Nanaimo Fishing Report
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Slow day around Nanaimo on November 1, 2026. Dungeness Crab, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 70 of 71 spots around Nanaimo today.
Conditions
- Water
- 11°C
- Wind
- 3 kt
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- Dungeness CrabPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Porlier Pass
crab trapping (fish carcasses, chicken, herring)
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Departure Bay Beach
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Ladysmith Fisherman's Wharf
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Ladysmith Fisherman's Wharf
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
- Chinook SalmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Orlebar Point
trolling (anchovy, herring, flashers with hoochies)
- Coho SalmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Orlebar Point
trolling (trolling spoons, hootchies, flashers)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Nanaimo. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Herring · good
Tides
Read from Point Atkinson. Nanaimo has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide4:38 AM · 3.0 ft
- high tide12:39 PM · 15.3 ft
- low tide7:03 PM · 10.8 ft
- high tide10:24 PM · 11.5 ft
6 recent reports of fish landed around Nanaimo in the last 21 days across 3 spots. Counted from posts that reported a landing, not from a count of fish.
What you can keep in Nanaimo today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at all 65 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 68 spots we cover
- Dungeness CrabKeep4 a day · min 16.5 cmOpen at all 12 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 13 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 5 spots we cover
- HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 3 spots we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 59 spots we cover
- Black RockfishClosedShut at all 31 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 17 spots we cover
Rules differ between PFMAs and change in season. Check DFO for the PFMA you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Nanaimo
›What is the Nanaimo fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Slow day around Nanaimo on November 1, 2026. Dungeness Crab, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Nanaimo today?
Dungeness Crab, Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Herring, Surfperch, Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon have a forecast window or fishable hours around Nanaimo on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Nanaimo today?
The daylight water reading for Nanaimo on November 1, 2026 is 11°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Nanaimo today?
The daylight mean wind around Nanaimo on November 1, 2026 is 3 kt.
›Which species are in a strong month around Nanaimo in November?
On the season curves for Nanaimo, Herring (good) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.