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Preview of our Jan/Feb Feature “The World of Nymphing: Part One”

Danie Erasmus·January 2, 2014

by Danie ErasmusNymph fishing has evolved from the simple practice of fishing a sunken fly into a myriad of different nymphing methods from around the world. Nowadays, you are likely to hear about European methods such as Czech, Polish, French and Spanish nymphing, but there is also the New Zealand...

Atlantic salmon raised at a Glacier Falls fish farm on the BC coast

B.C. Government to Freeze New Net-pen Salmon Farms in Discovery Islands Until 2020

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·March 22, 2013

Atlantic Salmon raised at a Glacier Falls fish farm on the B.C coast. Photograph by: Bill Keay , PNG files VANCOUVER — A B.C. government announcement Friday that no new tenure agreements would be issued for net-pen salmon farms in the Discovery Islands until 2020 was immediately welcomed by one of the...

Squamish Streamkeepers Society Working on Bringing Back the Herring

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·October 7, 2013

Dr. John Matsen, of the Squamish Streamkeepers, has been instrumental in this initiative to bring back the herring. Herring were spawning on the creosote-coated pilings in the Squamish Estuary, but the eggs were dying. Creosote is toxic to the herring eggs. The group has discovered, by much experimentation that wrapping the pilings...

New Opportunities For Kokanee

BCO Contributing Author·January 8, 2014

The boat slowly idled through the morning fog, heading across the lake. It was amazing how quiet it was, given in the next few hours it would seem like a water skiing and tubing carnival. There was no sound except for a few waking gulls and the slight hum of...

Fly-Tying: Micro Leeches – The Boogie Man

Phil Rowley·February 7, 2014

By Phil Rowley (designed by Bob Taylor) Originally published in Phil’s “Fly-tying” column in the March/April 2013 issue of BC Outdoors magazine. Click here to view or print the original version. Hanging leeches under indicators is now common on most Western Canadian stillwaters. Arguably, you could spend the entire season suspending only...

Triggering A Grab: Matt’s Pink Dancer

Phil Rowley·October 4, 2019

As fly fishers and tyers, we spend much of our effort attempting to match the hatch, using flies and presentation...

FN0900-RECREATIONAL – Salmon – Region 2 – Fraser Tributaries – Pink Salmon Opportunities – Effective Immediately – Amendment to FN0900

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·September 8, 2021

This fishery notice amends FN0900 to clarify the Harrison River boundary description. The full notice follows. Waters: Chilliwack/Vedder River (including...

ECHO 3 Rod

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 11, 2013

Echo 3 rods use a high-modulus graphite fiber and advanced resin systems that result in a blank that is extremely light, very strong and has a crisp fast-action. The high-density cork handle offers a sensitive connection to the green metal pearl blank and the burl wood insert reel seat. These...

FN0964-Salmon – Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Update – Areas 11 to 29 – September 17, 2021

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·September 17, 2021

The Fraser River Panel met Friday, September 17, to receive an update on the migration of the Fraser Sockeye and...

Preventative Maintenance

Garry Elgear·September 5, 2013

The crisp air of the early morning burns my lungs a little as my fishing partner Russ and I hike into our next run. We are both excited; the river has come up after a long drought and she’s back on the drop. We’ve pounded a few runs already and...

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