Spey Fishing Nepal
Coming into this adventure, my ultimate goal was to fish the entire country of Nepal and document what I saw. Here is my epic journey – start to finish on one the best and most meaningful trips I have ever taken.…
Nick Karol
Spey Fishing Seasonal Diary
Winter 2014: As I look back at the lower Skeena, winter started on November 16th. That was the day I stopped chasing the summer steelhead run on the upper tributaries. My sights were set on the fall/winter run on the lower Skeena system. Unlike most anglers I was determined to stay with…
BC’s best little secret, The Cable Cookhouse.
My love for BC spey fishing started in Port Hardy on Vancouver Island many years ago. This is why my road trip had me leaving the Skeena watershed to be among the great North Island rivers of my past. I…
Epic in Movember
Mid-October While having coffee at the Packing House in Spences Bridge I said to my friends, ” Once I land my Thompson fish I’m leaving.” They jokingly replied, “You could be here for ten days or more,” as they looked…
Girls are taking over – embracing the growth of Spey fishing.
In the words of Pete Pettos “I can’t wait to get home so I can burp and fart in the privacy of my own home. THERE ARE TOO MANY CHICKS ON THIS RIVER!.” Nick Karol’s reply “I SHALL embrace the…
Swinging the Dream – Summer Runs.
As I lay here in my Subaru I write this blog until my cell dies. I have been camping up on logging roads of two great river systems since mid-August. The sun nor rain or snow had stopped me from my…
A Beautiful Spring..
Now that it’s spring, I comb the coastline in search of the elusive spring run steelhead. One place that peaks my interest is a point where Canada and Alaska are one. Canada is to the right and Tongass to the…
The Grease line Caddis and the Bulkley River
The “Greased Line” presentation is a cast with a sub-surface fly. The caster mends the line in order to control the speed and depth of the fly as it is presented broadside. So what does this mean to the fish? It…