2024 Nanoose Bay/French Creek Reports

[Copper Moon]

Anyone been out ballenas or mistaken islands? Went out for an hour a couple days ago and no love. Although I figured out auto pilot which is nice

Fish were finally at Mistaken again today. Mostly undersized but 2 keepers. Steady action during the morning bite.

 

[salmonkiller01]

Fish were finally at Mistaken again today. Mostly undersized but 2 keepers. Steady action during the morning bite.

Great, heading out this weekend

 

[salmonkiller01]

Out between Gerald and Mistaken this morning. Lots of action and one barely legal 64cm.
Trolling white hootchie and 602 plug. Equal action on both. Down 160-210 in 300’ of water
First blood in the boat

 

[salmonkiller01]

Went for an afternoon rip, trolled and got into a nice spring, 13 ish pounds. Nice clean no net release. Mother in law learned why we call mooching reels knuckle busters. Pulled the prawn traps and had a nice haul

 

[Aces]

Went for an afternoon rip, trolled and got into a nice spring, 13 ish pounds. Nice clean no net release. Mother in law learned why we call notching reels knuckle busters. Pulled the prawn traps and had a nice haul

Sweet day

 

[salmonkiller01]

Went fo a fish this morning. One hatchery coho, one wild and hooked into 4 springs. Long line release on the sprigs

 

[salmonkiller01]

Fished a few times over the weekend. Bites were spotty. Nothing for half an hour then bang! Double headers one after another. Managed 2 clipped coho and released a few nice springs and lots of smaller guys. Lost a bunch too. All caught 90-140 feet deep.
Released one beauty spring Saturday evening. All on spoons

Great action.

 

[salmonkiller01]

Brutal out here. No coho but lots of nice springs.

 

[Dwaynec83]

Brutal out here. No coho but lots of nice springs.

Was out there most of the day, from 9am to around 3:30. Was a little wavy in the am. 10+ wild springs and coho to the boat and a few got off, there’s something out there with my hoochie and flasher, it popped the clip peeled out a bunch of line and went slack. All I reeled up was mono. Seen what looked like a shark fin cruising up along the beech south of the harbour

 

[salmonkiller01]

Better luck today. Out in the deep off Balenus, 113 was the magic number.
Kept a pair of hatch ho’s.

 

[salmonkiller01]

Went for a fish this morning, lots of hits small chinook and wild coho. Only fished 1/2 hour
Checked my traps this afternoon and a limit for me of nice keepers. To say the least it is a bit sporty out there

 

[BcChrome]

Well I had the whole day off today for some fishing and after being skunked at port alberni for sockeye I brought the boat to French creek for some coho. Pretty sporty when I arrived around noon and all the other boats had left. Rare to see that place dead on a Saturday. Managed 3 hatchery cohos, few wilds and a beauty 15 pound spring in 45’ of water that was released

 

[twogone]

Hi All; My grandkids want to buy me some spoons for fishing off Nanaimo and Qualicum. What are the best ones to ask them for?
Thanks & Cheers; Twogone.

 

[salmonkiller01]

I would tell you but no idea on the name
Heading to the boat shortly, will take some pictures

 

[JWS]

Hi All; My grandkids want to buy me some spoons for fishing off Nanaimo and Qualicum. What are the best ones to ask them for?
Thanks & Cheers; Twogone.

Ive had good luck with herring aid patterns, black and white(cop car) and green and white. Skinny or wee G size.

 

[salmonkiller01]

Here is my secret lure that I am letting out to the public. Lol

 

[twogone]

Ive had good luck with herring aid patterns, black and white(cop car) and green and white. Skinny or wee G size.

Super; Many thanks JWS. Is the cop car just plain black and white or the one with scales on it? I'm guessing the green and white is an Irish Cream (or similar). Thanks again; Twogone

 

[twogone]

Here is my secret lure that I am letting out to the public. Lol

many thanks Salmon Killer, your secret is safe with me. Twogone

 

[salmonkiller01]

Went for a quick fish last night in the wind. Was not really rough but windy(love auto pilot now)
Tried a small plug on one side and flasher spoon on the other, fished 115-55 feet deep.
No coho at all, however hooked into a couple beauty springs must have been 20 pounds each. Super awesome fight , clean release in the water.
I did notice guys netting fish to release which is not really needed to be done IMO.
Have not used my net this year, even coho fishing.

 

[salmonkiller01]

Ballenas this morning, 113 on the riggers. Flasher spoon combo. 35 min got my 2 hatch and released 2 springs.
Water was a bit choppy, but still good