POWELL RIVER OUTDOORS
YOUR PREMIUM FISHING, HUNTING, CAMPING & BACKCOUNTRY STORELOCALLY OWN AND OPERATED – PROUDLY SERVING OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS IN THE POWELL RIVER REGION
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WELCOME TO POWELL RIVER OUTDOORS (PRO)
If you want to get the most out of Powell River and the surrounding areas, put PRO on your list. Our specialty is ensuring that people get the most out of this area. This comes naturally, due to the fact that all our staff have many years of local knowledge and hands-on experience behind them. Our store acts as a gateway to all the resources that are offered here. Whether it be fishing, camping, or hunting, we will ensure you receive the info and equipment needed to make your stay one you’ll be guaranteed to enjoy. With Powell River comes some of the best fishing you will find anywhere. Not only do we have excellent salmon fishing, we also have possibly the biggest cutthroat trout in Canada.
POWELL RIVER AREA FISHING GUIDE - 2021
Know Your Limit – Fish Within It!
FISHING TACTICS
COD
- Retrieve bottom fish slowly
- Use descender to release
- Both will help the survival rate.
HALIBUT
- Troll bottom 2.5 mph (More Halibut – Less Cod)
- Use 150-200 cable
SALMON
- Troll speed 2.5 mph
- Spoon leader 6′
- Hoochie leader 3-4′
- Cannonballs 12-15lb
- Don’t forget to jig
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We Buy Used Fishing And Outdoor Gear
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THE PRO REPORT
What’s Going On!
Prawns & Calamari:)
Decent numbers of Prawns, Despite an Octopus beating me to my traps. The brown water you see in the Video is the residue from the prawn pellets being rinsed from the prawns mouth. Be sure to have a container with water handy to dump your prawns into. This will keep...
Anchor’s Away!
Set my prawn traps and looking forward to hauling them up later today. Be sure to always anchor your traps down or you will eventually lose them. The set-up in the video is presuming you have an electric hauler. If you do not have a line hauler put as mush weight as...
Unnecessary NON -RETENTION STARTS APRIL 1
Well sad day as we are taking our rods and reels off our boats, at a time we should be excited about the start of the spring and summer Chinook fishery. Unfortunately D.F.O. and there suites just keep mismanaging this fishery and will close it for most of the summer,...