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Current Winter Steelhead:
Beautiful wild Steelhead landed by Willie McCleary on January 22nd.
He was fishing with an 8 weight z-axis Sage fly rod, Islander #2 Fly Reel filled with S/A (Scientific Angler) 5 sink line with Dragonfly 12lb tippet.
The fly was an Egg Sucking Leech. Weekly Fishing Reports (Smithers, Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Meziadin North) Noel Gyger
January 30 to February 6, 2011 BOOK NOW! Contact Noel Gyger for a guided fishing trip of Number 202 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 Note Bookmarks should appear on the left side when you open this PDF. If they do charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and NOT just click on the “Blue Ribbon” Bookmark icon to open. advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish SUMMARY: We had a lot of rain during the week but most rivers held their shape. The guiding experience. It is like Skeena River is in good shape but full of ice flows and frozen over in spots. Be very hiring two guides for the price of one. careful walking on the ice ledges! There may be some Steelhead wintering over in some locations. The Trout and Dolly Varden Char are available year round. The Kalum I will promptly answer your River came up a little bit but is still in good shape. The Zymoetz (Copper) River is questions. coloured up and fishing for Steelhead is slow. The upper section closed for fishing on January 1st. The Lakelse River is in fair shape and fishing for Steelhead and Trout should be Ok now since the weather warmed up. Lake ice fishing has started and the fishing is good. Beware of thin ice! Kitimat River: Early this week we endured sub For Sale: Riverfront property zero temperatures and the onslaught on Ice Rain. Where we parked our vehicles for a in Terrace and Kitimat. couple hours, we had to chip the ice off our windshields. Mid week’s warmer temperatures combined with clean river conditions produced good numbers on Trout. Wanted to Buy, Trade for a The weather warmed up and we received some rain the river was high and dirty at the Boat and B&B’s for sale. All time of this Report. (Friday) Douglas Channel; The colder temperatures and the Ice located near the end of this Rain deterred boaters from venturing out. Warmer temperatures are forecast for the report. Check them out below: weekend which may encourage some boaters to venture. Check out the Ron Wakita report below. Prince Rupert has fantastic Winter Chinook fishing, weather depending. If you would like to book a comfortable, warm Charter Boat for Winter Chinook and Dungeness Crab in Kitimat or Prince Rupert please contact me Contact me anytime to post [email protected] anytime. your FOR SALE river or ocean front property. Retirement There is a New! guiding and fishing destination for 2011 being developed in the far folks from around the northwest of BC and Alaska Rivers where you can: "fly fish for and catch salmon, world are looking for this type of investment where they can steelhead and trout until your arms will feel like they will fall off!" Click on the fish the rest of their lives and Fishing Report BOOKMARK "Gary Miltenberger - New Destination Stikine River plus a still be close to home! There dozen more rivers" BOOKING NOW for 2011 is NO charge for posting. My FISHING REPORT AND This week guide reports came from Ron Wakita, Ariel Kuppers, Andrew Rushton and WEBSITE has world wide Jeff Carlson. Thank you to the fishing guides and others who sent reports and photos. reach. It is very much appreciated! View current postings
RIVER FISHING Lots of day bookings available for lower Zymoetz (Copper) River. The BEST fly fishing for Steelhead in the world awaits you. Don’t let the weather stop you. Contact Noel to book NOW! Weather Reports
Terrace: 250-635-4192 OCEAN FISHING Winter Chinook and Crabbing in the Kitimat Harbour is Red Hot. To Kitimat: 250-632-7864 book a covered, warm charter boat please contact Noel Gyger anytime. Phone 250- 635-2568 or E-mail [email protected] Prince Rupert: 250-627-1155 Smithers: 250-847-1958. To sign-up to receive these fishing reports to your personal e-mail in-box click here: http://www.noelgyger.ca/subscribers_form.htm New Items on Website
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RIVER FISHING Lots of day bookings available for lower Zymoetz (Copper) River. The BEST fly fishing for Steelhead in the world awaits you. Don’t let the weather stop you. Contact Noel to book NOW!
OCEAN FISHING Winter Chinook and Crabbing in the Kitimat Harbour is Red Hot. To book a covered, warm charter boat please contact Noel Gyger anytime. Phone 250-635-2568 or E-mail [email protected]
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River Reports Weather - Normal temp - Sunrise & Sunset - Tyee Test Fishery – Tides – Hydrometric Data
Note: fishing reports for the Bulkley, Morice, Kispiox, Babine and Meziadin Rivers North are posted “in-season” only.
