Kayak Fishing
One of my favorite ways to fish is tidal waters in an ocean kayak. I live in central Vancouver Island and have access to all types of tidal waters; straits, open ocean, inlets, bays, and more. I've be customizing and improving my Old Town kayak for years to fish these waters hard. Here are some of my trips and what I've been learning a long the way.
Is Chum Salmon Good to Eat? Catching Ocean Chum Salmon in the Kayak
I've caught all the Salmon species on my kayak in the ocean with the exclusion of CHUM Salmon. I've got hundreds of these guys in the river but never in the ocean. Well this trip changed all that and I also got to put the old line that "chum salmon is terrible on the...
My New Kayak Fishing Battery
My new Kayak Fishing Battery It's crazy to see how technology is improving batteries these days. I'm amazed at how small batteries are getting and the technology built into them. In this journal I'm walking through a new battery I've been using on my ocean fishing...
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...
Fishing for Lingcod and Rockfish for Season Opener
Fishing for Lingcod and Rockfish for Season Opener Here in on the inside water of Vancouver Island (Georgia Strait) our bottom fish season doesn't open until May 1 (typically). It's May 2, 2025 and I get out on my local waters in my trust Old Town PDL 120 with my...