Fishing Tips, Tricks & Tech Talk

by Aaron Goodis We are so pleased to bring you our new column by regular feature author, BCO blogger and cover image provider, Aaron Goodis. In every issue of BC Outdoors Sport Fishing magazine, Aaron will bring you new tips and instructions on how to become a better fly caster. If you...

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...

Roderick Haig-Brown, one of the most praised and respected fly-anglers, not only as an active angler in his time but as a legend in ours, had a very solid belief as to how an angler should carry himself and he led unwaveringly by that example. As a self-proclaimed disciple of...

We really couldn’t ask for better ice fishing weather in northern BC. We had a few very cold weeks at...

If you have never thrown spoons for rainbow trout, you should! Spoon fishing for rainbow trout is a fun way...

One of the most common mistakes in fly-casting is allowing slack. Slack Kills! Ever try to shoot a bow and arrow with a slack bowline? It doesn't work and your fly cast won’t either. You need to create good tension at all times during your fly cast. In order for...

Between the 1950s and the late 1970s herring strip was the principle natural bait used by BC salmon anglers who preferred to troll rather than cut plug or mooch with herring. Trollers also used herring from four to seven inches in length. However, strip sales far exceeded sales of these...

The simplest way to preserve fish for future dinners is freezing it – whether you just throw them in freezer...

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...