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How yall doing? I am in the process of packing up my things from Sunbury, Ga. (just south of Savannah) to move to Nanaimo and I just wanted to introduce myself to all of you fine folk who post on here.
We have a forum very similar to this called "coastal outdoors" and it was an invaluable resource when I first moved to Georgia.
I grew up flyfishing on the Bow River in Calgary, and spent my boyhood spring breaks and summers with my aunt and uncle in "Madeira Park" and then graduated from Brentwood College in Mill Bay back in 87.
I can't tell you how excited I am to be moving back to BC, and to capitalize on the fishing.
I will readily admit that I know absolutely nothing about fishing the Nanaimo area, but will be spending many hours, reading over any old posts that I can find on here.
As a veteran of another forum, I know it gets aggravating when newbies show up asking lots of questions expecting to be spoon fed all the information, instead of doing some research for themselves. I promise yall, I will do my best to keep my questions to ones that I can't find the answers to in old posts.
that being said............ I have a few questions. lol
I found a web site that sells fishing guides. http://www.islandangler.net/
Does any one have any experience with them? and are they worth the money? I am sure that some of you will want to know about how much fishing knowledge I have before answering that question. so.....
I am going to rate my self as dumb as a sack of hammers when it comes to fishing the pacific.
I plan on capitalizing on all the fishing available, from bottom bouncing for lings, trolling for salmon, steelheading the cowichan, to flycasting for pinks in the estuaries. I am trying to learn as much as I can from reading before I get there. Also, Reading through some of the posts, yall have names for certain areas. "the fingers, The flat tops, etc. etc. can yall recommend a local chart that I can pick up in order to learn what yall are talking about?
The other thing I am wondering is that looking at the charts off of Nanaimo. The between Gabriola and Nanaimo looks fairly protected, is that a fair assessment? My thinking being that on " good days' I might be able to take my little spectrum out. If that is the case can I get by with down riggers that have a maximum depth of 100' or do I need to get deeper to troll for salmon
As I mentioned, dumb as a hammer as far as fishing goes, but have lived and work on boats for 20 years so without tooting my own horn, I know a fair amount of seamanship, and know when its safe to go and when its time to stay at the house.
I have owned/worked on "bass boats (owned), to 142' mega yacht (worked) have delivered sailboat from the Caribbean to various ports on the Eastern Seaboard. So I am comfortable being on the water and know the limitations of the boat I am always airing on the side of caution. I am the first to admit it, when it comes to battling the sea..... I am a coward.
I apologize for this lengthy post, didn't expect to babble on. Guess living in the south rubbed off on me.
I look forward to sharing any information that acquire once I am there and perhaps crossing paths with some of yall.
Tight Lines and following seas.
Graham
We have a forum very similar to this called "coastal outdoors" and it was an invaluable resource when I first moved to Georgia.
I grew up flyfishing on the Bow River in Calgary, and spent my boyhood spring breaks and summers with my aunt and uncle in "Madeira Park" and then graduated from Brentwood College in Mill Bay back in 87.
I can't tell you how excited I am to be moving back to BC, and to capitalize on the fishing.
I will readily admit that I know absolutely nothing about fishing the Nanaimo area, but will be spending many hours, reading over any old posts that I can find on here.
As a veteran of another forum, I know it gets aggravating when newbies show up asking lots of questions expecting to be spoon fed all the information, instead of doing some research for themselves. I promise yall, I will do my best to keep my questions to ones that I can't find the answers to in old posts.
that being said............ I have a few questions. lol
I found a web site that sells fishing guides. http://www.islandangler.net/
Does any one have any experience with them? and are they worth the money? I am sure that some of you will want to know about how much fishing knowledge I have before answering that question. so.....
I am going to rate my self as dumb as a sack of hammers when it comes to fishing the pacific.
I plan on capitalizing on all the fishing available, from bottom bouncing for lings, trolling for salmon, steelheading the cowichan, to flycasting for pinks in the estuaries. I am trying to learn as much as I can from reading before I get there. Also, Reading through some of the posts, yall have names for certain areas. "the fingers, The flat tops, etc. etc. can yall recommend a local chart that I can pick up in order to learn what yall are talking about?
The other thing I am wondering is that looking at the charts off of Nanaimo. The between Gabriola and Nanaimo looks fairly protected, is that a fair assessment? My thinking being that on " good days' I might be able to take my little spectrum out. If that is the case can I get by with down riggers that have a maximum depth of 100' or do I need to get deeper to troll for salmon
As I mentioned, dumb as a hammer as far as fishing goes, but have lived and work on boats for 20 years so without tooting my own horn, I know a fair amount of seamanship, and know when its safe to go and when its time to stay at the house.
I have owned/worked on "bass boats (owned), to 142' mega yacht (worked) have delivered sailboat from the Caribbean to various ports on the Eastern Seaboard. So I am comfortable being on the water and know the limitations of the boat I am always airing on the side of caution. I am the first to admit it, when it comes to battling the sea..... I am a coward.
I apologize for this lengthy post, didn't expect to babble on. Guess living in the south rubbed off on me.
I look forward to sharing any information that acquire once I am there and perhaps crossing paths with some of yall.
Tight Lines and following seas.
Graham
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