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Skeena River - July 14th, 2008
supplied by: Noel Gyger Guided Fishing Adventures RECORDED:65 °FISHING: Excellent
The photo of the week shows pro fishing guide Rob Vodola and his friend Rod Pelley hockey player with the New Jersey Devils and a nice fresh Kitimat River Chinook Salmon landed this year. Last year I shot a video clip of Rod landing a nice ocean Chinook. Video Clip 0003 (NHL New Jersey Devils centre Rod Pelley) Kitimat BC is Rod’s hometown and he tries to spend at least a couple of weeks here in the summer. While here Rod does his best to help raise some money for local charities. Good for you Rod and thank you. ================================Noel Gyger – Guided Fishing Adventures and Weekly Fishing Report4012 Best Street, Terrace BC V8G 5R8, CanadaTel/Fax: (250) 635-2568Cell: (250) 631-2678E-mail: noel@noelgyger.caHome Page: www.noelgyger.caFishing Reports: www.noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htmRECORD SALMON & STEELHEAD Spin or fly-fishingRIVER, LAKE, STREAM or OCEAN!!!================================ Home Page: www.noelgyger.caNoel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated July 6 – July 13, 2008
Dear Fishing Friends: SUMMARY:Theweather remained cool all week. I don’t get to say this very often but all of the rivers are in excellent shape. The fishing has been excellent also. Fishermen have been having a ball catching both Chinook and Sockeye on the Skeena River. I have a report of the odd summer run Steelhead being caught also. The Kitimat River Chinook run remains strong and now the Pinks are showing up and are spread throughout the river. Be sure to check out the Ron Wakita detailed report below. I hope you folks didn’t mind me sending out that mid week “New Bulletin” of the BIG fish Mr. Heinz Fuger caught on the Kitimat River. I did shoot a video of the action. For a direct link cast to: Video Clip 0007 (Ron Wakita and client Heinz with Kitimat River Chinook) New July 9/08 Speaking of video clips, I posted another one today. Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters had a plan: Let's go catch some Dungeness Crab in the Douglas Channel, cook them on the drift boat while we fish for Chinook (King) Salmon in the Kitimat River. GREAT plan, I said. I cut the video after the crab feast. We did hook into two Chinook but lost them both. We did land a Pink. Ron had gone 2 for 6 for Chinook when guiding two clients earlier in the day. For a direct link cast to: Video Clip 0003 Cooking Crab in Drift Boat New July 13/08 LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:- - July 7/08 one item posted on “Conservation”http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm- July 9/08 one video clip posted on “Video Clips” http://www.noelgyger.ca/video-clips-web.htm- July 13/08 one video clip posted on “Video Clips” http://www.noelgyger.ca/video-clips-web.htmNOW BOOKING FOR 2008 Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the "best" fishing guide and/or fishing lodges for both river and ocean. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Cast here http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm to read more of what I have to offer. Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas. Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for news bulletins, mid week fishing updates, conservation, my history, quality waters strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles, archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002 and a sportfishing market place. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction. FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM: Ron WakitaMike HerzbergCraig MurrayDustin KovacvichChad BlackTodd HaynesRandy MarshallGill McKean CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries: Type of fish caught: Chinook, Sockeye, Pink and Trout for river. Chinook, Coho, Halibut, Bottom Fish and Crab for ocean. Thank you for using barbless hooks. FISHING THIS WEEK: ***EXCELLENT***LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK:Specie: 50-pound Chinook Where: Skeena River Angler: Kevin Bond Weather: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thundershower later this afternoon. Fog patches early this morning. High 15. UV index 3 or moderate. Region normal: Max. Temp. 22 degrees C. Min. Temp. 11 degrees C. Sunrise 5:16 AM Sunset 10:04 PM WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three-day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958. For current Terrace weather information please cast on:http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnoldWATER CONDITIONS: Skeena River is in good shape. Lower Kalum River is fishable. Most of the smaller coastal streams are in good shape. current water heights FOR:sKEENA rIVER:http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08EF001KITIMAT RIVER:http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08FF002Skeena River: The water heights have been dropping all week. Fishing for Chinook and Sockeye are excellent. I also have reports of summer-run Steelhead being caught. Kalum River:The water in the low end is fishable and I have had reports of Chinook being caught. This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg The angler is Dennis Therrien. Kasiks River:It is now possible to fish for Chinook at the mouth, in the clean seam, where it joins the Skeena. Sometimes the Chinook come out of the Skeena and into the clean water in search for scent of their home river. EXCHAMSIKS RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam. EXSTEW RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam. Note: the above three rivers are closed to angling for Chinook except at the very low end. Please check 2007 – 2009 BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement (fancy name for regulations) at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish for details. Zymoetz (Copper) River:The water is clean and fishing at the mouth is excellent. KINCOLITH RIVER: The Chinook have started to come in with the high tides. Fishing for them is only allowed below the bridge. This is tidal water so anglers must have a salt water license even though you are fishing in the river. Area River Records:Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds. CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and ChartersKITIMAT RIVER: The Kitimat River Chinook this season was supposed to be an exceptional return, particularly 5 year old stocks. To date the chinook return has been exceptional but the five year old component has only started to show in any numbers in the last couple of weeks. The five year old chinook, weight by age class should be 35 to 40lbs plus. We are starting to see more and more of these on our scale and caught in our drift boats. Heinz Fuger, a client who I guided with Noel Gyger and my daughter Julie landed a chinook in the five year old weight class. See: Video Clip 0007 (Ron Wakita and client Heinz with Kitimat River Chinook) New July 9/08 Mike Herzberg drifting with his friend Jim Aruda landed a 38lb chinook. Bill Schnupps from Idaho landed two in the 35lb plus weight class. Ariel Kuppers tonight (Sat. July 12th) landed a 35lb chinook. We are also seeing and hearing reports of many others in this weight class being caught. I think that there are more big guys to come. Smart money says to get out on the Kitimat cast a line and the possibility of landing big chinook this year is good. The pinks have also started to show in the past week in really good numbers. Our mobile tackle van has logged lots of pinks at the lower dike and the Rod and Gun side of the Haisla bridge. I witnessed twenty to thirty pinks caught under the bridge (Rod and Gun side) on Saturday night, mostly by youngsters. A client trip worthy of noting is we had the distinct pleasure of guiding Mr. Dick Evans, C.E.O of Alcan. Mike Herzberg drifted Mr. Evans on a short evening drift July 9th. Under the pressure of a very short time constraint and guiding the boss of his real job at the highest level, Mike put Mr. Evens on to three chinook, a 15lber which they kept, a 24lb which they released and another which they lost. Well done Mike and Congratulations Mr. Evans. Other catch results worthy of noting are the catch results of Kirk Anderson, Ed Pinette, Greg Laberge and Trevor Quarry. They are fly fishing friends from Quesnel. The group hooked forty one chinook and landed fourteen. All on fly! WOW! Exceptional numbers. As Ed said "Our best trip ever"! Congratulations guys. Don't forget to send me those flys! Kirk Anderson hooked 17 Chinook and landed 3 all on fly. Fished the Kitimat for two weeks. Ed Pinette hooked 8 chinook and landed 3 on fly. Fished with Kirk July 1st to July 16th.
