Fishing Reports
We’re going to try Zoom Meetings
This pandemic is not going away for some time and we want to keep all of our members safe, so we've decided to try meeting using the video conferencing app: Zoom Meetings. It is quite user friendly and it should allow us to get together and chat about what we've been...
On the Big Q. 18 10 20
Look closely at the above photo. You will see a good mix of fresh Coho and Chum salmon in that pod of fish. This is in the open to angling section of the Big Qualicum river and that picture represents only about 20% of the area of that pool. The rest of the pool was...
Springs, Coho, Chums and Kelsey
Having become tired of walking empty beaches or spotting coho well off shore out of range I thought maybe I should go where the fish are already waiting with more on the way. I called Cam and we went to the Puntledge. Friday we fished below the hatchery and Monday we...
Tangled Lines
ORES SEINING — NEEDS HELP
We are sorry for the short notice as once again we have chinook in the river and the river level has dropped to let us safely get in the river. We found out about the chinook late today as DFO had swimmers in the river this morning. Lyle said if needed we might...
Fly of the Month for October
For late season trout and Summer-run steelhead in streams often all that is needed to get them to rise is a good big bushy dry fly... the Palmered Brown Bug. At this time of year, Earth tone coloured flies will bring more solid rises than those garish flies fished...
Winning Fly for September is …
The Fly of the Month Fly Tying Challenge for September has concluded. It was nice to see so many club members took up the challenge and submitted their best handiwork. And WOW!, what a great looking collection of flies came in for consideration. Having these beautiful...