“Not too stiff, not too soft, just right” are words rod designer Tim Rajeff chose to describe the affordable Carbon series from Echo. Matte brown blanks, cut-away aluminum reel seats and single-foot snake guides make a very nice looking rod at a very reasonable price. With line weights #2 to...
Please read the briefing note prepared by a broad group of concerned southern Vancouver Island citizens with the aim of...
By Todd Martin, originally published in the 2014 May issue of BC Outdoors magazinePursuing kokanee is like assembling a puzzle, where every day, the pieces change shape and colour. It can drive you mad, but the rewards for unlocking the daily changes are worth it. Kokanee seem to be a...
Being from the north part of British Columbia, I have not yet experienced the excitement of albacore tuna fishing. While...
by Phil Rowley
From his Fly Tying Column
One of the best dragon nymph imitations is Jim Crawford’s Gomphus. Although technically not a Gomphus imitation, Gomphus or Gomphidae are most commonly found living in slow moving sections of rivers and streams, and there is no disputing this pattern’s success.
The spun and...
There is a certain level of nostalgia when it comes to filling the larder (or your modern-day equivalent – freezers...
History Sooke is a small community located about 40 minutes west of Victoria along Highway 14. The town and surrounding...
Effective at 00:01 hours July 15, 2020 Recreational fishing for Chinook salmon will re-open in the Skeena River watershed as...
Who would have thought that I would be stumped trying to write about my two most involved and time consuming activities? I mean, lets face it, I live and breath fly-fishing and nature photography. If I’m not talking about it or actually out there taking part then I must be...
The East Kootenay region is located in the southeast corner of British Columbia. It is nestled between the Alberta border...









