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We Have a Winner from the Toyota Shearwater BCO Derby Draw!

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·June 20, 2013

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...

FN0903-RECREATIONAL – Finfish Closure changing to Hook-Size Restriction – Area 25 – Conuma River Estuary – Effective Immediately until December 31, 2022

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·August 16, 2022

Effective immediately until 23:59 December 31, 2022, the following portion of Subarea 25-5 will revert from a finfish closure to...

Squamish Streamkeepers Society Working on Bringing Back the Herring

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·October 7, 2013

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...

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.

BC Outdoors Goes Back to its Roots

Camille Atebe·March 11, 2015

BC Outdoors, with its history of change, is changing once again. This time back to its roots, back to what made this magazine the most read outdoor magazine in the west. With our new ownership, and the creation of Outdoor Group Media, we have put the fishing magazine and hunting magazine back together, back where it belongs, in one big magazine.

FN1102-RECREATIONAL – SALMON: Region 2 – Fraser River Chum – Allouette River, Chehalis River, Chilliwack River, Harrison River, Stave River, Nicomen Slough

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·October 15, 2021

Further to FN1097, the coast-wide returns of Chum salmon have been very poor and the current in-season estimate for the...

Pacific Salmon Foundation Unveils New Stamp

Daniel Lanigan·May 15, 2020

The winning artist for the 2020/2021 PSF Salmon Conservation Stamp Competition is Joshua Hansen. Below is some information from Hansen...

Saltwater Fishing Licences to Be Delayed

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·March 27, 2013

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...

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...

FN0680-RECREATIONAL – Salmon – Chinook – Region 6 – Skeena River – Opening July 15, 2020

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·July 14, 2020

Effective at 00:01 hours July 15, 2020 Recreational fishing for Chinook salmon will re-open in the Skeena River watershed as...

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