Crabbing is a simple and fun fishery, that my girls love to do with me. The crabs are so tasty that I always set my traps whenever I find a decent spot. Fortunately, there are a lot of great spots all over the island for crabbing. Here are some things I look for when I [...]
The Alberni canal was filled with commercial fishing vessels, from the harbour to the mouth of the inlet and it was like running a gauntlet of nets. Often we had to stop the boat and troll back and fourth along the wall of gill nets trying to figure out how to pass them. The commercial fleet has [...]
We fished Dunsmuir to the narrows and the fish were deep, we had many fish at 97ft and a few at 60ft. The gill nets were strung across the entire inlet this morning at 4:45am… the nets were very hard to spot at that time. In fact, I saw one way to late to avoid [...]
It was my daughters birthday and one of the things that she wanted was to fish the Pinks in the Campbell River with me. So we packed up our gear and headed down there! My daughter Jade loves to fish the river for Chum and now Pinks because she is guaranteed to catch a lot [...]
One of the dozens of Pinks we released. I had to take a little break from unpacking boxes so I decided to make a trip down to the mighty Campbell River this afternoon to see for ourselves what was going on. Well the pinks are thick on the river right now! Between the two if [...]
It was another great day in the Port Alberni Canal. The weather was calm, there was a lot less boats on the water than I was expecting for a Saturday and the fishing was HOT! We headed down to our not so secret fishing hole near Hocking Point this am. We were a little late [...]
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Ace line Haulers are for the serious prawn fisherman. Anyone who knows anything about sport prawning will tell you that they either have an Ace Line Hauler or the want one. The Ace Line Hauler BRUTUS line of trap pullers are the most efficient, easiest to use, and highest quality crab and prawn trap haulers on the [...]
Sign-up for my Newsletter on the left side bar! Fishing Browns Bay is for the experienced boater. The tide rips through the channel all the time, either in the ebb or the flood the water is always moving. Browns Bay is just north of the famous Seymour Narrows where the tide will rip through there [...]
We went up to Port McNeill to go on a fishing charter with Leisure Suit Charters, so the plan was get up there Sunday night, head out on the Charter Monday morning then fish out of my boat on Tuesday in Port Hardy. Well when we got up to Port McNeill the weather had turned. [...]
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,
Book Early at $350/day for Stamp River Salmon Fishing NOW BOOKING FOR THE FALL - August 25th thru October 31st, 2012 Stamp River Salmon Fishing $430/day/2 anglers (Book early and pay only $350/day for 2 anglers) Would you like to play a 30lb Chinook Salmon in
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
Thank you for visiting ‘The Rambling Fisherman’ Blog. Where I blog about fishing for Salmon, Trout and Steelhead and share my outdoor experiences here on Vancouver Island. My Dad took me fishing for the first time when I was 9 years
