What is Slow-Pitch Jigging?
Introduction To Slow-Pitch By Joel Unickow Slow-pitch jigging. The name itself evokes a sense of deliberate grace, a stark contrast to the aggressive, high-speed techniques ...
How to Book a Fishing Charter
I’ve been a guide working in Barkley Sound for the past 23 seasons, and over that time I’ve run day charters based out of Port ...
Winter Chinook Fishing with Sand Lance Lures
Salmon eat plenty of sand lance, so how can we use that to help us catch more fish? There’s sand lance all around Vancouver Island ...
Fall Salmon Fly Fishing: A Beginner’s Guide
If you are anything like me, the buzz of the alarm clock at 4 a.m. isn’t usually a welcome sound. Unless it’s a fishing day! ...
Urban Freshwater Fishing in Victoria, BC
You work to hard! Take a fishing break! If you’re anything like me, then you’ve seen your fair share of 9-to-5 jobs. You might have ...
How To Catch Sablefish (Black Cod)
Sablefish, better known as Black Cod, is a species often overlooked by recreational fisherman on the west coast—mainly because they live in deep water along ...
Pink Salmon in the Campbell River
Ready to fish for pinks? Before we jump into the where and the how, it’s worth spending a little time understanding the species. Pinks are ...
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. ...
Why Buy a Belly Boat?
Now I’m not saying that kayak fishing isn’t a ton of fun, or that cleaning up the old tinner for a spring outing doesn’t make ...
Right Rod to the Rocks—Trolling Etiquette
It seems that every fishing season we hear dock discussions about conflicts between recreational fishing vessels trolling the tack. In my years on the water ...
