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Looking for the Gifts that Wow?

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·December 18, 2013

Keeping the stories real for $299.99 We all know how frustrating it is to catch the fish of lifetime and have no proof. Resorting to tall-tale-telling in place of picture showing has become so tall in fact that we have even had to alter our understanding of the meaning of the...

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...

Percy with Kootenay Lake Rainbow Chinook in 2006

Preview: Early Spring Kootenay Gerrards

BCO Contributing Author·January 2, 2014

by W.P. Williamson The barely audible snap of the fishing line being pulled from the quick release clip on the planer board line was instantly replaced by the piercing zing of line being ripped off the reel. “Screamer on,” I called to my father at the helm of his Thunder Jet.

FN0969-Salmon – Sockeye – Areas 11 to 29 – Fraser River Sockeye Update – August 30, 2022

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·August 30, 2022

The Fraser River Panel met August 30, 2022, to receive an update on the migration of the Fraser Sockeye run...

COVID-19 Update from the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC

Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.·March 16, 2020

Keeping our Staff and Visitors Safe To minimize the risk to our guests and staff, and to help reduce the...

Studies Show Salmon use “GPS” to Make Their Way

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·February 6, 2014

Previously published. Written by Dene Moore, THE CANADIAN PRESS February 6, 2014 10:00 AM VANCOUVER - Every year, millions of chinook salmon clog the rivers and creeks of British Columbia in an epic migration that has puzzled scientists for generations. The fish travel hundreds of thousands of kilometres through the ocean and...

Update for Salmon – Nanaimo and Departure Bay

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·August 1, 2013

Fisheries and Oceans announces details on pinks in the Nanaimo and Departure Bay areas. See the full Fishery Notice here. Find that from August 1 to September 30 the daily pink salmon retention limit is at four with retention at zero listed for specific areas. Within the Notice is a list of important...

Preview of our Jan/Feb Feature “The World of Nymphing: Part One”

Danie Erasmus·January 2, 2014

by Danie ErasmusNymph fishing has evolved from the simple practice of fishing a sunken fly into a myriad of different nymphing methods from around the world. Nowadays, you are likely to hear about European methods such as Czech, Polish, French and Spanish nymphing, but there is also the New Zealand...