Captain
William Pahl

Member since February 2024 Nanaimo, Canada
Background
Captain Will runs trips out of Nanaimo aboard a 22' Weldcraft. These waters are known for Salmon and Lingcod and I’ll will show you how to catch them. With years of experience, I have a trick or two up my sleeve, to help you catch more fish, I look forward to seeing you out on the water!
Techniques
trolling

Hey, I'm Captain William Pahl

Nanaimo, Canada
Background
Captain Will runs trips out of Nanaimo aboard a 22' Weldcraft. These waters are known for Salmon and Lingcod and I’ll will show you how to catch them. With years of experience, I have a trick or two up my sleeve, to help you catch more fish, I look forward to seeing you out on the water!
Techniques
trolling
20
Reviews
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4.9 / 5
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Fishing Reports

Hogs are here!
Hogs are here!
Jul 7, 2025 Nanaimo
We folks the big fish have arrived, right in time for the opener this week! Nanaimo chinnook fishery has really made a comeback in last few year, it is quickly becoming one of the best fisheries on the island in terms of numbers. Most of the fish Iโ€™ve been catching will fit perfectly into slot limit! Nanaimo is a deep water fishery, I catch most of my fish below 200ft. These fish are aggressive and will bite most lures you put down, I personally recommend herring aid skinnyGโ€™s or green or white hoochies, I tend to run longer leaders on my hoochies when fishing this deep, 48-54โ€ behind purple or green flashers Best of luck everyone, God bless and tight lines!
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The hoโ€™s have arrived
The hoโ€™s have arrived
May 27, 2025 Nanaimo
Well folks the coho have officially arrived in numbers! With coho set to open on june first, they showed up at the perfect time to start filling your freezer. Iโ€™m seeing more hatchery fish this year than previous years which is super exciting to see, and most fish we get to the boat are between 3-6lbs. They seem to be everywhere in the water column and biting anything you put in front of them. I personally recommend anything green or blue and set your gear between 80-150ft and enjoy the show. God Bless, and happy fishing!
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Nanaimo Early April 2025
Nanaimo Early April 2025
Apr 8, 2025 Nanaimo
Well folks, itโ€™s officially the start of the 2025 season, and oh boy are we starting this year off strong. Nanaimo is seeing an excellent early run of fish to kick things off, coho and springs are in abundance these last few weeks. Tons of fish all throughout the water column, best results for coho is 80-120ft I recommend white and green hoochies or silver/green spoons. For springs I fish a little deeper, set your gear in the 160-200ft range for best results, it doesnโ€™t matter what you put down as long as its green. Theres a lot of smaller fish kicking around but you will find the odd lunker in there with them, Iโ€™ve been seeing fish in the 8-12lbs range every day this week. Good luck and tight lines
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Nanaimo March 2025
Nanaimo March 2025
Mar 21, 2025 Nanaimo
Tis the season for winter springs, aggressive hard fighting fish with super bright red meat, if you have a few open slots on your license now is the time to fill them. The 5 fingers is a great place to start, head out until you find 200-250ft of water and drop your lines, most fish will be on the bottom or underneath the bait balls, fish anywhere from 180โ€™ to 250โ€™ and whatever you put down make sure itโ€™s green. I personally recommend gibbs skinny Gโ€™s in herring aid or Irish cream, green hoochies work really well too. Good luck.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip!
Great trip!
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Julia S.
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Great trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (PM) on June 27, 2025
We had a great time and the guide was so knowledgeable of the area, pleasant and kept a clean boat. We caught so many fish....
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Great fishing

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on July 24, 2025
Took us out and right off the bat we were on fish. Captain is very knowledgeable and knows where to find the fish. My wife...
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Gregg G.
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Great Fishing Trip. Will our captain,got us right on the Fish,and was non stop, Great job. Will

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on March 15, 2025
Had a fantastic Fish Trip with will and his dad. They got us right on the Fish,it never stopped.. Not going to...
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Professional Company

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on August 14, 2025
Great Captain. Caught lots of fish when otheres werenโ€™t. Highly recommend.
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Amazing time

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on April 19, 2025
The captain was amazing, we caught so many salmon, we lost count. It was me and my 9 year old son and he had a great time as...
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