Fishing

Story and photography by Aaron Goodis and Tom Johannessen. Originally published in the 2014 May issue of BC Outdoors magazine.It’s not often that two veteran angler/photographers work together on an article for the better of the reader but this is precisely what Aaron and I have done to help any...

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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...

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.

There is a new Fisheries Notice posted dated August 7, 2013 For the full Fishery Notice click here. Passing Mission, the sockeye escapement remains consistent with the projections. Another update should be posted after August 9. Be sure to check back for the link to maintain accurate up-to-date notices.

In the opening statement of the Fishery Notice you'll find, "As a result of the reduced Summer run abundance and increase management adjustment factor First Nations Food, Social and Ceremonial fisheries targeting Fraser sockeye are being closed in an orderly fashion to reduce the impacts on Summer run sockeye. Fishers...

While practicing some spey casting today on the South Thompson River I saw a pretty good chironomid hatch. These early emergences definitely indicate that spring is not far off. The southern interior regions of the province are experiencing an incredibly mild winter with very minimal snowpack...

Dr. John Matsen, of the Squamish Streamkeepers, has been instrumental in this initiative to bring back the herring. Herring were spawning on the creosote-coated pilings in the Squamish Estuary, but the eggs were dying. Creosote is toxic to the herring eggs. The group has discovered, by much experimentation that wrapping the pilings...