Fishing Reports
The View from Bob Weir’s Bench 11 02 26
Starting at Bob Weir’s Bench/Noonday Road beach access, my hop-scotching expedition today took me from there down Island about 6.5 kilometres, to the beach at Annie Creek. My quest, sea-run Cutthroat trout. Seawater temperature pegged at 7.1°C. Air temperature 10°C....
The Awesome Power of Moving Water
When it comes to flowing water, as say, in a river, the only constant is change. The recent cold snap had dropped river levels to fishable height after the last flood event two weeks earlier. But I missed optimum fishing conditions by one overnight rainstorm. That’ll...
A QUICK VISIT TO THE QUINSAM 20 JANUARY 2026
After the hatchery job, TheCourtJester drove alone to the Bridge parking area; the intent was to check out the river and see if it had returned to a reasonable fishing state. There were no vehicles in the lot and no one was seen on the trail. The water...
Tangled Lines
THE QUINSAM RIVER
PP II Challenge #14
Hook – Mustad 9674. Size 6 or 8. Debarbed and sharpened. Thread – Black, 6/0 Uni Thread. Tail – Glow-in-the-dark white Crystal Flash™. Body – Glow-in-the-dark plastic beads, tied Ridj-Bak style. Body Wrap – Glow-in-the-dark white Crystal Flash™, wound between beads....
The Answer Is….
The correct/acceptable answer for challenge #13 is: the Horner’s Deer Hair Shrimp. This fly pattern was invented for catching Chinook salmon and Steelhead in the Smith River in California. The inventor, Mr. Jack Horner, says this about his fly, "The bucktail tuft...