|
#51
December 30, 2007. This photo of the week shows a
beautiful Zymoetz (Copper) River doe Steelhead landed by Rob
Vodola. It is never too late in the season to go
fishing for these gems! Full
Report
|
Happy
New
Year
everyone!
Let's have some fun
with these 2007 photos! Send me an e-mail
and vote for your favorite one. I will let you know by
the end of January 2008 which photo gets the most
votes.
2008 Photos of the Week
are shown below:
|
|
January 6, 2008. Me with big Kalum River Steelhead and my
good friend Italo Labignan of Canadian
Sport Fishing TV shows. Italo and I shot
over 11 fishing shows in northern British Columbia. Full
Report
|
January 13, 2008. Beautiful, wild male Steelhead
landed by Kevin Doddridge on the Kalum River this
winter. It was estimated to weigh between 15 and
20-pounds. Photo by Laine Cosens. Full
Report
|
|
January 20, 2008. The photo of the week shows a beautiful,
wild Steelhead landed and released by Rob Vodola on the
Zymoetz (Copper) River. Full
Report
|
January 27, 2008. The photo shows me with a beautiful winter
Kalum River wild Steelhead. The photo was taken quite
a few years ago (when my beard wasn't so grey). Photo
by Mark Krupa Full
Report
|
|
February 3, 2008. Sky Richard admires a fresh winter-run doe
Steelhead taken on a large pink and orange marabou fly from
a local Skeena River trib, after only 4 casts. Photo by Chad
Black Full
Report
|
February 10, 2008. Chad Black of Nicholas Dean Lodge gently poses a wild Skeena River
tributary Steelhead taken in the winter. Photo by Cam Thiessen Full
Report
|
|
February 17, 2008. Mark Pendlington with his three kids Jenn, Brad, Michael and
their friend Cole with ocean Chinook.
Mark is the producer/host of the Sportfishing BC
television series. Full
Report
|
February 24, 2008. Sky Richard angling guide at Nicholas
Dean Lodge gently releasing a wild Skeena River
Steelhead while fly fishing this winter. Photo by Chad
Black Full
Report
|
|
March 2, 2008. Troy Adams a repeat guest of Kalum River
Lodge with a nice spring Steelhead landed on the Kalum
River last year. Troy loves to fish with his Spey fly
rod and will be back again. Full
Report
|
March 9, 2008. Jacqueline Pendlington with a bright
Chinook Salmon landed while ocean fishing. Jacky
is the wife of Mark Pendlington producer/host of Sportfishing
BC television series. Full
Report
|
|
March 16, 2008. Rob Vodola with a beautiful, wild Kalum
River male Steelhead landed on March 14th. It was the
biggest fish of the day and was estimated to weigh between
12 and 15-pounds. Full
Report
|
March 23, 2008. Noel Gyger with a beautiful, bright female
Steelhead landed and released on the Kalum River last
week. It was a GREAT day fishing! Full
Report
|
|
March 30, 2008. Another beautiful, bright, wild Steelhead
about to be released back in to the Kalum River this
spring. Does it get any better than this? Full
Report
|
April 6, 2008. Andrew Rushton the owner of Kalum River
Lodge proudly poses a beautiful, Kalum River female
Steelhead he landed on April 2nd. Full
Report
|
|
April 13, 2008. Angling Guide Greg Buck helps his
client Yvonne Williams pose her Steelhead landed while fly
fishing. This is the second time Yvonne made Photo
of the Week. See report #14. Full
Report
|
April 20, 2008. Chad Black, Operations Manager for Nicholas
Dean Lodge and I had a few hours to fish. Chad
landed this beauty within 10 minutes of starting to
fish. See Video Clip
#0048 Full
Report
|
|
April 27, 2008. Adam Munshaw with a huge Kalum River
Steelhead caught this spring. This was a record fish for
him. Adam and his Dad came all the way from Ontario and
really enjoyed the fishing. Full
Report
|
May 4, 2008. Francis Timmons of Quebec with a bright,
19-pound hatchery male Steelhead landed on the Kitimat River
this spring. Photo by Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide
and Charters. Full
Report
|
|
May 11, 2008. Pro Guide Sky Richard of Nicholas Dean
Lodge holding his client Julian Smith's first
Chinook (King) Salmon caught on a fly this year. Est.
