I was working on Quadra Island today, the company I was doing some work for had some pretty amazing waterfront property. It reminded me of when I was a teenager, my friend and I would rent a little aluminum boat from the rod and reel in Campbell River. Then we would cruise over to the dock at Cape Mudge and pick up some live [...]
Last week I blogged about all the trash that has been left behind on the Stamp river by other anglers. I asked people if they could take some time and cleanup the river banks, in exchange I would reward them with one of my secret lures. Well the response has been good so far from [...]
On most work days the alarm goes off, you drag yourself out of bed and you start your morning routine. Today was supposed to start that way, but it didn’t. My alarm didn’t wake me up… my phone did. The voice on the other end of the phone line was telling me that work was cancelled! Yes! Without any hesitation, I went down [...]
A Burnaby angler was trying to float from the falls pool to the gun club. Apparently he got the launch information from a friend, but obviously it turned out to be bad information. He launched his pontoon boat at the falls provincial park, which is directly above the Stamp River falls. The falls is higher [...]
Fuller lake is one of my favourite trout lakes on Vancouver Island. This lake is about 24 hectares, is located near Chemainus and is an absolute jewel of a lake. It’s on the way to one of my businesses, so I got to know this little lake really well from my pontoon boat. This lake is stocked regularly [...]
The weather was perfect today, the river had come down a little since yesterday, and the fishing was a little better than I expected. I had fished for a couple hours already and landed a couple small ones. When just after lunch I felt a nice big tug on my line! I played it for [...]
I know that there are a lot of people looking for a Stamp river update, because you’re all dieing to get back out there and fish! It looks like the rain is slowing down, and the sun is even expected to show itself. I had a friend take these pictures and give me some details [...]
I’m having to take a break from fishing during these heavy rains, so my wife and I decided to do some canning. A few days ago we found a lightly used All-American pressure canner model #930. The seller was getting rid of it for $50 it seemed to be a pretty good deal, so we [...]
The weatherman predicted rain and lots of it, so I planned that today I would take care of all the things that I hate doing… I spent the day on hold, with a host of big name companies. No, I was not planning my spring fishing trip to the Skeena, I was sorting out brain [...]
I went down to a couple of spots on the Somass System today… and I hate to report this, but the river is unfishable. The weatherman is predicting more than 150mm of rain to fall over the next few days. The system is so out of shape I didn’t spend much time fishing, and headed [...]
New Cowichan Steelheading Video ~ Must See!
Fishing was good today, and one of the fish was an acrobatic, cart wheeling, chrome 8lb doe that I happened to get on video. Here is a video of that doe we caught today, this is a must see: (When viewing enlarge to full screen)
Rescuing a Bald Eagle on the Cowichan River
During today’s drift down the Cowichan river we came across an injured Bald Eagle on the beach. Guide Peter Dick managed to capture it and we called Pacific Northwest Raptors to come and meet us at the bottom of the river. The Eagle was totally calm while being held and transported, which surprised all of [...]
According to the Minister of Natural Resources, I’m a ‘Radical’?! – Enbridge Pipeline.
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have most likely heard about Enbridge’s proposed pipeline that may be built from the Alberta tar sands to Kitimat BC, so that the oil and gas can be shipped to Eastern world markets. I oppose this pipeline, as it will introduce an immense risk to the habitat [...]
Top 5 Offshore Fiberglass Sport Fishing Boats
Fishing offshore of the West Coast of Vancouver Island requires a boat that will troll all day 20 miles from shore in safety and comfort then be able to get you home quickly when the weather starts to blow. So today I’m going to give you my list of the Top 5 single engine offshore fiberglass fishing [...]
Basic Centerpin Casting – How to Cast a Centerpin Rod and Reel
I use three basic casting techniques when casting a centerpin rod and reel. – The common cast, where you just pull the rod as far back as you can and then swing and free spool the pin reel. This is very similar to level wind casting. The cast needs no instruction as this is the most [...]
The best Halibut recipe I have ever tasted! – Breaded Halibut Recipe and Tartar Sauce Recipe
Here is our favourite Halibut recipe, which has to be eaten with homemade Tartar Sauce: Breaded Halibut Recipe: 1 1/2LBs of Halibut 1/2 Cup of Flour 2 TSP Dry Mustard 1 Egg Beaten 1/4 Cup of Cornflake Crumbs 1 TBSP Coconut Oil or Vegetable Oil Subscribe to The Rambling Fisherman by Email Cut fish into [...]
Candied Smoked Salmon and Candied Salmon Jerky – Port Alberni Sockeye.
I’ll post our recipe up later, in the mean time here’s how we make Candied Smoked Sockeye ^^ If you like this post become a Facebook fan to get notifications.
Angler Goes Over The Stamp River Falls… Locals are HEROES.
A Burnaby angler was trying to float from the falls pool to the gun club. Apparently he got the launch information from a friend, but obviously it turned out to be bad information. He launched his pontoon boat at the falls provincial park, which is directly above the Stamp River falls. The falls is higher [...]
Kitimat 2009 – Epic Coho Fishing
Every summer I try to convince my father in-law to go back up to his home waters in Kitimat to fish for those huge, exciting Coho and every summer it never pans out. This year was different, I had an open invitation to fish with an extremely experienced fisherman and guide in Kitimat. I certainly [...]
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Spring Steelhead Special! $295/Day now till May 31st! I am offering guided fishing trips from our drift boat on the Stamp River, Cowichan River, Nimpkish and Salmon River. Most island rivers can be fished 12 months of the year for many species of Salmon,
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Have you always wanted a fishing adventure that is wild, remote, peaceful and away from all other anglers? I am booking trips for an exclusive steelhead fishing adventure in Northern Vancouver Island. Starting January 15th and going to April 30th, I will be offering 1 day,
This summer I will be saltwater chartering guests out of Port Hardy BC for Coastwide Sports Fishing. Port Hardy has always been my favourite place to saltwater fish for Salmon and Halibut on the BC coast. Excellent fishing and protected
The famous and beautiful Cowichan River is a fly fisherman’s paradise. The Cowichan river starts from the town of Lake Cowichan and flows dozens of miles to the city of Duncan, making it one of Vancouver Islands largest rivers. It is full of Brown and
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