OUTLOOK Winter storm incoming! Actually… incoming might not be the correct word. If you are reading this Friday afternoon, we are probably in the thick of it or with any luck it has moved through. A very moist Pacific frontal system stalled over the coast Thursday resulting in heavy rainfall for Metro Vancouver. The rain…
OUTLOOK 2018 is almost in the books and we hope that everyone had an excellent 2018 and enjoyed some time with friends and family this Christmas Season. For us it was an amazing year filled with good fishing, another boat down at our docks, a great team in the shop and countless great moments on…
OUTLOOK Christmas is almost here! We all hope you are having an awesome holiday season and making the most of Christmas parties, family and good friends. We also hope you have had the chance to sneak out for some fishing. If you are getting out, there are some great options right now. We have river…
OUTLOOK It feels like there has been a record amount of rain and there is more in the forecast. Obviously this is the ideal time for us to shamelessly plug our great selection of waterproof jackets. From gortex to rubber we have you covered. If that doesn’t work we have a big roll of saran…
OUTLOOK Christmas Season is upon us and it is a fun time at the store. The staff are all eyeing stuff they would like under the tree this season but we have also not forgotten about the fishing. We just saw the first major cold spell of the season. When things are cold and clear,…
OUTLOOK Well, we had lots of rain this week and that meant big high water on many of our rivers. While it was high it didn’t set high water level records, which is a good thing because though high water can wash out prime spawning habitat. With the high water fishing was a challenge but…
OUTLOOK The salmon season may be winding down but we have had very favourable conditions this week and there has been some very good fishing. Sometimes at this point of the season there are not many options but if you are thinking of escaping the bustle of Black Friday (no we are not doing a…
OUTLOOK Well it’s that time of year, mid November with short, dark and wet days. I hope you are reading this somewhere warm, perhaps chasing some fish on the flats or just relaxing in the sun. If not, then don’t despair, the weather this weekend looks great, with sun on both Saturday and Sunday and…
OUTLOOK Rivers are dropping nicely and the reports have been solid from this week! The guys have been out pulling on coho and chum across the lower mainland. The weather looks great for the weekend and we are in prime time for a number of systems. The chum numbers are low this year but more…
OUTLOOK Big storm incoming! As we write the report the rain is coming down hard. If you are reading this on Friday night it is worth checking your weather and water levels to correlate any info in this report. We write the report on Thursday night and with a big weather event hitting the coast…
OUTLOOK It has been an interesting week for fishing. We are getting very good weather for river fishing. This does not mean clear sky’s and hot weather. Ideally we see a cycle of consistent yet mild rain events followed by a few days of cool overcast weather. This rises the river but does not blow them…
OUTLOOK Both fresh and saltwater anglers continue to enjoy the warm October weather; it really doesn’t get much better than this. On the saltwater front we’ve been spending most of our time down at the docks getting the boats ready for winter but we’ve snuck out a few times to do a bit of prospecting…
OUTLOOK What a fall we are having! We started with a drop in temps and a couple classic west coast storms to get the leaves turning and fish moving and it now looks like it has reverted to summer. This has made for some really cool fishing. Salmon are running strong in many of our…
OUTLOOK The air is getting crisp, the leaves have a hint of colour and the salmon have hit the rivers! Fall salmon season is here! Yes, yes we know many of you have been hooking a bunch of fish already but the best is yet to come. If you have been holding off until there…
OUTLOOK It looks like summer is back with people in flip-flops and shorts again. Unfortunately, it is not going to stay. We are going to get hit with a little dump of rain on Sunday and the temperature will cool. That said it should be back to sun and 14 degrees next week which as…
OUTLOOK We have heard some great salmon reports from across the river fishing scene this week and with another big bump of rain coming today, it looks perfect for river salmon fishing this weekend. Things will clear up tomorrow with great weather next week. We have details on the Vedder, Squamish, Stave and Capilano Rivers…
OUTLOOK The weather looks wet for the weekend. This is actually perfectly timed for a number of our salmon rivers. This is going to bring bumps of fish into the rivers and though it is early, it is going to be the perfect time for scouting with a reasonably high expectation of catching fish. The anglers…
OUTLOOK The first big storm of the season is coming! Most Vancouverites dread this storm but the fishermen know it is a game changer. It is going to shuffle up a bunch of fisheries and kick off a number of other fisheries. If the weatherman hits the target, we will see a sizeable trough anchor…