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English Dries: The Bristol Hopper

Phil Rowley·January 8, 2013

English stillwater dry flies differ from most of their North American counterparts. Many North American dry flies tend to rest on the water rather than in it. Simple and impressionistic, English stillwater dries are designed to sit low on the surface or in many instances damp, lying within the surface...

Jig Fishing For Lake Trout

Ben Fougere·August 18, 2022

Jig fishing for lake trout is a fun and effective way to entice a bite and an experience everyone should...

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...

The Good Kind of Work: Salmon Fishing At The Work Channel

Raeanne O’Meara·May 28, 2020

Fishing season looks a little different this year on the northwest coast of British Columbia. Trips have been delayed or...

Hooked A Protected Fish In BC?

Michaela Ludwig·August 8, 2025

British Columbia is famous for its world-class fishing, drawing anglers from around the globe to its lakes, rivers and coastal...

Brecks Williams HQ Lure

Christine Ly·July 11, 2013

New to the Williams line up for this season is the HQ lure. This lure is great for a multitude of species. Williams’ trademark genuine silver, 24-carat gold and deep copper bases work well with the new UV reactive multicolor painted finishes on Honeycomb base material. Available in nine colours...

Basic River Navigation and Rescue for Anglers

Darren Wagner·July 8, 2016

First published in the July/Aug 2016 issue of BC Outdoors You have a pontoon boat, you read my previous article “Gearing up For Safe River Navigation” (May/June 2015, and online) and have all your safety gear, but now how do you actually get down the river safely? This article will cover...

A Denizen Of The Depths

Brian Harris·September 1, 2020

BC is well supplied with cold-water lakes, especially the northern interior of the province. This is one of the requirements...

Fly-Tying: The Kaufmann Stone

Phil Rowley·January 8, 2014

I have long been a fan of Randall Kaufmann’s patterns and tying techniques. His stonefly nymph is one of my favourites. A Kaufmann Stone is one of my go-to patterns when imitating larger stonefly nymphs for both trout and steelhead. Stonefly nymphs make excellent searching patterns as the larger species...