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jettabambino

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Nanaimo People.... Can you help
« 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.
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Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2021, 04:08:48 PM »
Check out some of the nearby bass lakes.
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« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2021, 05:27:14 PM »
Sent a dm.  No idea which bass lakes are around with shore access 🙂🙃🙂
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Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2021, 10:55:24 PM »
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Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
« Reply #5 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 
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« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2021, 01:26:39 PM »
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Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2021, 12:31:03 PM »
under the bridge on east wellington road has cutties.
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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2021, 12:59:40 PM »
what date are you here.  do you like clams?   pink run in august casting from shore.
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Re: Nanaimo People.... Can you help
« Reply #10 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

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

 Good times
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« Reply #11 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
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« Reply #12 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...
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