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On the Beach 25 03 2023

On the Beach 25 03 2023

Perhaps I missed it. Having been out and about several times over the past month or so it should have been quite obvious... the herring fishery. At least down here, from Parksville to Deep Bay, the commercial fishing fleet is usually working the schools close to the...

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Horne Lake Fishout Saturday 18 Mar 2023

Horne Lake Fishout Saturday 18 Mar 2023

DonB, Rod, Cam, Dave, Jim, Joel and myself had a glorious day on Horne Lake yesterday. The weather was fantastic. Warm sunny day, the wind co-operated and so did the fish. We were about 2-3 weeks later than we normally go, but there were still some big fish around. I...

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Tangled Lines

Euronymphing 101… and beyond

Euronymphing 101… and beyond

OK, let’s get real for a moment. Despite my fondness for taking stream dwelling trout on the surface, the early season pretty well dictates going down to get consistent action. Cold water temperatures, coupled with sparse hatches of aquatic insects, largely makes for...

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RATZ…

RATZ…

Ratz -- nemesis of  lesser Sebastes Shitfish "Orange is the colour, my son, if you want to get coppers and quillbacks, yellow for Chinas, chartreuse for blackies, a touch of red in there, too, somewhere, helps.”  That was my remembrance of our chance meeting. Funny, I...

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One Percent

One Percent

A couple of important issues arose this past week. One, the annual Oyster River Enhancement Society’s (ORES) invitation for volunteers to participate in fin-clipping Coho salmon smolts at their fish hatchery facility. The other, Previan, the parent company of my...

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