Ralph Shaw

This small salmon-bering stream with a new culvert on Arden Road is completely dry.

Fish are plentiful, water is scarce

Climate change is creating some startling rain events

This small salmon-bering stream with a new culvert on Arden Road is completely dry.
Bates Beach Sockeye, Johnstone Str.

Scoring sockeye a hit-and-miss experience

One evening last week I received a phone call from a friend…

Bates Beach Sockeye, Johnstone Str.
A chinook salmon caught drift fishing.
A chinook salmon caught drift fishing.
A DAILY LIMIT catch of four prime pinks taken on a fly rod.

Pink salmon – small but special

Local waters enjoying big runs of these feisty little fighters

A DAILY LIMIT catch of four prime pinks taken on a fly rod.
YOUNGSTERS LEARN TO tie flies at the Courtenay and District Fish & Game Protective Association clubhouse.

Building foundations for the future

Lots of young fishers will be out for Aug. 2 Bullhead Derby in Comox

YOUNGSTERS LEARN TO tie flies at the Courtenay and District Fish & Game Protective Association clubhouse.
A VARIETY OF fish caught in Area 14 waters on the July 1st long weekend included (from left) lingcod, chinook salmon, coho and a copper rockfish.

Excellent saltwater fishing in Area 14 waters

Anglers do not have to travel from from home to land some nice fish

A VARIETY OF fish caught in Area 14 waters on the July 1st long weekend included (from left) lingcod, chinook salmon, coho and a copper rockfish.
BRUCE BELL CAUGHT this fish in Area 13 waters. It weighed in at almost 28 pounds.

Fishing is fine in Area 13 waters

Good chinook salmon fishing around the Campbell River area

BRUCE BELL CAUGHT this fish in Area 13 waters. It weighed in at almost 28 pounds.
THE CANADA DAY weekend is a great time to bring the bounty of the sea to your dinner table.

Fishing on Canada Day weekend

Great opportunity to reap the bounty of the sea in local waters

THE CANADA DAY weekend is a great time to bring the bounty of the sea to your dinner table.
THIS LITTLE GIRL admires her first trout, caught during Family Fishing Weekend at the CDFGPA.

Family Fishing Weekend on June 14-15

Fish and game club also hosting Fishing Forever Program

THIS LITTLE GIRL admires her first trout, caught during Family Fishing Weekend at the CDFGPA.
THE COMOX GLACIER forms a beautiful backdrop for the annual Outdoor Show at the fish and game clubhouse. The event goes June7-8.

Outdoor Show goes this weekend (June 7-8)

A great opportunity to see and do things in the great outdoors

THE COMOX GLACIER forms a beautiful backdrop for the annual Outdoor Show at the fish and game clubhouse. The event goes June7-8.
Comox Glacier

Comox Glacier is melting before our eyes

Photo assignment: start a time-lapse series this year

Comox Glacier
THIS PRIME CUTTHROAT trout made for some delicious dining at the Shaw household.

Small lakes can provide excellent fishing

Many jewels can be found all around the Comox Valley and beyond

THIS PRIME CUTTHROAT trout made for some delicious dining at the Shaw household.
DO IT YOURSELF Bonefishing author Rod Hamilton holds a prime bonefish prior to release.

Enter a fish derby, read a fish book

Sportfishing.com sponsoring salmon derby; Rod Hamilton writes about bone fishing

DO IT YOURSELF Bonefishing author Rod Hamilton holds a prime bonefish prior to release.
RALPH SHAW LANDED this prime 14-inch trout on a recent outing.

Islanders enjoy both marine and freshwater fishing

Recreational fishing is important economic generator for the Comox Valley

RALPH SHAW LANDED this prime 14-inch trout on a recent outing.
THESE CHINOOK SALMON, lingcod and rockfish from a day on Area 14 waters illustrates the bounty of recreational fishing opportunities we have close to home.

Rockcod and lingcod opening today

We can now fish for and retain salmon, halibut, Pacific cod, rockfish and flounder

THESE CHINOOK SALMON, lingcod and rockfish from a day on Area 14 waters illustrates the bounty of recreational fishing opportunities we have close to home.
A JACK SHAW maroon blood leech fly landed this tasty trout.

Fly fishing tips

How to enjoy the magnificent madness that we call angling

A JACK SHAW maroon blood leech fly landed this tasty trout.
A RECENT CATCH of flounders and prawns included a trophy-class flounder (on the left).

Flounders and prawns on the menu

A great day on the water with friends is always a treat

A RECENT CATCH of flounders and prawns included a trophy-class flounder (on the left).
A PRIME TRIPLOID rainbow trout landed by Otto Winning from his shore fishing location.

Maple Lake is a Comox Valley treasure

On a day spent shore fishing you might even see some otters

A PRIME TRIPLOID rainbow trout landed by Otto Winning from his shore fishing location.
TWO OLD HUNTERS, Smitty and Ralph, and the results of a shared moose hunt.

Time to start thinking about LEH applications

Paperwork must be in Victoria by 4:30 p.m. on May 23

TWO OLD HUNTERS, Smitty and Ralph, and the results of a shared moose hunt.
SPRING BREAK IS a great time to get the family together and enjoy the natural beauty of Maple Lake.

Winter fishing is always a challenging venture

Spring break is a great time to get the family together and enjoy Maple Lake

SPRING BREAK IS a great time to get the family together and enjoy the natural beauty of Maple Lake.