Journals
The Official Kickoff of the Salmon Fishing Season!
The Official Kickoff of the Salmon Fishing Season! It's the first week of August and I've been hearing reports of Pink Salmon starting to trickle into our local rivers. The Squamish valley and Howe Sound area often will see the Pink Salmon before the greater Vancouver...
Pier Fishing for Dogfish Sharks
Dogfish Shark Fishing off the Pier Recently I've really enjoyed getting into Dogfish fishing off the pier! Fishing off the pier there are a bunch of anglers all tossing a line and waiting for a bite, while doing that the social aspect is great! I love meeting new...
Fishing Sechelt beach and Inlet – Family Vacation & Captain Quinn
It's the first week of July and we're doing a family vacation on the Sunshine Coast! It's my parents, my sister, bro-in-law & niece and our family. We rented a house for a week here just north of Sechelt in an area called Sandy Hook. One fantastic surprise, we...
Franks Red Hot Sauce Breaded Fish Recipe Using Sole and Flounder
There's a been a popular deep fried fish recipe flying around the inter-webs lately it's called the "Franks Red Hot Breaded Fish Recipe". Typically I've seen it used on white fleshed freshwater fish like Walleye, Crappie, white bass, etc. I wanted to try the recipe...
Starting up the 2019 Winter Steelhead Season!
It's mid-February 2019 and I've finally gotten a chance to get out Winter Steelheading on the popular Vedder River in Chilliwack, BC. This time frame is ridiculously late for this water system as the season typically starts around late December. This late start won't...
Fishing for Early Fall Vedder River Coho Salmon
It's mid September and I made my first Fall trip out to the Chilliwack / Vedder River in pursuit of early Coho Salmon. The river levels recently bumped up with a few heavy rain days, when you see those levels spiking and plateauing it's go time! For my first Fall...
Fishing Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River
Sockeye salmon fever has hit the northwest! Typically, this fishery only opens once every four years on the Fraser River. This iterative 4-year cycle has continued to bring in the largest return of Sockeye so the Fisheries open it up for recreational anglers. For me...
BC Salmon Openings on the Fraser River
This Salmon season of 2018 is already kicking off with a buzz here in NW area with many counts already exceeding expectations, starting in the northern Vancouver Island and throughout British Columbia systems. We've been hearing excellent returns already of Chinook,...
How to Fish for Flounder, Bottom Fish and Crab
If you live in the Vancouver area (or near any Ocean) you’ve likely got more fishing options available than you may have known about. The Ambleside pier in West Vancouver offers many multi-species fishing opportunities paired with some great crabbing as well! I’ll be...
How Many Steelhead are Returning to the Chilliwack-Vedder River?
Each year there is an ongoing conversation around the strength of the adult Steelhead population in the Chilliwack-Vedder (CV) River. There is little to no enumeration data on these returning fish, so much of the conversation is speculation. Whether amongst local...
Capilano River Winter Steelhead
Fishing late March for Winter Steelhead The Winter Steelhead run begins January and April. By mid to late March most (if not all) of the Winter Steelhead will be in the system. Typically, around this same time if you catch or see any of these fish, you'll notice many...
Bead Fishing for Winter Steelhead in Low Clear Water
Low and Clear Presentations Required I got out winter Steelhead fishing with 2 other buddies this past weekend. Today the weather was around 2 degrees Celsius with a chilly breeze it felt below zero. These are not my favorite fishing conditions but with two toddlers a...
