There may not have been a more famous duck in all of Nanaimo, British Columbia as Bucky. Bucky was a wild duck that was abandoned and rescued by the Hinksman family, and became a mainstay in the town. Taking walks down to the Colliery Dam or Westwood Lake. His likeness even adorns a mural in the town’s Gyro [...]
Canada Fishing
Vancouver and Fraser river valley fly fishing report
Great Fly Fishing opportunities abound! Spring is here and that means some great fly fishing opportunities! Local rivers have really good fishing for big Bull trout, Cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden. Wilderness lakes have some great fly fishing for Rainbow trout up in the coast range complete with stellar scenery and tranquility. Silversides knows fly [...]
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Salmon Tournament Shut Down in Canada Over Fisheries Management Debate
For the past 25 years, the Juan de Fuca Invitational Salmon Championship has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for protection of fish habitat and for salmon enhancement projects. But it’s been cancelled this year, and the sport fishing community is blaming the Fisheries and Oceans Canada. “You only have to look as far as DFO’s own planning [...]
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Fly Fishing in Vancouver British Columbia is great!
Springtime in Vancouver BC means great fly fishing for Bull trout, Dolly Varden, Cutthroat, Rainbows and still some Steelhead! This spring has been excellent fly fishing so far and we expect many more weeks of this. There are all kinds of options like swinging a fly on many rivers like the easily accesible Squamish until [...]
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Pew Environmental Group Calls for Moratorium on Commercial Fishing in Arctic
A group of scientists is urging Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States to halt any fishing operations until stock assessments can be done in the Arctic Ocean. A group of 2,000 scientists from 67 countries have come together to urge these nations to not drop their trawling nets until more is known about ”the presence, [...]
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Japanese Fishing Vessel Floating Toward British Columbia Thanks to Tsunami
We have told you that debris from last year's Japanese tsunami is slowly making it's way to the Pacific Coast, and we have a confirmed sighting.A thought-to-be empty fishing vessel has been spotted floating within 150 nautical miles of the British Columbia shore. According to the New York Times, "How quickly the boat reaches shore [...]
Mayor Wants Anglers Saved from Ice Floe to Pay for Their Rescue
There have been multiple rescue missions this winter to save ice anglers who had fallen through the ice or been trapped on an ice floe, and one mayor wants them to show their gratitude with a check.On Friday, March 9, 26 anglers were rescued as they floated away on a sheet of ice on Lake [...]
The Hunt for Hawg Belly Pike
The Hunt for Hawg Belly Pike – by Leisure Outdoor Adventures Share One of the most exciting fish to catch in Minnesota and the provinces of Canada is big northern pike. Big pike, for many anglers, has gone from a childhood trophy to a secondary fish in many waters, but we at LOA see big [...]
33-Inch Pike Lands Woman $35,900 Prize
Ever catch a fish that you got paid more than $1,000 an inch for? Yeah, we haven't either.But Marie Jose Cook went home with a $35,900 check after winning the Sixth Annual Elliot Lake Ice-Fishing Derby. More than 700 anglers took to the ice on Horne Lake, each paying their $100 entry fee. The person [...]
