2025 Nanaimo Reports

[Stizzla]

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

Oooh that flasher!

 

[Aces]

Oooh that flasher!

Isn’t it a beauty? I’ve used that for cohos for 15 years

 

[outbeen]

Solid morning today. Limit of coho for 2 by 630am. Tackle, technique, location, gear, and depth irrelevant -- it all worked -- even the 6" thrift store plug.

 

[Bordeau]

Isn’t it a beauty? I’ve used that for cohos for 15 years

I’m probably too young. I have no clue what that is. In order to educate me, can you add a picture please?

 

[tubber]

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

Glad you're getting some chances to use that reel.

 

[Pineapple Express]

I’m probably too young. I have no clue what that is. In order to educate me, can you add a picture please?

They're referring to the pic that @Aces posted back in post #124 in this same thread:

Post in thread '2025 Nanaimo Reports'

Jun 15, 2025

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

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[Aces]

I’m probably too young. I have no clue what that is. In order to educate me, can you add a picture please?

Just a very light tackle set up to match the fish size.
At my advanced age using very light tackle options to catch fish is very attractive to me

 

[chille51]

Just a very light tackle set up to match the fish size.
At my advanced age using very light tackle options to catch fish is very attractive to me

How long of a leader do you run on that setup? I have a couple of mini flashers in the box somewhere, as well as some kite tails. Might lighten up for more sport as well.

 

[Aces]

How long of a leader do you run on that setup? I have a couple of mini flashers in the box somewhere, as well as some kite tails. Might lighten up for more sport as well.

Yeah, make it more sporting!

20 to 24 inches seems to work good. I don’t really troll all that must faster, maybe 2.5-2.7 knots.

 

[slader99]

Great to hear the fishing has been so hot! Is anyone having luck in the afternoon/evening?

 

[A-a-Ron]

Great to hear the fishing has been so hot! Is anyone having luck in the afternoon/evening?

Was at Thrasher today early afternoon, managed a solo limit pretty quick. Probably not as good as the morning bite but still easy pickings.

 

[JWS]

Great to hear the fishing has been so hot! Is anyone having luck in the afternoon/evening?

I do most of my fishing in the evenings, lots of action.

 

[Aces]

Was at the fingers 10:30 to 12:30 and was still very steady. Switched to 4 inch plugs for the last hour and still was productive

 

[seachicken]

Great to hear the fishing has been so hot! Is anyone having luck in the afternoon/evening?

Fished Thrasher today 11-1500. Brought home one hatch and a nice ling that we picked up trolling in close to the reef. Released 4 or 5 wild coho and really nice spring. Low tide was 1430 and it died off an hour before but got one wild as we pulled the gear off the clip at the end. Most of the action on an AP tackle works sandlance, spring and a coho or 2 on a WCFT white glow hoochie. Prawns on the way back but not stellar.

 

[Tomfoolery]

Was at the fingers 10:30 to 12:30 and was still very steady. Switched to 4 inch plugs for the last hour and still was productive

We were out for a few hours this morning as well and the bite was steady the entire time. Best part was no wind...what a morning!

 

[Aces]

We were out for a few hours this morning as well and the bite was steady the entire time. Best part was no wind...what a morning!

Yes it’s very good. Lots of bait around helps

 

[Grant_J]

Epic fishing out there for Coho on Saturday at noon for the 2.5 hours before low tide. 60-75 was the sweet spot and we couldn’t keep the fish off the hooks, in fact I couldn’t even take a leak without getting interrupted, which caused a dilemma - finish or grab the rod? Lots of double headers, and a surprising amount of clipped fish. What a blast

 

[Fizzishin]

Epic fishing out there for Coho on Saturday at noon for the 2.5 hours before low tide. 60-75 was the sweet spot and we couldn’t keep the fish off the hooks, in fact I couldn’t even take a leak without getting interrupted, which caused a dilemma - finish or grab the rod? Lots of double headers, and a surprising amount of clipped fish. What a blast

Ahh the elusive Triple Header, all you need is a smoke hanging out your mouth at the same time

 

[Fizzishin]

Just a very light tackle set up to match the fish size.
At my advanced age using very light tackle options to catch fish is very attractive to me

When the coho are this hot, naked spoons or bucktails are all you need. Flashers not required.

 

[Grant_J]

When the coho are this hot, naked spoons or bucktails are all you need. Flashers not required.

Yup nothing but spoons yesterday. It could’ve been a literal dining spoon and they would’ve probably been biting it. I’ve stopped using flashers in-line with my hooks and just use a dummy flasher off the downrigger. Way more fun and easier when a fish hits.