May 2017 Fishing Report from Reel Time Fishing Charters Another great afternoon on the water with Reel Time Fishing Charters. We caught the back end of high tide and had action right away. An hour or so after, the bite was off so we went searching for bait in a few areas I haven’t fished […]Read More
Nanaimo Fishing Charters: April 2017 Report from Reel Time Fishing Charters “I haven’t seen fishing like this in 25 years!” That is what a seasoned angler told me the other day. And I would have to agree. Yesterday morning, we had 8 double headers in less than 2 hours. Today, we were finished fishing within […]Read More
April 2017 Fishing Report from Reel Time Fishing Charters This past weekend, our guests experienced some of the best salmon fishing I’ve seen in years for this time of year in Nanaimo. On Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, we fished the deep waters just off of the Five Fingers. Within minutes of letting […]Read More
April 2017 Nanaimo Fishing Report from Reel Time Fishing Charters Salmon: This year, our salmon charters started in late February. Our first trip produced 7 Chinook at the Brickyard and the very next day, we hooked into 8 fish at the same place. Good numbers! However, most of these Chinook , as in prior years, […]Read More
May Fishing Report from Reel Time Fishing Charters Last week (May 15-22/2016), we managed to get in 3 trips. On Friday, May 20, with the report of fishing being slow in Nanaimo waters, we tried our luck in the Northumberland Straight were we managed a nice ling and lost a very large halibut. Halibut are […]Read More
Nanaimo Fishing Report from Reel Time Fishing Charters, May 14, 2016 What happened to the fish? This is the question many local guides and anglers have been asking over the past week and rightfully so. Typically, the last week in April and the first 2 weeks in May are usually some of the best fishing […]Read More
Another Fantastic Fishing Trip with Reel Time Fishing Charters Fishing has been good in and around the waters of Nanaimo if you are willing to travel. Yesterday, Friday, April 15/2016, we hooked up with 8 Chinook Salmon in the waters off Nanoose. We lost 1, released 4 and put these 3 in the box. Since […]Read More
Please see the bottom of page (if using a cell phone) or right hand column (on tablet or desktop) to read about our “recent” 2017 fishing reports in Nanaimo. The 2016 season started early for us this year (mid-February). To date, we’ve been out on 20 charters and have managed to put 28 fish […]Read More
This past year I received a call from a woman wishing to give her husband a unique birthday gift, a fishing trip. When I mentioned the cost, she was a little apprehensive. She went on to suggest that there were many other gifts she could give her husband for that price. “Yes” I said, “but […]Read More
Summary of 2015 Fishing Season in Nanaimo: Another season of fishing in Nanaimo comes to a close for Reel Time Fishing Charters. I am happy to say that it was our busiest season yet. And here are the numbers: From April 20 through to June 6, we logged in a total of 29 charters. During […]Read More
