Fish are among the most efficient movers in the animal kingdom, perfectly adapted for life in water. Their ability to...
There’s a well-known motto amongst anglers, “Match the hatch.” Let’s back things up a bit, so even the new anglers...
Where It All Started I first started guiding for chinook salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska, in 1999 on the Nushagak...
The Caius is a distinctive looking low-profile baitcaster that features three shielded stainless steel ball bearings, a magnetic braking system, a disengaging levelwind, a quick-fire two-clutch bar and ceramic line guide. The 6.5:1 retrieve will get your line in fast for the next cast and you can use the Caius...
The summer season is just kicking off and it’s time to start thinking about our article line-ups for the 2018 issues of BC Outdoors Magazine. We also want to make sure that any of our potential writers are keeping feature ideas on the brain as they set off for their...
Salvelinus confluentus, the predator of most river systems that they inhabit and a true eating machine. As a member of...
The Fraser River Panel met August 26, 2022, to receive an update on the migration of the Fraser Sockeye run...
The Speedster is a reel for when you want a super high rate of retrieval to recover line on the bottom of the boat or beat the fish that is charging you head-on. A narrow spool and large outside diameter combine to deliver speed that just can’t be matched in...
The Fraser River Panel met Friday, September 10, to receive an update on the migration of the Fraser Sockeye and...
The river is completely open except for a small salmon closure from the top of the hatchery lagoon to the power lines that are located 500 meters upstream from the top of the lagoon. Starting to see a lot of Steelhead and that should get going very soon. We have a few good days with the fly this past week and once the rains come this weekend we will switch over to gear.
This fall has been great for Chinook and a very slow for Coho. The numbers of Coho counted through the Stamp falls counter has been fairly high but fish on the hooks has very low. Higher than normal flows for the last half of September have spread the Coho out and as you may know our Coho move very quickly making them a tough target. Our focus will change to Steelhead very soon and if you are thinking about Fall Steelhead, now is the time.