25-pounds. Photo by Julian Smith. Full
Report
|
May 18, 2008. Chad Black, Operational Manager and Fishing
Guide for Nicholas Dean Lodge releases a beautiful,
bright spring Chinook (King) Salmon back in the river.
Full
Report
|
|
May 25, 2008. The Photo of the Week shows Gill McKean, owner
of Westcoast Fishing Adventures and his Grandpa Jake
holding a beautiful, bright pacific spring Chinook (King)
Salmon. Full
Report
|
June 1, 2008. The Photo of the Week shows angling guide Mike
Holland with a very bright Kitimat River Chinook (King)
Salmon. Photo courtesy of Tracey Hittel of Steelhead
Heaven Full
Report
|
|
June 8, 2008. Angling guide Gord McKean (aka "splash
Gordon") with a beautiful, big Kitimat River Chinook
(King) Salmon. Photo by Gill McKean Westcoast Fishing
Adventures Full
Report
|
June 15, 2008. Tracey Hittel, owner of Steelhead Heaven,
assisting his repeat guest Frank Aldo from Switzerland pose
one of his BIG Kitimat River Chinook Salmon He landed
seven Chinook on this day. Full
Report
|
|
June 22, 2008. Angling guide Sky Richard of Nicholas Dean
Lodge with a beautiful Chinook caught and released on
the Kitimat River. Photo by Chad Black. Read the
article written by Chad. Details in Full
Report
|
June 29, 2008. The photo of the week shows Bob and Mal
Haggard (father and son) with a 30-pound Chinook (King)
Salmon caught while drifting the Kitimat River with Ron
Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters on Wednesday
June 24th. Full
Report
|
|
July 6, 2008. The photo shows Troy from Whitecourt, Alberta
with nice Chinook (King) Salmon landed while being guided by
Steelhead Heaven. It took a black Hot
Shot. Photo by Tracey Hittel. Full
Report
|
July 13, 2008. Pro angling guide Rob Vodola assists his friend Rod Pelley NHL
hockey player with the New Jersey Devils pose a nice
Chinook Salmon landed on the Kitimat River this year. Photo
by Mike Herzberg Full
Report
|
|
July
20, 2008. The photo shows Nigha Roche with her first Chinook
(King) Salmon landed this week while being guided by
Andrew Rushton of Kalum River Lodge. Full
Report
|
July
27, 2008. Pro angling guide Gordon (Splash) McKean of Westcoast
Fishing Adventures holding up a "monster"
Skeena River summer-run Steelhead caught while fly
fishing. Full
Report
|
|
August
3, 2008. Nelson Furtado with a 55-pound "plus"
Chinook (King) Salmon landed on the Skeena River. Young
fellow Josh Buck netted the fish for him.
Full
Report
|
August
10, 2008. Greg Buck and his son Josh hold up this huge
Skeena River 70-pound Chinook (King) Salmon before releasing
it. This once-in-a-lifetime giant was landed by
Josh...yes...all by himself. Full
Report
|
|
August
17, 2008. Andrew Rushton of Kalum River Lodge and his
client Mr. Nakamoto with a chrome bright Skeena River wild
summer-run Steelhead landed and released on August
15th. Full
Report
|
August
24, 2008. The photo of the week shows some
"blow-out" Coho (Silver) Salmon fishing on the
Kitimat River this week. The rain resulting in higher
water brought in these beauties. Photo courtesy of Ron
Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters. Full
Report
|
|
August
31, 2008. Andrew Rushton of Kalum River Lodge with a
beautiful Skeena River summer-run, wild Steelhead caught and
released this week. Full
Report
|
September
7, 2008. Troy Adams, a long time repeat guest of Andrew
Rushton of Kalum River Lodge with a huge wild,
summer-run Skeena River Steelhead. Measurements
estimate 23.5 pounds. Full
Report
|
|
September
14, 2008. This photo shows Alannah, Jerry and Rob Vodola
with a beautiful fresh Kalum River Coho landed on September
13, 2008. Check out the
Steelhead Video Clip #0053 Full
Report
|
September
21, 2008. Bill Pickard of England with a beautiful Skeena
River wild Steelhead. The fish took a "string
leach" with his spey fly rod. He was being guided
by Westcoast Fishing Adventures. Full
Report
|
|
September
28, 2008. Annti from Finland proudly holds up, which may be,
the next fly caught Steelhead world record. It was
landed on a Skeena River tributary while being guided by Steelhead
Heaven. Full
Report
|
October
5, 2008. Rob Vodola posing Henry Waszczuk's Coho. I have
made a few professional TV fishing shows with Henry.
