Tips
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. Fifty years ago, strip rigging in a teaser head was...
How To
Brooksy (L) and Matt Johnson, Author (R) While Vancouver Island is a renowned fishing destination, Island Fisherman Magazine also explores the rich angling opportunities found elsewhere in the world. From exotic locales in the tropics...
Gear
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 fishing—salmon, bottom fish, and even river fishing?” And of course...
Island Fly
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! Fall on Vancouver Island is a special time of year,...