OUTLOOK It has been an interesting summer for fisherman. River closures, late or low number salmon runs, mixed in with some pretty stable weather and some good lake fishing and river trout fishing. We try to always be optimistic with our report but some weeks it can be hard. This is not one of them….
OUTLOOK Last year the Vancouver Chinook Classic faced some extremely harrowing weather. With any luck we paid our dues and this year the weather looks amazing! Sun, heat and relatively low wind is in the forecast and we think the fish will also cooperate. We had some of the first sold reports from the bell…
OUTLOOK Well it was an interesting week in the fishing world. DFO has decided to close the Fraser both in the tidal and non tidal portions of the river. They cited low sockeye number as the reason and also commended sports anglers for using selective fishing techniques. Meaning that we as a community have done…
OUTLOOK Welcome to August! The weather this weekend could be better for those not into fishing but with a mix of sun and cloud and even some rain we’re hoping it will be good for fishing. We had a flurry of activity on the West Van shoreline this week and we expect it to get…
OUTLOOK We have a great report this week, with a special feature on a fishery that we very rarely talk about. That’s right; Pacific Angler is now stocking BASS GEAR! We have frogs, spinner baits and worms. Everything you need to get started on this cool fishery. Alex, our resident bass expert has put together…
OUTLOOK Here comes the summer! If the weather man is on his game we are about to get hit with the first big heat wave of the season and we are all excited! There might be a few clouds in the forecast for the weekend but the 14 day trend is clear skies and heat…
OUTLOOK There is some thunder and rain in the forecast for the interior. Up the valley we can expect some showers but the Vancouver weather forecast has improved over the last 12 hours and if the weatherman is on his game it looks to be a pretty nice mix of sun and cloud over the…
Outlook Well it looks as though we are in for a wet one today and tomorrow with things clearing up into next week. This is not good for a number of fisheries that are already a little high for consistent fishing. In this weeks’ report we have a couple great features on the Vedder River,…
OUTLOOK The long weekend is HERE! Happy Canada Day Everyone! It looks as though it will be a reasonable weekend for weather and though the sunbathers might be hoping for more sun, the mix of sun and cloud with low 20 temps should make for good fishing. Hot off the water, lake country is still…
THE SAGE X FLY ROD REVIEW – by Matt Sharp A Fly Rod with Soul and Maybe Some Kool-Aid Last month when I got a call from Sage Fly Fishing I thought they were just checking in. I was a little taken aback when they told me that they needed me on a plane to…