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I have long been a fan of Randall Kaufmann’s patterns and tying techniques. His stonefly nymph is one of my favourites. A Kaufmann Stone is one of my go-to patterns when imitating larger stonefly nymphs for both trout and steelhead. Stonefly nymphs make excellent searching patterns as the larger species...
Salvelinus confluentus, the predator of most river systems that they inhabit and a true eating machine. As a member of...
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...
Fall hits early in the interior of the province. By Mid-August there is a chill in the air that is...
If ‘big’ is a word you associate with fishing, you will love fishing Nootka Sound. That’s because there are big...
If you asked me a decade ago how I felt about saltwater fishing, I would have told you, “I have...
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...
Deb Paskall is both an accomplished fly fisher and tyer. Together with her husband, Randy, they pursue a wide variety...
While I still have yet to make it out to the ocean this year, my partner just got back from...