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Fishing Report

I found my marbles on the double bumps!

2016 Aug 5th

Marbled Chinook are not red and not white meat, but a neat mix of the two. Their flesh has distinctive bands of pink and white. Very interesting, very pretty and very tasty. We normally see them in … read more

Any depth will do

2016 Jul 29th

There are plenty of fish out there, just pick a depth, any depth and there will be fish. There are Chinook at 5 Fingers and Entrance Island from 50 ft. to 200ft. Coho everywhere from 0ft to 150ft. P … read more

Coho Fever

2016 Jul 15th

Coho fever has stuck Nanaimo. We are currently experiencing the best Coho fishing since the Blue Back days of the late 1980's. They are everywhere and hitting on everything. Best bets are Irish Cream … read more

Do you want the good news or the bad?

2016 Jul 11th

Our odd ball salmon season continues. The good news is there are lots of feisty Coho all over the place. The Bad news is the big Chinook from last weekend have moved on to parts unknown. However they … read more

The Big Springs are Here… Finally!

2016 Jul 4th

It took a while but the really big boys are finally off Nanaimo. Specifically deep off Entrance Island. Lots of fish in the high 20's and some Tyees. These are the fish I've been hearing about all su … read more

Go for Gold… and Silver!

2016 Jun 20th

Gold is not a colour that normally gests used around Georgia Straight. Silver for the East side, Gold for the West side is normally the rule for Vancouver Island. However Gold Coho Killers with a Silv … read more