Fishing Terms & JargonI remember walking into a local fishing shop and talking with another customer about my last trip to the Chilliwack River. I recall a specific question he asked, “was the river blown out?” I remember thinking, “what the heck...
When I’m Steelheading and having a tough day on the water (usually fishing bait), I’ll often quickly change up my baits/lures to something much different than what I was fishing with. This is called “The Change Up”, a process of changing Baits,...
This tip is for choosing a jig color based on the time of day & light conditions you’re fishing in. Of course, these may be impacted based on the species you’re going after, but may be useful in getting you thinking about jig colors vs. light conditions. These...
Bead fishing is growing in popularity for the river fisherman. A bead fishing setup is a small (usually 6mm-12mm) single bead above a single hook below it (see diagram). This bead mimics a fish egg floating down the river. During the Salmon spawning season when...
What? A Hydrograph definition can be confusing, so my quickest way to define it is it’s simply a graph that monitors the water flow volume at a specific point. Think of a large ruler jammed into a specific point in/on a river, and as the river water levels move...
