British Columbia

Fraser sturgeon, salmon and steelhead

Sturgeon........Reaching weights in excess of 1000 pounds, these hard fighting sporting fish average 30 to 200 pounds. 300 to 400 pound fish are caught with reasonable frequency and Marc has had three 800 pound plus to his boat. It's never easy to say how many one can expect to hook and land, but on a good day's fishing there are usually 15 to 20 fish hooked per boat per day. These sturgeon fight deep and hard and they are extremely acrobatic often leaping clear of the surface. All sturgeon fishing is catch and release.

April/May can be good providing the river is not carrying too much snow melt. June to September generally excellent with lovely warm to hot days of sunshine. October is excellent with bright warm days changing to cool nights and mornings. November is big, big fish time with the weather cooling down, but still great fishing. Marc Laynes operates Cascade Fishing Adventures and he has the best guides and boats on the Fraser providing a professional service for our clients. We offer all transfers from Vancouver Airport, a choice of hotels in Chilliwack and fully guided fishing with all tackle and bait.

Steelhead/Salmon

Winter steelhead fishing on the fly can be most rewarding, particularly in the months of March/April. We fish the smaller tributaries, there is some effort in accessing sections of prime water and we limit numbers to just 2 anglers per guide. Neoprene chest waders are essential and weather can range from cool to cold. It may rain or you may be rewarded with bright, crisp sunny days. Your surroundings will be stunningly scenic and there's always the chance of a double figure steelhead. All 5 species of Pacific Salmon run the Fraser and its tributaries. Lure and bait fishing is prime from July onwards. October produces good fly fishing sport for Coho and Chinook.

Price examples:

Fully guided, all transfers included - flights extra. Cascade Adventures Chilliwack. B.C.

Sturgeon/Salmon 7 nights/6 days fishing from £1130pp based on 4 sharing - £1620 based on 2 persons travelling. Low cost flights with Air Canada for October/November.

Steelhead 6 nights/5 days fishing from £899pp based on 2 sharing.. March 2011 again low cost flights with Air Canada available (not included).

Z Boat Adventures; Terrace. B.C.

Superb accommodation with all meals, expert guides with fabulous fly fishing for Coho and Chinook Salmon. Great Steelhead fishing too on stunningly scenic waters. Access is by boat, drifting and helicopter.  Twin and single bedrooms in the lodge right beside the Skeena River just a short transfer from Terrace Airport.  Tailor made itineraries available. Superb inclusive and fully guided Pacific Salmon and Steelhead fishing. 4 to 7 night and longer holiday options with optional overnight city stopovers in Vancouver.

• Spectacular view of Skeena River & Sleeping Beauty Mountain
• Six bedrooms with private baths
• Home-style, gourmet quality meals
• Recreation room with fireplace, bar and pool table
• Direct access to Skeena River

 

WEST COAST RESORTS, QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS..

World class saltwater fishing for feeding Pacific Salmon, Chinook, Coho in particular, plus giant Halibut. Fully guided all inclusive luxurious lodge accommodation, stunning scenery, awesome fishing on the fly, lures and moochin (herring baits). Choice of lodges with flights from Vancouver. We offer a choice of 3, 4 and 7 night holidays at these five star floating lodges. Top quality tackle and boats are supplied. Most guests opt for a fully guided trip but self guided options are possible at discounted prices. This really is the ultimate package for hooking into huge feeding chinook (king) salmon with fish in excess of 70 pounds being caught. 20 to 50 pounders are the norm though. Acrobatic Coho (silver) salmon on lighter gear, fly fishing or spinning provides awesome sport, om one trip an angler landed 17 salmon to 18 pounds all on light spinning tackle using a silver/blue Cleo spoon. All fishing is within a short distance of these luxurious floating lodges. Gourmet cuisine is included too.

Access is only by floatplane and helicopter so this really is an exclusive fishing package. We recommend at least one night in Vancouver prior and post trips and it is possible to bring 20 kilo of frozen, pre packaged salmon and halibut back from the lodge.