Alberni Inlet Sockeye Fishing: The Ultimate Summer Angler’s Guide
Mother and son having a great time fishing Sockeye in the Alberni Inlet. Photo: Doug Lindores, Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing. Ultimate Guide ...
The Salmon Head Recovery Program: 2025 Data Review
The Salmon Head Recovery Program: 2025 Data Review As Island anglers, we spend a lot of time talking about the fish we catch. But how ...
2026 Canada Boating Regulations: New Fees and BC License Rules You Need to Know
If you’re preparing your boat for the 2026 season, you need to look at more than just your bottom paint and zincs. Significant changes to ...
Man Overboard: Why Your Boat Needs a Reboarding Device (Even if You Can Swim)
Falling overboard is more than just embarrassing—it is one of the leading causes of boating fatalities in Canada. According to the Canadian Red Cross, falling ...
Surface Trolling With Plugs For Salmon and Trout
Fishing for salmon using plugs with weights or downriggers and with bucktails on the surface has been a staple of the BC coast and beyond ...
Healthy Fall-Run Chinook
Dave Kalyn with a mature wild Chinook Photo: Tom Davis In August, anglers can keep Chinook in most popular BC south coast waters, but not ...
Salmon Diet Science: How Chinook & Coho Diets are Different
The Juanes Lab The Adult Salmon Diet Program (ASDP) is a project based out of the University of Victoria, funded by the Pacific Salmon Foundation ...
One Rod To Rule Them All
Often a tackle salesman gets asked the dreaded question by customers for that one impossible request: “Can I get one rod for every type of ...
How To Cut Herring Strip for Salmon Fishing The Easy Way
Vancouver Island herring (Photo: Gibran White) Before the 1980s, bait fishermen had three options: cut plugging, mooch- ing with live herring, or trolling herring strip. ...
Be Prepared for Trailer Bearing Failure
The truck is all packed up, coolers full of ice and supplies. Rigs are tied, reels are respooled. With boat and trailer in tow, you ...
