Early season spring fishing produces some quality Chinook Salmon in the 10-25 pound range. So far the best Salmon fishing has been close to Ucluelet so not a big run to the fishing grounds. Fishing the outside edge of Barkley Sound, Great Bear and out as far as three miles offshore. The fish are hunkering right on the bottom, so the gear varies between 110-150 feet deep depending on bottom depth. Using Spoons with Flashers or Anchovies with Flashers. Fish are biting on the tides but morning has been by far best.
As fly fishers and tyers, we spend much of our effort attempting to match the hatch, using flies and presentation...
Most anglers match the hatch for mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies when fishing rivers, but don’t often venture into imitating midges...
For the last several weeks, the countdown had been on for the big breakup on Francois Lake. The ice that...
by Linda Gabris
Originally published in the "Cooking Rough" column in the January/February 2012 issue of BC Outdoors magazineClick here to print the original printed version
Here’s a delicious, versatile salmon pie recipe that always makes a big splash at the table.
Without doubt, you’ve heard of British codfish pies, Cajun catfish...
By Phil Rowley (designed by Scott Howell)
Originally published in Phil's "Fly-tying" column in the November/December 2011 issue of BC Outdoors magazine. Click here to view or print the original version.
Scott Howell is a renowned steelhead guru, Oregon guide and innovator within the steelhead fraternity. Along with fly-fishers such as Ed...
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...
You need to clean your boat, and I’m going to help you learn how keep it clean the natural non-toxic way, without having to use cleaning agents that contain phosphates and other poisonous chemicals that are a danger to the ecosystem as they are rinsed off your boat into the...
It's easy to think sometimes that "no one ever gets caught", but they do. Often, it's frustrating to see others breaking the rules and regulations and having the sense that nothing ever comes of it for them. The following link shows the opposite, a Wall of Shame if you will...
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...









