by Tom Johannesen
Our journey began on a clear morning at first light on Island 22 in Chilliwack. The Island 22 recreational area has a large sandbar with ample parking and is ideal for boats to be launched into the Fraser River...we hopped in the aluminum jet boat and headed down...
While I still have yet to make it out to the ocean this year, my partner just got back from...
The Jordan River is a small river by Vancouver Island standards. It is located half way between Sooke and Port Renfrew and can be found by taking the Colwood exit off Highway 1 to Highway 14 and following the scenic route past the village of Sooke. The river flows...
Effective July 15, 2020 at 00:01 hours until further notice, the recreational daily limit for Chinook salmon in Areas 3,...
So here we go, this is the first post in a series of blogs devoted to fly-casting techniques. I plan to start with good old fashioned single-handed fly-casting and then move on towards spey-casting and double-handed rods in later posts. However almost all of the casting pointers discussed will be...
Conor O’Shaughnessy is an innovative, creative fly tyer. His mind is constantly engaged, trying to figure out new ways to...
Controlling Unwanted Transplants: Zebra Mussels
North America’s industrial, agricultural and municipal water supplies, freshwater shipping, fishing, and shellfish harvesting are under a multimillion-dollar threat from the zebra mussel, first found in the Great Lakes in 1988.
The spread of zebra mussels to other waterways can be prevented by boaters who flush their...
The six systems designed to deal with sewage on recreational and small fishing vessels are.
Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) Type 1.
There is a great deal of concern about the impact the chemicals this system uses to break up and disinfect sewage is having on the environment after it is discharged overboard.
Marine...
New Years Eve is the perfect opportunity to get together with friends and family for a wild game feast. Whether...
The forecast had looked good for the weekend ever since we first checked it Monday morning. It stayed that way,...