Greg Laberge hooked 10 chinook landed 6 fishing July 9th to July 16th.
Trevor Quarry hooked 6 landed 2 fishing with Greg and the crew the last week.
On a personal note, I had the pleasure of drifting with my fourteen year old son Corey and our fourteen year old friend from Idaho ,Alex Munio. We hooked two chinook on an evening drift on July 8th and landed a 28lb chinook. Alex landed the fish and Corey netted. The netting needs a little work but we got the fish. July 8th Corey Wakita and Alex Munio hooked two and landed one 28lb chinook. Evening drift. Homework drift for client drift Wednesday. Right Photo: July 10th Hi Ron, here's the photo I took of Jim Aruda with his big spring this afternoon. It weighed 37-pounds. Was worth the 400-mile drive from PG yesterday. Guide Mike Herzberg .July 12th I had the pleasure of drifting with clients, Phillip and Steve Martens on a morning drift. We hooked six chinook and landed one. "Damn barbless hooks". After seeing Steve and Phillip off I met up with my daughter Julie, my nephew Derek and the world renowned Mr. Noel Gyger. We met at the pull out and went out crabbing. After harvesting eleven crab, six for Noel's wife and five for our drift which we immediately went on minutes after returning from the marina. We cooked the crab on the barbecue in my drift boat while we drifted down the Kitimat fishing for chinook. Although we lost the two chinook we hooked we had a great time fishing and eating crab. Only in Kitimat! The Kitimat is clean and full of fish and a few crab shells. Chinook fishing is great in the middle sections and pinks are starting to stack in the lower sections. Now is a good time to fish the Kitimat! July 22nd Steve & Philllip Martens. Guide Ron. July 11th Andrea. Guide Mike July 10th Ariel Kuppers associate guide in training. Hooked 3 Chinook landed 2 Jacks and a Pink. DOUGLAS CHANNEL: Alain of Alain's Deep Sea Charters boated 6 ling cod, 8 snappers, 10 Rock Cod and 4 Coho for his clients. Other boaters have similar catch results on the outer waters of the Douglas Channel. The boaters who targeted Coho are limiting out. Gas prices are definitely an issue this year which has caused most boaters to make extended trips to the outer waters. Rather than making four two day weekend trips most boaters are making two four day trips instead. They are also taking additional fishing partners to help share the catch and the increased cost of fuel. The motto for this year's salt fishery is to pool resources, extend the trips and still get out fishing in the Douglas Channel. Fishing in the Douglas Channel right now is also very good. Tight Lines Ron Wakita Cast to this link for Kitimat tide tables http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showRegion&language=english®ion=1Fishing Report and Photos from: Nicholas Dean Lodge July 6 to 12, 2008Hello Anglers, Lucky for us, the fishing and river conditions have only improved during the last few weeks on the Skeena, Kitimat and other tributary rivers. We are now in full swing of our Trophy Chinook season, and what a season it’s been so far. Dustin and Sky went on a reconnaissance “mission” to see how Spring flooding may have altered some of our favourite bars and pools, and reported incredible fishing for Chinook, with one landed around 45 lbs. Greg Buck has also done well on the Skeena with his son Josh and Mike Bartlett, who also landed a Chinook in the 45 lb range last week. By all indications, the Chinook run has been providing great fishing and will likely do so throughout July and early August. Backtrolling, plunking, and spoon fishing have been effective strategies thus far, depending on water conditions and the stretch of water fished. Sockeye Salmon have now started migrating up the Skeena in good numbers, and have provided good fishing for those willing to target the soft, inside edges of riffles. These scrappy fighters provide great sport on both fly and light conventional tackle, and are some of the best tasting fish around. Though I haven’t heard many reports of Chum and Pink Salmon in the Kitimat, it should be anytime now... Until next week, tight lines and screaming reels, Chad Black, Operations Manager PS from Noel: I have just spoken with Dustin Kovacvich, owner of the lodge, and he reports excellent fishing for Chinook and Sockeye on the Skeena River.Fishing Report and Photos from: Westcoast Fishing AdventuresHello Noel, June started out a little slow then heated up!! We are now in July and at one point yesterday had four Chinook on at the same time. Average size was 18 to 50 pounds we had two fifties. I have attached the photos.
Kevin Bond with his first 50-pounder Mandi McDougal my sweetheart with her first ever Chinook salmon. Frank Imperial long time guest with Westcoast Fishing Adventures
The Ocean has been good as well with lots of Halibut and Coho salmon with the odd Chinook mixed in! Take care Noel. Thanks Gill McKean Fishing Report and Photos from: Nautical West Sport FishingHi Noel, Well…here we are again having a great season with plenty of good size coho showing up in the Douglas Channel and outer water areas. Having these great sport fish teamed up with Chinook and the Pinks can provide for some fantastic excitement. The low pressure over the last couple of days has provided good camouflage to sneak up on the fish - typical west coast weather! Nothing but good times! Eclipse and Money point have provided some good fishing over the last couple of weeks as well as the South Sue and Fish Trap areas. Remember long leaders for those Chinooks! Thanks Noel, Todd Haynes - Nautical West Sport FishingFishing Report and Photos from: Randy’s River GuidingRandy reports excellent catches of Chinook on the Skeena River, mostly on conventional gear. He also reports excellent fly fishing for Sockeye. CURRENT REPORT and summary for Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers:Fishing Report from: Nimmo Bay Resort Sometimes, after a few days of fishing, there comes an urge to GOLF. Add this day on the links to your Angling Odyssey and suddenly fishing takes on a whole new meaning. Why not "Do It All"? At Nimmo Bay, the Skies the Limit!
