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Salmon Conservation Stamp

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·March 22, 2013

STATEMENT OF DR. BRIAN RIDDELL, PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATIONFederal Budget Calls For Salmon Conservation Stamp User Fees to Stay In B.C. Dr. Brian Riddell, president and CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation, made the following statement today responding to the release of the 2013 federal budget. When enacted the budget will return...

Swinging for Chinook

Derek Botchford·August 31, 2021

Where It All Started I first started guiding for chinook salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska, in 1999 on the Nushagak...

BC Outdoors Goes Back to its Roots

Camille Atebe·March 11, 2015

BC Outdoors, with its history of change, is changing once again. This time back to its roots, back to what made this magazine the most read outdoor magazine in the west. With our new ownership, and the creation of Outdoor Group Media, we have put the fishing magazine and hunting magazine back together, back where it belongs, in one big magazine.

Fly-Tying: Steelhead Intruders – The Squidro

Phil Rowley·January 3, 2014

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...

FN0501-RECREATIONAL – Areas 11 to 20, 111, and Subareas 29-1 to 29-5 – Coho Management Measures – Effective June 1, 2021

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·May 29, 2021

Continuing conservation concerns for Interior Fraser Coho require that 2021 Coho management measures remain precautionary. Unless otherwise specified below, the...

Recreational Fishing COVID-19 Updates

Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.·April 1, 2020

On March 28, 2020, the Resource Stewardship Division within the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development...

Hot Drinks to Warm Up with On the Ice

Linda Gabris·January 8, 2014

Some recipes to prepare for the coming winter... Ice fishing is great fun for the whole family, but nothing puts a damper on the day faster than shivering bodies and chattering teeth which is why a good dependable thermos tops my list as a must-have piece of gear for keeping the...

29th Annual $185,000 Haida Gwaii Tournament

Christine Ly·March 22, 2019

Our most popular event of the season features big money prizes, plus the opportunity to participate in our salmon conservation...

Cutthroat Fishing: Searching Out the Pack

Garry Elgear·March 23, 2014

by Garry Elgear Originally published in “Tips and Tech” March/April 2011 issue of BC Outdoors magazine. Kicking back in my boat waiting for my guests to arrive I pull out my binoculars and start scanning the water for activity. Two hundred yards in the distance I see the surface erupt in the...