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Shimano Calcutta Reel

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·June 12, 2013

Shimano is set to launch the new Calcutta D series. It’s hard to believe but Shimano has improved the Calcutta’s already great casting performance by incorporating their own X-Ship technology. The X-Ship is a double bearing supported pinion gear system that provides more torque, more power and a smoother retrieve!

Bridge Lake, pictured, is stocked every year and anglers flock here looking for trophy-sized kokanee.

Top 10 Kokanee Lakes in BC

Ben Fougere·May 19, 2022

There are over 110 lakes in British Columbia that kokanee salmon call home. Some lakes can be classified as a...

FN0918-RECREATIONAL – Salmon – Region 2 – Non-Tidal Waters of the Fraser River – Pink Salmon Opportunities – Effective September 11, 2021

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·September 10, 2021

The recreational fishery for salmon in the non-tidal waters of the Fraser River will open as noted below. The Department...

Things You Should Know: The Freshwater Fishing Regulations

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·June 18, 2013

Through the season from other anglers and from our columns and features you'll often hear the phrase "check the regs." The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has their Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis posted on their website in an easy to read and print format. Here, you'll also find...

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...

How to skin and fillet a burbot. Credit: Raeanne O’Meara.

How To Skin & Fillet A Burbot

Raeanne O’Meara·February 17, 2022

Every winter, I look forward to catching my very favourite freshwater delicacy – burbot! When I first started catching burbot,...

Fly-Tying: Gomphus

Phil Rowley·January 8, 2014

by Phil Rowley From his Fly Tying Column One of the best dragon nymph imitations is Jim Crawford’s Gomphus. Although technically not a Gomphus imitation, Gomphus or Gomphidae are most commonly found living in slow moving sections of rivers and streams, and there is no disputing this pattern’s success. The spun and...

Preview of Jan/Feb Issue Feature “So You Want to Work in the Fishing Industry?”

Todd Martin·January 2, 2014

by Todd Martin You have often dreamed of the lifestyle. You have deep rooted envy of people that make their living from the fishing industry. You think to yourself, “I can do that. How hard can it be?” You imagine yourself dropping the city slicker routine and getting paid to go...

Atlantic salmon raised at a Glacier Falls fish farm on the BC coast

B.C. Government to Freeze New Net-pen Salmon Farms in Discovery Islands Until 2020

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·March 22, 2013

Atlantic Salmon raised at a Glacier Falls fish farm on the B.C coast. Photograph by: Bill Keay , PNG files VANCOUVER — A B.C. government announcement Friday that no new tenure agreements would be issued for net-pen salmon farms in the Discovery Islands until 2020 was immediately welcomed by one of the...

FN0490 Recreational Chinook Salmon Daily Limits in the North Coast Areas 3 to 5

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·May 30, 2020

FN0490-RECREATIONAL – Salmon – North Coast – Areas 3 to 5 – Chinook Salmon Daily Limits Effective May 31, 2020...

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