Craig Murray, Owner
Nimmo Bay Resort (Est. 1980)Proud member of BC Sustainable Tourism Collective www.sustainablebc.ca To Fly is Human ...To Hover, Divine
Note from Noel: This year in 2007, out of 10 Heli fishing and tour resorts and lodges from around the world, Nimmo Bay Resort was voted number one by the prestigious, New York based Forbes Traveler magazine. Congratulations Craig, Deborah and staff. Fishing RegulationWebsites: 2007-2009 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfishEffective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009 2008-2009 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish Effective April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009Note: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL’sGUEST FISHING PHOTOS:*** If any of you have special fishing photos, scenic river photos, wildlife photos or articles I would love to see them. Hi Noel, I have been an appreciative recipient of your weekly fishing report for some time now and for that I say thanks. From what I read you really appreciate a good father and child fishing story so here is a good one for you. It was with my 16 year old daughter Alicia, and her lifelong friend Tiana, and it occurred on the Lower Dyke at Kitimat on July 5th, 2008. Alicia has come fishing with me many times but only likes the trip with absolutely no want to fish. Fishing is for boys, and Tiana (whom has never fished before) agrees with her.
We fished the lower dyke all week and fishing was slow but the sun was out and the camping was excellent. Then on July 4th the fishing picked up. We had 3 on that day all in the mid 20 lb range and the early morning of the 5th I got a 21 lber. The fishing slowed and around noon I told the girls to watch my rod (we were bar fishing) as I was going to run up to the garbage can and dump our garbage and come right back.
The 10 minute round trip turned into 45 minutes as a 5th wheel got stuck coming out and after helping the fellow I finally got back to the Dyke. Upon arriving I immediately noticed my rod was not in the holder. "This was either really good or really bad" I thought. As I popped out from behind the big stump and onto the bar the girls were frantically running and jumping with grins the size of Chicago. "Well" I thought, "I guess its not bad". Then a silver slab started slapping and jumping beside them on the rocks. 22 lbs of Chinook!
Here is the interesting part. The rod started to twitch a bit just as a log floated by and they thought it was the log. They figured they better grab the rod so the log doesn't pull it in, so Tiana who had shoes on grabbed it. All of a sudden it came alive and started to sing. She new enough to set the hook and keep the tip up but somehow depressed the free-spool button on the Ambassadeur 7000 and now she had a fish, and a birds-nest that was of legendary proportions. They both held the rod and decided to walk backwards until the fish came onto the beach, but they reached the tree-line before the fish came out and could back up no further. Alicia, in her socks, ran to the waters edge and wrapped the line around her wrist and started backing up again, and the 22 lbs skidded up onto the Dyke just as I arrived!
I had purchased them both licenses in hopes of getting them involved but they just didn't want to even give it a try. Now they are self proclaimed Fish - Slaying machines and didn't want to quit but alas we had to leave an hour later for home in Prince George. I now have two fish addicts on my hands who are already planning next years trip. Don't be surprised if your weekly report grows by two more names, Alicia and Tiana to be precise.
Do they look smug or what!! Thanks again for all the great reports, Hello Mr. Gyger, here is the Chinook that my Father René Cantin (from Québec) caught last Sunday in the Kitimat River with a blue jig! Tomy Cantin, Kitimat Resident. Thank you everyone for sending the photos and commentary. Noel
Catch & Release formula:Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000 (inches) Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches) MARKETPLACE(Sportfishing related items only please) Contact me anytime to list your itemsBuy, sell, trade or swap your item or items by listing them here today Your Ad will receive LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL exposure: · Your Ad will be posted on my website · Your Ad will be promoted in my Weekly Fishing Reports · Your Ad will be posted on other websites who host my fishing reports Examples of what to list: Boats and accessories, Motors, Vehicles, Air Craft, Rods, Reels, Tackle, Real Estate (i.e. fishing lodge), Rentals (Cabins Cottages), Lakeshore, Tourist accommodation, ATV, RV's, RV sites, Taxidermy, Books, Magazines, Videos, Photographs, Antiques, Artwork, Clothing, Employment, Trade/Swap and Wanted, Help Wanted, etc. To view the items currently listed please cast to:http://www.noelgyger.ca/market-place.htm To receive my WEEKLY FISHING REPORT and PHOTO via e-mail please send your name and e-mail address to: Noel Gyger noel@noelgyger.ca GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING! Yours sincerely, Noel F. Gyger Back to: http://noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htm Home page: www.noelgyger.ca
Kitimat River - June 10th, 2008
supplied by: Noel Gyger Guided Fishing Adventures RECORDED:70 °FISHING: Good
The photo of the week shows fishing guide Gord McKean (aka “splash Gordon”) with a beautiful, big Kitimat River Chinook (King) Salmon. Photo courtesy of Gill McKean of Westcoast Fishing Adventures ================================Noel Gyger – Guided Fishing Adventures and Weekly Fishing Report4012 Best Street, Terrace BC V8G 5R8, CanadaTel/Fax: (250) 635-2568Cell: (250) 631-2678E-mail: noel@noelgyger.caHome Page: www.noelgyger.caFishing Reports: www.noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htmRECORD SALMON & STEELHEAD Spin or fly-fishingRIVER, LAKE, STREAM or OCEAN!!!================================ Home Page: www.noelgyger.caNoel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated June 1 – June 8, 2008 Dear Fishing Friends: SUMMARY: Wow, the opportunity to catch a BIG Chinook (King) Salmon is here now! We have some decent river conditions.Theweather has been pretty good all week and you can’t beat this early summer season. It has been a little on the cool side with the odd rain shower but this is good and helps the rivers shape up. Believe it or not the mighty Skeena is borderline (to fair) fishable. Normally, in a good year, thousands of Chinook Salmon are in the river heading upstream to their home rivers. The Salmon swim no matter how dirty the water is. If this water gets a little cleaner…watch out…the “bites” are going to be fantastic! Best places to fish are anywhere downstream of Terrace BC. Excitement grows from anglers and guides in the Terrace area for this opportunity and an anticipation of another good run. The only problem with this glowing scenario is we don’t know the size of the Salmon run yet. The lower Kalum has fresh Chinook (King) Salmon moving in and the knowledgeable guides know where to go and how to catch them. Fishing at the mouths of rivers where tributaries enter side channels of the Skeena River is also a good bet at this time i.e. the Exstew, Kasiks and Exchamsiks Rivers. The Zymoetz (Copper) River is still dirty. Thank goodness for the Kitimat River and other smaller coastal rivers and streams because if the big Skeena is un-fishable these smaller waters usually are. And ocean and lake fishing is fantastic. BTW - the Kitimat River is clean but fishing is only fair for Chinook. The run seems to be late this year. Check out the Ron Wakita report below for more detail. The above photo shows six Japanese guests at Nicholas Dean Lodge. Mr. Tahara Yasufumi (bottom row – right side) was here 15 years ago. Nice to have a repeat guest even if it takes a few years. That’s me on the far left, second in from the far right is Gary Mills and far right is Chad Black. The dogs name is Ruger. They just finished two days river fishing for Chinook and are on their way to Prince Rupert for three days of ocean fishing. This is their fourth trip back for ocean fishing. The river fishing was slow for them. LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:- June 6/08 details of a BOOK RELEASE from Nimmo Bay Resorthttp://www.noelgyger.ca/news-bulletin.htm- June 7/08 on item posted on “Conservation”http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htmNOW BOOKING FOR 2008 Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the "best" fishing guide and/or fishing lodges for both river and ocean. