One species of fish that continues to grow in popularity to target during the hard water season in British Columbia is Kokanee. Kokanee are land locked Sockeye Salmon that spend there entire live cycle in freshwater. They are schooling fish and once you locate the active school, ice fishing for Kokanee can turn into a fast action fun filled day. With their reckless fight, … [Read more...]
Fall Trolling Tactics for Rainbow Trout
The ski and wake board boats have been put away for the season and the sizeable lakes are now wide open for us anglers to enjoy to ourselves. The fall period is one of my favourite times of the year to pursue Rainbow Trout because the cooling water temperatures can produce aggressive feeding frenzies that make for an action packed day of fishing. So why is the fall such a … [Read more...]
5 Tactics to Catch More Kokanee this Spring
The wait is finally over as old man winter is finally letting go and spring has arrived. The lakes throughout British Columbia are warming up and the Kokanee fishing is getting better by the day. For many anglers the anticipation to pursue open water Kokanee has been a long wait. Fishing for Kokanee in the spring can be one of the most productive periods, while at the same time … [Read more...]
A Community Coming Together for Kokanee Conservation
There is no doubt that the Okanagan Valley is home to two world class Kokanee fisheries being Wood and Kalamalka Lake. For years these 2 lakes have naturally produced incredible averaged sized Kokanee in high numbers. Some of the Kalamalka Kokanee have even neared the world record pushing 9 pounds! In highlighting these 2 amazing fisheries it can’t go unmentioned the remarkable … [Read more...]
How to Troll Bucktail Flies for Trout
For some reason there is somewhat of a hesitant feeling among anglers when it comes to trolling Bucktail Flies for Trout. This usually is a result of not knowing enough on how to properly fish this presentation or maybe it’s due to the lack of information available on how to fish these very productive lures. Whatever it is, it’s a well-known fact that some of the largest … [Read more...]
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