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Ucuelet Early Season Chinook Salmon

Ucluelet Early Season Fishing Report

Marilyn Murphy·May 5, 2015
Early season spring fishing produces some quality Chinook Salmon in the 10-25 pound range. So far the best Salmon fishing has been close to Ucluelet so not a big run to the fishing grounds. Fishing the outside edge of Barkley Sound, Great Bear and out as far as three miles offshore. The fish are hunkering right on the bottom, so the gear varies between 110-150 feet deep depending on bottom depth. Using Spoons with Flashers or Anchovies with Flashers. Fish are biting on the tides but morning has been by far best.
Ask the Experts

Is fishing for sockeye salmon in the Fraser River system, as it is currently practiced, sport fishing? Or is it simple harvesting and, if so, should that be allowed to continue or should more sporting methods be employed?

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·June 28, 2013
Gerry KristiansonWant to know more about Gerry Kristianson? Read our Bio page, click here. Of course sockeye fishing as currently practiced in the Fraser system is sport fishing. Federal government regulations define sport fishing as “fishing for recreational purposes” with anglers prohibited from commercializing their catch by sale, trade or barter.
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Power as Smooth as Butter

Aaron Goodis·October 17, 2013
As fly-fishers we all know how important fly-casting is to our sport. Yes its true, we will catch fish regardless of casting skill. But lets face it, to achieve great catching success we need a good cast. No, wait! We need a great cast! I am fortunate to make a large...
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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...

Leviathans: The Bull Trout Of BC’s East Kootenays

Brandon Gudjonson·March 17, 2025
The East Kootenay region is located in the southeast corner of British Columbia. It is nestled between the Alberta border...
The General Practitioner

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...
Key runs of chinook and coho, mainly from the Fraser River (pictured), have been in decline for decades. Photo by Milosk50/Dreamstime.

Saving The Chinook: How Can Anglers Help To Restore The Southern BC Chinook Fishery

Tom Davis·November 4, 2019
I have worn many recreational fishery hats over the last 40 years. In the early days, anglers faced gloomy times,...
Abel Mooching Reel

Abel Mooching Reel

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·September 5, 2013
This brand new reel has been generating quite a buzz since its first appearance earlier this year. Manufactured from cold-rolled 6061-T650 aluminum that has been saltwater anodized, this is a very good-looking reel that looks to be bullet proof. A rugged drag knob and large handles make operation easier on...
Chrome Stamp River Chinook Salmon

Stamp River Report: Fall Salmon & Steelhead

Marilyn Murphy·October 8, 2015
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.
Ice fishing. Credit: Raeanne O’Meara.

Getting Geared Up For Ice Fishing

Raeanne O’Meara·December 23, 2020
The temperatures are dipping, the snow is falling… that can only mean one thing. It’s time to get out the...
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