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Cast here http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm to read more of what I have to offer. Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas. Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for news bulletins, mid week fishing updates, conservation, my history, quality waters strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles, archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002 and a sportfishing market place. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction. FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM: Ron WakitaChad BlackGill McKeanTodd Haynes CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries: Type of fish caught: Chinook and Trout for river. Chinook/Halibut/Bottom Fish/Crab for ocean. Thank you for using barbless hooks. FISHING THIS WEEK: GOODNote: I was going to leave the above graph at only FAIR but since the ocean fishing has been so hot I moved it to GOOD.LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK:Specie: 40-pound Chinook Where: Skeena trib Angler: Greg Buck Weather: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High 13. Region normal: Max. Temp. 19 degrees C. Min. Temp. 7 degrees C. Sunrise 5:00 AM Sunset 10:07 PM WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three-day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958. For current Terrace weather information please cast on:http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnoldWATER CONDITIONS: Skeena River is borderline fishable. Lower Kalum River is fishable. Kitimat River is dropping and is fishable. Zymoetz (Copper) River is dirty. Most smaller coastal streams are in good shape. current water heights FOR:sKEENA rIVER:http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08EF001KITIMAT RIVER:http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08FF002Skeena River: The water heights have been dropping all week and is now borderline fishable. This is what is needed to bring in the Chinook (King) Salmon runs. Kalum River:The water in the low end is fishable. Hopefully a good run of Chinook are still entering now. This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg The angler is Dennis Therrien. Kasiks River:It is now possible to fish for Chinook at the mouth, in the clean seam, where it joins the Skeena. Sometimes the Chinook come out of the Skeena and into the clean water in search for scent of their home river. EXCHAMSIKS RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam. EXSTEW RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam. Note: the above three rivers are closed to angling for Chinook except at the very low end. Please check 2007 – 2009 BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement (fancy name for regulations) at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish for details. Zymoetz (Copper) River:The water is still colored up. Area River Records:Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds. The above photos show some very happy anglers who decided to go ocean fishing for Halibut this week…as they wait for the river fishing to get red hot for Chinook. Photo courtesy Gill McKean of Westcoast Fishing AdventuresIn Gill’s own words, “Here are a few photo's for a report from yesterday, what a "BLAST" Austen, my son caught rat fish, dog fish, rock fish and of course the mighty Halibut. We even got broke off twice and I caught the same fish again with the hooks still in him!
Splash Gordon got spanked by a monster Halibut it was too funny! He is still talking about it!
Great day for the guides day OFF!
Hope you are all well…wish you were here to help us eat all this Halibut.”
Fishing Report from:Nicholas Dean Lodgefor the Week of June 1 to June 7, 2008
Hello Anglers, Water conditions have continued to improve on many of the rivers in the Skeena region over the last week. The majority of tributary rivers has dropped, and in many cases, has started to clear. Even the big river itself has been receding slowly, and is now in the “grey” phase. At this height and clarity, it is not quite fishable in all areas, but there are some locations which can be productive, such as clean seams, where water from cleaner tributary rivers enters the Skeena. Given similar temperatures over the next week, the Skeena should continue to drop and clear. On the other hand, the Kitimat River has been clean for most of the week, and Greg and Sky have reported some success while fishing spoons and back trolling plugs from drift boats. The Chinook landed have been a little on the small side, around 20 lbs, but as the season progresses, more and larger fish will enter the Kitimat and Skeena drainages Until next week, tight lines and screaming reels… Chad Black Operations manager
Nicholas Dean Lodge…where every cast is an adventure!
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and ChartersKITIMAT RIVER: The Kitimat River has been in great shape this week and there have been a few chinook caught. There was a chinook caught at the Lower Dike on Monday morning. Brad Schmidt, construction worker working the Eurocan Shut down caught a 20lb chinook also at the Lower Dike after work Tuesday evening. Work hard! Play hard! Well done Brad. Mike Herzberg of Reliable Guide and Charters fishing with his buddy Alvaro landed 21lb.Chinook on Friday. Mike and Alvaro also lost another Chinook on the same drift. Terrance Reynolds also of Reliable Guide and Charters drifted this morning and they lost two Chinook, one right at the boat. As disappointing as it is to lose a fish so close to landing, it is an inevitable part of fishing that all anglers must come to terms with. The Chinook run in the Kitimat River appears to be a little late this year and consensus of some hardcore chinook anglers is that they have had better results at this same period in previous years. We are on some big tides now and I suspect that catch rates will increase dramatically and so will the disposition of some chinook anglers. Fishermen are sure in a lot better mood when they are catching fish! DOUGLAS CHANNEL: The Douglas Channel is starting to produce some pretty good results. Doug Rumley and I boated a 25lb. chinook last Sunday. Shane Campbell of Shane's Fishing Adventures fishing with his buddy Vince Sealy and Vince's Uncle Wayne hooked seven Chinook landing four between 14lbs to 28lbs on Wednesday. They also boated six halibut on the same trip. Congratulations to Shane, Vince and Uncle Wayne on a great day of fishing!
