Ice Fishing in Alberta: Lakes, Limits & Ice Safety (2026-27 Guide)
Alberta allows two lines through the ice, and a resident licence costs $30. The big 2026 change is that walleye Special Harvest Licences are no longer a draw, they are...
This is the first Backroad Mapbook ever produced for the Kamloops and Okanagan regions of British Columbia. Originally published in 1995, it covers a wide network of Interior backroads, lakes, and remote access routes. The 55 hand-drawn maps highlight fishing access, hunting areas, hiking routes, and campsites throughout the southern Interior, offering a level of backcountry detail that was largely unavailable at the time.
The First Edition Mapbooks
The First Edition Backroad Mapbooks are where Backroad Maps began. In the early 1990s, brothers Wes and Russ Mussio set out to map the backroads they couldn’t find on existing maps. These books were hand-drawn, self-published, and printed on a small press in a garage in British Columbia.
The maps are simple and practical, showing logging roads, lakes, and access points, with short notes on fishing, hiking, and camping. These books were made to be used, not collected, and most of them were. That’s what makes surviving first editions rare today. What you’re holding is an original piece of backcountry history. Learn more about how it all started on our history page.
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Deer Hunting Season in Canada: 2026 Dates & Where to Go
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Elk Hunting in British Columbia: Regions, Six Point Rules & Access Roads (2026 Guide)
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Northern Alberta Fishing: Lakes Worth the Trip
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