Nov. Slab of the Month: BC Bull Trout

From the inbox:

My name is Andrew Luu

This big BC Bull Trout was caught in the Kootenay Region floating a white wooly bugger. He took me for 3 massive runs downstream so I knew it was going to be a good one. After successfully dragging this bully back up stream, I finally landed what has ended up being my personal best Bull Trout.

Thanks for reading,

Andrew. 

Aug Slab of the Month Winner

Congratulations to Maarten Bruinenberg as he takes the August SOTM voting with his beast of a B.C. Steelhead.  Welcome to the final twelve. 

Thanks to the Chum Nation for weighing in.

March Slab of the Month: Squamish Steel

Bryce Franks sends us a snap of his first winter steelhead on the fly stating "I guess I should hang up the rod and call it quits now."  Not a bad idea.

Take action to protect BC's coast from oil spills

For 37 years the northern coastal waters of British Columbia have
been protected from oil tanker traffic. This ban is now under threat. Plans to build pipelines and a supertanker port in BC to service the
Alberta Tar Sands are moving forward with support from the BC and
Canadian Governments. LINK

Dogwood Initiative is distributing 200,000 removable decals. These
decals can be applied to most smooth surfaces including plastic, glass
and metal. Once applied, each decal will help spread the word about oil
spills from proposed Tar Sands Tankers on the coast of BC's Great Bear
Rainforest. LINK

B.C. loses salmon farm jurisdiction

Alexandra Morton kicks ass.

The B.C. Supreme Court ruled Monday the federal government — not the
province — has exclusive jurisdiction over the management of salmon
farming, a landmark decision hailed as a victory for the future of wild
stocks.

“The regulation of fish farming by the province is ultra
vires, beyond its power,” said a triumphant Greg McDade, the lawyer who
pursued the case on behalf of independent sea-lice researcher Alexandra
Morton and others.

LINK  (Via:The Times Colonist)