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...
Horne Lake — Upper Big Q Recc’y
Our last real snowfall, down in my neck of the woods, fell about two weeks ago. Got stuck on a hill in that white shite while heading into the Little Q. Today it was better road conditions, so headed out into the boonies to conduct some reconnaissance around Horne...
Favourite flies
If you only take 4 or 5 flies to Maple or Spider Lake what would they be?
Buccaneer Beach… and Beyond
Conditions today were great for fly-fishing off the beach, and breathing in plenty of fresh sea air would be a good way to start off the New Year. Destination: Buccaneer Beach. Sea state; flat calm. Last hour of a rising tide. Water temperature; 8ºC. Wind; none. Air...
The generosity of good friends
What a Wonderful Gift from a very generous friend, Nigel Burden. Several years ago I was instructing Casting with a good friend Ryan White at Comox lake. This demonstration and teaching day was put on by the Cumberland Fly Shop. I demonstrated single handed casting...
Tide Charts for 2023
Here is the annual installment of the year long series of tide charts. As previous, these are tidal predictions attained through the application of mathematical logarithms based on interacting movement of certain celestial bodies, (see illustration below). These...
Boxing Day Blowout
The old adage about Boxing Day being the unofficial opening day of winter-run steelhead season may still hold true, in some places. Locally, recent weather events, like heavy rain on snow have greatly reduced the number of probable fishing venues. High water levels...