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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...