OUTLOOK  We are coming to the end of April, and we are seeing some great spring weather. It will rain a little this weekend in the Lower Mainland, Saturday night into Sunday, but that is also a good thing as most of our rivers could use some water. With temperatures hitting 19 this weekend in the Valley and rising temperatures in the Interior it is go time for all of our fisheries!   In this week’s report, we have updates on the Interior lakes fishing. We have seen lakes under 4000 feet iced off and hatches have started on the lower elevation lakes. Jason has details in the lake ..read more

OUTLOOK  We have very nice fishing weather this weekend with a mix of sun and cloud and mid teen temperatures.  It is a great time to be an angler in the Vancouver area for sure!  This week, we have updates on the Valley Rivers, Sea to Sky Rivers and Interior lakes fishing but it is also time to start looking at bass fishing, carp fishing, cutthroat fishing and even a little early salmon river fishing/scouting.   Jordan has a Capilano primer where we have heard of a coho or two, Eric has the cutthroat article and Gavin takes a quick look at bass fishing.  We just ..read more

Pacific Angler 2024 Spring Super Sale Come down to our annual Spring Super Sale and save big on the industry’s top brands. From beginner to expert, we have some great deals for you to take advantage of! SALE INFORMATION Saturday April 6th 10AM – 6PM Sunday April 7th 11AM – 5PM Pacific Angler – 78 East Broadway Vancouver BC PARKING Due to ongoing Broadway Subway construction, there is limited parking available on Broadway.  We do have some FREE parking spots right in front of the shop.  If those are occupied, check out our parking map here for some great parking options in the n ..read more

OUTLOOK  Welcome to April everyone!  We are having a big weekend at the shop.  We are hosting our Annual Spring Super Sale.  Everything in the store is on sale.  This is the best time to get prepared for the Spring season.  Details are below and keep an eye out for the sales list to be released in a special email mailout which will be on our social feeds later today!   If you are reading this on our website and want to get this sales list emailed to you early plus all the fishing reports make sure you are subscribed to the Friday Fishing Report newslette ..read more

OUTLOOK  Long weekend incoming!   First off, we want to wish everyone a Happy Easter Long Weekend.   We hope everyone has a chance to hunt some rabbit eggs and maybe sneak out for some fishing.  The shop is open today, Good Friday, until 7PM in case you need to pick up anything for your long weekend fishing.  We are open Saturday and Sunday with regular business hours. We will be closed Monday, for the Long Weekend, to spend some time with family and friends out on the water.   We have a big report this week. The Easter Long Weekend marks a transiti ..read more

OUTLOOK  We hope everyone enjoyed last weekend’s epic weather! This weekend looks a little less like patio weather and more like classic early Vancouver spring weather. We will see a mix of light rain and clouds with a little sun poking through. This should make for some great steelhead weather. Last week, we saw good reports across the board on this front. We also saw the chinook fishing pick up again. Last week, we saw things get challenged in the saltwater, but we have had solid trips south end of Bowen and across the strait. This is the last weekend to get out before regulation change ..read more

Spring is on the horizon and with that we are looking to add to our team!  We currently have full and part time openings for Retail Sales Associates. Read more about this position below! Pacific Angler Retail Sales Associate Job Title:  Retail Sales Associate Location:  Vancouver, BC Job Type:  Full and Part Time Positions Available To Apply:  Email your resume with cover letter in PDF format to Pacific Angler Operations Manager – kathryn@pacificangler.ca Please indicate the specific position (full or part time) you are applying for in the subject line and in your ..read more

OUTLOOK  There is a warm spell coming! It is just not coming this weekend. We are going to see some more wet reasonably cold weather over the weekend but next weekend, if the weather man is on his game, looks amazing with the first 16-degree days in the forecast!   We expect this weekend to be good because we need water on many of our local rivers and then next weekend should be worth marking on the calendar.   Right now, as we write the report, we are not seeing many salmon fry in the local systems and the water is low. This should change over the weekend and if the w ..read more

OUTLOOK  March is here but, it looks as though moderate winter weather is still in the cards for next week. That said, it will be a damp and relatively cold weekend with nighttime temps just above freezing in Vancouver.  Higher elevations should see some snow.  Over the last week, we heard some good reports across the fisheries but, there were also some water level issues.   The Squamish has stayed low all week, but the Chilliwack rose yesterday and got colored. Ideally, we want opposite conditions for these two rivers. We would like some more water up the Sea to Sky ..read more

OUTLOOK  We are almost at the end of February and the first day of Spring is now under one month away! River anglers should be looking at journals, old reports, weather forecasts and getting their gear ready. In the next 3 weeks we should see the first noticeable “hatch” of salmon fry and peak steelhead migration timing for many of the valley rivers.   When looking at the weather for this weekend, and over the next 14 days, we are in for a little cold snap early next week but nothing too far off seasonal averages. We will also see some precipitation. This is good as many of the ..read more