Fishing

So here we go, this is the first post in a series of blogs devoted to fly-casting techniques. I plan to start with good old fashioned single-handed fly-casting and then move on towards spey-casting and double-handed rods in later posts. However almost all of the casting pointers discussed will be...

By Garry Elgear Originally published in “Tips and Tech” Jan/Feb 2011 issue of BC Outdoors magazine. With the change of the season, winter is finally upon us. Barren trees, crisp air, a brand new dusting of snow and I am exhilarated, anticipating and planning my next trip with my fishing partner for...

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...

The six systems designed to deal with sewage on recreational and small fishing vessels are. Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) Type 1. There is a great deal of concern about the impact the chemicals this system uses to break up and disinfect sewage is having on the environment after it is discharged overboard. Marine...