Was fishing at anderson lake and happened to stop by a spawning channel(i think) on gates creek.Full of sockeye,i noticed several fishing with long orange or yellow line on there dorsal fin.I would assume they are tags.If they are tags why are they on the fish? thanks

I recently came across this video, and got interested in fly fishing the mouth of the Adams with an egg pattern for rainbows. I am wondering though, when using egg patterns, if you should use an indicator on a 9ft leader and floating line or use it without an indicator. It would also be...

Launched at Kekuli bay on Fri and scooted over to the cliffs (south), went at 630am so I started flatline trolling with a lovely #3 pink/white Lyman Kokanee plug and 2ounce slipweight around 15' apart, within 30 mins I had a lovely 2 pound Koke thrashing on the surface! - thanks for the tip...

is it worth fishing just infront of a creek in a lake for kokanee while they head up to spawn? its not legal to fish them once they are in the creek right? thanks.

Sport fishing column for Sept 6 to 13, 2010 Last week I addressed the fact that this year's record Fraser River sockeye return did not just happen; it is the result of years of concentrated conservation efforts by many parties. While this return of the salmon is a wonder to some, it is one...

Sport fishing column for August 30 to Sept 6, 2010 For everything there is a season, a time to be quiet and a time to speak. The last warm days of summer are heralded in farming communities as the time of the harvest. Here in British Columbia the harvest many look forward to is not a...

Sport fishing column for August 23 to 30, 2010 One of my favorite fish to pursue is the desert trout. Though not prolific in numbers, like the rainbows in our high catch lakes, I find these fish to be well worth the time and study it takes to master them. This particular strain of...

NVO Report Nicola Valley Outdoors Fishing Report for August 17, 2010 Mizzoula Lake for kokanee with a wedding band worm says one of our regular trusted sources. They aren’t all that big, panfry size...

Sport fishing column for August 16 to 23, 2010 Some weeks ago I took my wife and daughter back to a lake in the Cariboo that we had not fished in ten years. After finding the fish (credit goes to my wife Kim for spotting the Damsel flies climbing up the bulrush stems), we were quickly...

Sport fishing column for August 9 to 16, 2010 With another drowning in the Vedder River this past week, I feel some safe wading tips are in order. Neoprene waders fill with water and all others fill with air, when an angler takes a tumble. This makes regaining stability difficult...

Sport fishing column for August 2 to 9, 2010 I am back from my short vacation, with some lessons learned. Safety is #1. While some of us teach water safety, general safety is often taken for granted. My lesson was administered as it often is, through experience when I slipped on a wet step...

30 July 2010 Fraser River Regulations changed on 30 Jul 10, you are allowed 4 Spring salmon per day with only one over 50cm. Sockeye opens are expected for mid-August but no retention as of right now. Chinook fishing remains steady with most fish caught on #0 and #2 spin-n-glos. Silver...

NVO Report Nicola Valley Outdoors Fishing Report for July 21st 2010 Evenings. The perfect time to be fishing dry flies on the lakes. Mamette Lake appears to have a lot of activity in the evenings...

Sport fishing column for July 19 to 26, 2010 I was going to drop the subject of panfish until an interesting article on this subject appeared on my newswire. Quoting from Mississippi's, Hattiesburg American; "If bluegill (panfish) are to be the main focus of your fly fishing...

Sport fishing column for July 12 to 19, 2010 Last week I suggested that fish can be good teachers and this week I wish to expand on that statement. I know I may have ruffled a few feathers amongst my readership and some may think it blasphemes, but do fish Black Crappie quite often during...

Nicola Valley Outdoors Fishing Report for July 13 2010 Pike Mountain lakes have been steady. The dry fly activity in the evening with caddis dry flies has been good. Tom Thumbs have been good producers as well as Tri-wing sedges. It was a little better before the cold front moved in...

I am thinking of trolling for rainbows or kokanee along the east side of Skaha Lake. Is this area likely to produce results? Any info/tips are welcome. Thank you

I was recently fishing Big Lake off the Likely road with my Dad and son. There was a small boat working the shoreline quite quickly and I joked that it looked like a couple americans fishing for bass. Well i ran into these folks at the boat launch later and it turns out that is exactly what they...

Fished Birkenhead Lake on the long weekend. Lots of bites few to the boat several small Kokanee landed and lost. the lake did provide one beauty however ....:D Slow troll with willow leaf and worm. wind always kicked up after 11 AM

Hi all! Ok, a little about myself....well I used to fish a ton when I was younger but have been away from it for many years now. About a year ago I really started to feel like my kids were missing out so I got back into it! Since then I have been doing a lot of exploring and had my son out to...