Prince Rupert has always been a great place for salmon fishing. The Skeena River and its bigger tributaries such as the Bulkley, the Babine River, as well as the Nass (not a tributary of the Skeena) make for huge runs of salmon and large numbers of salmon feeding in the Rupert area; more specifically near the work channel. Prince Rupert is probably the salmon capital of … [Read more...]
Sonny’s Prince Rupert Adventure 2013
Sonny has made his way out to Prince Rupert once again this year and he is slammin the Chinooks! If you are looking for fishing tips on how to fish the Rupert area Sonny is your guy! Sonny and his crew have been fishing the Rupert Channel. Near the end of June the winds were blowing hard and the waves were kicking up. The rough waters ignited the salmon to start to bite … [Read more...]
Ice Fishn for Perch in Alberta with Sonny Covin
The number of times I've gone perch fishing I can count on both hands in the last 20 years! But this year is a different story as I've gone more times this year than the previous 20! Some of the lakes in Alberta have been fished out and others like so many have winter killed but the excitement of catching these tasty eating fish really gets me going. … [Read more...]
Perch fishing Mink Lake, Alberta
The trip to Mink Lake started shortly after Janice got off work. We left Leduc for Slave Lake, Alberta a three hour drive for the night and a late supper at Boston Pizza. The next morning we had a one and a half hour drive to Mink Lake with a stop at Utikuma Lake to see what the trail looked like due in part to all the snow we had in the month of December. We drove on the lake … [Read more...]
Salmon Fishing Prince Rupert Aug. 2012
What a great place to fish with friends and colleagues. This year it all started with one of my friends from Edmonton whom I play ball with and he had just turned 70 and wanted to celebrate with his sons Scott and david. Our first trip out to Dundas Island was to say the least awesome. We caught our 16 salmon in just under two hours and headed out for ling cod and sable fish … [Read more...]
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