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Salmon
iN VIDEO: How wildfires and drought are impacting salmon in southern BC Interior
Climate change is impacting salmon and the way salmon streams are being cared for in…
Will we ‘walk across the backs’ of sockeye salmon in the Okanagan again?
The Adams River is famous for huge runs of sockeye salmon each fall as the…
iN VIDEO: Release of Kamloops-made documentary on perilous state of salmon delayed
A film studio in Kamloops is hoping to complete a feature length documentary that takes…
Why Okanagan salmon hatcheries are more successful than their controversial counterparts
Hatcheries and artificial salmon rearing have unwanted and problematic consequences for wild salmon populations, however,…
Kamloops man chases off teens disturbing salmon at restored spawning channel
Kamloops resident Kallan Bellamy said he is “disturbed” after observing three young adults harming spawning…
Best spots to see spawning salmon in BC Interior this fall
It's salmon spawning season and thousands of fish are returning to where they were born…
iN PHOTOS: Local photographers capture life and death of Adams River salmon run
Sockeye salmon return to Adams River to spawn every fall, drawing the interest of many…
Sockeye being caught, sold illegally before reaching Kamloops
Poachers are catching sockeye in the Fraser River and selling them online before they can…
iN PHOTOS: Amazing photos of salmon in Shuswap preview of Adams River run
An experienced photographer got a surprise when she was camping at Shuswap Lake Provincial Park…
Record sockeye numbers returning to the Okanagan
Thousands of sockeye salmon released into Okanagan waters are making their way upstream to spawn…
Spawning kokanee salmon counts moderate in Kelowna, expectational in Peachland
Spawning season for kokanee salmon in the Central Okanagan wraps up this month and the…
Early drawdown of Okanagan Lake negatively impacting kokanee salmon: BC Wildlife Federation
The B.C. Wildlife Federation says the 28-year effort to restore kokanee populations in Okanagan Lake…
Should DFO reel in sport fishing to help save salmon?
Conservation groups want Ottawa to dramatically curtail the recreational fishery as it did with the…
Blue herons identified as significant predator of B.C.’s juvenile salmon
It appears Pacific great blue herons have a much larger appetite for juvenile salmon than…
Interior kokanee salmon returns more than double last year’s numbers
Kokanee shore spawning numbers in the Interior were some of the highest on record since…
B.C. beachgoers find large, bizarre fish on shore
A B.C. family was enjoying a walk on the beach last week when they found…
Looking for sockeye? Salmon fishing in Osoyoos Lake is now open
Okanagan sockeye salmon are back in the South Okanagan, and fishermen have been given the…
More than 100K sockeye should soon be back in south Okanagan lakes
Four years after they started their journey from the south Okanagan to the Pacific Ocean,…
1,000 km upstream: 150,000 sockeye to make the journey back to the southern Okanagan
It's roughly a 1,000-kilometre journey that's all upstream and it's estimated 150,000 Okanagan sockeye salmon…
Winter storm damages salmon conservation group’s cabin in Shuswap
A log cabin owned by the Adams River Salmon Society has become victim to the…
Salmon barbecue cooking contest coming to Kamloops this summer
KAMLOOPS — A new barbecue festival will be hitting the streets of downtown Kamloops this…
Okanagan Nation Alliance bringing sockeye salmon coming back to Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – School children were part of the Syilx/Okanagan Nation Alliance release of 100,000 sockeye…
Why this year’s Adams River salmon run may not have been as impressive as you’d hoped
ADAMS RIVER – A slight change in fish behaviour could be why this year’s much…
Man who shot and killed Blind Bay man changes story
KAMLOOPS – A Shuswap man who shot and killed an acquaintance nearly seven years ago…