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ECHO Solo

Christine Ly·July 11, 2013

Filling the need for a travel rod suitable for the beginning caster, the solo is a medium/fast rod with quality components on a gloss brown blank. A carbon fiber and aluminum seat hold the reel while hard chrome single foot snake guides control the line. Line weights from #4 to...

Easy To Access Ice Fishing In The Lakes District

Michaela Ludwig·March 5, 2024

Having spent my entire life living in the Lakes District region of northern British Columbia, I have spent a significant...

I’ve fly fished for trout a few times in little streams in central Alberta and have had some success. But catching salmon on a fly was a different story and one that I was both nervous and excited to try.

The Joy Of Fly Fishing

Pamela Roth·July 1, 2019

Wearing a pair of bulky chest waders over five layers of clothing, I stumble out of the forest and into...

Luxury looks like fishing from a canoe, and even more so when that can happen on a beautiful lake on a beautiful island. Main Lake on Quadra Island definitely delivered.

An Adventure On Quadra Island

Teddy Cosco·September 13, 2022

I am a big fan of islands, particularly the Gulf and Discovery islands. They’re surrounded by water (which means fishing),...

Top 10 Steelhead Rivers in British Columbia

Aaron Goodis·January 8, 2015

We as anglers are very fortunate to live and fish in British Columbia. We live in an angler’s paradise. Ancient rain forests and a vast coastline allow for clear flowing rivers, heavily populated with wild sea-running fish such as salmon and steelhead, Dolly...

Jordan River Restoration

Tom Davis·June 8, 2017

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...

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...

It’s a Pink Year!

Aaron Goodis·July 5, 2013

I’m going to take a quick break from the casting blogs for a minute here and remind everyone that it's a Pink year! What is a pink year? Here, along the British Columbia coast, primarily our local waters surrounding Vancouver we see a major pink salmon return every two years falling...