Today I shot a video clip of him. Check
out the Coho Video Clip #0010 Full
Report
|
|
October
12, 2008. Anita Oliveira with a nice Kitimat River Coho
(Silver) Salmon. Anita was fishing with her friend
Mike Herzberg in his drift boat this fall. Photo by
Mike Herzberg. Full
Report
|
October
19, 2008. Kirk Vensel of Calgary, Alberta with a Big
Northern Coho (Silver) Salmon landed while being guided by
Andrew Rushton of Kalum River Lodge. Photo by Andrew
Rushton. Full
Report
|
|
October
26, 2008. Rob Vodola with a "late season" Coho
(Silver) Salmon landed and released on the Kalum River on
October 25, 2008. Rob thought it was a Steelhead when
he first hooked-up. Full
Report
|
November
2, 2008. Nick Johnson with a huge wild BC Steelhead posed by
pro angling guide Gill McKean of Westcoast Fishing
Adventures. The giant fish took a fly & was
estimated to weigh 27-pounds. Full
Report
|
|
November
9, 2008. Here is a beautiful summer-run Steelhead taken on a
swung fly in the lower Skeena River drainage. The
guide is Tracey John Hittel of Steelhead Heaven.
Full
Report
|
November
16, 2008. Rob Vodola poses a beautiful, fresh Kalum River
male Steelhead. It was caught on a very small size one
barbless Gamakatsu hook with green wool. Full
Report
|
|
November
23, 2008. Shows a couple of very happy Steelhead fly
fishermen. They were guests of Gill McKean of Westcoast
Fishing Adventures. Gill had them on a late fall
northern river fishing adventure. Full
Report
|
November
30, 2008. Jake Bippart really enjoys the moment as he
cradles this beautiful wild Steelhead he landed while being
guided on a cwilderness river by Dustin Kovacvich of Nicholas
Dean Lodge. Full
Report
|
|
December
7, 2008. The photo of the week shows a couple of happy
clients of Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters
with a beautiful, bright Steelhead landed on the Kitimat
River last spring. Full
Report
|
December
14, 2008. This photo shows angling guide Andrew Rushton of Kalum
River Lodge holding his clients, David Leland's bright
Steelhead. They were fishing in August on the Skeena
River. Full
Report
|
|
December
21, 2008. The
photo of the week shows my friend Rick Wallace with a huge
bright Steelhead he landed on the Skeena River is August a
few years back.
Full
Report
|
December
28, 2008. Pro NHL Hockey player Brendan Morrison (on the left) and his
friend posing a nice wild Steelhead they landed while being
guided by Gill McKean of Westcoast Fishing Adventures.
Full
Report
|
|
Happy
New
Year
everyone!
Let's have some fun
with the above 2008 photos! Send me an
e-mail to vote for your favorite one. I will let you know by
the end of January 2009 which photo receives the most
votes.
2009 Photos of the Week
start on the right
|
January
4, 2009. Rick Morrison with a very bright Skeena River Coho
(Silver) Salmon landed in August. This is prime-time
to fly fish the Skeena for all specie of Salmon and wild
summer-run Steelhead. Full
Report
|
|
January
11, 2009. Angling Guide Sky Richard of Nicholas Dean
Lodge about to release a huge Skeena River Chinook
(King) Salmon. Prime Time to fish for these brutes is June,
July and August. Book Early! Full
Report
|
January
18, 2009. Angling Guide Andrew Rushton of Kalum River
Lodge posing his happy guests Steelhead for a quick
photo before release. Andrew and his guest were spey
fly fishing on the Skeena River in mid August for Steelhead
& Salmon. Full
Report
|
|
January
25, 2009. Angling Guide and owner of Westcoast Fishing
Adventures helps his guest pose this beautiful
Steelhead. Gill limits the number of guests he guides
each week so book your trip now. Full
Report
|
February
1, 2009. Three very happy anglers. On the left my nephew
Justin, middle Justin's dad (my brother) right Rob Vodola
holding beautiful Steelhead landed on the Zymoetz
(Copper) River. Full
Report
|
|
February
8, 2009. The Photo of the Week shows an extremely bright
Kalum River Coho (Silver) Salmon landed last fall by my
brother Mike Gyger. His son Justin slips in the
background. Full
Report
|
February
15, 2009. The Photo of the Week shows an extremely bright
Kitimat River Chinook (King) Salmon landed by Lucas Arruda.
