Some great fishing out there today, we had charters going out from 3 locations fishing for both salmon and sturgeon. Grant over at Whales Reach Lodge was hammering on salmon, our trip out of the Delta Airport Hotel produced 2 nice hatchery coho salmon and our Fraser River Sturgeon charter landed 2 fish over 6ft in just minutes from each other.
Nice work Grant! If anyone is looking for a great salmon/halibut trip, the next 6 to 8 weeks is prime time. Vancouver Island offers some of the best salmon and halibut fishing anywhere in BC, our lodge is located just minutes from Port Hardy on the West coast side of the Island. If you want affordable fishing but still the same high quality as the high end lodges, we can help you out.
It was a great day on the Fraser River even though it started slow, we ended with a back to back 6ft and 6'7" sturgeons. Best bait was lamprey (ditch eel) with a little garlic scent. Water is still very high but i think we have seen the last of the rising river and we should have a steady drop over the next few weeks. The Fraser is expecting some great salmon runs late this summer so when you are looking for a salmon/sturgeon combo trip, the Fraser should be at the top of your list.
Not only is the ocean and river producing good results, the fly fishing for trout is also very good. Anyone who is looking for a last minute trip we are on the water daily and working hard to put fish in the boat. The Pitt river is producing some nice bull trout in the 2 to 5 lb range on both fly and spin gear. Best flies are larger streamer patterns in darker olive, black or purple. For spoons, nothing beats the Gibbs Ultra Lure in Sterling Silver with green or blue stripe.
Please feel free to call or e-mail us with any questions or concerns.
Vic Carrao
STS Guiding Servicests@guidebc.com1-866-771-FISH (3474)
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Topic: Fraser Valley fishing report by STS Guiding Service, July 4th 2013 (Read 4237 times)