Fly of the Month: The Palmered Brown Bug
The Palmered Brown Bug presents a good silhouette on the surface. And when slightly drowned, the wings give the fly a jittery, fish-enticing action when bucking the flow.
Reader Story: Megan Wood Catches a Seal at Port Renfrew
We just love reader stories. Here's one that will warm your heart. Written by Nanaimo's own 7-year old Megan Wood. Seal on!!
Short Story Contest! Reader Stories
We are looking for the funniest, craziest, scariest fishing stories to feature in the January Issue of Island Fishermen Magazine! And yes, there are prizes! Your story will be featured in the issue and you’ll receive a cool backpack!
Take the 2-min Survey — Win a backpack!
Take our survey From October 1 to October 15 and win prizes!
DFO Species at Risk Program: Proposed Amended Recovery Strategy for Northern and Southern Resident Killers Whales
Today, Sept 26th, 2018, a public WebEx webinar was held by the DFO to discuss the “DFO Species at Risk Program: Proposed Amended Recovery Strategy for Northern and Southern Resident Killers Whales”. The presentation of the slides...
The State Of Coho 2018
Up until the mid-1990s, coho were the foundation almost every year for productive salmon fishing in the Strait of Georgia recreational fishery. Since then, however, their presence has been much less predictable...
Fraser River Sockeye Forecast 2018
Sockeye from the Fraser River comprise one of the greatest salmon stock aggregates in BC. It’s no exaggeration to describe it as a “foundation stock,” because it is so important to many diverse communities within the province.
How to Find Lingcod
Your chart plotter and sounder are extremely useful tools for identifying key lingcod habitats and planning a strategy to target these toothy piscivores.
Gear For The Year: Part 1
Welcome to our newest column featuring the latest and greatest in drool-worthy, must have gear for the year! Get your ‘hooks’ into these. We have, and we did well! We'll update you with new gear that we've tried every month.
Juan de Fuca/Strait of Georgia Chinook Regulations 2018
After nearly three months of rushed analysis and consultation, on May 30 the DFO released fishery notice #0428. It is likely unprecedented in the history of BC fisheries management in its scope.