The photo was kindly sent to me from Mike Herzberg.
Mike is an associate guide for Reliable Guide and
Charters.
Full
Report
|
|
February
22, 2009. Sid Peltier (left) and his fishing friend take a
time-out from their heli fishing excursion. Sid, owner of White
River Helicopters in Terrace BC. Join us this year for a
first class adventure. Full
Report
|
March
1, 2009. Tracy Hittel of Steelhead Heaven holding up
one of his clients huge Kitimat River Chinook (King) Salmon
caught last season. To book a trip for these fish in June
or July contact
me soon. Full
Report
|
|
March
8, 2009. Huge summer-run Steelhead landed with fly on the
Skeena River last August. PRIME DATES Aug 9 to 15 for
6 or 8 anglers...and..Aug 30 to Sept 5 for 4 or 6 anglers. Contact
me to book. Full
Report
|
March
15, 2009. Rob Vodola with a good size male Steelhead landed
late last fall. I shot a video
clip of this fish. The Steelhead winter over and
this fish could still be in the river at this time. Guiding
starts today. Full
Report
|
|
March
22, 2009. Guests of Todd
Haynes of Nautical West Adventures who
operates a first class ocean charter and river guiding
business out of Kitimat BC. See another podcast
of his operations. Full
Report
|
March
29, 2009. Jesse Houston with a bright, fresh Kitimat River
Steelhead landed on March 25th. This was FIRST Steelhead
landed
this season. Photo by Ariel Kuppers of Reliable
Guide and Charters Full
Report
|
|
April
5, 2009. Whitey, a long time repeat guest of Andrew
Rushton, owner of Kalum River Lodge, holds
his beautiful Skeena River Steelhead landed with his spey
fly rod. Photo by Troy Adams. Full
Report
|
April
12, 2009. Pro angling guide Gord
McKean of Westcoast Fishing Adventures
holds up the biggest Steelhead landed this spring on one of
their many "secret" rivers. Could this be the
20-pounder? Full
Report
|
|
April
19, 2009. Rod Toth of Bent Rods Jigs with a huge wild
Steelhead buck landed on the Kalum River. Rod was
guest of Tracey
Hittel of Steelhead Heaven. WOW what a
fish! Photo by Tracey Hittel. Full
Report
|
April
26, 2009. Noel Gyger and Rob Vodola with a Kalum River
Steelhead landed on April 20th. YES, I can catch em once in
awhile. I have more fun watching other people catch fish!
Photo by Carey Braun. Full
Report
|
|
May
3, 2009. This photo of the week shows Marc
Girard, an associate guide for Reliable Guide
and Charters, with a beautiful Kitimat River wild
Steelhead. Photo by Ron Wakita Full
Report
|
May
10, 2009. This photo of the week shows Andrea Charlton with
a Kalum River Steelhead. This was her first Steelhead landed
ever. Video Clip! Cast
here to watch the exciting video clip. Full
Report
|
|
May
17, 2009.The
photo of the week shows a very happy client of Gill
McKean's of Westcoast Fishing Adventures
with a beautiful Steelhead landed with his fly rod.
Photo by Gill McKean Full
Report
|
May
24, 2009. The
photo of the week shows Brian Fugere holding a beautiful
Kalum River Chinook (King) Salmon landed by young Jeremy
Soares. Photo by Brody Soares.
Full
Report
|
|
May
31, 2009. Ariel
Kuppers with a 33-pound Kitimat River Chinook
(King) Salmon landed the evening of May 27th. Clint
Travis was the fellow who landed the fish. The boys
were test fishing. Full Report
|
June
7, 2009. The photo of the week shows Jessie Houston with a
20-pound Chinook (King) Salmon landed on May 31st. The
photo is courtesy of Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and
Charters. Full
Report
|
|
June
14, 2009. The photo of the week shows Nelson Furtado with a
nice Kitimat River Chinook (King) Salmon landed on June 9th.
