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Fraser Valley, British Columbia
Fishing Report
for February 1, 2010
Our spring seminars are now posted on our website. This year we are offering Jet Boat Clinics, 3 - day fly casting seminars, sturgeon seminars and our popular steelhead seminar. You can book on line or call us for Gift Certificates. These seminars are excellent for the novice to advanced and make great Christmas Gifts.
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Ride to Conquer Cancer - Would you like to support Vic Carrao of STS in his ride to conquer cancer. Vic and his daughter Deanna will be riding 260 km on June 19/20. Everyone who makes a donation in the name of Vic or Deanna Carrao will be entered to win a weekend sturgeon fishing vacation for 2 at Fraserview Anglers Retreat. Your guides for the day will be Vic and his Daughter Deanna. Our goal is to raise $5000.00, any $$ contribution will be entered to win, no amount is too small. If you have any family members that have passed from Cancer we will be honoured to carry their name on our bikes, arms, shirts or anywhere we have room.
Please visit our personal Ride to Conquer page at the Url below, just type either Vic or Deanna Carrao. You can follow our training along on our Blogs and keep in touch with us by posting your support. http://va10.conquercancer.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=va10_homepage
Fraser Valley Report
Fraser River
The Fraser River is in great shape, water clarity is excellent. Not allot of anglers out on the water these days so it's nice getting out, especially when the weather is so mild. This past weekend one of our guides did well, landing 4 fish for the day with one over 5 ft. Although that is well below our average, for winter fishing that is not too bad.
If your planning on heading out, you can find active fish feeding in some of the deeper holes, salmon eggs seem to work best during winter months but you can also catch fish using Eulichons and eels. We are now selling seats for our annual Sturgeon seminar held in April, to book a seat please call or e-mail us. You can read more about our Sturgeon Seminar.
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Our next peak sturgeon season is in the spring, which brings our annual migration of the Eulachon (small bait fish) to the Fraser River to spawn. Food in winter is scarce so when the Eulachon arrive the Sturgeon are eager to feed, it's not uncommon to hook 15 to 20 fish in a 6 hour trip. If you're looking for a great spring fishing adventure, sturgeon/steelhead combo makes for a great angling vacation.
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Fraser Trout Fishing
If your looking for some winter trout fishing you can find some decent Cutthroat Trout fishing on the Fraser River during winter. Many of the side ponds and back channels hold fish during winter months. You can also find actively feeding trout in the main stream near the shoreline.
For fly fishing I highly recommend using winter stone fly patterns. Stone fly's are readily available in the Fraser and are the main food diet for feeding trout. You can also find some decent Pike Minnow fishing in the Fraser using small bead headed stone fly patterns. If you're a fly tier, check out our fly patterns fly patterns.
Vedder River Steelhead
The Vedder fished well over the weekend, water clarity and flow was excellent. Gerry was out on the water guiding and instructing new steelheaders. After two days of fishing they managed to hook three steelhead, landed 2 of them. Here's what one of our guests had to say after fishing Saturday with Gerry.
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"Hi Vic,
The day on the water was everything I wanted and more! We had a good size
steelhead on but I lost it unfortunately. But it was still a great experience,
none the less. Gerry is great guide, and extremely knowledgeable. I learned so
much in what seemed like a short period of time, and I believe I gained some of
the fundamentals of catching these amazing fish. In fact, I just went out today,
and with Gerry's tips fresh in mind, I landed my very first steelhead! Thanks
again for the support and great service. You will definitely be hearing from me
again to book another guided trip or seminar."
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If your looking to get out on the flow for steelhead, we offer guided steelhead fishing on the Vedder River which is one of our largest steelhead producing rivers in SW British Columbia. STS Guide Gerry Dewar is considered one of the top anglers on the Vedder and has been catching brood stock for the past 30 years. All guide trips on the Vedder are walk and wade with instructional steelhead fishing available on all of our guided trips. Best fishing is between Feb 15 to April 15.
Trout fishing in the Valley
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The Upper Pitt River sea-run Bull Trout fishery is almost hear. End of May through the month of June is best. Book now as we limit the number of anglers per day on this river. Last year our biggest trout was 12 lbs but we did manage quite a few fish between 8 to 10 and lots of 4 to 6 lb trout. Our best day was 40 fish on the fly so don't miss out on this world class fishery. Check out these fish from last year.
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There are several local rivers that offer some great winter trout fishing on the fly. Although these rivers can sometimes be difficult to reach due to bad weather, they are definitely worth the effort. We will continue to offer guided trout fishing throughout the winter for those anglers looking for some real adventure. Please give us a call or e-mail to find our more about our winter trout fishing adventures.
