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Fish Dumplings in Savory Broth

Linda Gabris·February 7, 2014

Orignally published in "Cooking Rough" March/April 2013 issue of BC Outdoors magazine. Click here for the original published version as a printable pdf Here’s a tasty fish creation reminiscent in flavour to the renowned Jewish dish known as gefilte fish. The big difference is that these savory fish dumplings are served piping...

What To Do With A Freezer Full Of Wild Game

Raeanne O’Meara·January 8, 2025

The last quarter of the year can feel a bit like a rat race – kids are back to school,...

Casting High & Fishing Low

Danie Erasmus·September 1, 2022

Streamer fishing is one of the simplest and most effective ways to fish rivers for rainbow and cutthroat trout. Anglers...

Learning to make a proper cast takes time and practice.

Improve Your Fly Casting

Brent Gill·May 15, 2020

I was fortunate to be introduced to fly fishing and fly casting at a very young age, somewhere around 1978...

Psychology of Dry Fly Fishing

Danie Erasmus·January 8, 2014

This article originally appeared in the July/August issue of BC Outdoors It is a common belief that wet flies and nymphs are the most successful choice to catch a lot of fish. This does make sense as fish feed subsurface the majority of the time, and anglers will only open...

West Coast Fishermen’s Pie

Linda Gabris·January 3, 2014

by Linda Gabris Originally published in the "Cooking Rough" column in the January/February 2012 issue of BC Outdoors magazineClick here to print the original printed version Here’s a delicious, versatile salmon pie recipe that always makes a big splash at the table. Without doubt, you’ve heard of British codfish pies, Cajun catfish...

Properly maintaining your waders, and repairing them when necessary, means you’ll have them for many future adventures. Photo by Chase White.

Maintaining & Repairing Waders

Tom Johannesen·September 9, 2020

There’s nothing like a pair of leaky waders to put a damper on your fishing trip. The following bits of...

Fishing For Sockeye Salmon On Babine Lake

Raeanne O’Meara·August 24, 2022

August is many things: a time for berry picking, a time for camping, a time for relaxing and a time...

What is your opinion on the secretive attitude that many fishers practice in BC and do you think it is of benefit to the fishery in the long run?

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·May 24, 2013

Well, I participate in internet fishing forums and write articles for fishing magazines so in the eyes of many I am emblematic of what they see as the decline of the fishery due to over-saturation of information in the media and on the net. Maybe because of that I'm not...

Round turn and two half hitches. Credit: Raeanne O’Meara.

Five Useful Beginner Knots In The Outdoors

Raeanne O’Meara·November 1, 2019

I will be the first to admit – tying knots has never been my forte. Despite knowing that it is...

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