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Cooking Rough: Trout with Fiddleheads

Linda Gabris·March 26, 2014

by Linda Gabris Originally published in “Cooking Rough” May 2011 issue of BC Outdoors magazine. Now here’s a meal that makes the “100-Mile Diet” – the commitment to eating local food grown within 100 miles of home – very appealing. The idea is not new to me because I grew up eating food...

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...

Confessions of a Crappy Caster

Trevor Shpeley·September 13, 2013

Hello, my name is Trevor Shpeley and I'm standing before you today because I am a crappy caster. Yes I admit it, I am powerless over my crappy casting and my line has become unmanageable. I didn't always know I was a crappy caster. I started out as a budding young fly-fisherman...

Illustration by Keith Milne & Gord Coulthart

Red Dog’s Retreat

Steve Hunter·June 16, 2020

It was nearing the end of winter, but there was enough ice left on the lake to safely hold Jack’s...

Product Review: Simrad NSS Evo3S Series

Tom Davis·June 8, 2021

Simrad is part of the Navico family of marine navigational and fish-finding products. This Norwegian-based company, whose origins go back...

BC’s Unknown Sports Fish

Brian Harris·September 6, 2022

Anglers in BC have a wide selection of freshwater game fish to pursue – some that are widespread and well...

Lowrance Elite-4 Gold

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·May 1, 2013

The Elite-4 Gold by Lowrance, a compact chartplotter/fishfinder designed to meet both the performance standards and the value demands of consumers, comes with a custom 2GB Navionics Gold micro SD that covers coastal waters and over 124 Canadian lakes, has the brightes LED backlit display and the exclusive TrackBack feature.

Three Kinds of Garbage in Our Water

Blake Johnston·July 5, 2013

There are three kinds of garbage in our water. The kind that floats: The stuff you can see. Plastic containers: 1. Can be reused as water bottles. 2. Water filled bumpersStyrofoam: 1. Avoid buying it in any form when possible. 2. Styrofoam in some parts of the world is being recycled for...