It's so much fun to take anglers for their first pink salmon fishing experience. This year, we focused solely on fly fishing in Campbell River. The river has a catch and release fly fishing zone only. Anglers can stay away from crowds and enjoy a peaceful fishing session. Brent and I went to the Campbell [...]
Jigging for Salmon
This year we wanted to concentrate on jigging for salmon. I love fishing the open waters in the salt. Normally we are trolling and sometimes it gets very mundane. Jigging throughputs the angler into a very active mode and excited when there is a hookup. The first step is to get a GPS depth sounder [...]
BuzzBomb For Pink Salmon
Amundson 13 foot rod with 2 inch pink BuzzBomb I scouted this local beach the other day. Anglers said the Pink salmon was there but often out of range to the best fly caster. Rubber net safe releasing Today I brought both rods: my 8wt fly rod and the Amundson 13 foot ultra-lite. A lot [...]
Why love Beach Fishing, Let Me count The Ways
Wall Hanging Photo For 2017
Wall Hanging Photos For 2016
Amundson Kudos center pin rod and the TCP450 center pin reel Here is what I believe are the Amundson Outdoors wall hanger photos 2016. Amundson: From the ocean to the rivers to the lakes, Amundson has been designing, engineering and manufacturing its own house brand of fishing gear for anglers around the world for almost [...]
Wall Hangers 2015
It was the amazing year 2015 for catching Coho and Spring salmon off our local beaches on the East Coast of Vancouver Island. We still had to hunt for them. Often visiting 10-12 beach locations some easily accessible some not. We leave the house around 5 am and a quick stop at our local coffee [...]
The BuzzBomb Lure
The Pink Pearl 2 inch 0.5-ounce Buzzbomb and Coho salmon Buzzbomb can guarantee two-bite reactions from all fish. They are hungry predatory or they are aggressive. Another Spring salmon falling for a 2inch 0.5 ounce pink holo For 50 years the BuzzBomb Tackle has created lures that will work in all conditions, from freshwater to [...]
BuzzBomb Tackle Makes the Zzinger Lures
Manufactured in Canada for 50 years Buzzbomb Tackle is a leader in patent design and manufacturing of fishing lures. The beach angler is faced with conditions that are never constant . The angler casting into high winds, heavy rain ,strong waves, or the salmon themselves can make it daunting . The successful angler will carry [...]
Pink Salmon On The Campbell River
Pink Salmon On The Campbell River The Amundson Wind warrior performance on the salt water beaches continues just as good on the rivers of British Columbia, Vancouver Island rivers. When casting to these little power house it amazing how their strength is increased by using the river flow against you. Often they are hanging just [...]
Kudos Strategy X Casting Rod
For the last 6 years I have exposed this rod to extreme fishing conditions catching our salmon in various size river flows on Vancouver Island. Its performance has never failed. Sensitive enough to feel that wily steelhead delicately picking up the anglers hook to the power house of the Chum salmon well know to be [...]
Amundson Outdoors Wind Warrior and Trend-X3
Amundson Outdoors Wind Warrior nine-foot, eight weight fast-action fly rod with the Trend X3 sealed drag fly reel..........The pink salmon for their size have mighty powerful short runs. They are known as the Humpies salmon due to the large hump the males acquire during their spawning cycle. Their spawning cycle to their native stream is [...]
My favourite steelhead weight.
When drifting afloat on a river there are many ways to place the weight in your set up. I believe the two main methods in drifting is called short floating or bottom bouncing. The type of river flow also determines what kind of weight is used. Out here in the west, we are talking about [...]
