Northern BC - 2nd Edition

From prairies and open farmland around Dawson Creek, across the spine of the Rocky Mountains, through the heart of BC via the Rocky Mountain Trench and the Central Plateau, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. It is an area marked by vast, unsettled spaces, few main roads and lots of lakes and streams, including some of the finest fishing rivers in the world. And that's just the main set of maps. In addition, we have included maps (and write-ups) for the even vaster, even less settled areas of Northern BC. This truly is a magnificent wilderness area, interrupted only occasionally by the works of man. Here you will find names that resonate deeply in the hearts and minds of hardcore outdoor adventurers. Names like Spatsizi, Edziza, Chilkoot, Wokkpash, Muskwa Kechika are proof that we live in the greatest, wildest, most spectacular province in the country, if not the world. These are places where you can hike or horseback for weeks in one direction and still not come across a road, let alone another soul. This is truly a do it yourself landscape. While you will find many of BC's largest parks here, you won't find much in the way of developed recreation infrastructures. Trails are few. Campsites are even fewer. And outside a few main corridors (the Alaska Highway, and the Stewart-Cassiar Highway), there are very few roads. Locals and visitors alike will appreciate this book, which is the most comprehensive outdoor guide to this area.

Mussio has created one guide that tells you about all the outdoor activities in a particular area and shows you how to get there. Whether you are an angler, a hiker, an ATVer, or just an armchair enthusiast, this is the book for you. The reference section found in this book includes information on fishing, paddling routes, parks and recreation sites, multi-use trails (hiking/biking and off-road trails), winter recreation and wildlife viewing. The maps in this book highlight the backroad and logging road networks, trails systems and recreation opportunities in Central and Northern BC. A unique feature of the maps is that all recreation activities are labeled, allowing for quick and easy referencing when researching a specific area. Further, no other source provides as much detail and accuracy on the road and trail networks throughout the north.

Additional maps to consider:

• Official British Columbia Road Map and Parks Guide

This book covers the southwestern corner of beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver, Gibsons and Powell River frame the western edge of the area, while Hope, Manning Park, Boston Bar and Lillooet make up the eastern edge. Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, Squamish, Whistler and Gold Bridge are just a few of the prominent cities or towns. The Vancouver, Coast and Mountains region is an outdoor recreation paradise that will rival any recreational playground in the country.

Additional maps to consider:

• Official British Columbia Road Map and Parks Guide
• Metro Vancouver
• Fishing BC: Lower Mainland

Vancouver Island - 5th edition
New relief shading with contours

The Island's best selling recreation guide just got better! The fourth edition of the Islands Backroad Mapbook is finally here. In the new edition, you will find all new maps as well as and updated and expanded reference section. If you plan on exploring the Island, we are certain you will find the new Vancouver Island Backroad Mapbook an invaluable resource. Spiral bound.

Additional maps to consider:

This is the second edition of the Thompson Okanagan Backroad Mapbook released in 2010. The dry, arid interior of BC speaks summer to the thousands of tourists who flock to its beaches every year. With its big lakes (including Okanagan and Skaha), warm water and sandy beaches, this is the place for summer. It doesn't hurt that it is home to Canada's finest wineries and some of the province's finest golf courses.

Kootenay Rockies - 4th Edition


Found in the Southeastern corner of British Columbia, this is a beautiful area that is dominated by spectacular mountain peaks and broad valleys that are home to large rivers and even bigger lakes. Mountain parks, natural hot springs, world-class snowmobiling, cascading waterfalls, and great fishing are a few of the highlights of the area. In the Kootenay edition of the Backroad Mapbook Series we cover a large portion of southeastern BC. Geographically, the area stretches from Christina Lake and Revelstoke in the west to the Flathead and the Alberta border in the east and from the USA border in the south to Kinbasket Lake in the north. The bigger cities include Castlegar, Cranbrook, Golden, Nelson, Revelstoke and Trail.

Vol 4. The Kootenays
New relief shading with contours

The southeast corner of British Columbia, Canada, is a spectacular area with unlimited recreational opportunities waiting to be discovered. This area is dominated by rugged mountain peaks, large lakes and rivers. Whether you like to fish, hike, hunt, mountain bike, paddle, ski or just explore backroads, we are sure that you will find this Backroads Mapbook useful. Unique to this area are hotsprings and gold streams.

Additional maps to consider:

Fishing BC - Vancouver Island

Welcome to the new look Fishing Mapbook for Vancouver Island. We have listened to Island anglers long enough and have finally expanded north. Even better, we now cover most of the popular rivers and have expanded the fishing techniques and even the lake list to make this a truly dynamic freshwater fishing guide.

What makes our Fishing Mapbook series so unique is the fact we combine those ever-popular depth chart or lake charts with detailed information on everything from access to facilities to fish stocking and techniques. This information can be used by everyone from the greenest angler to the most seasoned veteran. Add in the fact that we cover over 150 lakes and streams with such detail you will quickly see why these guides remain the books of choice for locals and visitors alike.

