I know this would fit more in the report section, but just to follow up on my initial message.
We got back from vacation to BC & Alberta last weekend. You guys got beautiful landscape in terms of mountains and different color shade of rivers and lakes.
About the fishing part now. Quantity was not there, but we managed to land 5 salmons. We fished the Skeena (Terrace) and the Kitimat on July 31st & August 1st. We got one sockeye and one pink in the Skeena. Both fell for a piece of chartreuse yarn. Both were the same length, but the pink was much more plump, and we estimate it's weight at about 5 lbs. We did lose a few more fish.
On the Kitimat, we landed 3 chums. All fell for Spin-N-Glo & hoochie. Largest one was 35.5 inches long, with mean looking teeths!
On a final note, good and bad one... When fishing on the Skeena, close to Ferry Island, fishermans are line up with about 15 to 20 feet space between them. The following happened twice to me. While I was out to retie my line (man, there's probably a ton of lead at the bottom of the river
), new fisherman coming to the river asked me where I was standing in the river. If there was not enough room, these people would move upward or downstream. I appreciated the "classy" gesture.
On the not so positive side though, I met with a real "redneck" on the Kitimat... We got to a spot really early in the morning, and were the first one there. As we wore waders, we walked in and fished in knee deep water. Along came 3 guys in a pickup. They started fishing right beside us, from the bank. With the current, one of guys line is on my waders, and if I don't pull it away, the lure will snag in my boots. I pulled it away a couple of times, looking at him. He stares at me like he owns the river... Was not looking for confrontation, we just moved to another part of the river. I guess there's good and bad people everywhere!
Overall had a very nice trip.
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Topic: Any report from up north? (Terrace/Kitimat) (Read 8324 times)