Journals
2nd Annual St. Mars BC Sportsmen Show
My dad, son and father-in-law and I made it out to the 2016 BC Boat & Sportsmen's Show / BC Hunting Show today. I was here last year with my son Asher, so I'll call this the 2nd annual St. Mars's sportsmen show. It's always a blast to see the new tackle coming out,...
Chilliwack River Winter Steelheading – Only river mileage
Winter Steelheading involves a lot of hiking. You must hunt for these fish, and rarely do you need to stay in one spot for long in order to get into these fish. No fish landed this day but I covered a ton of water that I’ve never seen before and learned a lot.
New Tip! Core Lead Length Calculator
New Calculator Tool! I'm pretty happy with the Core Lead Length Calculator in the Tips section. Here is a quick summary and instructions on how to use the tool. If you've ever used core/hollow point lead as a weight under a float you have measured out specific lengths...
Winter Steelhead – 3 Fish Day!
This was hands down the BEST Winter Steelhead day I’ve had in my 2 year career chasing Steel! Landed 3 Winter Steelhead on the Chilliwack River in less than half a day. It was “go time”, enough said.
Winter Steelhead – The Pink Worm Change-Up
Pink Worms are a terrific change up when Steelhead fishing. Included in this trip, there are a few tips and ideas on how to rig up your worm plastics.
Winter Steelhead – Chilliwack River Scouting
First Winter Steelhead trip of the 2015/2016 season! Cold winter fishing conditions on the Chilliwack River is apparent from the video and photos. On this trip I outline one of my favorite Steelhead baits.
Salmon Confidential
In British Columbia Salmon are our keystone species. National Geographic defines a keystone species as a plant or animal that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions. Without keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or...
Site Launched!
Site Name Updated August 2016 Site was initially launched as InstaFishing.com, but was relaunched as BCFishingJournal.com in August 2016. I'm really excited to have another fishing related outlet and share it online. As mentioned on the home page, I haven't been river...
Jack Coho Salmon
This trip covers my late(ish) season Coho trip on the Chilliwack River. I got a video of a beautiful Jack Coho that includes the underwater release footage.
Harrison River – Salmon & Sturgeon Charter
What a blast! A very memorable Salmon & Sturgeon combo day of fishing on the Harrison River. We “crushed it” that day.
Stave River Fall 2015 and again does not disappoint
3 Chum Salmon trips into 1! Chum are quickly becoming one of my favorite fish to target in British Columbia, what a blast these fish are!
Asher’s 1st Fishing Trip
Not even a year old and Asher is out on the Chilliwack River watching his dad (and family) catch Pink Salmon. A proud dad here.
My name is Jesse, I’ve been obsessed about fishing since I was a toddler trying to catch fish with my minnow net in any type of water. These articles are another fishing outlet for me as I have a passion to promote fishing in an educational, fun and respectful format. Feel free to reach out to me with any fishing questions or business inquires, see contact page.