Readers will find this book focuses on the best lakes and streams around Vancouver Island. Whether you are looking for an urban getaway or a hidden mountain lake, there is always an active fishery. This is particularly true with the many rivers and streams that cascade their way down the mountains and out into the ocean. At any give time anglers can find bass, char, salmon, steelhead and trout; just to name a few. Some of these fish have been known to reach legendary sizes, while others will fill that pan perfectly on that backcountry camping trip. Some are easy to catch, while others are as wily as they are cunning. This is what makes Island fishing such a great challenge. This book is a result of a lot of research and the help of many knowledgeable anglers.

Pages: 144
Additional maps to consider:

Fishing BC - Northern BC

Welcome to the first edition of the Northern BC Fishing Mapbook. This book is the latest in our continuing quest to produce the perfect fishing guide. It is basically an evolution of the former Cariboo edition of the former Fishing BC series but a whole lot bigger and better. In addition to the much expanded area of coverage, anglers will now note that it includes the more popular rivers and streams in the area. The north is well known to be home to some of the best trout, steelhead and salmon rivers in the world. Less obvious, but just as important is the fact that many of the write-ups have been expanded to provide even more detailed fishing information. Everything has been tweaked, updated, and simply made better, to help you find the perfect fishing experience.

Northern BC is a vast area, and this book covers well over half the province, from the 100 Mile House area all the way north to Atlin Lake, which spills over into the Yukon. The lakes and rivers span the province, some rivers draining into the Pacific Ocean, others flowing east into Alberta. It is an area of raw beauty and some of the most remote locations in BC. It encompasses the awesome Coast Mountains, the Chilcotin Plateau, the Cariboo and Northern Rocky Mountains and even a chunk of prairie on the east side of the Rockies.

Since a lot of the lakes require you to weave your way through a maze of backroads, we recommend you pick up a copy of the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast and the Northern BC Backroad Mapbooks. These books have detailed maps along with descriptions on everything from camping areas to other fishing opportunities. They are the perfect compliment to the Fishing Mapbook series.

Pages: 208

Central Alberta

The Central Alberta Backroad Mapbook takes off from where the Southwestern Alberta mapbook ends. Covering the vast area west of Edmonton, including Jasper National Park and the impressive Willmore Wilderness Park, this area is truly a backcountry explorer's paradise. The lack of crowds, the wide-open spaces and the fantastic scenery are sure to make for the adventure of a lifetime. The Backroad Mapbook for Central Alberta is an explorer's guide that takes you from the flat country to the Rocky Mountains. Along the way we note all the points of interest and the infinite recreational opportunities. From fantastic fishing holes to seldom-visited camping areas and endless trail systems, we provide the maps and information that will make your planning easier.

South Peace - Alberta (Spiral bound.)

Inside this guidebook, you will find the most comprehensive outdoor recreation resource available for the South Peace region. West Central Alberta is a sprawling area that encompasses mountains, prairies, and miles upon miles of boreal forest.

As you travel north along the BC/Alberta boundary, the Rocky Mountains begin to change. They are less hard, sharp and jagged, taking on instead a more rounded appearance. The mountains also begin to shuffle further west. Just south of the first of the maps in this book, the boundary stops following the continental divide, and spills over into BC. While there are still mountains in the Two Lakes area south of Grande Prairie, they are small, never topping 1,500 metres (4,900 feet).

There are relatively few settlements in this area. The largest of which is Grande Prairie. Grande Prairie sits in the heart of the northern prairies. It is an active city of 40,000, and growing every year. The city is built on agriculture and logging, but much of its recent growth stems from oil and gas discovery.

From the city, roads radiate outwards in every direction; farming roads, oil and gas roads and logging roads. Highways 2, 40 and 43 intersect at the city. There are very few other main roads through this region; while there are a lot of paved roads, they see little traffic. The other major towns are Peace River and Slave Lake.

Because this area has so few people, it has also seen very little recreational development. There are a few noteworthy exceptions, but these only serve to underscore the remoteness of the rest of the region.

This undeveloped nature is a double-edged sword. For people looking to get away from it all, it is not all that hard to find a place to call your own. However, there is little in the way of formalized recreational amenities. Compared to points farther south, there are few trails, few known canoe and kayak routes, and relatively few parks and campgrounds. The lack of camping options also means that the most popular provincial park campgrounds can be packed, especially on summer weekends.

People interested in motorized transportation (ATVing, snowmobiling) will find this region sometimes frustrating as well. Yes, there are seismic lines or cutlines beyond number, as well as an extensive backroad system, but few of these are actually designated as ATVing or snowmobiling routes. How are you, the visitor, to know what cutlines make for an enjoyable outing, and which are overgrown? Your best bet for many of these areas is to find a local and ask. Another issue: much of the country—especially in the eastern portion of the book—is muskeg. This makes accessing destinations such as lakes difficult in summer. Northeast of Lesser Slave Lake are a number of great fishing lakes that can only be accessed in winter, once the muskeg has frozen. However, anglers and hunters will find this region an absolute paradise. Not only is Lesser Slave Lake the best place in Alberta to fish for walleye, there are a number of other outstanding lakes as well. Some of Canada’s best rainbow trout fishing lakes are in this region, and stream fishers will be delighted to know that there are some fine creeks and rivers, especially near the mountains. Hunters will be astounded with the number and variety of wildlife in many areas of the South Peace.

All descriptions on this page are from Mussio Ventures LTD's product catalogue.