My nephew Derek and I fishing with Derek's buddy Jordan boated a 20lb. Chinook this morning.(Saturday June 7th) Wes Owen of Golden Adventures boated a 28lb.chinook today as well and lost another one also in the Kitimat Harbour. I agree with the local consensus that the chinook run may be a bit late this year but we are definitely seeing signs that the chinook run is picking up now especially in the Kitimat Harbour fishery and further down the Douglas Channel. The above are Todd Haynes and Rob Vodola with some very nice Kitimat Douglas Channel Harbour Chinook Salmon that did not quite make it into the river. These fish were landed on Wednesday and were estimated to weight around 28-pounds each. Photos courtesy of Todd Haynes of Nautical West Charters Cast to this link for Kitimat tide tables http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showRegion&language=english®ion=1Fishing RegulationWebsites: 2007-2009 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfishEffective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009 2008-2009 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish Effective April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009Note: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL’sGUEST FISHING PHOTOS:*** If any of you have special fishing photos, scenic river photos, wildlife photos or articles I would love to see them. Catch & Release formula:Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000 (inches) Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches) MARKETPLACE(Sportfishing related items only please) Contact me anytime to list your itemsBuy, sell, trade or swap your item or items by listing them here today Your Ad will receive LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL exposure: · Your Ad will be posted on my website · Your Ad will be promoted in my Weekly Fishing Reports · Your Ad will be posted on other websites who host my fishing reports Examples of what to list: Boats and accessories, Motors, Vehicles, Air Craft, Rods, Reels, Tackle, Real Estate (i.e. fishing lodge), Rentals (Cabins Cottages), Lakeshore, Tourist accommodation, ATV, RV's, RV sites, Taxidermy, Books, Magazines, Videos, Photographs, Antiques, Artwork, Clothing, Employment, Trade/Swap and Wanted, Help Wanted, etc. To view the items currently listed please cast to:http://www.noelgyger.ca/market-place.htm To receive my WEEKLY FISHING REPORT and PHOTO via e-mail please send your name and e-mail address to: Noel Gyger noel@noelgyger.ca GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING! Yours sincerely, Noel F. Gyger Back to: http://noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htm Home page: www.noelgyger.ca
Kalum River - April 21st, 2008
supplied by: Noel Gyger Guided Fishing Adventures RECORDED:60 °FISHING: Good
The photo of the week shows Chad Black with a gorgeous, bright Kalum River Steelhead caught on April 18, 2008 within ten minutes of starting to fish. Cast to Video Clip 0048 ================================Noel Gyger – Guided Fishing Adventures and Weekly Fishing Report4012 Best Street, Terrace BC V8G 5R8, CanadaTel/Fax: (250) 635-2568Cell: (250) 631-2678E-mail: noel@noelgyger.caHome Page: www.noelgyger.caFishing Reports: www.noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htmRECORD SALMON & STEELHEAD Spin or fly-fishingRIVER, LAKE, STREAM or OCEAN!!!================================ Home Page: www.noelgyger.caNoel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated April 13 – April 20, 2008Dear Fishing Friends: SUMMARY:It has been mostly cool, cloudy with scattered rain all week but the weekend is very nice. And the water is up – but still clean…yahoo! I guess I can say it now…conditions are near perfect. The guiding clients have been doing very well especially those who book multiple days. Multiple days mean they get to experience different rivers, pools and runs. I was tempted to move the fishing gauge from good to excellent. The Zymoetz (Copper) is clean and fishing on the low end is good. The Kalum is very clean and fishing is very good. With a “bump” of water the Kitimat River is fishing well for Steelhead. See the Ron Wakita report below for more detail. The Skeena River is clean and Steelhead are being caught. Don’t spread this rumor but we have already caught our first Chinook (King) Salmon on the Kalum River this year. It happened on April 3rd. Sky Richard was the lucky angler. Soon, we may be able to catch both Steelhead and Chinook on the same day. Now that experience will change your life. I know, it changed mine back in 1980. I have a report of guiding clients “just about” landing a Steelhead on the Kalum River that was estimated to weigh over 25-pounds. It got away before they could get the photo. I also have a report from my friend Rob Vodola who was fishing with a friend on the Kitimat River after work for a couple of hours and hooked-up with a couple of very fresh Steelhead just in from the ocean. Rob landed his fish a big wild male estimated to weigh over 20-pounds…plus. He said it was the most beautiful Steelhead he had seen this year. Even with the low water the fish are still making it upstream. Check out a brief report of the day Chad Black and I had on the Kalum on April 18th. LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:- Apr 10/08 one video clips posted on “Video Clips”http://www.noelgyger.ca/video-clips-web.htm under new category “Tips and Techniques”- Apr 17/08 one item posted on “Conservation” http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm- Apr 18/08 one video clip posted on “Video Clips” http://www.noelgyger.ca/video-clips-web.htmNOW BOOKING FOR 2008 Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the "best" fishing guide and/or fishing lodges. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Cast here http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm to read more of what I have to offer. Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas. Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for news bulletins, mid week fishing updates, conservation, my history, quality waters strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles, archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002 and a sportfishing market place. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction. CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries: Type of fish caught: Steelhead and Trout Thank you for using barbless hooks. FISHING THIS WEEK: GOOD*LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK:Specie: 20-pound plus Steelhead Where: Kitimat River Angler: Rob Vodola Weather: Sunny with cloudy periods. Windy. High plus 5. Region normal: Max. Temp. 13 degrees C. Min. Temp. 2 degrees C. Sunrise 6:20 AM Sunset 8:47 AM WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three-day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958. For current Terrace weather information please cast on:http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnoldWATER CONDITIONS: The Skeena is low and in good shape. The Kalum (upper and lower) River is in good shape and has come up about one foot since last week. Kitimat River is very low and clean and is starting to come up a bit also. current water heights FOR:sKEENA rIVER:http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08EF001KITIMAT RIVER:http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08FF002Skeena River: The water is in good shape, low and clean. Fishing for Steelhead is good if you know where to go and what to do. Kalum River:The water, both upper and lower sections are in excellent shape and fishing for Steelhead is very good. The water has come up so it is much safer for boating. April 18, 2008 Chad Black and I had an opportunity to fish together for a few hours on the Kalum River. Chad's favorite way to fish is with his Spey fly rod. He is a pro fly caster. It didn't take him very long to catch his Steelhead (see: Photo of the Week) and what a fresh fish it was, bright and clean. It must have just come in from the ocean this spring. I managed to shoot some video and still shots. Did I say, I caught a Steelhead also. I caught mine spinning with a light silver spoon. Chad shot some video and stills also with his camera…so check back early next week when I will have had a chance to edit and post it on the website. We also caught Cutthroat and Dolly Varden Char. It was just a GREAT day fishing. Both our fish were females Chad’s estimated to weigh 10-12 and mine 12-14-pounds. Chad gave me some very good Spey Fly Fishing Tips and Techniques on video (soon to be posted)…stay tuned…it is only going to get better. This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg The angler is Dennis Therrien. Zymoetz (Copper) River:The upper section is closed to fishing as of December 31 but the lower section below the first canyon will stay open for Steelheaders to enjoy. Water is clean now and the fishing is pretty good. Area River Records:Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds. Fishing Report from:Nicholas Dean Lodgefor the Week of April 13 to April 19/08Hello Anglers, The prevailing low, clear water conditions on the Skeena and its tributaries changed last week as rainfall and snowmelt inundated rivers. Though the Skeena has a little more colour to it, it has been fishing well during the past week, and some very fresh Steelhead have been caught there. Other rivers have redeveloped their natural glacial colour, which Steelhead seem to feel more at home in. Though the fishing has been a little spottier than in previous weeks, the Steelhead are still in the rivers in good numbers, and the game is more about finding aggressive fish. Guests at the lodge last week hooked into several Steelhead on the fly, ranging from large bucks with prominent red stripes, to white chrome fish with a hint of pink in their cheeks. Another group of Italian anglers who were guided by Greg and Dustin experienced some great fishing on light spoons cast to deep, swirly pools. The next week is forecast to be a warm sunny one, which will hopefully continue to melt snow and raise river levels. An increase in water levels will no doubt bring more fresh fish into the Skeena system which, as water temperatures rise, will be very strong fighters. And perhaps most striking, the warmer weather will allow us to access some of our favourite remote coastal Steelhead rivers. These are creeks and small rivers where 20 lb Steelhead can be sight fished as they hold behind large boulders in clear water. More on this adventure next week… Until next week, tight lines and screaming reels… Chad Black Operations manager
