New Nanaimo Winter thread

cheech · **Joined:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:35 am **Posts:** 12

My boat went out with kicker issues so, I went for a bike ride.
Down at Brechin there was at least 20 rigs so... there s/b some info to divulge.
Lets hear it...

Business Time · **Posted:** Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:31 am

I was at Thrasher yesterday, a few other boats out there too.

Put the prawn traps out and managed enough for dinner.

Trolled for a few hours while we waited for the prawns but nothing except for a MASSIVE sea lion that would pop up beside the boat randomly. Scared the hell out of me the first time.

Nice day on the water for our first trip this year. Can't wait to get back out there.

Lure-washer · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:46 am **Posts:** 71

Not Nanaimo, but I was out at French Creek today.
Had a salmon on for a few minutes, but he decided that life was better in the water, soooo.
Lots of Pacific Cod today and they make for a great feed.Two of them were the biggest Iv`e ever seen.
And the greatest of all news, I caught my first dog-fish of the season. In February????
Lure-washer

chalupa · **Joined:** Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:14 pm **Posts:** 4

I posted a report for Today on the "Thrasher" thread. Chalupa

Reel Time · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:57 pm

Im tempted to try thrasher, maybe ill try this weekend, i do have a bit of a itch to scratch.

Stress Medicine · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:48 pm **Posts:** 58

The Queen and I spent the day around Entrance with less than stellar results. Prawning was okay, but nothing big and only about 150 from 6 traps and 2 pulls. Were quite a few fish on the sounder but not much for bait until we went over to an area NW of Oribar (sp) point. Couple other boats had been hanging around there and we could see why. Lots of bait balls with bigger fish hanging around were showing on the sounder. Since it took us a while to get over there, we didn't get to spend too much time there, but it looked good. Only caught (& released) one rock fish as we passed too close to the bottom going over the reef. Next time I guess. Don't know how the other boats made out.

RobTufnail · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:05 pm **Posts:** 33

Had a customer come into the fuel dock on saturday so i could take a picture of his BEAUTY 23# winter caught Between Entrance and the cannery. 180 feet down on a nastyboy. Biggest of the winter i've seen yet

i am hurtin to get out there badly.

Sculpin · **Joined:** Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:29 pm **Posts:** 64

RobTufnail wrote:

Had a customer come into the fuel dock on saturday so i could take a picture of his BEAUTY 23# winter caught Between Entrance and the cannery. 180 feet down on a nastyboy. Biggest of the winter i've seen yet

i am hurtin to get out there badly.

Right on Rob! We were wondering where you have been

. That's a nice winter spring for sure. Thanks for the report!

Fishing Guide · **Joined:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:23 pm **Posts:** 273

Cheers All,

It was a year ago this coming weekend that the first 30 lbs salmon was caught off the Nanaimo waterfront for 2009. With the increasing numbers and size of fish being brought to the boat, one can hazard that it won't be too long before this year's first over 30 lbs will be inside someone's boat to kick 2010 into high gear!

hastamanana · **Joined:** Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:47 am **Posts:** 15

RobTufnail wrote:

Had a customer come into the fuel dock on saturday so i could take a picture of his BEAUTY 23# winter caught Between Entrance and the cannery. 180 feet down on a nastyboy. Biggest of the winter i've seen yet

i am hurtin to get out there badly.

Hey Rob, I want to get back out too. When can you go?

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