Fishing Reports
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...
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...
Still water fishing is heating up. May the Force be with the Horne Lake crew.
Unfortunately I cannot make the Horne Lake fish-out tomorrow but signs are positive that it could be an auspicious day. With air and water temperatures getting toward perfect, the bite is on. 2 hours today resulted in 15-20 fish landed between 2 rods. Black micro...
Tangled Lines
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...
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...
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...