2023 Nanaimo Reports
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A-a-Ron
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Yeah it was on fire this morning. Fished Entrance Island 7:30-9am non stop action, 4 hatch coho bonked, a few wilds released, a few shook off, and 2 springs to the boat and released (12 & 15lb approx). Only two of us, so limited out, but could have kept going on the coho for sure.
The coho killer spoon at 70 and the purple flasher/purple hootchie at 55 produced equally.
Went to a nearby undisclosed top secret location
and hammered out 2 perfect eating lings (12 & 18lb).Bit of rain but calm all day. Just a beauty.
(2 of the fish are scaled that’s why so dark. Were all beauty chrome)
The coho killer spoon at 70 and the purple flasher/purple hootchie at 55 produced equally.
Went to a nearby undisclosed top secret location
and hammered out 2 perfect eating lings (12 & 18lb).Bit of rain but calm all day. Just a beauty.(2 of the fish are scaled that’s why so dark. Were all beauty chrome)
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SpringVelocity
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Yep pretty good dam good fishing this morning.
Fish weren't picky. You could have run bare hooks they would probably hit it. Lolol
Just out front. Limited out on hatchery coho and released a number of good size springs. Couldn't find the lingcod though.
Fish weren't picky. You could have run bare hooks they would probably hit it. Lolol
Just out front. Limited out on hatchery coho and released a number of good size springs. Couldn't find the lingcod though.
Bearded wonder
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Got out today 12-4 with a buddy and his young son. Their first time ocean fishing. Steady action off the fingers. Probably 6 springs and 6 coho ( maybe more as I figured they were springs and didn’t bring them out of the water to closely check) to the boat. Kept one nice size hatchery. Lost quite a few as I let them play all the fish. Fished kinda shallow 100’ and 120’. Spoons and white hootchie worked great. Great times.
Aces
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Yes it was steady action the whole time i was out there
Bearded wonder
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Were you fishing that area? Trying to think if I saw you out there….
Aces
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Yes from about 1-3:30 pm. I found a patch of bait and fish in the shallows, away from the pack and just stayed there
sweettjim
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nice size cohoYeah it was on fire this morning. Fished Entrance Island 7:30-9am non stop action, 4 hatch coho bonked, a few wilds released, a few shook off, and 2 springs to the boat and released (12 & 15lb approx). Only two of us, so limited out, but could have kept going on the coho for sure.
The coho killer spoon at 70 and the purple flasher/purple hootchie at 55 produced equally.
Went to a nearby undisclosed top secret location
(2 of the fish are scaled that’s why so dark. Were all beauty chrome)
A-a-Ron
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Fished Entrance yesterday 6am-Noon. Had 2 rookies with me, the first 4 hours was a bit of a grind. Started with about 10 hits and none of them stuck… checked my hooks, rookies were grabbing the rod quick enough (I even tried a couple) and nothing. Odd. Then when we had some stick, rookies went 4 for 10 and only one was hatchery. So we’re 20 hits in and 1 coho in the box… even lost a flasher/hootchie on a fish that was on for 30 seconds or so. Also never happens to me. Double header at 10am produced a second hatch in the boat, and a mad scramble/tangle with a lost fish and dropped the net into the ocean. Started questioning myself “can I even fish?” Lol
Then at 10am we found a school of mostly all hatchery, and now the boys have things figured out… and we go like 8 for 9 with the no net method, grab the flasher and flop them in. Can’t do anything wrong now. Funny how that works.
Ended with limit of 6 hatchery coho, and a couple nice springs played and released. Super calm out there all day. Purple flasher and purple/white hootchie at 55-60 was the ticket today.
Then at 10am we found a school of mostly all hatchery, and now the boys have things figured out… and we go like 8 for 9 with the no net method, grab the flasher and flop them in. Can’t do anything wrong now. Funny how that works.
Ended with limit of 6 hatchery coho, and a couple nice springs played and released. Super calm out there all day. Purple flasher and purple/white hootchie at 55-60 was the ticket today.
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SpringVelocity
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Forgot to remind everyone. Please turn in the hatchery heads. There are tags at cleaning station and chuck them in freezer.
Slack tide
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Has anyone been out off thrasher?
I was out there wed night, had a hatchery grab a small spoon on the surface before I had the rigger down, took me by surprise. That was it for the night
Fished around fingers for a few hours in the afternoon/evening yesterday. Brechin was packed! Consistent mix of coho and chinook but couldn't find a hatchery. Bait was so thick in spots my sounder couldn't find bottom. Most takes were in the double-digit depths on the rigger. Got tired of releasing fish so moved on to another spot to try to find my first keeper lingcod. Came close on a few but no dice...again.
Grace underfire
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Still lots of fish out there. Had 7 nice looking salmon to the boat in about an hour and a half to get 2 hatch cohos. There must be a ton of chinook out there given how hard it is to keep them off. Trolling fast and shallow seems to be only a partial solution.
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