Outlook: What a difference a week makes. Last Friday we were praying for rain, and wondering if we would get any at all! Now it looks like the rain gods are smiling down on us with a good amount of precipitation forecasted on Friday, Sunday and into next week. While in the short term rain…
Archives for February 2013
March and April Courses, Dates & Availability
March and April are arguably the two best months of the year for river fishing within the Lower Mainland, Vancouver and Sea-To-Sky Corridor. These two months bring the peak of the winter steelhead runs and the annual fry emergence. And to get you even more excited the ice on the local and interior lakes will…
Vancouver Friday Fishing Report, February 15
Outlook: This past week has been a good one for the local Vancouver fishing scene. For river anglers steelheading has continued to be good on the Vedder River and our staff saw the first fry out and about in the backchannels while fishing for bulltrout and cutthroat trout. For the saltwater anglers the local Vancouver…
What’s New Wednesday, Abel Mooching Reel & Smith Creek Rod Clip
Since the first time Pacific Angler staff, Jason and Dimitri, tested the prototype Abel Mooching Reel over a year ago they’ve been waiting for the final product. While there were a few minor adjustments to be made the guys were excited about Abel’s first ever mooching reel. A year later and Pacific Angler just received…
Vancouver Friday Fishing Report, February 8th
Fishing this past week has remained steady with some great opportunities for the first ever BC Family Day long weekend, which we have renamed BC Fishing Day. Because you can bet we are all going to take advantage of having the store closed on monday. The question will be where? It looks like we are…
Fly Fishing in Fiji, A Primer by Chris Falk
In early December, we headed off to the southern Fijian island of Beqa (“benga”) for 8 days of diving with some friends. I had heard some whispers of large giant trevally and other game fish available to the fly angler willing to explore, so I decided to try and add some fishing time to the…
Vancouver Friday Fishing Report, February 1st
Pacific Angler Outlook: The weather pattern seems to have changed from cold and dry conditions to our typical mild and wet conditions that we Vancouverites experience on the coast. This is welcome news for the river fishermen. Precipitation will help to drive in fresh steelhead to the river systems. You can expect to see this…