2025 Nanaimo Reports

[Bobloblaw]

Got out for a very quick fish this afternoon as it was rougher then forecasted and had broken downrigger due to an incident at Dingy Dock.

One hatch coho on a black small apex again. 90’ on the rigger in 300’ of water.

Someone got a ticket for leaving their boat at the dock too long.
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[Bobloblaw]

Seems strange nobody would move it out for them unless it happened overnight

 

[outbeen]

Lots of action and 1 hatch coho fishing
90' over 150-160 contour NW of Hudson rocks yesterday. Also caught and released a few springs east of 5 fingers Friday night. All on small green/blue spoons or coho killer 5 feet behind green flasher. 2.8-3.5mph Mostly right on the bait.

 

[Aces]

Great bite at the fingers this morning.

A lot of fun getting them using the 9 wt fly rods and the 175 old school Daiwa reels on mini flashers/hoochie setups.

27 and 37 on the rigger

 

[chille51]

Seems strange nobody would move it out for them unless it happened overnight

Still there today, looks rough. Might be abandoned, cuddy was left wide open. There was another pretty rough looking boat covered in a tarp on the end of the other dock this morning as well. Both still there when I pulled out around 11.

 

[chille51]

Got up early after being kept off the water by the wind the last two weekends. A few hits in the deeper water east of Fingers that got off before I got a look at them. One chinook gaf released that was probably pushing slot size. Then did a loop north of Fingers in about 180' and picked up a hatch coho. It managed to get wrapped in my dummy flasher so while I was dealing with that I must have missed the initial hit on the other rod. Once I got it cleaned up and gear back down, decided to check the other rod and there was an almost twin hatch coho on it. Glad it was hatch because I think I dragged it for a bit, not a lot of fight left in it.

I was experimenting with one of these wiggle fin action disks on the hoochie, above the cone zone. First time I have ran these things and it caught the first fish so it doesn't repel them at least. Further testing required to see if it consistently performs. Almost took my eye out going to clip it in the downrigger- disc caught water and then sling shotted out and whacked me square in the forehead. I think I may run them with a regular inline flasher to avoid that danger.

Second one was on a No Bananas Wee G at 55' on the rigger.

Had my limit of coho by 930 or so, so went and jigged up a ling on the 2nd drop. Off the water by 11am.

 

[ebrench]

Fished thrasher this morning between 0630 and 0930. Thick with salmon not of the coho hatchery variety. Was a very hard slog getting our fish but was fun along the way. 30+ fish gaff released. My back is damn sore tonight! Best fish was a nice slab of a Chinook 12-15 lbs. Watch season will open and they'll all of a sudden be in short supply. That's what keeps all of us in the game, though!!!

 

[MikePA]

Went out to the fingers at low tide today. Pretty consistent action from 12-3 when we were out, got our 4 hatchery coho. Seemed like a much better ratio of clipped/unclipped compared to last year. Lots of nice springs in the mix as well.

 

[outbeen]

Nice evening fish tonight. Sensational flat ocean conditions. Fished 30-100' fast with coho killer and hoochie and got springs through out that depth range. Went home with 1 lingcod.

Seems like morning fish maybe better for coho?

 

[Sir Reel]

Fished Five Fingers Wednesday afternoon for an hour as we headed north.
First fish on in 45 seconds. Steady action for the next hour with 4 double headers.
Lots of small but kept one hatch Coho for dinner. AP spoon and white hootchie had equal action from 60 to 90 feet.
Nice to see lots of fish around!

 

[outbeen]

Epic morning today just north of hudson 75+90 on rigger lots of big fish springs in the mix too. Done by 730am.

 

[Tomfoolery]

Epic morning today just north of hudson 75+90 on rigger lots of big fish springs in the mix too. Done by 730am. View attachment 117876View attachment 117877View attachment 117878

I didn't make it out until 9 this morning but was still great action. Just a ton of Coho and a few nice springs too! We were fishing further out in 400-500 feet of water but no fish shortage. 65-77 feet was the ticket for us but I bet they are all over the water column right now.

 

[Bobloblaw]

Yeah, I went out right at low tide and saw bait and birds by the rocks so trolled circles 23’ down in 30-40’ of water, red apex no flasher. Caught a bunch of springs-8 or 9?, most shakers, 2 around 10lb and 4 coho 1 hatchery.

 

[Bearded wonder]

Got out this afternoon with my niece and her “bf” for a couple hours. Great time off fingers and Hudson rock. 6 coho to the boat and 3 were hatchery. Few small springs and lost a couple more. So it was busy for us.

Found the coho in 400’- 200’ feet of water. 80’ on the rigger seemed good. Lots of bait on the sounder. Small black apex with black flasher was hot. Small green apex and a willows leaf as a dummy got a couple. Coho had empty stomachs.