Jack Point / Nanaimo River estuary
Inshore fishing spot · shore · Nanaimo
Structure
Gravel beaches, eelgrass flats and the river mouth drop-off.
Notes
Flood tide at dawn for cutthroat; chum stage off the mouth in late October.
- 1Fly line 6 wt floating or intermediate line
- 2Leader 9 ft tapered leader to 8 lb tippet
- 3Fly Clouser Minnow olive/white size 4–6, Rolled Muddler, or epoxy sand lance; barbless
- 4Spin alternative Ultralight rod, 6 lb mono straight through
- 5Lure 1/8 oz Gibbs Croc, size 1 Mepps, or 1/8 oz pink jig for coho
How to tie and fish it
Tie it: Loop-to-loop the leader to the fly line. Tie the fly with a non-slip loop knot.
Fish it: Walk the beach on the first half of the flood at dawn. Cast along the drop-off and strip fast with pauses. Fish move with the tide, so keep walking.
Rules
DFO Area 17 · Rules checked 2026-10-19
Official fishing regulations