The Fraser River Panel met August 30, 2022, to receive an update on the migration of the Fraser Sockeye run...
Shimano’s flagship spinning reel, the Stella FE, is loaded with high-end features. X-Ship makes the handle easier to turn with or without a load thus enabling the angler to feel the lightest of bites. A magnesium frame lets the reel be light yet tough and 14 ARB bearings help keep...
Effective one hour before sunrise on August 27, 2022, until one hour after sunset on September 15, 2022, you may...
Joanne Hepplewhite of North Vancouver!~
Throughout our trade show season we, at our BC Outdoors booth, run an annual draw in conjunction with our sponsor: Toyota and your Toyota BC dealers and Shearwater Resort. Each year, one lucky winner receives the grand package which includes an all-inclusive trip to Shearwater Resort...
by Phil Rowley (designed by Aaron Goodis)Originally published in "Fly-Tying" column of BC Outdoors magazine in the September/October 2011 issue.
Each year, from mid-summer through to early fall, pink salmon return to spawn along BC’s coastal beaches, estuaries, rivers and streams – often in staggering numbers. While Vancouver Island waters are...
All about and how to tie the Blob. Phil Rowley breaks it down step by step.
"Basically, it's Berkley Big Game Mono on steroids." ProSpec is a premium co-polymer monofilament developed specifically for the serious saltwater angler.
From Phil Rowley's Fly-Tying Column
I divide fly patterns into three basic categories, suggestive, imitative and attractor. Each pattern category has a set of conditions when I am most likely to use them. Imitative patterns work best when a match the hatch philosophy is required, a common occurrence during the spring...
I’ve run my shop for over 10 years and have been here since I was fifteen. My physical reflection is now of a man with hair the color of salt and pepper; some call it distinction; some call it the sign of wisdom. I don’t know about either of those...
by Todd Martin
You have often dreamed of the lifestyle. You have deep rooted envy of people that make their living from the fishing industry. You think to yourself, “I can do that. How hard can it be?” You imagine yourself dropping the city slicker routine and getting paid to go...








