Sharing Camp with a Red-Breasted Sapsucker
In May we shared our campsite on the Sunshine Coast with a pair of red-breasted sapsuckers. Busy birds they were, excavating a nest above us…
Fishing with Bronny
While this story is about fishing with a little girl, the important theme is the value of simply getting kids outside, away from monitors and phones and…
A Peek at Ashlu Creek
Ashlu Creek (also known as Ashlu River) is a little gem that flows into the Squamish River north of Vancouver. Good numbers of coho, chum…
Featured Guide: Chromer Sport Fishing
Here in Vancouver, we're blessed with an abundance of gorgeous scenery and great fishing within an hour from the city. But the fishing can be…
Fish Respect
Next time you hook a fish, show some respect. For your own entertainment, you have tricked this poor creature into biting a sharp hook that penetrates…
A Green Comma on the Leg
Butterflies seemed more abundant when I was a child. Statistics support my memory for most species, especially for the rapidly declining monarch butterflies. So when a…
Afternoon Surprise on Sakinaw Lake
Looking mostly for some time on the water, I launched the boat at the end of Sakinaw Lake and rowed to the outlet where the…
Featured Guide: Big Dave
One look at Big Dave Manners, and you know you have a guide who not only loves the outdoors, you have a guide who is the…
You’re Fishing with WHAT?
A good fishing guide works his or her butt off to get you into fish. A great fishing guide adds instinctive savvy acquired from long experience. There's…
Killing Steller’s Jays for…What, Exactly?
We've known people who enthusiastically killed Steller's jays with pellet or BB guns. Why? Because these aggressive birds are bullies at bird feeders and predators of songbird…