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Sockeye Projections 2014

BCO Contributing Author·August 14, 2014

Sockeye bound for the Fraser River can be caught throughout the approach waters along the southern Coast of BC. Congestion points like Campbell River and the area around Victoria and the Southern Gulf Islands can provide good fishing when some of the large schools move through, but the mouth...

Fly-Tying: The General Practitioner

Phil Rowley·March 21, 2014

By Phil Rowley Originally published in “Fly-Tying” Jan/Feb 2011 issue of BC Outdoors magazine. The General Practitioner or ‘GP’, as it is affectionately known to many, is a staple pattern for most British Columbia steelhead fly-fishers. The GP was originally designed as a prawn or shrimp imitation for Atlantic salmon by an...

Fly-Tying: Pretty in Pink, the Foxy AGP

Phil Rowley·January 3, 2014

by Phil Rowley (designed by Aaron Goodis)Originally published in "Fly-Tying" column of BC Outdoors magazine in the September/October 2011 issue. Each year, from mid-summer through to early fall, pink salmon return to spawn along BC’s coastal beaches, estuaries, rivers and streams – often in staggering numbers. While Vancouver Island waters are...

Herring Strip: The Forgotten Bait

Tom Davis·January 8, 2015

Between the 1950s and the late 1970s herring strip was the principle natural bait used by BC salmon anglers who preferred to troll rather than cut plug or mooch with herring. Trollers also used herring from four to seven inches in length. However, strip sales far exceeded sales of these...

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...

Stepping Back in Time with the Tyee Club of British Columbia

Pamela Roth·August 18, 2022

Bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun, a parade of rowboats carrying hopeful anglers glides back and forth...

Old School Flies – The Carey Special

Phil Rowley·December 14, 2020

I am continuously amazed by how many tyers continue to design and develop a seemingly endless stream of new and...

Poachers: What to Do When You Witness Suspicious Activity

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·August 30, 2013

We all know how important it is to abide by the regulations. The regulations protect the species and the sport that we love. It's frustrating, to say the least, to know that those who don't abide by the regs get away with it without consequence. Do you know what to do when...

A devastating view of Highway 11 and the flooding in the area. Photo by BC Ministry Of Transportation & Infrastructure.

Catastrophe Strikes BC

Tom Davis·March 1, 2022

The Storm On Nov. 13, an atmospheric river descended on BC’s south coast and the southwest interior. There were warnings...

Legend Boats 20 Xtreme

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·February 20, 2014

Length – 19’6” Beam - 97” Bottom Width - 76” Max Horsepower – 175 Base Price – $27,999. Legend Boats began in Whitefish, Ontario, in 1987 and have become well known for a number of industry leading innovations now utilized by other manufacturers. They have a vast line of boats for almost every need and...

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