The Englishman near Parksville is a pretty smaller east-Island river with sea-run and resident cutthroat, salmon and a winter steelhead run that has been depressed and closely managed. It's fished mostly for cutthroat and, when open and on the clarity drop, for winter steelhead — always check the current rules, as this system can be closed.
Under the surface
The Englishman near Parksville is a smaller east-coast Vancouver Island river holding winter steelhead, sea-run and resident cutthroat, and salmon. Rain-driven and flashy with a notable falls, its steelhead stocks have been depressed and tightly managed; it remains a pretty Island river fished primarily for cutthroat and on the clarity drop for winter steelhead.
Wading: Flashy flows, slick bedrock, falls
- Granite
- Confined
- Pool riffle
- Canyon