OUTLOOK What a week of weather! This little hot spell on the coast was well received, but it has tweaked a few fisheries. Unfortunately, it looks as though it will be back to the mid-teens for the weekend, but that is not exactly a bad thing for fishing. We have heard reports from the interior that the lower elevation lakes in the 1800-2200ft range…
OUTLOOK May is moving along quickly and we are almost into June. We are all looking forward to the middle of next month when travel restrictions are hopefully lifted. We wish the province had declared fishing “essential” and allowed travel but, if everything goes as planned, we are all eagerly awaiting the middle of next…
OUTLOOK The May Long Weekend is upon us and it looks like a great weekend to get outdoors locally and enjoy some time on the water. As many of you know, decisions were made last week re: our chinook fishery and the SFAB proposals for the Vancouver area were not accepted. Despite these proposals being specifically designed…
We had hoped we would have a more positive update on regulations but unfortunately DFO has yet again chosen to ignore science and data. After an inexcusably long wait DFO has finally provided the subsequent Fisheries Notice (see below for the full notice) to the interim regulations put out in April. We couldn’t say it…
OUTLOOK It is a big week for announcements on the retail front. First up – Reel West Coast – Brendan Morrison’s fishing show has dropped merchandise and we have a great selection in stock! From hats, including youth hats, to buffs and dry bags we’ve got it all. Swing by the shop to pick up yours today or give us…
OUTLOOK It looks like another good-looking fishing weekend on the horizon. We have been in many ways blessed locally over the last 3 weeks. It has been not too hot to blow out rivers and not too cold to be unpleasant outdoor weather. With a little rain, temps in the low teens and some sun, it looks like the trend will continue for the weekend. We were holding our…
OUTLOOK We are almost in May. May is a time of flux for weather and fisheries but, there are lots of opportunities worth looking at. We have still not seen regulation changes for saltwater chinook fishing but on the 1st of May bottom fishing opens in some areas of the Vancouver local waters. The weather has also not kicked freshet into…
OUTLOOK Well, the world continues to move in interesting ways. We hope that everyone is staying safe, respecting health measures and also enjoying proper social distancing – ideally alone, in nature with a fishing rod. If you haven’t already, we remind everyone to please familiarize yourself with current Public Health orders/travel restrictions and focus on your local waters. The weather this week put…
OUTLOOK Epic weather incoming for the weekend! We are going to see temperatures in the 20’s across the lower half of the province! This means we should see most of our local fisheries picking up. We have seen relatively low water on our local rivers and the cool night temps. have kept the water clear. This warm high-pressure system might change things and we should see some snow melt this…
OUTLOOK Spring has sprung and we are seeing great weather in the forecast. Today’s rain might help out some of our valley fisheries and we will see temps break the double-digit mark in the Lower Mainland next week. We might even see double digits in the interior at some lower elevations. With this in mind, Sterling has an update on interior lake…
