Fishing Reports
The View from Bob Weir’s Bench 19/07/26
It all started with a snippet of a suggestion of a rumour that possibly someone, somewhere, had caught some Pink salmon. The source of that allegation was a guy with his finger on the pulse of coastal salmon fishing, a magazine publisher and an inveterate optimist,...
QUINSAM FISHING 15 JULY 2026
TheCourtJester drove See-Oh to the hatchery parking area; with very few vehicles parked. No other anglers were met and only a few dog walkers were seen in the downstream area. Conditions were decent: water; 17°C* clear and low (.474 on the...
Little Q. Closes
Ciao (for now) Little Q. Yes, it is that time of year again when warm/low water protocols come into effect on many local rivers. The Little Qualicum River is one of them. So, as of the 15th., no more fishing there until protocols end in September. With that in mind, a...
Tangled Lines
What’s Really Going on Down There?
Fly fishers are curious creatures. We probe the depths with a semblance of something we surmise a fish might want to bite. Quite often we do not know if fish are even present down there. Regardless, still we persevere. Ignorance is bliss, as they say. But some folks...
Beach Art and Supper might be late…..
DFO Regulations Changes
Your opportunity awaits. Existing federal recreational fishing regulations have been in effect since 1996. If you have any interest in submitting your input into changing fishing regulations, now is the time. Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) have opened a...