There is real damage being done to the future reputation of the recreational fishery in BC. The business infrastructure is paying big time for DFO’s lack of preparedness in providing a meaningful consultation and planning schedule to develop measures that would sustain the fishery.
Downrigging has replaced motor mooching as the preferred method of Chinook fishing. Pity.
About 150 feet below the wave-tossed boat, something is toying with the...
When choosing fresh bait to dredge along the bottom for deep-water species like halibut, lingcod and yelloweye rockfish, you should consider the findings of the US National Marine Fisheries Service.
By October, most salmon anglers have put their saltwater tackle away for the winter. With the exception of chum salmon and scattered schools of late-running coho, migratory stocks have long since entered the rivers to spawn.
With no reefs, back eddies, tide rips or whirlpools to create hazardous conditions, Alberni Inlet is classic small boat water. Expect to see everything from kayaks, tiny dinghies and inflatables, to houseboats, yachts and ocean-going cruisers.
That Campbell River is recognized worldwide as the “Salmon Capital of the World” is common knowledge. It’s neither an idle boast nor Chamber of Commerce hyperbole; it’s simply a fact.
Port Hardy has some 4,100 residents, and one of its mainstay industries is forestry, plus it is the Northern Vancouver Island hub for commercial salmon fishing.
The "thing" was dragging me across the boat! I quickly jammed both feet against the boat and braced myself. The boat tilted precariously and began moving slowly toward the centre of the channel.
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