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Weekly Fraser Valley Sport fishing column for May 13 to 20, 2013


Last week we spoke of bar fishing, this week I wish to dwell a bit on trolling. My introduction to fishing our BC interior...

Weekly Fraser Valley Sport fishing column for May 6 to 13, 2013

Do you remember bar fishing? If you began angling before the mid eighties, you most likely do. Before the popularity of drift...

Sport fishing column for April 29 to May 6, 2013

May is finally on the radar, and sport fishing will be shifting into high gear. Is your boat and motor ready for the season? I am going to...

Sport fishing column for April 22 to 29, 2013

So far in this series of columns, we have covered the blessing of traditions and good habits, now I wish to address the other side, prejudices.
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Sport fishing column for April 15 to 22, 2013

"It was somewhere between wise man's words and old man's tales that my search for Eldorado began. We all know that no place of such perfection...

Sport fishing column for April 8 to 15, 2013

"One ancient angler was dozing, glass in hand, in a deep chair before a huge fire in a huge fireplace. Ed suggested he might be thawing out after...

I agree Neil. Most instructors throw way too much stuff (and that is all it is, stuff the instructor has decided is important) at novices.

Sport fishing column for April 1 to 8, 2013

Ed and I came out to Doug Bury's Anthrim Lodge at Rosco on the banks of the Willowemoc on the evening of April twelfth, the day before opening. Ed...

Sport fishing column for March 25 to April 1, 2013

A long held tradition in sport fishing is the adventure of traveling to some far off fisherman's Eden or at least telling others about it....

Sport fishing column for March 18 to 25, 2013

The oldest tradition in sport fishing is competition. Competition dates back to our hunter gather ancestors, when the best fisherman not only had...

Sport fishing column for March 11 to 18, 2013

Reading an article by Tom Travis, titled, "Tradition," got me thinking about the many habits, traditions, and prejudices we exercise in this...

Sport fishing column for March 4 to 11, 2013

"You have to be the only person I have come across, in this province, who knows what a cased caddis is," sounded a voice from behind the counter. ...

Sport fishing column for Feb 25 to March 4, 2013

This coming weekend, March 1- 3, you will find The Fraser Valley Boat & Sportsman Show at the Tradex Center in Abbotsford, BC. This is "the"...

Sport fishing column for Feb 18 to 25, 2013

This week I'm going to open with my one and only attempt at Cowboy Poetry.

Answering The Brag

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Sport fishing column for Feb 11 to 18, 2013

One sultry afternoon I was sitting on a freshet-deposited log by the Willow pool. Struggling to tie a segment of a gull feather to a hook with yard...

Sport fishing column for Feb 4 to 11, 2013

Back when I was asked to be an assistant instructor of the soon to be Terry Fox Fly Fishing Club; I had not the slightest clue of how to begin or...

Sport fishing column for Jan 28 to Feb 4, 2013

January is finally at an end. I am always glad to see the end of this month. Aside from the days getting longer and the sun appearing more...

Sport fishing column for Jan 21 to 28, 2013

Last week we spoke of winter fishing and the steelhead. While the steelhead is the most well know winter fish of west coast streams, there is...

Sport fishing column for Jan 14 to 21, 2013

Winter fishing is a sport for those who really want it. Unlike the warm lazy days of summer, winter can be down right miserable. Yet like many...

Sport fishing column for Jan 7 to 14, 2013

The Christmas season is over and the kids are back in school. I usually meet the first weeks of January with mixed feelings, knowing my favorite...

Sport fishing column for Dec 31 to Jan 7, 2013

One of the many blessings of living in our BC lower mainland is that while one fishery is in respite another takes it's place. And so as we...

Sport fishing Column for Dec 24 to Dec 31, 2012

In keeping with the season we have decided to for-go our usual column and share a more seasonal piece. We wish you and your families a very...

Sport fishing column for Dec 17 to 24, 2012

This is it your last week to buy those gifts for the anglers on your list.

It seems that many people, who are not well practiced fisher...

Sport fishing column for Dec 10 to 17, 2012

This week in adding to our list of Christmas gift ideas for the angler or anglers on your list; we have some book suggestions.

For the do...

Sport fishing column for Dec 3 to 10, 2012

Last week we started sharing our Christmas gift ideas, for the angler or anglers on your list. This week we provide for the gadget loving angler.
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