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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: jettabambino on July 07, 2021, 01:13:53 PM

Title: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: jettabambino on July 07, 2021, 01:13:53 PM
Hi Island people.   Headed with the family for a week to nanaimo   I was looking at stuff to do.   Thinking of going crabbing or doing fishing.  Would love to go for trout but its going to be hot and i wont have a boat.  Probably wont have much luck from the shore? 

Wondering if anyone can help me out.  I will be with the kids.  I dont need to know honey holes but would love to be pointed in the right direction.
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: carpman on July 07, 2021, 04:08:48 PM
Check out some of the nearby bass lakes.
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: jettabambino on July 07, 2021, 05:27:14 PM
Sent a dm.  No idea which bass lakes are around with shore access 🙂🙃🙂
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: Clarki Hunter on July 07, 2021, 10:55:24 PM
https://islandfishermanmagazine.com/bc-smallmouth-on-vancouver-island/
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: RalphH on July 08, 2021, 09:01:19 AM
Westwood Lake has a public (City) Park with a picnic area. Quennell's shoreline is pretty much all private. Spider Lake has quite a bit of public access but is a bit of a drive north.
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: clarki on July 08, 2021, 11:14:39 AM
Not a Nanaimo person myself, but we have fam that lived on Long Lake.

I'm more familiar with the west end of the lake where there is public shore access via a trail, and Loudon Park which has a fishing dock.

https://www.nanaimoinformation.com/long-lake.php
https://www.nanaimo.ca/parks-search/Parks/113-Loudon-Park-and-Trail
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/loudon-walkway 
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: RalphH on July 08, 2021, 01:26:39 PM
both Long and Green Lake which is just towards Nanoose Bay had smallmouth bass in the past.

http://www.fishnbc.com/locations/fishingspotdetails.php?SpotName=Green%20Lake%20(Nanaimo)

https://www.anglersatlas.com/place/100253/green-lake

Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: island boy on July 10, 2021, 12:25:26 PM
divers lake has a dock you can fish from. if you go to westwood walk along the dam and follow the trail till you get to some bluffs. fished there tons as a kid. the river that flows through bowen park has cutties. not sure of water levels.
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: island boy on July 10, 2021, 12:31:03 PM
under the bridge on east wellington road has cutties.
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: ynot on July 10, 2021, 12:59:40 PM
what date are you here.  do you like clams?   pink run in august casting from shore.
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: coldfinger on July 10, 2021, 09:38:49 PM
The Colliery Damns is a great area to take kids , they can fish from shore with bobber and worms or spinners. Some great swimming areas. And the area also has bathrooms.
https://www.nanaimo.ca/parks-search/Parks/12-Colliery-Dam-Park (https://www.nanaimo.ca/parks-search/Parks/12-Colliery-Dam-Park)

Grew up in Harewood , hung out alot there as a kid in the back in the 60s.

 Good times
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: jettabambino on July 15, 2021, 01:37:33 PM
Quote from: ynot on July 10, 2021, 12:59:40 PM
what date are you here.  do you like clams?   pink run in august casting from shore.

Here next week.   Sounds like it might be some crab fishing and dock fishing
Title: Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
Post by: jettabambino on July 17, 2021, 10:57:11 AM
leaving tomorrow.   Thanks for all the help and DM's   I am going to bring the fresh water stuff.   If thats not producing i will take a trip to a tackle store and get some crab traps...