Nelson was fishing with his friend Greg Buck. Photo by Greg
Buck. Full
Report
|
June
21, 2009. Gary Bruce with a Chinook (King) Salmon landed
with his Spey Fly Rod on the Kitimat River. It was his first
on this river. The fish was released. Photo by Tracey Hittel
of Steelhead Heaven. Full
Report
|
|
June
28, 2009. The photo of the week shows Gill
McKean of Westcoast Fishing Adventures
with a huge Kitimat River Chinook (King) Salmon. That
is Gill's dad in the background. Full
Report
|
July
5, 2009. Derek Isfeld and Mike Poco with a beautiful Kitimat
River Chinook estimated to weigh 33-pounds. The photo was
taken by Marc
Girard who is an associate guide for Reliable
Guide and Charters. Full
Report
|
|
July
12, 2009. The photo of the week shows Kurt Anderson with a
bright 25-pound Chinook (King) Salmon landed with his Spey
fly rod on the Kitimat river on July 6, 2009. Full
Report
|
July
19, 2009. The photo of the week shows Dustin
Kovacvich with a nice Kalum River Chinook (King)
Salmon landed July 18, 2009. This fish is the
"star" of the Podcast.
Click on the link to view the Podcast. Full
Report
|
|
July
26, 2009. Pro angling guide Tracey
Hittel of Steelhead Heaven holding his
guest, Terry Pressacco's huge Kitimat River Chinook (King)
Salmon. This fish was hooked with a Luhr Jensen Hot Shot.
Full
Report
|
August
2, 2009. The photo of the week shows Dustin
Kovacvich, head guide for Nicholas Dean Lodge
with a huge female Chinook (King) Salmon landed and released
on the Skeena River. Full
Report
|
|
August
9, 2009. The photo of the week shows pro angling guide Gord
McKean of Westcoast Fishing Adventures
helping his client hold his huge Kitimat River Chinook
(King) Salmon. Full
Report
|
August
16, 2009. Bonnie Girard with a bright Kitimat River Coho
(Silver) Salmon. Bonnie and her husband Marc drifted Aug.
15th and landed four Coho and lost at least 10 more plus
numerous Pink. Full
Report
|
|
August
23, 2009. Sherry and Bob Carmichael with two beautiful
Douglas Channel Harbour Fishery Coho. They landed 16 Coho
and one Pink. Sherry and Bob were guests of Reliable
Guide and Charters. Full
Report
|
August
30, 2009. Troy Adams with a beautiful, fly caught Skeena
River Steelhead. Troy is a multi year guest of Kalum
River Lodge. The fish had a girth of 20 inches and a
length of 37 inches. Full
Report
|
|
September
6, 2009. Paul Butcher of Courtney, BC with a beautiful,
huge, fly-caught Skeena River "wild" male
Steelhead. It measured 41 x 23.5 inches. Photo
courtesy of Andrew Rushton of Kalum River Lodge.
Full
Report
|
September
13, 2009. Fly Angler Mateo with a Coho that was estimated
weigh over 20-pounds. Mateo was fishing a remote stream out
of Kitimat BC. Photo by Tracey
Hittel of Steelhead Heaven. Full
Report
|
|
September
20, 2009. Justin Little with a huge Kitimat River Coho
(Silver) Salmon. This bad boy hit a green scale coho 45 like
a freight train, according to Justin. This thick fish
estimated to weigh 20-pounds. Full
Report
|
September
27, 2009. Alex Shanks with a brilliant, estuary Coho
(Silver) Salmon landed while a guest at Nicholas Dean
Lodge this year. His guide Dustin
Kovacvich got him into over 20 Coho or so. Full
Report
|
|
October
4, 2009. Mr. Hak with "another" 40 inch
"plus" spey flying Steelhead while guided by Steelhead
Heaven. He is booking again, next time, spring
2010. Photo and caption by Tracey
Hittel. Full
Report
|
October
11, 2009. Two very happy guests of Westcoast Fishing
Adventures hold up a very bright Coho (Silver) Salmon
for a quick photo. Photo by Gill McKean
Full
Report
|
|
October
18, 2009. Brandon Wakita with a late season male Coho
(Silver) Salmon landed and released in the Kalum River. Video
Clip!