Nicholas Dean Lodge…where every cast is an adventure! CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and ChartersKITIMAT RIVER:Anyone drifting the Kitimat River please beware of the log jam above Powerlines! The Kitimat River water level went up earlier this week due to some rain we had last weekend. With the rise in the water the Steelhead catch rates were pretty good earlier in the week through out the river particularly in the upper end. The higher water levels encouraged more Steelhead into the river and also caused more Steelhead to migrate up river. I managed to land one on Sunday and another on Monday evening. Tuesday evening after work I was fishing with Francis Timmons from Quebec and he managed to land another one in the upper river. Pat Oliver also landed one about 18lbs. on Wednesday up river. Many other Steelhead anglers reported good success as well. After the rain stopped and with continuing colder temperatures the river has dropped steadily during the latter part of this week and the catch rates have dropped off in the upper river. The lower cleaner water level has created more challenging conditions although Randy Marshall of Randy's River Guiding reported landing a 12lber with his client on Saturday. There seems to be more Steelhead holding in the lower drift and the wider deeper Steelhead runs in the lower portion of the Kitimat has produced more fish. One drift boat has reported hooking five Steelhead landing three in the lower drift on Friday. We have some higher than average tides in the next few days which should help bring some fresh Steelhead into the Kitimat. I suspect that the higher tides will bring more fresh Steelhead into the Kitimat River but the lower river level will cause them to hold in the lower portion. To test this theory I plan to drift the lower portion tomorrow morning. Stay tuned! DOUGLAS CHANNEL: We have experienced some high winds in the Douglas Channel which has caused little to no activity. Accordingly not much to report from the Douglas Channel.
Cast to this link for Kitimat tide tables http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showRegion&language=english®ion=1Fishing RegulationWebsites: 2007-2009 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfishEffective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009 2008-2009 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish Effective April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009Note: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL’sGUEST FISHING PHOTOS:The above photo is from a few years ago and shows Robert Tomes, a repeat guest, with his BIG Steelhead landed on the Kalum River while Spey Fly Fishing.*** If any of you have special fishing photos, scenic river photos, wildlife photos or articles I would love to see them. Catch & Release formula:Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000 (inches) Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches) MARKETPLACE(Sportfishing related items only please) Contact me anytime to list your itemsBuy, sell, trade or swap your item or items by listing them here today Your Ad will receive LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL exposure: · Your Ad will be posted on my website · Your Ad will be promoted in my Weekly Fishing Reports · Your Ad will be posted on other websites who host my fishing reports Examples of what to list: Boats and accessories, Motors, Vehicles, Air Craft, Rods, Reels, Tackle, Real Estate (i.e. fishing lodge), Rentals (Cabins Cottages), Lakeshore, Tourist accommodation, ATV, RV's, RV sites, Taxidermy, Books, Magazines, Videos, Photographs, Antiques, Artwork, Clothing, Employment, Trade/Swap and Wanted, Help Wanted, etc. To view the items currently listed please cast to:http://www.noelgyger.ca/market-place.htm To receive my WEEKLY FISHING REPORT and PHOTO via e-mail please send your name and e-mail address to: Noel Gyger noel@noelgyger.ca GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING! Yours sincerely, Noel F. Gyger Back to: http://noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htm Home page: www.noelgyger.ca
Tofino and Clayoquot Sound Area - March 13th, 2008
supplied by: Jay's Clayoquot Ventures RECORDED:0 °FISHING: Good Signs of Spring for Tofino B.C.
After a winter that didn’t batter us nearly as hard as last year on Vancouver Island’s west coast, the signs of spring are showing in a number of ways. We know that during this time of year, the overall temperature and weather conditions start to show a marked improvement than the “Storm Watching” months of November thru February. I often see a few different indicators within the local landscape that remind me of Chinook Salmon feeding and growing not to far outside of the Tofino Harbour, as well as spring run Steelhead entering local rivers chrome bright and ready to spawn along with their summer and winter run cousins from the same family of Rainbow Trout. One obvious indicator for Chinook Salmon at this time of the year is the recent Herring spawn in local inlets, most often near Hot Springs Cove at the mouth of Sidney Inlet. Hungry Chinook Salmon follow the Herring into the inlets during January, and play the chase and feed game until mid to late February when the Herring normally spawn along the rocky shores and Kelp beds. This event is an amazing spectacle of nature, with most forms of local Marine mammals and Birds getting in on the festivities. From below, the Chinook Salmon, Orca Whales, Sea Lions and Sea Birds will push schools of Herring near the surface where the Gulls and Eagles are anxiously awaiting there lunch to boil to the surface. During this time, often the hierarchy of the food chain is prevalent, as the whales will consume Salmon and Sea Lions (though not close to enough of them), while the Sea Lions will consume the Salmon and so on….. After the Herring spawn finishes, Chinook Salmon will again follow the masses of these baitfish back out to the outer coastline, where they resume the feeding ritual on various other species like the Pacific Sand lance, Pilchard and Anchovy. Around this same time, the temperature promotes budding in the trees and plants, and encourages a common spring time plant that I personally use as one of my main natural indicators. The Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton Americanus) is a smelly plant that grows in swampy or wet wooded areas. The appearance is far better than the smell, and I am always happy to see this bright yellow and green plant, as it is a timely indicator for me to get ready for the spring times best action for Chinook Salmon, Halibut and my personal favourite, Steelhead. Over the years of fishing many remote and not so remote river systems on Vancouver Island, I have always found that when the Skunk Cabbage sprouts out of the moist soil, and really starts to get the pungent aroma, it is prime time for my favourite fishery of the year. The progressive increase in water and air temperature during this time, encourages spring runs of Steelhead to enter various rivers along the coast, and makes for very enjoyable fishing conditions. I find these Steelhead unique in comparison to most others throughout the year. It is not because they are easier to catch, and definitely not due to their overall numbers, as they can be sparse at best. There is something to be said about an anadromous fish that waits for the ideal timing of water flow and temperature to enter the river system, ripe with Eggs or Milt, and wearing a coat of ocean bright chrome. They can travel many miles upstream overnight to find their natal spawning beds, and do their deed of nature. Often they will spend a few days to mend after spawning, when these “Kelts” will migrate out to sea, back to the challenges and dangers of the open ocean for another year. It is during this ocean survival regime that they have to pass their lives most rigorous tests, hopefully allowing them a return to the spawning beds once again. I am always amazed to catch and release these powerful Silver Bullets, still adorned with natural lice from the sea, already spawned out and heading back downstream. I suppose that this amazing and unique spawning cycle has helped ensure future returns, as most other Steelhead will hold for many months in-stream prior to spawning. I would assume that whether you are an angler or not, there is a sign of spring that often brings a smile to your face or provides good thoughts of an outdoor opportunity, one of many that we are fortunate to have on Vancouver Island.
