British Columbia Fishing Blog

Pacific Angler is turning ten and they are celebrating it by having a big sale on April 1st and 2nd!

We’re taking a brief break for the rest of this month! A couple of filming projects in February didn’t pan out as expected due to the challenging weather we had.

On March 11th we hosted the second annual Chilliwack’s All About Fishing. 1,600 people participated!

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We will be live on YouTube once again at 8:30pm on Tuesday December 27th, the last show in 2016! Because it is the final show in 2016, we will be giving away lots of prizes, including a beautiful Mallard Bird and Trout Knife from North Arm Knives, a couple of pyramid anchors from Fraser River Tackle Supply, and lots of lures, fish ID booklets, etc. If you’d like to be part of the draw, you must log into YouTube and participate in the live chat when we start the contests. Please go to the following link at 8:30pm on December 27th to watch the show:

https://www.youtube.com/c/FishingwithRodofficial/live

Back in March and April 2016, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (GoFishBC) hosted a series of public information sessions so you can find out more about what FFSBC is doing to maintain and improve recreational freshwater fisheries in this province. During the sessions, VP of Science from FFSBC made two presentations and they can now be viewed here if you missed the sessions. The first video is an overview on who FFSBC is and what they do. The second video is about developing new freshwater fishing licencing products.

When I started Fishing with Rod back in 2001, I wanted to make sure that some of my energy and time were devoted to positive contribution to this community. We accomplished that between 2003 and 2012 by hosting Fish for the Future in Steveston. That ended after ten years due to other family commitments and the different direction which Richmond is taking as development of the city accelerated.

This year, we will ignite that flame again by reviving an event which used to take place in Chilliwack. Fraser Valley Salmon Society hosted “All About Fishing” back in the early 2000’s but lack of volunteers ended the event after a few years. With the sponsorship from Tourism Chilliwack, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC and Family Fishing Society of BC, I am putting on this event for FVSS again.

Chilliwack’s All About Fishing will happen on March 12th, on the first day of school’s spring break, at the Chilliwack Heritage Park from 9:00am to 5:00pm. We are inviting all of you, new and experienced anglers, young and old, parents and kids, to learn everything about fishing in the Fraser Valley, network with others who share the hobby as you and pass that knowledge to the younger generations. It is a free event! I’ve invited all the experts in the industry so they can share their tips on catching steelhead, salmon, trout and other species.

For more information, please check out the event website and make sure you head to the Facebook event page as well. I look forward to see all of you on March 12th!

Rod