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Links & Articles

Vic Carrao speaks against IPP Power projects on Upper Pitt

Feature Article

Strategies for Sturgeon

Jet Boat Talk with Vic Carrao

Past Features Articles

Late Winter Early Spring Steelhead Tactics

11 Foot Sturgeon Story

Exotic Fishing Locations

Tips & Tricks

Fishing Lures for Steelhead & Salmon

Tackle Tales

Fly Fishing Articles

Fly Fishing for Coho – NEW

Early Season Trout on the Fly

Fly Fishing Chironomid Techniques

How to Fish Leech Patterns

Introduction to Cutthroat Patterns

Knot Tying

Leaders and Tippets

Nymph Fishing Techniques for Small BC Streams

Searching Out a New Lake

Techniques for Fly Tying Chironomids

Understanding Chironomids & How to Use Them

Articles and Stories at the Fly Fishing Network

Salmon Articles

Fishing the Fraser Valley – Late Season Tactics

Chinook Fishing on the Fraser

Fishing the Valley

Early Chinook Fishing on the Fraser

Float’n Spinners

A Day on the Fraser

Steelhead Articles

Early Season Tactics

Steelhead Telemetry Study

Steelheading the Valley

Steelheading the Valley: Part 2

Steelheading the Valley – Early Season Tactics

Sturgeon Articles

Strategies for Sturgeon

Mighty White Sturgeon

Berrys Bait & Tackle
Fish'n Canada
Express Reel Service

Fraser River Sturgeon Fishing

BC Guided River Fishing

Guided Fly Fishing in BC



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