Perfect day to be on the water, minus the -8 weather, and having to plow through the ice to get out of the marina… the water was calm and we had the prawning grounds all to ourselves. The Ace Line Hauler worked its magic and we ran through our gear 4 times then headed home with a full [...]
Free Prawning Seminar @ Courtenay Tyee Marine 870 Cliffe Ave. with pro guide James Fisher for expert prawning instruction. 10am till Noon Saturday Feb. 26th. Door prize draw to WIN a guided prawning trip with James Fisher! If you like this post become a Facebook fan to get notifications.
Spending 8 hours learning how to zap an Annie resuscitation doll with a battery pack A.E.D. was pretty entertaining! Hopefully, I never have to put what I learned today into practise. This course is 16 hours long, and they really pack a lot into that time. Our trainer went a half hour over the limit [...]
The Comox pier Feb. 22/11 If you like this post become a Facebook fan to get notifications.
We headed out today to do some prawning near Denman and then some winter spring fishing in Lambert Channel. The boat was completely frozen this morning. It is the first time I have ever launched a boat in sub-zero temperatures. The drain plug was completely frozen with an icicle hanging out of it, Lorne had [...]
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Kingpin (http://www.kingpinreels.com/) owner Stuart Ward sent me an Imperial reel for me to test. It arrived in a very nice Kingpin box with a excellent quality neoprene Kingpin reel cover. As soon as I removed the reel from the cover my very first impression was this is a very high quality reel. The precision in the [...]
I have been watching http://www.bigwavedave.ca/ wind reports for Comox over the last two weeks, waiting for a nice day to take my new boat out on the water. Finally, this morning the wind looked like it was going to co-operate for at leats half the day. Anyhow, everything on the boat seemed to work fine, which [...]
Link to Minister Shea’s Halibut Statement Quoted from DFO wesite: “OTTAWA, ONTARIO – The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today issued the following statement:Our Government understands the value and significance of the Pacific halibut fishery to British Columbians. The current sharing formula, which allocates 88% of the harvest to commercial fishermen and [...]
Big fish numbers dwindling: UBC study – British Columbia – CBC News We have a real taste for the predatory fish of the world. Especially Tuna. There is a lot to learn about Tuna over harvesting on the world’s oceans. It’s not like the Salmon or Halibut industry that is predominantly harvested by Canada and [...]
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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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
