Fishing Tips, Tricks & Tech Talk

by Ty Langford Perhaps you should. Following is a preview of some of the insights in our new column "Mechanical Maintenance". Sure, we all try to do our oil changes every 5000 kilometres, give or take 2000 for some of us, but what about some of the other crucial components that may have...

You need to clean your boat, and I’m going to help you learn how keep it clean the natural non-toxic way, without having to use cleaning agents that contain phosphates and other poisonous chemicals that are a danger to the ecosystem as they are rinsed off your boat into the...

Burbot, ling, eel pout or mud shark are just a few of the seven or so different monikers this sometime maligned and disrespected fish gets called. I, unlike a lot of folks, don’t think of them as ugly at all, but rather as yummy, battered pieces of fish candy in my deep fryer. Incidentally, the burbot is the only fresh water representative of the cod fish family in North America and it has succulent, mild tasting, white flaky, firm flesh.

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

By Garry Elgear Originally published in “Tips and Tech” Jan/Feb 2011 issue of BC Outdoors magazine. With the change of the season, winter is finally upon us. Barren trees, crisp air, a brand new dusting of snow and I am exhilarated, anticipating and planning my next trip with my fishing partner for...