Fishing Reports
ELK FISHING – 6 MAY 2021
TheDagger drove TheCourtJester to the Cervus parking area, where one vehicle was parked. The occupant was a German NCA who had overnighted there and fished the day before, catching a few trout. He showed Jester a picture of one pretty bow in spawning dress. Then he...
Hell Diver Lake 02 05 21
Just got back from Hell Diver lake. There are at least a gazillion trout in there; jumping, rising, porpoising at the surface etc. Great surface fly action. All Cutthroats, mostly in the 8”-10” range with a few pushing 12+”. Road in is in good shape. Boat launch area...
Oyster River 19 04 21
The water level graph above tells a great story. Several days of clear skies with hot sunshine made a big change in the Oyster river. What had been a steadily holding normal water level since before the first of April had now become a surging freshet, from rapidly...
Tangled Lines
If Dr. Bonnie Henry was a Fly Fisher…
It’s nearly that time of year again, when certain streams entice hordes of anglers to descend upon them like a flock of seagulls homing in on a herring ball. For most conscientious fly-fishers each year brings with it a renewed determination not to fall into the trap...
Kidney Lake Anticipation
For me it started way back in 2010. My introduction to Kidney lake came via that quirky locally produced TV show, Two Men and Their Fishing Rods. Season one, Episode two, shows Tyler and Nathan enjoying a good day fishing up at Kidney lake. Their M.O. is to drag a...
Little Q. – A Sign of the Times
Over the years, on the Little Qualicum river, I have tried to be helpful in my own way; trails have been brushed out and rerouted around washouts and informational signs have been posted at strategic points along the river. The latter has been limited to posting...