Pacific Angler Outlook: Welcome to the Pacific Angler Fishing Report for the last Friday of the year. It is hard to believe how fast this past year went. Vancouver experienced another great salmon season in 2011 with strong pink, sockeye, chinook and coho returns. We are hoping the steelhead returns this winter will mirror the…
Archives for December 2011
The Steelhead Chronicles: Part 1 “The Steelhead Shuffle”
The Steelhead Chronicles are an archived set of articles written by steelhead expert Matt Sharp. We will be releasing one article per week. Enjoy! The Steelhead Chronicles: Part 1 “The Steelhead Shuffle” The life of a steelhead guide is one of cold early mornings, long hours and one all consuming, teeth grinding prayer, “Come on…
What’s New Wednesday, Simms’ Layering Systems
Just before Christmas Pacific Angler received a shipment of the essential base layers to keep the winter steelhead fishermen both warm and dry. This includes the Waderwick fleece top and bottom, the Guide fleece pant, Waderwick bottom & crew top, DownUnder Merino bottom & ziptop and Rivertek bottom and top. Pacific Angler also carries other…
Christmas Steelhead
Well it is officially steelhead season here at Pacific Angler! After working two weeks straight prior to Christmas, I was able to sneak off for a few hours Christmas afternoon as the family festivities were winding down. A few casts with a Sage 3113MB and an old Hardy Super Silex and this chrome doe had…
Vancouver Friday Fishing Report, Dec 23
Pacific Angler Outlook: Well, Christmas is just around the corner and it looks like it is going to be a wet one. Most anglers will be hoping for that centerpin reel or rod underneath the Christmas tree on Sunday. Well, if you have some free time try to get out on the water on Christmas…
The Big Boxing Day & Moving Sale List
This is Pacific Angler’s biggest sale in over 5 years. You can find a detailed sale list below with some amazing deals. Check it out! Sales Highlights Purchase over $100.00 and get entered into a draw for a full day guided sturgeon adventure with Steve Kaye of Sturgeon Hunters. Buy a Fly Rod and Reel…
Why We Swing…Winter Steelhead Techniques
Today we are featuring an archived article done by steelhead expert Matt Sharp. No matter the level of experience, whether a beginner or cagey veteran, you will learn something that will help you get hooked up on steelhead by reading this. Enjoy! Winter Steelhead Techniques Fishing for winter steelhead with a fly is one of…
Boxing Day & Moving Sale, December 26 to 31
Yes, we said it, “Moving Sale”. It’s official, Pacific Angler will be moving to a brand new location just down the block on Broadway in 2012. In order to make the move a little easier on our backs we’ve decided to BLOW OUT our 2011 inventory. This means Pacific Angler will have THE biggest Boxing…
Extended Christmas Hours
Hello Pacific Angler Customers, We have extended our business hours to make sure you get your shopping done on time. Pacific Angler business hours for the week are: Monday December 19 to Friday December 23, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Saturday December 24, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sunday December 25, CLOSED Boxing Day, Monday…
The Third Week of Christmas and some Very Big News!!!
One more week until the big day! Yes, the third week of Christmas is finally here. I hope you’ve been able to do the majority of your shopping and are now relaxing on the river hooking into fresh chrome steelhead. The deals we gave out over the last two weeks were so good we’ve decided…