Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Vancouver Island fishing report. We woke up to a classic late‑spring pattern: a weak ridge over the Island, light morning winds and a mix of high cloud and sun. Environment Canada calls for light variable winds inshore, picking up to 10–15 knots northwest this afternoon with a slight chop. Air temps are sitting cool early, building to the high teens later, so bring a layer for the run out. According to Tide‑Forecast and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, most east‑side Island stations saw an early morning low followed by a strong mid‑morning flood, then another ebb late afternoon. That pushing flood has been lining up nicely with the first serious bite window. On the west side, around Ucluelet and Tofino, the big ocean swell is modest, 1–1.5 metres, with longer periods – very workable in decent boats. Sunrise was just after 5 a.m. and sunset will be around 9:20 p.m., so we’ve got big daylight, but most of the action is still coming in that first couple of hours after dawn and the last light into dusk. Recent catch reports from local charter outfits in Campbell River, Nanaimo, and Sooke have been encouraging. Guides are reporting consistent chinook in the low‑ to mid‑teens, with the odd twenty‑plus pounder mixed in, plus good numbers of coho starting to show offshore. West‑coast boats out of Ucluelet are still finding halibut on the banks, along with a steady pick of lingcod and rockfish. Most productive saltwater setups right now have been classic Island gear: for chinook and coho, 3–3.5 inch spoons in glow green, cop car, and Irish cream behind 11‑inch flashers in green glow or chartreuse. Anchovy teaser heads in glow green or UV blue, run behind a flasher 5–7 feet, are still putting big fish in the box. Trollers are finding fish 90–180 feet down off the downriggers, a bit shallower in the low light, deeper once the sun’s high. For halibut, anglers drifting or anchoring with spreader bars, 16‑ to 24‑ounce weights, and salmon bellies, herring, or large grubs are doing well, especially on the slower portions of the tide. On the freshwater side, regional fishing forums and local tackle shops around Courtenay, Port Alberni, and the South Island say the trout lakes are still treating folks nicely in the mornings. Rainbows have been chewing on small olive and black leech patterns, chironomids under indicators, and size 1–3 spinners in copper and gold. Bass in southern lakes are sliding into their summer habits—weightless plastics, small creature baits, and topwater early and late have been consistent. Couple of hot spots to consider today: First, **Sooke**: Work the east side of the basin out toward Secretary Island and Possession Point. Run your gear 120–160 feet down along the contour. The flood tide mid‑morning should push bait tight to structure; that’s when the chinook have been showing up on the sounders. Second, **Campbell River / Lighthouse area**: The Green Can, the Hump, and out toward Wilby Shoals have been producing. Fish your spoons and hootchies deep on the downriggers, watching for suspended bait balls. When you see the screen light up, do tight turns and stay on that school. If you’re shorebound, the local piers in Nanaimo and Sidney have seen a trickle of smaller salmon and bottomfish on metal jigs, buzz bombs, and herring under floats. Not lights‑out, but worth a tide change if you’re close by. That’s the run‑down. Check your local regulations, mind those rockfish conservation areas, and handle the non‑keepers with care. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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