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The Heart of the Fraser

“The Heart of the Fraser is in peril…” My good friend Dr Marvin Rosenau sent this to me and has urged me to share it with my followers. All of you who fish the Lower Fraser River and tributaries from Mission to Hope, already understand the ecological importance of this stretch. Salmon either spawn here […]...

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Smallmouth Bass in Cultus Lake

A couple of months ago, we published an alert notice on the presence of smallmouth bass in Cultus Lake when the northern pikeminnow capture crew encountered a couple during the program in the spring. There was surprisingly fair amount of skepticism of this news even though the notice came from BCs Ministry of Environment and […]...

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Fish Selectively During Sockeye Salmon Fishing Closures

The non-tidal portion of the Fraser River is closed to sockeye salmon fishing after today. This years opening was almost a month long, so I hope everyone has had a chance to bring home some of the finest eating salmon. The good news is that the river will remain open for two salmon species – […]...

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Ice Fishing in BC, a Fun Family Pastime!

In the past several winters, I have been doing more and more ice fishing. What started out as part of my work with the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC to promote winter fishing opportunities, has turned into one of our familys favourite pastimes. Last February, we gave Tunkwa Lake a go in February. While others […]...

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Save the Interior Fraser Steelhead this Christmas!

Can you fulfill my Christmas wish this year Around a month ago, I talked about the current demise of the Interior Fraser River steelhead populations (Thompson and Chilcotin Rivers) and asked you to sign a petition so the angling community can come together to do something about it. That particular petition has gained tremendous amount […]...

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The Unnecessary Demise of an Iconic Species

By now if you do some kind of recreational fishing in British Columbia, you must have heard about the predicted return numbers for this years Interior Fraser River steelhead, which are pretty dismal. The expected number of steelhead returning to the Thompson River is 145 fish, while Chilcotin Rivers return is expected to be 45 […]...

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Gibbs Delta TV Episode Five

//www.youtube.com/watchv=_GAJlPH7ZlU Check out the latest episode of Gibbs Delta TV which we have just published. This episode features Okanagan Lake’s rainbow trout and kokanee fisheries, which can be done almost year round. We joined pro-staff Rodney Hennig from Rodney’s Reel Outdoors who is an expert in the Okanagan region. Also joining us is special guest […]...

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