2025 Nanaimo Reports

[SpringVelocity]

yes it can F off...

 

[Dorman Point]

Feels like it’s been blowing in the strait for weeks.

 

[Tomfoolery]

I was doing some bike packing in the Powell River area and was coming home on the PR to Comox ferry yesterday. The waters were almost calm, warm with a nice breeze, lots of people fishing and cruising, humpback whales frolicking... in other words idyllic get me on the water conditions. I get back here and its blowing like a fricken hurricane.

 

[SpringVelocity]

Yep that sounds about right.

 

[Howzer]

Well, if the forecasts are correct, ... Wednesday looks like a beauty day wind-wise.

 

[Squire]

Well, if the forecasts are correct, ... Wednesday looks like a beauty day wind-wise.

Maybe even Tuesday afternoon

 

[TipUp]

Fished for a couple hours this evening. Picked up a hatchery coho right away on a white hootchie at 120 feet. Finally got a nice 79 cm spring on a no bananas wee gee at 140 feet. Lots of shakers out there the past few days.

 

[finaddict]

Toughed it out on Friday at Entrance and was rewarded with 5 hatch coho and a decent 78 Spring. Had 2 less experienced anglers as crew so just did downwind tacks all morning. Saturday we poked our nose out to Entrance and decided that the fish just were not worth the pounding (as did everyone else). Waited until early evening and went back out to Entrance and it was 'sporty, but manageable" . We were the only boat out there and were rewarded with 2 beauties at 78 and 79 cm. Tried yesterday to get to entrance and followed 2 whale harassment boats on the way out. They gave up before getting to Entrance and eventually so did we. Ugly seas stacked up and just not worth it. Tried Thrasher in the afternoon and were rewarded with a 75 and an 80 on the button, as well as a nice "over" (probably 86 to 88cm) that was gently released from the knot free net. All springs were right on the bottom in 180 to 250 feet.

 

[Squire]

Toughed it out on Friday at Entrance and was rewarded with 5 hatch coho and a decent 78 Spring. Had 2 less experienced anglers as crew so just did downwind tacks all morning.

Once the wind gets up to 15 mph I only do downwind tacks as well as I mostly fish with my wife or other novices. Without autopilot it’s pretty much the only option for me in those conditions; not being able to look away for two seconds while steering without going off course takes all the fun out of it and is a great recipe for marital discord. In contrast, I barely have to steer going downwind and I can even lower gear without having to have someone take the wheel. The ride is so much better as well making it a bit of a no-brainer.

 

[outbeen]

Tomic 602 on bottom at sundown has done well last few days 165 rigger in 140 fow fast. Pipers/Hudson. Stomachs were loaded with 6-7" herring