This post is for my Dad, who unfortunately, has lost a couple of fishing buddies over the past few years (for clarity - nothing he did!! :)). He lives near Courtenay, has a great boat, loves the ocean and has been fishing and exploring the coast for 40 years. The perfect fishing buddy for him...

Having trouble getting the hook to hang straight on a bait loop knot, any body want to share their secret?

Category(s): RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada Subject: FN0917-RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) - Halibut - Reminder of Closure October 18 and Amendment of Variation Order Number Amendment to FN0891: Variation Order Number...

Spool Keepers Made Easy an easy DIY!!! (mod wasn't sure where to put this because it is actually salt and fresh related) I recently saw this info on another site and appreciated the cool idea. With the posters permission, I wanted to share this idea for keeping your mainline and leader spools...

For the last little while I have been opting to store my roe in a mason jar after curing. Some of you may have already seen this manner in which you can seal the jar, but for those of you that haven't, I thought I'd share. First, take a mason jar, some use pints but quart sizes are ok as well...

Category(s): RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada Subject: FN0891-Recreational Halibut: All areas - Halibut Fishing Closure Throughout the 2010 recreational halibut fishing season, the Department in conjunction with the Sport Fishing...

Hmmm, what to tell you...basically I've just gotten back into fishing this June after taking about 5 years hiatus...was busy training to race kayaks and surfskis...is great to be getting reacquainted with my fly fishing gear and of course our fish. I'm mostly a lake fisher, pretty much...

I have been away from the forum for quite some time,so I don't no if this subject has been brought up. I would like to share my complete frustration with D.F.O. The last week extention in this years Sockeye fishery was complete proof of how stupid D.F.O. really is. I was fishing in the last...

I am closing a deal in the USA on a boat and a Broker is involved , he wants the deposit and balance upon closing to be placed into his trust account. This makes me a bit leary ? Has anyone got any good or bad experiences they would like to share ? or advise ? Cape R PS; Sorry Brokers out...

It's been awhile since I got out and went out this morning. Made it to the river by 7;30'ish. The river had risen at least 3 ft over night. I thought OMJG it's going to be a good day. Well mother nature did not disappoint. There was virtually no one on the river so I called my wife to wake my...

Was out today with the boat to unnamed bar,lol, thats what i call it because nobody fishes there.The Gong show going on in the lower bars such as Peg Leg don't interest me much at all as prefer to fish away from the crowds.I found the fish plentiful and very Dime bright today with sea lice still...

Is there a reason for the shoulder-to-shoulder fishing at bars like Pegleg and Jones? Is it the accessibility of these locations? The quality of the bar (i.e. fewer rocks + debris to snag tackle on)? The names/popularity? Something else? A combination of one or more these things? I fished Jones...

I was out with my father-in-law today and we quickly had 6 sockeye in the cooler... I told him that I thought we should bring up all but one rod because we'd had our share of double headers throughout the day and didn't want to go over the limit, just as I said this a fish took one of the three...

I know everyone is in the sockeye right now, but man oh man...I have to share this! We took a kid and his mom out fishing today and they had a blast with small bows. I left my 5 wt at home thinking maybe I can get lucky with a salmon on my 8wt. So while they were fishing, I thought I'd try a...

I would like to give the Birkenhead a try this weekend for some trout fishing. Never fished there before but it looks like a beautiful spot! I'm not even sure if it's fishable this time of year or not?? Anyway some info about where to access the river would be great, and any other advice you...