Harrison River
The Harrison River can produce some good results for cutthroat trout during the winter months. Fishing egg patterns under a float with a drift rod or fly rod is a great way to entice them, also fly fishing with streamers and minnow patterns can work well. One fly that should not be overlooked in the winter is the Flesh fly using a down stream dead drift presentation. If you're not planning on hitting the flow over the winter, spend some time on our fly tying gallery, you will find hundreds of fly patterns to choose from.
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STS Guiding Service is committed to providing current and future clients with the highest level of service and quality angling experiences at the lowest price possible. We pride ourselves on our personal and friendly service, our ability to catch fish on 95% of our guided charters. We are fishing the area 12 months of the year. For us fishing is a year round commitment, not just a summer job.
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Field Test Report
This past spring, we started receiving our new rods and reels from Pure Fishing. Brands such as Berkley, Fenwick,Abu Garcia, Pflueger, & Penn. Fishing lines include Berkley Big Game, Berkley Trilene,Fireline and Spider Wire. We carefully selected rods, reels and lines suitable for fishing the Fraser River and tributaries but most of this equipment would also be suitable for most rivers or lakes with in the Province. As we begin using this gear, we will post reports on fishability and how the tackle is holding up.
Fly Fishing Rods - Fenwick World Class Series.
The past two weeks we have been fishing for Bull Trout using the Fenwick World Class Fly Rods. We chose the 8 weight series do to the large streamers we cast. You could probably use a 7 weight but casting large streamers is much nicer with a 8 weight. We also like the fact that the 8 weight in the World Class or HMX series can handle Steelhead and small to medium salmon like Pinks, Coho or Chum. One rod works very nicely for a large variety of species and conditions.
Fenwick WCF908-2 9' #8 - The world class high modular graphite is slightly faster than the HMX making this rod great for casting large flys and long distances. An excellent choice for both medium and long range work due to the ease of loading. We spent 3 days fly fishing with a group from the middle east. This was their first time ever fly fishing, after 4 hours of fly casting lessons we hit the water. One true test of castibility is to have beginners cast 2 inch weighted streamer patterns in a fast flowing river. Well these guys made it look easy casting 35 to 40 ft of line with no effort.
The World Class Series is slightly higher modular graphite than the HMX, slightly faster, great for those casters who like to cast to the backing with strong double hauls. The HMX might be a bit easier to fish with in the short to medium range casts but if your looking for distance, World Class Series will do the job.
Fly Reels - Pflueger President 2090
The grin on my face is from ear to ear, Wow , what a reel. The pflueger president series is top notch, comes in large arbor spool design, forged, machine and anodized frame and spool. It features a oversized ball bearing and one way clutch bearing with the center-disc drag system that is as smooth as they get. You can switch form left or right hand, which I haven't figured out how to do yet, and a beautiful rosewood knob.
I selected the Pflueger 2090 to match the Fenwick World Class #8 which might be a bit large, you could probably go to the 2078 but I like 200 yards of backing since these rods and reels will be used for large trout and steelhead and salmon. Nothing worse than watching a $150 fly line disappear off the reel and wonder if you have enough backing.
In the past two weeks we have landed over 90 fish and have put a substantial number of hours on these reels. So far so good but the reel test will be in the Fall when we put those hard fighting Chum Salmon to the test. I have no doubt these reels will stand up without any issues.
Fly Line - Scientific Anglers Mastery Series
Quad Tip Interchangeable tip fly line
If any of you have seen my seminars at the Fraser Valley Boat and Sportsman Show, you would know that I don't use anything but Interchangeable tips for river fly fishing. Reason, well it's easy to change to lighter or heavier line weights, takes up very little room in my vest and they cast as nice as a full sink tip or floating line.
Interchangeable tips like the Mastery Quad tip have revolutionized fly fishing like no other product on the market. We use to spend $100's of dollars on fly lines and spare spools where now we can buy one reel and one fly line for a multitude of fishing situations.
The entire coastal region offers the fly angler some incredible fly fishing opportunities for trout, steelhead and salmon with a wide range of challenges. Interchangeable tip fly lines have for the most part, addressed these challenges.
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Extraordinary Fly-fishing for Sea Run Bull Trout
BOOK NOW FOR JUNE 2010
45 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 our May – June 2008 Sea-run Bull Trout Fishery. This trip is limited to 2 boats per day so book now for best dates.
Join our team of 8 professional guides for the 2009 season and see why STS is considered #1 in the valley.
To Book Your next guided adventure, call us Toll Free 1-866-771-3474 (Canada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana & California only - otherwise please call 1 604 671-3474)
Remember to conserve your catch
Tight Lines and we will see you on the water
Vic Carrao
STS Guiding Service
http://www.guidebc.com
sts@guidebc.com
604 671-FISH (3474)
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