Of Squirrel’s Ears and Alder Leaves
I think these words of wisdom came from old Tom, through the writings of Arthur Mayse, “When the Alder leaves are the size of a squirrel’s ear, it’s time to fish the river for Cutthroats.” Today was such a day. Bright sun, slight breeze, steady water level, although,...
QUINSAM RIVER FISHOUT – 4 APRIL 2026
After a number of delays caused by high water levels, the event finally came into being on the Saturday. Attendance was limited, probably due to the Easter weekend. For once, the weather conditions were excellent, with the water being a little awkward. ...
Spider Lake Mar 31
Need I say more?
QUINSAM FISHING – 31 MARCH 2026
After the morning’s work at ORES, theCourtJester drove MikeT (hereafter, See-oh) to the bridge parking area. While gearing up, they saw another angler cross the road and go on the trail. Later he joined our boys upriver. In addition, two walkers, one...
Reginald Lake March 31, 2026
Wanting to make sure that we got our monies worth out of last year’s license Rod, Cam and I headed to Reginald Lake. Water temp was 42 degrees Fahrenheit, air was 3 degrees Celsius when we got there @ 9am but the lack of wind made it bearable. Oh, the electric...
As a Tribute to Roderick Haig-Brown
It has been 50 years since the untimely passing of Roderick Haig-Brown, in 1976. In 1998, Canada Post issued a collection of fly-fishing theme-based postage stamps. Two of those stamps exemplified fly patterns originated by Roderick Haig-Brown; his Steelhead Bee and...
Misadventure on Wolf
Still learning the area, and have been wanting to get out for a bit, so the the nice weather today motivated me to take myself and my son (Lucas) to Wolf for a bit of an explore and fish on our kayaks. There was a good bit of bug activity on the surface, so we had...
New Steelhead Lie Discovered…. Perhaps.
Way back in January 2023, my stream report on this site, see Boulder Dumping , featured an ill-conceived, outside of instream work season, unlawful dumping of large boulder riprap and a stream-deflecting rock groin on the Little Qualicum River. Starting that day and...
Fishing the Quinsam Main
THE QUINSAM RIVER This small river begins with a series of lakes and snakes it way through mostly forest until it meets the Campbell, away from the town. It contains mainly small trout, but larger fish are few and far between. If you like fishing an intimate stream...