After this week’s 32 hour Lower Fraser commercial sockeye fishery opening, we headed down to Steveston yesterday and bought some to enjoy. In this video blog, I demonstrate how we like to fillet and prepare our delicious sockeye salmon. This may not be the only and correct way to do it, but it is more of a generic guideline that shows how simple yet tasty fresh wild salmon can be.
While the Fraser River is experiencing a record return of sockeye salmon, that does not mean you cannot fish for something else while the river is choked with them. Here is a video blog of our recent pole fishing outing around Steveston.
Since over a century ago, commercial fishermen in Steveston BC have been harvesting sockeye salmon when they return to the Fraser River. In recent years, the stocks have experienced low returns, resulting in no harvest during some seasons. This year, the return has been abundant and openings have been provided for commercial fishermen. Today we watched these commercial fishermen netting in front of Garry Point Park for several hours.
Taking advantage of this week’s beautiful weather, we sneaked out to a spot on the Tidal Fraser River near my house. This is also a preview of what you can expect to see at this year’s Fish for the Future on Saturday July 10th.
Our trip to Alta Lake in early May produced a few nice cutthroat trout but the fishing was not exactly fast and furious. We decided to pay it another visit last Tuesday, hoping the warmer weather would bring more fish to the surface. We were not disappointed at all. Both rainbow trout and cutthroat trout fed actively on the surface and there was not a shortage of hookups. This ten minute video blog shows how we did with a simple strike indicator and a sink tip setup.