Courtenay - saltwater - February 13th, 2008
supplied by: Fishing BC Online RECORDED:45 °FISHING: Great
Winter Chinook fishing all around the Georgia Strait continues to be strong. Large schools of salmon seem to be content with hanging around feeding on the massive amounts of herring in the area and with literally hundreds and hundreds of tons entering the Georgia Strait to spawn in the next few weeks these fish should fatten up nicely over the next couple of months. More and more anglers are getting word of the opportunity and have chosen to dust off their gear and hit the water in all areas from Campbell River to Nanoose Bay. Many are hooking into as many as twenty fish if the weather and tides co-operate. Good sized fish are being landed in areas like Lambert Channel, Eagle Rock, off the lighthouse in Campbell River, the “hump” off of Kitty Coleman, Tribune Bay, Flora Isle, French Creek and the waters in and around Chrome Island. Fish are hitting over a wide range of depths, from 75 ft all the way down to 320 ft but most fish are being hooked around 160 ft. Kermit Coyote spoons trolled behind Betsy flashers (gold or silver) have kept us busy most days, although every day out seems to require some sort of gear and or color change, but regardless the fishing is as good as it has been in a long time. With no virtually no commercial herring sets made north of Qualicum during the roe fishery last year it should serve as a reminder to ALL that if there is feed for migrating stocks of salmon in the Georgia Strait the fish stocks will increase, it’s a no-brainer…..more feed more fish….Every year about this time thousands of large migrating Chinooks enter the waters on the east coast of Vancouver Island hot on the trail of the billions of herring and some of the best fishing of the year is just around the corner. Having landed many fish in the 30 + range outside of Flora Isle (Hornby) in March and April, one would expect more of the same in the next month or two. Make sure to have your spools full as these fish are for the most part are right on the bottom at 200-230 ft can have you chasing them around for quite some time. Trolling large (6-7”) Wonder spoons or 5-6” silver prism Coyote spoons without a flasher, and stay right on the bottom dropping your deep lines down constantly to stay deep. The reefs just outside Whaling Station Bay (just north of Flora Ise) should not be overlooked as tide changes push bait up from the deep into areas where feeding salmon can be targeted as they chase the feed around. This is a great opportunity to do some mooching with your favorite setup. G&M FISHING CHARTERS (250) 954-6500 Toll Free at 1-800-577-6966 www.fishingbc.ca
Campbell River - saltwater - February 13th, 2008
supplied by: Fishing BC Online RECORDED:47 °FISHING: Great
Winter Chinook fishing all around the Georgia Strait continues to be strong. Large schools of salmon seem to be content with hanging around feeding on the massive amounts of herring in the area and with literally hundreds and hundreds of tons entering the Georgia Strait to spawn in the next few weeks these fish should fatten up nicely over the next couple of months. More and more anglers are getting word of the opportunity and have chosen to dust off their gear and hit the water in all areas from Campbell River to Nanoose Bay. Many are hooking into as many as twenty fish if the weather and tides co-operate. Good sized fish are being landed in areas like Lambert Channel, Eagle Rock, off the lighthouse in Campbell River, the “hump” off of Kitty Coleman, Tribune Bay, Flora Isle, French Creek and the waters in and around Chrome Island. Fish are hitting over a wide range of depths, from 75 ft all the way down to 320 ft but most fish are being hooked around 160 ft. Kermit Coyote spoons trolled behind Betsy flashers (gold or silver) have kept us busy most days, although every day out seems to require some sort of gear and or color change, but regardless the fishing is as good as it has been in a long time. With no virtually no commercial herring sets made north of Qualicum during the roe fishery last year it should serve as a reminder to ALL that if there is feed for migrating stocks of salmon in the Georgia Strait the fish stocks will increase, it’s a no-brainer…..more feed more fish….Every year about this time thousands of large migrating Chinooks enter the waters on the east coast of Vancouver Island hot on the trail of the billions of herring and some of the best fishing of the year is just around the corner. Having landed many fish in the 30 + range outside of Flora Isle (Hornby) in March and April, one would expect more of the same in the next month or two. Make sure to have your spools full as these fish are for the most part are right on the bottom at 200-230 ft can have you chasing them around for quite some time. Trolling large (6-7”) Wonder spoons or 5-6” silver prism Coyote spoons without a flasher, and stay right on the bottom dropping your deep lines down constantly to stay deep. The reefs just outside Whaling Station Bay (just north of Flora Ise) should not be overlooked as tide changes push bait up from the deep into areas where feeding salmon can be targeted as they chase the feed around. This is a great opportunity to do some mooching with your favorite setup. G&M FISHING CHARTERS (250) 954-6500 Toll Free at 1-800-577-6966 www.fishingbc.ca
Fraser River - May 8th, 2007
supplied by: STS Guiding Service RECORDED:65 °FISHING: Goodmaps Fraser Valley report for the week of May 7, 2007The Fraser Valley area is fishing well, the trout season is really starting to get going, lots of sturgeon being caught and the saltwater salmon fishing is producing some nice catches. Our ATV tours are now in full swing and we are only a few weeks away from the start of our sea-run trout season.Fathers Day Special - Come join us for our annual Fathers Day Special. This year we are offering a special rate for Fathers Day, book any guided trip and receive $50 off our regular price. Book now, space is limited. Weekly update
Fraser River / Fraser Valley ReportSturgeon Sturgeon fishing has improved from last week considerably. Our guides are on the water daily producing some excellent results. Water conditions on the Fraser are good as the weather is staying moderately cool. Once warmer weather hits we will have a few weeks of difficult fishing but we are not there yet and looks like we have a large window of opportunity to take advantage of. Vedder riverSteelhead & SalmonThe Vedder River is now Fly Only from Vedder crossing down and closed to all fishing above the crossing. Water conditions are good for swinging a fly so it’s a great time to get out before high water ends the season on the Vedder. Anglers wanting to target salmon are best to try the confluence of the Sumas Canal, this is where the Vedder meets the Fraser. Anglers are trolling spinners and spoons along the south shore looking for early run Chinook Salmon heading up the Vedder and Fraser fish holding and cleaning their gills in the clear water. Although this fishery requires patience, it does reward those who put tin the time. Best lures are the Gibbs Kit-A-Mat, Tee Spoons and Koho Spoons trolling or casted along the shoreline. Harrison River & Area
