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Fishing Report

Prawning Basics

2015 Oct 15th

Last weeks report is still holding true. The Coho and Chums are still at the fingers, and they’re still biting on the lures I mentioned last week. What I forgot to mention is that wild Coho are open. … read more

Don't put the boat away yet!!

2015 Oct 8th

While we do carry everything you need to winterize your vessel, now is not the time. Right now we have big schools of Coho and Chum salmon all around 5-Finger Island. The Coho are deep, the Chums are … read more

Fall Coho

2015 Oct 2nd

The Fall Coho season has arrived. Sometimes known as northern Coho, these are my favorite salmon. They fight harder than any other, and taste better than anything except maybe a fresh Sockeye. And tha … read more

Slab City

2015 Sep 11th

The big bruisers are hitting the deck. French Creek and Thrasher Rock have monster springs right now. Yesterday (Sept 10) one French Creek highliner boated four nice Chinook. A 38, 25 and two in th … read more

Halibut Club Update

2015 Aug 29th

Nanaimo Charter operator, Captain Al of Nanaimo fish on charters joined the Nanaimo Halibut Club with a solid halibut that we estimate to be about 60 lbs. The scale at the dock tops out at 50 lbs., s … read more

Halibut and many Salmon

2015 Aug 27th

Harbour Chandler regular and local prawn whisperer Ted McKinney joined the Nanaimo Halibut club with a nice 20 something pound chicken hali. It was caught at an undisclosed location in Georgia Straigh … read more