Demystifying Lake-Run Cutthroat Trout
A very large and newly tagged cutthroat pushing 5 lbs! Photo: Mike McCulloch with the Province of BC. The first recorded tagging of fish ...
Effects of Temperature on Trout
As climate change’s warming events continue to become more frequent, anglers’ attitudes also need to change in relation to trout and the effects of warmer ...
A Day in the Life of a Fisheries Officer
“Do you get seasick?” officer Mandy Ludlow asked me moments after meeting on the dock. “Only in bad seas,” I replied, apprehensive at the question. ...
Where Steelhead Meet Science
The warm sun shone brilliantly through the canyon pool, casting shadows around summer-run steelhead haphazardly cruising about. These black shapes dotted the canyon, like stealthy ...
The Hotspot Stonefly Fly
Hotspot flies are nothing new. They have been circulating in fly fishing circles for more than a decade, originating in Europe. Hotspots on flies are ...
Fly Tying: The Knocking Heads Sculpin
Vancouver Island boasts a rare population of invasive brown trout that have managed to gain a strong foothold in rivers like the Cowichan. While many ...
Freedive Spearfishing: Beneath the Liquid Curtain
On fishless days, anglers almost always mention the natural beauty they witnessed, whether the mountains, the sunrises, or the wildlife—as if nature is the consolation ...
How to Tie the Egg-Sucking Wooly Bugger Fly
If you ask ten people what they are using as a fly during the salmon and steelhead runs, I guarantee that a few of them ...
How To Tie the Coho Clouser Fly
By the time coho start to roll off our coasts, this fly will serve you well until they enter the rivers. It can be used ...
Where to Get Salt Ice on Vancouver Island
In the doldrums of winter, my friends and I reminisce about the yearly pink salmon runs on the island—bluebird skies, warm and pleasant weather (except ...
