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[frogies]

Hi everybody,

I am a 22 years old french guy who just arrived in your fabulous town. After found a Job I need know to experiment your river and all of your new fishs. But the only problem is where begin. Everything is different, or perhaps just bigger.
For example I am from the Alpes and there rivers, are so small with small trout, but there... I don't know by where begin?
So in fact I am looking for someone who is so nice and who can introduce me to your river or Ocean and teach me how to fish it, I have some materials for fly fishing and also for lure fishing. I did not fished so much last three years but I began at 4 and practiced a lot during more than 10 years.
So if someone plan a day trip and want have some compagny and share gas or anything else, let me know.

I will be happy to share with you my own home bread.

Thank you for your tips

Adrien

[Kristopher]

Sorry I can't help, but make sure you study the regulations very carefully before you head out.  Alot of the systems out here are heavily regulated and you can get yourself in trouble if you don't follow the regulations.  A free copy of the regulations synopsis can be picked up at any tackle shop. 

Have fun out there.

[Bavarian Raven]

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/ the regulations can be found here. once you make sure you are fishing legally, then head out and experiment and enjoy

[Kristopher]

Here are the freshwater salmon regulations which can only be found online. http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/fresh-douce/region2-eng.htm

[Gooey]

Volunteer at a hatchery, there are several in the lower mainland that relie on volunteers. the seymour hatchery on the north shore, is a great spot.  There you can learn a ton and network with other more experienced fishers.

[frogies]

Thank you to everyone.
Yes I saw your legislation is quite complex but I think that the same in all the country.
The idea of Gooey to volounteer for a fishery is so good, I sent them an E-mal, I hope it will works, it's the best to do I think.

Bye and thanks so much for your help

[Bavarian Raven]

it's the best to do I think

like i mentioned before, find someplace where u can fish and just try out various methods. see what works. what doesnt. trial by error is a good learning tool. nevertheless the volunteering sounds cool.

[Rodney]

Frogies, welcome to BC and the discussion forum. Just to add a couple of other items beside what has already been mentioned. To cut down the learn curve, you should also pay a visit to your local tacklestore which holds a wealth of local fishing information. I would pick out a couple of fisheries that you would like to try out, come up with the questions that you have before your visit. You already have the techniques, but knowing what to use locally, where and when to fish would give you a big advantage when starting out.

If you are in Vancouver and wish to try out fisheries that are similar to what you have experienced back home, the local coastal cutthroat trout and bull trout fishery is probably best in the next several months. These fish will be aggressively feeding throughout the winter as long as the food source is available. They are feeding on eggs and salmon carcass flesh right now and that diet will change into small fish and juvenile salmon, then insects as winter comes to an end. The places where you would want to try is the Fraser River between Mission and Hope and its tributaries. There are of course other places to try out as well, but this stretch alone will keep you occupied for a long time if you are starting out.

Good luck, we look forward to hear your success.