Sixgill Shark French Creek: Angler Reels in 10-Foot Benthic Monster Solo
News of a massive Sixgill Shark French Creek encounter has been tearing through local tackle shops this week, proving that the Salish Sea is still ...
Steelhead at Sea
Photo: Owen Drisdale Words by DICK BEAMISH, CHRYS NEVILLE, BRIAN RIDDELL Steelhead are rainbow trout that go to sea. When they return from the ocean ...
Creature Feature: Pink Salmon
Male "humpy" pink salmon in the Quinsam River near Campbell River, BC (Photo: Eiko Jones Photography) Scientific name: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: ...
The Spotted Ratfish
Photo: shutterstock_550091398 LATIN NAME: Hydrolagus colliei CLASS: Chondrichthyes GENUS: Hydrolagus FAMILY: Chimaeridae DOMAIN: Eukaryota What Do They Look Like? Imagine casting your line into the ...
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 ...
Geoduck Ceviche: King of Clams
The Pacific geoduck (Panopea generosa) is the world’s largest burrowing clam and is pound-for-pound the most valuable seafood harvested in the Pacific Northwest. It is ...
Creature Feature: Pacific Lamprey
Latin Name: Entosphenus tridentata/tridentatus Phylum: Chordata Class: Hyperoartia Family: Petromyzontidae Where Do Lampreys Live? Lampreys are one of our planet’s most ancient species, turning up ...
Creature Feature: Pacific Albacore Tuna
Latin Name: Thunnus alalunga Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Family: Scombridae What Do Pacific Albacore Tuna Look Like? Remember the old grade school riddle: “What’s ...
Creature Feature: Basking Shark
Latin Name: Cetorhinus maximus Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Family: Cetorhinidae Where to Find Basking Sharks and How to Identify Them Basking sharks have been roaming ...
Creature Feature: Pacific Coast Squid
Latin Name: Loligo (or Doryteuthis) opalescens Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopod Family: Loliginidae What Do They Look Like? Pacific coast squid have a long, tapered mantle, ...
