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What is your opinion on the secretive attitude that many fishers practice in BC and do you think it is of benefit to the fishery in the long run?

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·May 24, 2013

Well, I participate in internet fishing forums and write articles for fishing magazines so in the eyes of many I am emblematic of what they see as the decline of the fishery due to over-saturation of information in the media and on the net. Maybe because of that I'm not...

Do Unto Others

Garry Elgear·September 5, 2013

Roderick Haig-Brown, one of the most praised and respected fly-anglers, not only as an active angler in his time but as a legend in ours, had a very solid belief as to how an angler should carry himself and he led unwaveringly by that example. As a self-proclaimed disciple of...

Mid-Summer Lake Fishing

Michaela Ludwig·August 14, 2024

Despite growing up on Francois Lake, I have actually fished very little of it over the years. Home was the...

An example of an effective blob pattern.

Sun Tans & Fly Rods

Brian Chan·July 29, 2021

It was not that many years ago that planning a summer holiday around some lake fly fishing was considered a...

Rapala Classic Drifter Center Pin

Christine Ly·June 13, 2013

The new Rapala Classic Drifter center pin reel is fully CNC machined from bar- stock aircraft aluminum and has an anodized finish for corrosion resistance. Other features include: 2x ABEC premium Japanese bearings, custom shaped Delrin handle knobs, a large diameter 4.75-inch spool that provides low inertia spool startups, which...

In Pursuit of Spot Prawns

Raeanne O’Meara·March 2, 2020

I can’t remember the first time I tried prawns. All I know for sure is that, as a little girl,...

Brandy Ladd holding a juvenile sturgeon. It's important to educate the public about sturgeon and the issues this species is facing.

What Does Conservation Mean To You

Kevin Estrada·March 2, 2021

In this modern era of aware fishermen and women, conservation has been re-defined. The Fraser River sturgeon fishery and the angling...

Sockeye Salmon Open August 1 — Osoyoos Lake

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 31, 2013

North of the bridge at Highway 3, sockeye will be open from August 1st, 2013 until further notice. Retention is set at two per day.See the full fishery notice here.