Category Deep Thoughts

An excellent Overview of the 2016 Salmon Season & Outlook for 2017 by Greg Taylor of DFO’s recent forecast. The conclusion? “Marine and freshwater environmental conditions from 2013 through 2016 makes it even more problematic than usual to forecast salmon…

Correlation between Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation (HSMI) in farmed fish and Piscine Rio-Virus (PRV) in wild salmon. Can we call this a smoking gun yet? http://www.theprovince.com/news/local+news/deadly+disease+diagnosed+salm…

The Canadian Government vows to restore gutted fisheries protections to the Canada Fish Act including $280 million to restoring and conserving valuble habitat.

Two times as many salmon in ocean as in 1950’s. Mostly hatchery/ ranched pinks and chums. Magnitude and Trends in Abundance of Hatchery and Wild Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, and Sockeye Salmon in the North Pacific Ocean .Ruggerone et al.

All of BC has been in an Epic deep freeze but it has finally let go of us. It was a tough start for our winter steelheading but when is Winter steelhead ever easy?

he North feels like the north pole right now. -30 this past week with wind chill made it easy to stay inside.

River is amazing right now if you love Swamp fishing. Pouring rain and brown water is how our season started

The Skeena system is in the midst of a 110 year low for water conditions.  This could change if we get a wet fall which is entirely possible.  The Steelhead numbers being reported are extremely impressive.  Not only are the early…

I know you’ve been fishing that skagit head thats 100 grains too light and on backwards for like a million years but it just might be time to switch it up