Hone Your Coho Fishing Skills
*This article appeared in the July 2022 Issue. Expect a massive update in the August 2023 Issue. Never miss another issue—subscribe today! Not that long ago coho were the largest...
Baby Steps Towards Mark Selective Fishing Announced
What is Mark Selective Fishing (MSF)? Mark Selective Fishing is a fisheries management tool which allows retention of hatchery marked fish, while requiring wild unmarked fish to be released unharmed....
Three DFO Fishery Notices About April 1, 2023
On March 31, 2023, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans issued three interim measure notices under “Chinook Management Measures”. What Are Interim Measures? Interim measures simply mean there may be...
The Cowichan Harvest Roundtable: A Process That Works … Maybe?
The Cowichan is an iconic multi-species Vancouver Island salmon river. It provided food for coastal First Nations for thousands of years, and supports recreational and commercial salmon fisheries. The recreational...
Fishing Tidal Currents To Your Advantage
Knowing the right time to fish for salmon is one of the first things anglers learn. For example, feeding salmon bite for roughly an hour before, through, and an hour...
Sport Fish Data: How Catch Reporting and Biosampling Works
Talk with any group of hardcore anglers who extensively fish specific areas, and some will tell you that over the years they are able to follow specific patterns of fish....
Early Coho in the Southern Gulf Islands
When, and why the coho show up in the Strait of Georgia.
How To Choose A Flasher
With all the different flashers on the market, choosing which one to use and how to fish it can be a daunting task, one that’s just as difficult—and important—as choosing...
Op-Ed: The Future of BC Depends on the Sport Fishery
"[Valued at $1.1 billion], the sport fishery is the largest economic driver of all B.C. fisheries."
Interview with Tom Davis: A Call to Arms Document
Tom Davis: Recommendations for Restoring Southern British Columbia’s Public Chinook Fishery