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This report is sponsored by: Aspen Inn & Suites “The Fishermen's Headquarters” Smithers, BC Toll Free 1-800-663-7676 For fishermen's specials click here Photo of the Week SEASON REVIEW: Dustin Kovacvich holds his clients Steelhead caught this year on a Skeena tributary. Dustin is the head guide for Nicholas Dean Lodge in Terrace. They guide on many classified waters plus numerous non-classified waters. Spey fly fishing was the choice of fishing the system and works really well on our large rivers. If you are interested to book a trip with Dustin please contact me anytime. Weekly Fishing Reports (Smithers, Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Meziadin North) Noel Gyger November 14 to November 21, 2010 BOOK NOW! Contact Noel Gyger for a guided fishing trip of Number 192 a lifetime! Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the Dear Fishing Friends: "best" fishing guide and/or fishing lodges for both river and ocean. There are NO extra Thought I would start off this weeks report with another nice fishing photo: charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions. For Sale: One Drift boat and two Jet boats plus Riverfront property in Kitimat, Kispiox and Smithers and Wanted to Buy property and B&B’s for sale. All located near the end of this report. Check them out below: Contact me anytime to post your FOR SALE river or ocean front property. Retirement Beautiful wild Steelhead landed by Willie McCleary. He was fishing with an 8 weight z- folks from around the axis Sage and a S/A (Scientific Angler) 5 sink line with Dragonfly 12lb tippet…an world are looking for this type of investment where they can Islander #2 Fly Reel. The fly was an Egg Sucking Leech. Photo by Dennis Therrien fish the rest of their lives and still be close to home! There SUMMARY: Weather is extremely cold. Daytime highs of only minus 5 degrees C. is NO charge for posting. My Steelhead and Trout are the only species targeted now. It is just too cold for fishing. FISHING REPORT AND The Skeena River is in good shape. The Kalum River is in good shape. The Zymoetz WEBSITE has world wide (Copper) River is in good shape. The Lakelse River is in good shape. The Kitimat reach. River had clear blue skies and sunshine all week but there was a cold bite in the air with View current postings strong winds. The weather was very nice for this time of year providing you dressed with warm fleece. Douglas Channel; The sunny clear blue skies were accompanied with strong winds which discouraged most anglers from venturing out. Ferd Wuensche reports sneaking out for a bit on Wednesday and reports losing 2 Winter Chinook before the winds got too strong. Check out the Ron Wakita report below. Prince Rupert; As Weather Reports predicted, the Winter Chinook have arrived. For those fishermen who venture out looking for some action on the water, I have heard of many anglers catching their limit of Terrace: 250-635-4192 Chinooks in the past several days, averaging from 5 to 25lbs. This week guide reports came from Ron Wakita, Ariel Kuppers, Tracey Hittel and Jeff Carlson. Thank you to the Kitimat: 250-632-7864 fishing guides who sent reports and photos. It is very much appreciated! Prince Rupert: 250-627-1155 Smithers: 250-847-1958. RIVER FISHING Lots of day bookings available for Zymoetz (Copper River) in November and December BEST fly fishing for Steelhead in the world awaits you. Contact Noel to book NOW! OCEAN FISHING Winter Chinook and Crabbing in the Kitimat Harbour is Red Hot right now. To book your charter boat please contact Noel Gyger anytime. Phone 250-635-2568 E-mail [email protected] NOW BOOKING for 2011: Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the "best" fishing guide and/or fishing lodges for both river and ocean. