With frigid temperatures over the previous couple weeks, ice fishing season is just starting up in the Lakes District. While...
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Continuing conservation concerns for Interior Fraser Coho and a Low outlook for WCVI Coho require that 2021 Coho management measures...
The winning artist for the 2020/2021 PSF Salmon Conservation Stamp Competition is Joshua Hansen. Below is some information from Hansen...
Leatherback turtles are listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act (SARA) and they have a critically endangered listing on a worldwide basis. They are found in all of the major oceans in the world, except in the most extreme northern and southern latitudes, and consist of four major populations divided into Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and South China Sea groupings. One of the reasons they are so widely distributed is because they have the unique ability amongst reptiles to internally regulate their body heat. This means they can adapt to colder sea temperatures which they encounter once they move away from the tropical latitudes on either side of the equator. These turtles are true ocean wanderers, often following the currents for up to 15,000 km a year. One tagged specimen apparently traveled just over 30,000 km in a single year.
Safety First A few safety measures should be considered before going ice fishing. The time of year, outside temperatures and...
Length - 20’
Beam - 100”
Bottom Width - 84”
Transom Height - 25”
Max Horsepower - 250
Base Price – $48,879.
Founded in 1954 in Princeville, Quebec, Princecraft has been producing fishing and sport craft for 60 years and are still going strong thanks to their reputation as a reliable builder of quality boats. Serving...
by Phil Rowley
From his Fly Tying Column
One of the best dragon nymph imitations is Jim Crawford’s Gomphus. Although technically not a Gomphus imitation, Gomphus or Gomphidae are most commonly found living in slow moving sections of rivers and streams, and there is no disputing this pattern’s success.
The spun and...
Jack Jenkins and I were recently granted the honour of personally delivering a refitted and refinished clinker-built model freight dingy...
Lingcod Background The lingcod is not actually a true cod; it belongs to a group of fishes known as greenlings,...
There are three kinds of garbage in our water. The kind that floats: The stuff you can see. Plastic containers: 1. Can be reused as water bottles. 2. Water filled bumpersStyrofoam: 1. Avoid buying it in any form when possible. 2. Styrofoam in some parts of the world is being recycled for...