Join us Tuesday, November 24th for the Steelhead Fly Tying Jam Session at Pacific Angler! What is a fly tying jam session you ask? It is a relaxed and fun night for tiers of all levels of experience from beginner to expert to hang out, do some tying, share their favourite flies and techniques,…
OUTLOOK Well it is another week of watching the weather forecast and river levels, yes, we realize that we are starting to sound like a broken record. When we are able to get out on the river, fishing has been solid. The challenge is getting out there between storm systems! As we near the mid-point…
OUTLOOK You may have heard the long-standing joke, “What do you call two days of rain in Vancouver? The weekend!” Well it looks like this weekend is going to be rain filled. With rain warning in place for Squamish and the North Shore we’ve got the weather network on 24/7 and our fingers crossed that…
OUTLOOK We managed to get in a few great days out on the water in between the weather systems that have been passing through the lower mainland the past week. Coho fishing on the Squamish, Chilliwack and Harrison were productive all week and sturgeon fishing on the Fraser continued to be hot. Stillwater fishermen continue…
OUTLOOK With some cooler temperatures predicted and reports of coho over the last week we are confident the river fishing will pick up this weekend and into next week. With Harrison levels dropping and clarity starting to improve on the Squamish there should be some more opportunities to explore these rivers in the next week….
OUTLOOK We are still experiencing some warmer than usual temperatures for this time in October but things are looking to get a little colder and dry up this week and next. This should help improve water clarity on the Squamish and river height on the Harrison. The Chilliwack, Skagit, Stave and Fraser are all in…
OUTLOOK It looks like we are making up for our dry summer! We have large amounts of rain forecasted from Squamish right out through the Fraser Valley this weekend. If you’re out expect to encounter some higher water conditions. Fingers crossed with this rain we’ll see a good push of fresh fish into our local…
OUTLOOK October is off to a warm and foggy start. We’ve still got some warm temperatures out in the valley and up in Squamish, here’s hoping that things will cool off and we can get into our river fishing in earnest. While we wait for some cold weather and lower water conditions for the Squamish…
OUTLOOK The fall salmon season has been ramping up and with many anglers getting out on our local rivers after a long hiatus. With yesterday’s rain and some more in the forecast things should up nicely. We’ve got a full overview of local rivers below and don’t forget that we still have some great river…
OUTLOOK River fishermen rejoice! as you’ve likely heard by now most streams and rivers throughout BC are now open to fishing. Two notable exceptions are the Seymour and the Coquihala rivers, which remain closed. Matt made it up to the Skagit and had some great fishing, read on below for his full report. Interior lake…