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Neil Cameron / Courier-Islander March 27, 2013 Both salt water and fresh water fishing licences and various conservation tags are due by April 1, but Department of Fisheries and Oceans has said the hard copies of salt water licences will be delayed for at least three weeks. The new halibut regulations - which...

Effective from 05:00 hours September 17, 2021 until 20:00 hours September 26, 2021 in the waters described below you may...

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.

By Phil Rowley When I first learned to fly fish, as with other fly fishers, I dreamt of one day casting to rising trout while standing knee deep in one of North America’s blue ribbon trout streams. Rivers such as the Madison, Henry’s Fork, Missouri and the Green filled my imagination.

Gabriola Island is one of those places where people live a quiet life and the problems associated with big cities and big industries seem far away. However that has all changed as the Pacific Pilotage Authority has a proposal in place that has the residents of Gabriola...

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Joanne Hepplewhite of North Vancouver!~ Throughout our trade show season we, at our BC Outdoors booth, run an annual draw in conjunction with our sponsor: Toyota and your Toyota BC dealers and Shearwater Resort. Each year, one lucky winner receives the grand package which includes an all-inclusive trip to Shearwater Resort...

Effective 00:01 hours November 8, 2019 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2019, the daily limit for Coho Salmon is one (1)...

Who would have thought that I would be stumped trying to write about my two most involved and time consuming activities? I mean, lets face it, I live and breath fly-fishing and nature photography. If I’m not talking about it or actually out there taking part then I must be...

Effective one hour before sunrise on August 29, 2022 until one hour after sunset on September 15, 2022, you may...