2025 Nanaimo Reports

[JWS]

Brought home 2 from thrasher today, 69&71 and a few other shorts. Both on a 5” big eye spoon, 181’ and 201’. Looked like most other boats were hooking up.
Saw quite a few jumpers, I’m just gonna assume they’re coho. Beauty day.

Edited to add, both fish had empty guts

 

[1.1marko]

Anyone fishing herring..?

 

[JWS]

Pretty slow around thrasher this afternoon. Found one to bring home, though, 6” black and white spoon above a dummy flasher.

 

[Squire]

Fishing was steady at Entrance from about 10 til 1 then it went dead. About 2 we moved to the Grande and grabbed our fourth baby keeper.
All between 62 and 65 cm

 

[JWS]

Fishing was steady at Entrance from about 10 til 1 then it went dead. About 2 we moved to the Grande and grabbed our fourth baby keeper.
All between 62 and 65 cm

Well done!

 

[1.1marko]

And nothing today..??????
Thinkin of crossing

 

[JWS]

And nothing today..??????
Thinkin of crossing

I snuck out for a couple hours this evening to thrasher, not a sniff. If youre crossing, I’d try entrance

 

[Squire]

Well, that’s a wrap for the ‘24-‘25 season. Took a run to the Grande with the wife and only ran one rod. Had to get her back on board after two rod chaos last time with her trying to keep the boat straight in a 15 mph headwind. Note to self: fish only downwind with rookies and wives.

Kept busy with 58-60cm Chinook today but couldn’t manage a keeper. Hope this school is around in July or even next March!

 

[tannerc]

Some very large fish around entrance right now. Got hit on the way down with a few coho today as a bonus- on 5” plugs. Great to see so many boats out enjoying the fishery. Of course a shame to see possession stop tuesday, but I hope to see many out practicing proper catch and release over the next few months.
Overall that was the best December - March fishing I’ve seen in the Nanaimo area.
What a ripper morning.

 

[JohnS]

Some very large fish around entrance right now. Got hit on the way down with a few coho today as a bonus- on 5” plugs. Great to see so many boats out enjoying the fishery. Of course a shame to see possession stop tuesday, but I hope to see many out practicing proper catch and release over the next few months.
Overall that was the best December - March fishing I’ve seen in the Nanaimo area.
What a ripper morning.

I can't get excited hooking and potentially killing fish there's no chance I can keep. Won't be out until July.

 

[Aces]

Almost time for me to get the boat in the water for spring

 

[SpringVelocity]

I will be fishing 2 regardless. Not going sit around feeling sorry for myself till July. What good does that do? Just catch and release for a bit, and collect DNA data.