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Contact Noel to book NOW. New Items on Website - November 19, 2010 One New item (conservation) http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm River Reports Weather - Normal temp - Sunrise & Sunset - Tyee Test Fishery – Tides – Hydrometric Data Bulkley, Kispiox, Babine and Morice River report as follows: Sorry, no report from Smithers this week but with the cooler weather I would assume river conditions are good which means the Steelheading should be good also…but may be too cold. Kalum River Is in good shape both upper and lower end and fishing is excellent for Steelhead. Please do not target the Coho as it is closed and most of them are on their spawning reds now. Both spin and fly is working well but may be too cold to fish. Lakelse River Is in good shape and fishing for Steelhead and Trout is excellent. Please do not target the Coho as it is closed and most of them are on their spawning reds now. Both spin and fly is working well but may be too cold to fish. Skeena River The Skeena River is in good shape. Fishing for Steelhead and Trout is fair but it is getting late for Steelhead. Skeena River Graph Hydrometric Data Babine River Graph Bulkley River Graph Kispiox River Graph Kitimat River Graph Morice River Graph Nass River Graph Skeena River Graph Normal Temperatures: Max 2°C. Min -2°C. Sunrise: 8:14am Sunset: 4:27pm Zymoetz (Copper) River The water is in fair shape. I have had reports of excellent Steelhead catches using both spin, conventional and fly gear but may be too cold to fish. Fishing Guide and Tackle Shop Reports Summary for Skeena and Tributaries Fishing This Week POOR due to the cold weather Type of Fish Caught River: Steelhead, Cutthroat Trout and Dolly Varden Char. Ocean: All five species of Salmon, Halibut, Bottom Fish and Dungeness and King Crab for ocean. Thank you for using barbless hooks! (This is a BC fishing regulation) Largest Fish of the Week River: 10-pound Steelhead from the Zymoetz (Copper) River. Ocean: 20-pound Winter Chinook. Tracey Hittel – Kitimat Lodge Hi Noel, I fished the Kalum yesterday, November 17th. Lots of coho in spawn. Rivers perfect, not too low and it was so cold I kept my reel and rod in the water to keep from freezing up. We left the coho to play and spawn as well many eagles in the area waiting for a meal and even watched them lock talons in mid air above us. We had the river to ourselves and it was so serene, and friggin cold, the trees whispered in the wind and when we hit the 3rd pool we had aggressive steelhead takes but no pictures to send you, just the one of the huge coho my fishing partner held for me while I took his pic. My waders were frozen solid while driving the boat and felt like a statue. Once the boat was loaded the heater in the truck warmed us up and was a godsend. Did I say we had an awesome time? And yes winter is finally here! Tight lines. Tracey Hittel http://www.kitimatlodge.com Help me plan my guided fishing trip What do I want to fish for (Salmon, Steelhead or Trout)? When is the best time? What is the best way to fish for them? How long is the guided day? Do we fish from a boat or walk and wade? What kind of boats do the guides use (drift boat, jet boat or raft, etc)? What have other anglers caught at this time? Are there any pictures? What was the biggest fish? What was the weather like? How do I get there? What do I need to bring? Are there any testimonials? YES, click here http://www.noelgyger.ca/testimonials.htm for testimonials. To start to answer any of the above questions and more please check out the Past Fishing Reports webpage at http://www.noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htm There are links there that go back to fishing reports from 1996 right up until today. Who should I contact for more information? Contact Noel Gyger he will be more than happy to help you. Ron Wakita: Reliable Guide and Charters, Kitimat BC ALL FLY REELS 25% OFF Website: www.kitimatfishingguideandcharters.com and Home Hardware Tackle Shop E-mail [email protected] Phone 250-632-1275 Loomis, Sage, Reddington, Lampson, Ross , Scientific Angler, Hardy, Loop, Fenwick To Save Money: Click on link for 2010 Christmas Flyer – containing lots of Sale Items Discounts do not apply to Sales Items Kitimat River We had clear blue skies and sunshine all week but there was a cold bite in the air with strong winds. The weather was very nice for this time of year providing you dressed with warm fleece. Selected Fly Reels 30 to 50% OFF Accordingly the river conditions were really good and Trout anglers who ventured out did very well. Nov 16 Ariel Kuppers fished with Jessie Houston and Chris Matos. They landed over 10 Trout on the Kitimat River using Gibbs floats and the "Kitimat Combo".