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Lamson Speedster

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 11, 2013

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...

English Dries: The Bristol Hopper

Phil Rowley·January 8, 2013

English stillwater dry flies differ from most of their North American counterparts. Many North American dry flies tend to rest on the water rather than in it. Simple and impressionistic, English stillwater dries are designed to sit low on the surface or in many instances damp, lying within the surface...

Giant Hogweed: Invasive Species Spreading Through BC

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 19, 2013

Giant Hogweed is an invasive species spreading through the province of BC. Visit this site on the French Creek Giant Hogweed Project for a wealth of information Each plant produces about 50, 000 winged seeds that can float through the air for up to three days before settling in the soil...

Update for August 7, Bivalve Shellfish Emergency Sanitation Closure Lifted at French Creek

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·August 7, 2013

The previous closure for bivalve shellfish at French Creek, near the City of Parksville, is no longer necessary and has been lifted. For the full Fishery Notice click here.

First Fish Of The Season

Michaela Ludwig·May 22, 2023

Winter may have held onto us with its icy grip for longer than normal, but it felt as though we...

Stillwater Fly Fishing App is Now Live

Camille Atebe·February 12, 2018

Have you ever wanted to spend a day on the water with Phil Rowley and Brian Chan? Here’s your chance...

The Baby Fat Minnow

Phil Rowley·August 18, 2020

Clark Pierce, or Cheech to many fly fishers and tyers, created one of my favourite small baitfish patterns, the Baby...

Sockeye Projections 2014

BCO Contributing Author·August 14, 2014

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...