2025 Nanoose Bay/French Creek Reports

[LRGB]

There still is submarine activity in the bay. We saw the sub out in July while fishing near Winchealsea. They do regular maneuvers, often with a plane circling overhead doing some sort of tracking.

 

[Fishing?]

There still is submarine activity in the bay. We saw the sub out in July while fishing near Winchealsea. They do regular maneuvers, often with a plane circling overhead doing some sort of tracking.
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Shhh! Not allowed nuclear subs in Canada, well maybe now but who would know? Doesn't that look like a Dallas class?

Is Canada's submarine even working?

 

[Ryan A]

It’s still a torpedo test range, you’ll regularly see CP-140’s and US Navy P-8 Poseidon’s (militarized 737) that we have on order to replace the Aurora.

 

[Monkey]

 

[Poppa Reelie]

Caught a gooder last night, 91cm, plunked it on deck for a quick look and release. They are shallow 60 feet in 100 depth, pink and chrome spoon, 3 inch.

 

[BcChrome]

Beautiful flat calm morning at the little Q. Got our limit of springs on skinny g’s and released a few darker ones as well. Tried to find some coho on the humps but no luck. Sure got nautical out there by noon

 

[salmonkiller01]

Fished French creek hump Friday night / Saturday morning. Lots of coho action. Must have caught 30 and some nice size 7-9 pounds.
Friday night lost a nice spring, 215’ down. Hit so hard thought I hit bottom! Played it to 100’ behind the boat and gone

This morning the coho action was crazy, non-stop. Hooked a nice spring, 22 pounds! Finally broke the 20 mark!
All my fishing was deep. 200-225’ down.
Flasher white hootchie out performed my 602 plug 20-1. Although it is a new plug as my 10 year old one broke in half.
Whale show this morning was awesome. Big breaches one about 60’ from. Good time to change tacks and underpants.

Stayed about an hour too long. Brutal ride back to fairwinds.

There still out there!!!!

 

[SpringFever2359]

Hump was on fire this morning for us also, 200-230 on the rigger, a bare AP herring mvp 5" spoon and my favorite "she always goes down" Allure green Angel flasher with a 602 colour needle fish hootchie was the trick for us. All coho this day..
1 coho had a 5-6 inch herring in stomach.
Whales everywhere!! Had the wife's cousin out from Carmanville NL and my stepson. 1 pic stepson took was his cousin playing a fish with whale taking its dive. The Whales put on an amazing show all morning. Cousin got some nice breaching video.
Windy forecast was bang on.
edit...more description of gear used

 

[salmonkiller01]

Hump was on fire this morning for us also, 200-230 on the rigger, bare spoons and flasher/needle fish hootchie was the trick for us.
1 coho had a 5-6 inch herring in stomach.
Whales everywhere!! Had the wife's cousin out from Clarenville NFL and my stepson. 1 pic stepson took was his cousin playing a fish with whale taking its dive. The Whales put on an amazing show all morning. Cousin got some nice breaching video.
Windy forecast was bang on. View attachment 121070View attachment 121071View attachment 121072View attachment 121073View attachment 121074View attachment 121075

I was beside you when the whale breached right behind you. Your boat is in my video

 

[SpringFever2359]

I was beside you when the whale breached right behind you. Your boat is in my video

That would be cool to see pm sent

 

[PEETZcanada]

Fun, but windy day out of FC today. We went over to Lasquiti. Found a few fish down deep. We got on the water a little late for the first bite. We managed a few hand shakes. Great time overall to have an opportunity to hang out with a couple of good friends and whom happen to be huge PEETZ fans.

 

[lordofthesprings]

Fun, but windy day out of FC today. We went over to Lasquiti. Found a few fish down deep. We got on the water a little late for the first bite. We managed a few hand shakes. Great time overall to have an opportunity to hang out with a couple of good friends and whom happen to be huge PEETZ fans.

good too see you out having some fun !!!

 

[salmonkiller01]

Went for a fish yesterday afternoon to ballenas. Managed 2 coho, released a couple more hunting for a spring. Had one good hit on a plug but lost it shortly after. Thinking it was a spring but who knows.
White hootchies on bottom 150-220 worked best for me.

 

[SpringFever2359]

Any recent info?
Whales still around?
Going out tomorrow morning to search for a coho or 2
Will try the usual spots

 

[MRWood]

Any recent info?
Whales still around?
Going out tomorrow morning to search for a coho or 2
Will try the usual spots

Went out last night around our area, jigging for a few hours. No salmon just a few undersized lings. Quiet at Ballenas, Mistaken more bait and saw a sea lion rag dolling some kind of salmon. Then went to Green can and Dorcas where the area was alive with bait but no salmon. Beauty flat calm night though.

 

[SpringFever2359]

1 keeper so far dragging bottom...to many smalls up,higher
Nice Oct morning


Edit
Kept the one spring, it was a white, woke they /them fish!! Lol
no sign of eggs or milt when I cleaned it? Beauty bright fish for this time of yr
Anyone have a better answer? and where it maybe have been headed?
Puns accepted

 

[sweettjim]

1 keeper so far dragging bottom...to many smalls up,higher
Nice Oct morning
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Edit
Kept the one spring, it was a white, woke they /them fish!! Lol
no sign of eggs or milt when I cleaned it? Beauty bright fish for this time of yr
Anyone have a better answer? and where it maybe have been headed?
Puns accepted

looked like a nice early feeder spring being so chrome

 

[salmonkiller01]

Nice fish! Looked like a beauty day out there

 

[salmonkiller01]

Ran over to Nelson Island for work today. Lots of schools of chum in the straight surfacing. Was actually shocked by the amount I saw 10-15 different schools