I vividly remember that beautiful warm September day like it was yesterday. Those I had shared my day with, the run, the fly, and a steelhead that left such an indelible recollection some thirty years later. This fall after being denied access to British Columbia I have since longingly reflected on my time there. Of […]
Skeena Fishtrap – Piggybacking on the success of the Columbia Fishtrap pilot, a similar project on the Skeena will be built by Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries, the Native Fish Society and the Wild Fish Conservancy (banner picture). Using nonintrusive enclosures to corral fish for selective harvest, catch and release survival on non-target species is effectively […]
Well from COVID closed borders to cancelled flights and low returns, the 2020 fishing season has hardly been a win in northern BC. The steelheader in your life has likely sat on the sidelines waiting for the coach to put em back in. In the meantime here’s some do’s and don’ts to help get your […]
Even thirty years ago catch and release was not widely accepted practice. For so many the tradition of angling they grew up with ended in harvest. Tradition is stale, transfixed. Even today, jurisdictions tasked with protecting threatened stocks run up against resistance. The only acceptable options are retention or nothing at all. I’d argue so […]
The weather has been extremely unpredictable of late with extreme cold, than back to back snow storms into a warm pineapple express.  This hasn’t been ideal for the rivers, but it certainly has had its moments.  We had to postpone this heli trip once, but in the end we hit things just right.  The river
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Originally published in 2014. Since I was 10 years old there has not been one time in my life when wild fish stocks did not need our help wherever I was fishing. I grew up fishing in the Catskill mountain streams during probably the worst climate for native fish in the history of the region. […]
One of the bright spots this season was having our old guide and friend Frankie Blanchet up to the lodge for a quick visit. Â If there is a person that can instantly cheer up an entire staff with big smiles and a great attitude on the water it is Frankie. Â Frankie stopped by the lodge
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The Bulkley Basecamp team are a rowdy bunch, and not the type to sit around the lodge crying into their beers. Â Trying to make the best of a bad situation they upgraded some nagging issues. Â In this video you can catch a glimpse into the life of a Basecamp guide during the forgotten season.
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Even though little to no guests came through the lodge this season, the staff helped keep each others moral up and put some hard work into the operations. Â There was make work projects, general upkeep and a lot of optimism that the border could open. Â In the end the border never opened up and we
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Photos and video by Chase White and Asher Koles /Often during a fishing trip the level of success can be gauged upon how many fish were landed or how many chances at fish were had. Is this really the only things we should be taking away from a fishing trip? Having the chance to work […]