Kalum River Is in good shape both upper and lower end and fishing for Steelhead is good. Both spin and fly is working well. Reminder: Bait ban Jan 1 – Mar 15
Lakelse River Is in fair shape and fishing for Steelhead is OK as long as you can have river access through the snow.
Lakelse Lake Ice fishing has started and catches of Trout is good.
Skeena River The Skeena River is full of ice flows, ice ledges and is frozen over in some locations. Please be careful walking on the ice. Fishing for Steelhead is over. There may be some Trout available.
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 – 6.1°C. Min – 0.2°C. Sunrise: 8:17 AM Sunset: 4:20 PM Zymoetz (Copper) River The water is coloured. There are substantial ice flows. The river is frozen over in some locations. Fishing for Steelhead is very slow. Reminder: No fishing above the sign at the transmission line crossing (below) Zymoetz Canyon Jan 1 – June 15. You can still fish below the sign all winter.
Fishing Guide and Tackle Shop Reports
Summary for Skeena and Tributaries
Fishing This Week FAIR
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: 12-pound Steelhead from the Kalum River. Ocean: 10-pound Chinook
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RIVER FISHING Lots of day bookings available this winter on the lower Zymoetz (Copper) River. The 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 warm, covered 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
Tracey Hittel – Kitimat Lodge Welcome to Kitimat Lodge Experience the best in coastal fishing. Rivers teeming with Salmon and Steelhead flowing into the saltwater of the Kitimat Region Lodge caters to freshwater and saltwater clients from around the globe Lodge capacity is 24 guests per week, 18 suites in all, privately located on the cliffs carved by the Kitimat River Walking distance to Kitimat River Located mouth of Douglas Channel Our sea-run Steelhead season begins March 15th and we target all 5 species of Salmon until December 1st Make Kitimat Lodge your destination for 2011 We are open 365 day a year
See you in 2011…
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To Save Money: Selected Fly Reels 30 Click on link for 2010 Christmas Flyer – containing lots of Sale Items to 50% OFF Loomis, Discounts do not apply to Sale Items Sage, Reddington, Lampson, Ross , Scientific Kitimat River Angler, Hardy, Loop, Early this week we endured sub zero temperatures and the onslaught on Ice Fenwick Rain. We you parked our vehicles for a couple hours, we had to chip the ice Discounts do not apply to off our windshields. Sales Items
Mid week's warmer temperatures combined with clean river conditions produced good number of Trout. The best method for fishing for Trout on the Kitimat River is float fishing with a Gibbs Float and the Kitimat Combo. The Kitimat Combo is a Berkley Power Bait Worm and a Bubba's Bait Barn Dew Worm. The weather warmed up and we received some rain the river was high and dirty at the time of this Report. (Friday)
Douglas Channel The colder temperatures and the Ice Rain deterred boaters from venturing out. Warmer temperatures are forecast for the weekend which may encourage some boaters to venture. Stay tuned. Jan 30 Glen Kilcup of Fish Hawk Guiding reports, "Well it wasn't long after the sun arrived that Mike and I got out to test drive the jetboat on this perfect winter day...we'll be going again! We started using Luhr Jensen planer boards with mad flash Storm hot n tots on the terminal end. Both of us had fish on at different times in the same pool but they managed to come unbuttoned. Later we changed to spoons. Mike had the Illusion 65 made by Gibbs and was able to land this respectable fish....good job Mike! Hot n Tots are specific crank bait from Storm which I introduced to the region allot of years ago. Bringing them from my childhood Bass and pike fishing, to the western world of Salmon and Steelhead, they have proven to be again one of the most effective lures for big game fish I have ever used. For more info on how you can get into some of these with all sizes and colours not available locally, drop me a line." Well done Glen and Mike. Thank You sharing the photo and excellent information.
Special Report - Irrigation Lake
Jan 22 Glen Kilcup of Fishawk Guiding reports, "Here's a respectable brookie I caught this weekend. I attended the 2nd annual ice fishing derby at Irrigation Lake where the biggest fish caught was 1 pound 10 ounces. I landed 8 fish and lost 5 but was not able to place, but my partner Mike cashed one in at 1.2. He ended up in 6th position. Not very many fish were even weighed in as the day for most was fishless. Good clear, warm weather prevailed for most of the weekend here but the lakes were very watery and slushy with still 2 feet of ice. The day turned out to be allot of fun and success for organizers Calvin & Brenda Glaim of Houston. With a wide variety of sponsors and donations, the proceeds go to the houston food bank. Good job guys! Next year they claim it will be bigger and bette