British Columbia is home to countless enormous lakes that can produce an abundant amount of large fish. Living in the Okanagan I have the privilege to have one of these lakes in my backyard, Okanagan Lake. Okanagan Lake can produce large rainbow trout reaching well over 20lbs! However, with a surface area of over 350kms and 135 kms long this oligotrophic lake can be … [Read more...]
Elk River Fishing Pontoon Style!! August 2012
The Elk River is one of the world’s best dry fly fishing rivers. It flows ‘S’ through Elkford, Sparwood & Fernie, then SW into Lake Koocanusa, Kootenay Land District at 220km long. The river offers numerous Sportfishing opportunities with species from greedy and large Cutthroat & Bull trout and White fish. This August the Kootenay BC FISHN team set out on a drift … [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...]
Osoyoos Lake Sockeye Fishing
One of the finest freshwater Sockeye fisheries in British Columbia is not found only in the lower mainland, but in the Okanagan in Osoyoos Lake. Thanks to combined efforts by the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA), Nation Leaders on both sides of the border and Department of Fisheries, Osoyoos Lake is now experiencing Sockeye runs over 300,000 fish per year! In 2012 they estimate … [Read more...]
Bass Fishing Hollow Belly Swimbaits
One of the most popular baits that are going crazy in the bass fishing community is the Berkley Hollow Belly Swimbaits. There are a lot of different versions of swimbaits on the market but through my experience the Berkley Hollow Belly out performs most of the other brands. A swimbait is very versatile soft bait that allows an angler to fish all types of water from weedy … [Read more...]
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