The Harrison River is producing the odd cutty and Chehalis bound steelhead. If your still wanting to fish bait or lures for Steelhead, the Chehalis is your only local river that is still open to fish lures. Harrison Lake is producing some trout and if your traveling far along the lake, some creek mouths are fishing well.Our remote fly fishing adventures are just beginning to heat up. We have been catching some very nice Cutthroat and Dolly Varden on the fly using minnow patterns and large streamers. Best fishing is from late April through until mid July. Still Water Flyfishing Some of British Columbia's best trout fishing occurs on local lakes located in the Merritt / Kamloops area. This region is easily accessed by car or truck from our central location. Within an easy 2-hour drive, we can be fishing some of the best trout waters BC has to offer. Most of the quality trout fisheries open to fishing May 1, 2007. We are now booking for day trips into the Merritt area for Stillwater fly-fishing. We provide transportation and single man pontoon boats for all of our Stillwater fly fishing trips. Book now for May to mid June fly-fishing. Extraordinary Fly fishing for Sea Run Bull Trout A peak at fishing opportunities in the Vancouver area - update45 minutes from Vancouver is one of British Columbia’s best kept secrets. The Upper Pitt River is located at the north end of Pitt Lake, North America’s only freshwater tidal lake. Each spring the Upper Pitt River receives thousands of Sea-run Bull trout heading back to their home waters in Garibaldi Park to spawn. Each high tide brings a fresh run of fish into the lower reaches of the Upper Pitt River. We begin targeting this bright chrome fish in mid May with fantastic fishing opportunities through June until mid to late July. Some of the best fishing occurs between May 21 to Jun 31. These fish reach as much as 14 lbs with an average size of 4 to 8 lbs. Incredible action on the fly and light spinning tackle.We are NOW BOOKING for May/June Sea-Run Bull Trout on the Upper Pitt River.Fathers Day SpecialCome join us for our annual Fathers Day Special. This year we are offering a special rate for Fathers Day, book any guided trip and receive $50 off our regular price. Trip must be taken prior to August 1, 2007.
4 Wheeler Tours We have just started up our Quad / 4 Wheeler Tours for the Spring Season, we will be offering daily trips into the Harrison Hot Springs and Coquihala Region. Once weather warms a bit more we will expand into the north Coquihala & Merritt area. This is a great way to see our beautiful region exploring the back country. Call us to book your next guided adventure. We just returned from another trip down south to test drive a few more Hells Canyon Marine Jet Boats. This week we spent two days testing the new 20 ft HCM, Wow what a boat for the size and money. I will try to post pics in the next few days, be sure to drop back. To Book Your next guided adventure, call us Toll Free 1-866-771-3474 Remember to conserve your catch
Cowichan River - February 18th, 2007
supplied by: Island Outfitters FISHING: Good
Steelheading is GOOD on the Cowichan. The water level is just above 1.45 meters near the lake and just above 1.35 meters near Duncan. There are lots of steelhead in the river and we have heard of a quite few being landed, both on flies and gear. There are steelhead throughout the entire system now so there are lots of productive spots to chose from, not just the most popular pools. We’ve also heard that some fresh fish have also come into the lower end over the past few days. Good bets for steelhead on the Cowichan are pink worms, Gooey Bobs and Spin’n’Glo’s. At the top end of the river, anglers are doing well fly fishing for trout with egg patterns.
Sooke - Vancouver Island - February 18th, 2007
supplied by: Island Outfitters FISHING: Good
Just like last week, salmon fishing was GOOD but not too many people were out fishing. A few anglers caught springs, but mostly fish less than 10 lbs. Most of the salmon were being caught off the Sooke Bluffs near the trailer park and/or near Secretary Island and the mouth of the harbor. The fish are close to the bottom and deep (100 feet or more). With spoons try Watermelon or Army Truck color combinations with 4” Coyotes, Gypsies and Titans. Anchovy is still the most popular natural bait, using Rhys Davis Watermelon or Purple Haze teaser heads. With plastic baits, go with the Mint Tulip, Purple Haze hootchies or squirts. Really, almost anything that you use will catch springs right now if fished according to the manufacturer’s instructions. crabs. HALIBUT- Halibut fishing has started but we haven’t heard of any coming from here. Extra Large herring and/or octopus are the most popular baits. However, if the dogfish become a nuisance you can use Mudraker or Lucky Jigs or the new Glow in the Dark bullet Jig.
Becher Bay - Vancouver Island - February 18th, 2007
supplied by: Island Outfitters FISHING: Fair
Fishing was SLOWER with most boats getting a fish or two. The most productive area was from Whirl Bay to the Bedford Islands where anglers were catching springs up to 21 lbs. The big fish of the week was the 21 lb spring caught by Bob Dalziel in Whirl Bay. A 19 lb fish was landed near the Bedfords. The mouth of the bay near the can buoy has been slower, but still a few were caught there. The best fishing has been close to the bottom in 117 to 125 feet of water in Whirl Bay and a bit deeper if you’re fishing at the mouth of the bay. If you’re fishing bait, use anchovy or small herring in Watermelon, Mint Pearl or Purple Haze teaser heads. With plastic baits use the Cloverleaf, Army Truck or Purple Haze hootchies and squirts. With spoons try Silver/Brass, Green Silver, Mongoose, or Watermelon color combinations with 4” Coyotes, Gypsies and Titans. HALIBUT- Several ‘Chicken” size halibut were weighted in at the marina. Extra Large herring and/or Octopus are the most popular baits. However, if the dogfish become a nuisance you can use Mudraker or Lucky Jigs or the new Glow in the Dark bullet Jig.
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