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William Pahl

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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

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Fishing Reports

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 I’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 skinnyG’s or green or white hoochies, I tend to run longer leaders on my hoochies when fishing this deep, 48-54” behind purple or green flashers Best of luck everyone, God bless and tight lines!

The ho’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. I’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!

Nanaimo Early April 2025

Apr 8, 2025 Nanaimo

Well folks, it’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 doesn’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, I’ve been seeing fish in the 8-12lbs range every day this week. Good luck and tight lines

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 180’ to 250’ and whatever you put down make sure it’s green. I personally recommend gibbs skinny G’s in herring aid or Irish cream, green hoochies work really well too. Good luck.

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Full day of non stop coho action with Captain Will

Full day on October 2, 2022

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5.0 / 5

Oct 2, 2022

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Full day of non stop coho action with Captain Will

I have salmon fished with many guides and friends over the years and can without question say that my experience coho fishing with Will definitely stands out as the most memorable. He is a joy to fish with. His passion,and knowledge of the sport is incredible. No matter what your experience level is, he is patient and a gentleman and will help you be a better fisherman and will get you into lots of fish! I lost count of how many coho we caught in one day but was probably around 35-40. Thank... More

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Full day full of fish!

Full day on September 12, 2023

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5.0 / 5

Sep 12, 2023

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Full day full of fish!

We had two full days and it did not disappoint, Will knew where the fish were located and more importantly how to catch them! Lots of springs and coho to the net, our captain was patient and always watchful to ensure we had maximum time with our gear in the water.

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Ted P.

Nanaimo, British Columbia

5.0 / 5

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Multi day

Full day on August 26, 2023

Ted P.

Nanaimo, British Columbia

5.0 / 5

Aug 26, 2023

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I have fished with William several times. Always has us on the fish great guy to spend a day with. Islander reels and he uses good equipment. Highly recommend SWG

I have fished with William several times. Always has us on the fish great guy to spend a day with. Islander reels and he uses...

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Passion and Expertise

Went fishing on October 1, 2022

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Oct 1, 2022

Passion and Expertise

You won’t be disappointed with your charter and Will Pahl. He is genuine and passionate about the sport, great to chat with, and knows his fishing. Equipment is excellent and you will enjoy your experience!

You won’t be disappointed with your charter and Will Pahl. He is genuine and passionate about the sport, great to chat...

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Full day of non stop coho action with Captain Will

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