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Slack Kills

Aaron Goodis·October 23, 2013

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...

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Small Scale: Maple Smoked Salmon Appetizers

Linda Gabris·January 3, 2014

By Linda Gabris Originally published in the "Cooking Rough" column in the September/October 2011 issue of BC Outdoors magazine.Click here to print the original version as seen in the issue. This is the perfect recipe for those times when you only have a small portion of catch available for smoking. It...

Copper spoons with a bright red stripe seem to attract the most fish. The copper has just enough flash to attract fish in.

Spoon Fishing For Rainbow Trout

Ben Fougere·September 27, 2022

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

Spur Of The Moment

Michaela Ludwig·August 14, 2023

It’s not very often anymore that we get to experience spur-of-the-moment trips. Work and household responsibilities leave us carefully carving...

The classic golden brown colour and the red slash under the jaw make cutthroat trout easy to identify. Photo by Chase White.

Stream of Gold

Brennan Lund·September 14, 2021

Fly fishing for westslope cutthroat trout in the East Kootenays of British Columbia should be on every angler’s bucket list....

An example of an effective blob pattern.

Sun Tans & Fly Rods

Brian Chan·July 29, 2021

It was not that many years ago that planning a summer holiday around some lake fly fishing was considered a...

Targeting Fish in Skinny Waters.

Targeting Fish in Skinny Waters

Tom Johannesen·August 17, 2022

When it comes to stillwater fly fishing, there is simply nothing more exciting than targeting fish in skinny water. It’s...

The Best Flies for B.C.’s Favourite Fishing Holes

Mike Mitchell·July 5, 2018

When embarking on a fishing trip, British Columbians have a number of excellent options available to them depending on how...

The Hero Shot

Trevor Shpeley·February 4, 2014

We have all done it. If you have a fishing rod and a camera you have probably at some point hoisted a fish high and proud for a picture before releasing it back into the water. It's just a natural thing to do, you want to show your family and...

The Year Ahead

Michaela Ludwig·January 9, 2023

There is something about ticking over into another year – on one hand, the new year is a celebration of...

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