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Rapala R-Type Baitcaster

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·September 5, 2013

Even with its automotive grade Gunsmoke metallic paint and extensive anodizing, the R-Type is not just another pretty face. Variable magnetic braking will help keep your blood pressure under control after a flubbed cast and the Sure-Set instant anti-reverse that eliminates back-play will make sure your hooksets are fast and solid.

FN0951-RECREATIONAL – SALMON: Sockeye – Region 8 – Osoyoos Lake – Closing – August 31, 2022

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·August 26, 2022

Okanagan Sockeye will be entering the Okanagan River to spawn in mid-September. This notice announces the closure of the Osoyoos...

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...

Slack Kills

Aaron Goodis·October 23, 2013

One of the most common mistakes in fly-casting is allowing slack. Slack Kills! Ever try to shoot a bow and arrow with a slack bowline? It doesn't work and your fly cast won’t either. You need to create good tension at all times during your fly cast. In order for...

Hatch Finatic

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 11, 2013

Hatch Finatic are absolutely beautiful machined aluminum reels loaded with features you would expect on a high-end reel. The spools fit into the one-piece frames very precisely and are locked in place with something Hatch calls the “power flower”. The result is a reel with almost no lateral flex, no...

FN0460 and FN0461 Recreational Coho Opening Times and Limits on the Southwest and Northwest Coast of Vancouver Island

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·May 21, 2020

FN0460-RECREATIONAL – Salmon – Southwest Coast of Vancouver Island – Areas 21 to 24, 121 and 123 to 124 –...

Annual Burbot Fish Recovery Resumes In Lower Kootenay

BCO Contributing Author·February 8, 2026

Teams from the Ktunaxa Nation Council, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (US), Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the province will...

Fly-Tying: The Iron Lotus

Phil Rowley·February 26, 2018

Dubbing is one of the most useful and versatile fly tying techniques. It can be used to create a variety...

FN0903-RECREATIONAL – Finfish Closure changing to Hook-Size Restriction – Area 25 – Conuma River Estuary – Effective Immediately until December 31, 2022

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·August 16, 2022

Effective immediately until 23:59 December 31, 2022, the following portion of Subarea 25-5 will revert from a finfish closure to...

Sockeye Update for the Fraser River – August 7

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·August 7, 2013

There is a new Fisheries Notice posted dated August 7, 2013 For the full Fishery Notice click here. Passing Mission, the sockeye escapement remains consistent with the projections. Another update should be posted after August 9. Be sure to check back for the link to maintain accurate up-to-date notices.

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