Journals
Entrance Island Chinook Fishing with Coastal Blue Adventures
This journal is about an epic 2 days of fishing with charter: Coastal Blue Adventures out of Nanaimo, Central Vancouver Island … my home! I had my best buddy, his uncle and my father-in-law with me as well. We were guided by Pete who’s the owner of Coastal Blue…
How to Fish Salmon from Shore
I’ve decided to dedicate more time to shore fishing this season, not only because I live 5 minutes from the shore, but because I want to really hone this craft and style of fishing. There are some similarities to this fishery with that of vertical jigging off the…
Winter Chinook Fishing from Shore
Winter Chinook Fishing from Shore This quick trip was best summed up in the classic cliche “short but sweet”. It was lunchtime, and I looked outside and the wind was dead, the ocean looked calm! I then decided to peak at my Tides app as I figured we’d be close to a…
Kayaking with Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
Kayaking with Pacific White-Sided Dolphins It’s October 6th, 2025 there is a full moon and the Coho are absolutely on fire! This was the best day of Coho fishing I’ve experienced all year and at this point in the season they are BIG! They are fattening up to head to…
Coho Limits in Mid September
Coho Limits in Mid September It’s mid September and the Coho fishing continues to be epic. I had a small window of time in my schedule and the wind to get out from my local boat launch (Charlaine Ramp in Nanaimo BC). The short trip turned out to be a banger as I…
Pink Salmon & Big Chinook – Salmon Limit on the Kayak
Pink Salmon & Big Chinook – Salmon Limit on the Kayak Well I’ve been out of town the first 2 weeks of August so have missed some of the best Ocean fishing time for the big Chinook and of course Pink Salmon entering in our local waters. It’s August 20th I’m finally…
Nanaimo Fishing around the Fingers Islands
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, so I figured…
How to Jig for Salmon
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 ever…
Phenomenal Fathers Day Salmon Kayak Fishing
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 Bay. This…
Evening Salmon bite trolling a Spoon near Structure
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 opened up in my…
How to catch Rockfish with small Swim Jigs
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. I’m often…
Fishing in Rough Water for Lingcod
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 that keeper…
My name is Jesse, I’ve been obsessed about fishing since I was a toddler trying to catch fish with my minnow net in any type of water. These articles are another fishing outlet for me as I have a passion to promote fishing in an educational, fun and respectful format. Feel free to reach out to me with any fishing questions or business inquires, see contact page.