon fishing has been very productive. With reference to fisherman in Nanaimo, French Creek and Ladysmith, i … read more

Smoked Fishermen

2020 Sep 17th

 Local fishermen that are braving the smoke are being rewarded with finally being able to retain large Chinook. Tyees have caught both at the Five Fingers and French Creek areas. Darker coloured spoo … read more

Late Summer Fishing

2020 Aug 26th

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 f … read more

Chinook & Coho off Nanaimo

2020 Jun 18th

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 … read more

A New Fishing Season

2020 Jan 25th

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 … read more