This is the first in a series of blog posts by Skipper Otto’s co-founder, Shaun Strobel, about his experience growing up fishing on the BC coast with his dad, Otto. Stay tuned for further instalments in the series! The 2017 fishing season will mark forty years since the first summer I spent gillnetting for salmon with … Continued

I’ve fished just about non-stop for the past month in the Johnstone Straight.  It’s been good — not as good as 2010, partly because the fish are coming in deeper than they did in 2010 — but I’ve had a good run of it. The fish last night got a bit smaller overall and more … Continued

Sonia wrote a blog post 3 weeks ago when I lost my prop and was towed into Port Alberni.  I was so grateful to James and his dad who helped me offload my fish, and trucked the fish to Vancouver for our members.  Because of their help, I got to spend the day fixing the … Continued

Flyer specials on sockeye abound – but where are they from? Not BC! Not Alaska! Not anywhere recognized as sustainable seafood. Here’s an example: on the front page of today’s Buy-Low flyer is photo of some lovely bright sockeye salmon. The photo is cleverly placed right under the “BC Day” Headline and provincial flag to … Continued

After a restful night tied up in Port Edward, we went over to the packers’ dock to unload the sustainable salmon, get it in bins and get it on the truck heading down to Vancouver. For the bigger boats, there’s a machine I can only describe as a “fish vacuum” that sucks the fish out … Continued