Nanaimo Fishing around the Fingers Islands It’s the middle of summer (July 17th) and this day I decided to put some mileage on my yak! I didn’t stay and focus on a specific area like I typically do. On this day the wind was perfect and albeit pretty hot,...
How to JIG for SALMON On this fishing trip I exclusively vertical jigged for salmon and bottom fish. I put away the trolling setup and had an absolute banger of a evening fishing for salmon. I would say this was one of the best fishing sessions in a kayak I’ve...
Phenomenal Fathers Day Salmon Kayak Fishing It’s Father’s Day June 15, 2025 and my wife has graciously given me the gift of additional fishing time! After church I began packing up the kayak and headed to Nanoose Bay and launching off the beach of Nuttal...
Evening Salmon bite trolling a Spoon near Structure On this trip, I’m fishing the Strait of Georgia, central Vancouver Island area. It is Wednesday, June 11th and I’m out for an late afternoon and evening session for Salmon. Hatchery Coho salmon have...
How to catch Rockfish with small Swim Jigs Here in the Pacific Northwest we have a variety of Rockfish species and for my local area they open up for retention May 1st, where we can bonk one Rockfish per day per license. It’s not much, but it’s something....
Fishing in Rough Water for Lingcod We’re a few weeks into Lingcod and Rockfish season here on Vancouver Island and it’s been going pretty darn well for me! There are a ton of undersized Ling biting non stop, so you really have to put in the time to find...
