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Top 10 Steelhead Rivers in British Columbia

Aaron Goodis·January 8, 2015

We as anglers are very fortunate to live and fish in British Columbia. We live in an angler’s paradise. Ancient rain forests and a vast coastline allow for clear flowing rivers, heavily populated with wild sea-running fish such as salmon and steelhead, Dolly...

A Lifelong Passion

Michaela Ludwig·September 11, 2023

I’m a bit unsure of where the summer went. If you had told me several months ago that I didn’t...

Fly Fishing in the Summer Heat

BCO Contributing Author·January 8, 2013

By Tom Johannesen I’ll be the first to acknowledge the fact that we have lots to do over the summer months and finding time to go fishing is, many times, not a top priority. If a little time can be freed up between working around the house and holidays, lake fishing...

An Underappreciated BC Sport Fish

Brian Harris·August 26, 2021

In the streams and rivers through much of BC, there is a feisty little game fish that can be abundant...

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...

FN0969-Salmon – Sockeye – Areas 11 to 29 – Fraser River Sockeye Update – August 30, 2022

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·August 30, 2022

The Fraser River Panel met August 30, 2022, to receive an update on the migration of the Fraser Sockeye run...

Islander Classic Spey Reel

Christine Ly·July 11, 2013

Islander Reels has just launched a new click and pawl Spey reel referred to as “the modern day Spey reel with some traditional attributes.” The Islander classic Spey reel spool rides on two oilite bushings on a stainless steel spindle; the drag is five-position adjustable and is effected by tensioning...

Studies Show Salmon use “GPS” to Make Their Way

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·February 6, 2014

Previously published. Written by Dene Moore, THE CANADIAN PRESS February 6, 2014 10:00 AM VANCOUVER - Every year, millions of chinook salmon clog the rivers and creeks of British Columbia in an epic migration that has puzzled scientists for generations. The fish travel hundreds of thousands of kilometres through the ocean and...