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Last updated: November 26th, 2007 Get your Boating Licence!
The photo of the week shows my good friend Rob Vodola with a beautiful buck Steelhead caught on the Copper (Zymoetz) River. Guiding is very limited on this river so book your preferred fall 2008 lodge week soon. Weather has been cold all week. It got down to -1 to -4 at night and there is now snow on the ground. All the rivers are low and clean. The Skeena has been dropping most of the week. Fishing for Steelhead on the Zymoetz (Copper) and Kalum Rivers is fair as access is getting a little more difficult. The water is very low and the fish are “spooked”. There seems to be a good run of Steelhead in the rivers now. These fish will stay in the river all winter and spawn in the late spring. For a Kitimat River and Douglas Channel update please check out the Ron Wakita report below. Kudos…to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) for keeping an eye on the Salmon runs. Kudos…to Terrace mayor Jack Talstra wants way to protect Skeena River by creating new authority. Kudos… to the group who formed the Skeena Wild Conservation Trust (SWCT). Type of fish caught: Steelhead 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. Water conditions: The Skeena is low and in good shape. Water came up a little bit on the weekend. The Zymoetz (Copper) River is in good shape. The K alum (upper and lower) River is in excellent shape. Kitimat River is low and clean. Skeena River: The water is in good shape. Should be a few Steelhead and Trout one can catch. Kalum River: The water (both upper and lower) is in excellent shape and the fishing is good for Steelhead. The water height is normal for this time of year. Due to the recent snow fall access to the river is getting more difficult. 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. Kitimat River:The River is low and clean and folks who can brave the colder temperatures are enjoying the Trout fishing. With the low water the wading is easy. Pick a good day and get out and enjoy yourself. Anglers are reminded that the retention of Coho closed October 31st on the Kitimat River. Trout retention quota on the Kitimat is two per day over 30cm. Copper River: The water is in good shape today and fishing for Steelhead is very good. Douglas Channel: There are some winter (Chinook) springs in the bay. Andreas was the only boat out yesterday and he landed five feeder springs. They were all small fish around 3-4-pounds so he released them all. At least this tells us the fish are there and it is just a matter of time and maybe some luck when you will hook some bigger ones to bring home. You may as well drop a crab trap or two also. Area River Records Noel Gyger |
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