Cast
here to watch the video. Full
Report
|
October
25, 2009. Ron Wakita with a very bright chrome Kalum River
"wild" Steelhead landed Saturday, Oct. 24th. Video
Clip!
Cast
here to watch the video. Full
Report
|
|
November
1, 2009. Genady Davidov with a beautiful Kalum River
Steelhead. Genady and his two friends were being
guided by Dustin
Kovacvich. His group was here last year, same
guide, same time. Full
Report
|
November
8, 2009. Kyle Johnston of Ontario with his biggest Kalum
River Steelhead. His friend James Clark of Alberta gets in
the shot. Fish measured 39.5 inches caught with Luhr
Jensen egg & on G Loomis rod. Full
Report
|
|
November
15, 2009. Caitlin Gifford of Alberta with a huge 39.5 inch
Zymoetz (Copper) River buck Steelhead. She was using a
Sage VT2 rod, Scientific Anglers Skagit Head
line. Photo courtesy of Brent Piche. Full
Report
|
November
22, 2009. Chad Black of Nicholas Dean Lodge with a
wild Steelhead landed on a Skeena trib on Nov 15/09. He was
spey fly fishing with: Rod 9143 Burkheimer. Reel
Islander
FR4. Line Airflo Skagit with Rio running line
and 30lb Cortland
Micron backing. Gibbs
"release" net. Full
Report
|
|
November
29, 2009. Ron
Wakita with a Kitimat ocean feeder "Winter
Spring" landed in the Kitimat Harbour on Friday,
November 27, 2009. The Chinook weighed 24-pounds.
Cast
here to watch Video
Clip! Full
Report
|
December
6, 2009. Pro angling guide Gill
McKean owner of Westcoast Fishing Adventures with
a beautiful bright, wild Steelhead caught on his "day
off" on one of his "secret" rivers last
fall. Full
Report
|
|
December
13, 2009. Pro angling guide Randy
Marshall (L) and his client of 11 years, Guy
Gangl from Luxembourg with two bright Skeena River Coho
(Silver) Salmon landed the third week August, 2008. Full
Report
|
December
20, 2009. The photo of the week shows a fly fishing guest of
Steelhead Heaven with a beautiful Chinook (King)
Salmon. Photo courtesy of pro angling guide Tracey
Hittel. Full
Report
|
|
December
27, 2009. The photo of the week shows how to rack your fly
rods while traveling from pool to pool in your vehicle.
Photo courtesy of Karl Rasmussen. Fly rod rack made by Fly
Angler. Full
Report
|
Happy
New
Year
everyone!
Let's
have some fun with the above 2009 photos! Send
me an e-mail to vote for your favorite one.
I will let you know by the end of January 2010 which
photo receives the most votes.
Don't
forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a
FREE drift
boat fishing trip for three.
Click
here for details and enter
2010
Photos of the Week start below on the
left...
|
|
January
3, 2010. Colin
Redisky of Lyman
Lures with a 13-pound Okanagan Lake Rainbow caught on December 29, 2009. Oh yes, the fish
was caught with a Lyman Lure. Photo by Rod
Hennig. Full
Report
|
January
10, 2010. Danny
Cook with a huge Skeena River tributary Steelhead. The fish
measured 44.5 x 23.75 inches. He was using Lamiglas
rod, Shimano Curado fishing reel and Maxima
Ultra Green leader. Full
Report
|
|
January
17, 2010. Noel Gyger with a beautiful, bright 20-pound
Douglas Channel Winter Chinook landed on Jan 16,
2010. I was
fishing with Ron Wakita and Wes Owen. Click
here to watch Video
Clip! Full
Report
|
January
24, 2010. Unique shot of a 14-pound Coho (Silver) Salmon
caught on Kalum River in fall of 2008. Chad Black photo.
Chad was fishing with Islander
reel, Burkheimer Spey rod, Rio line
and Maxima
tippet. Full
Report
|
|
January
31, 2010 Andrew
Rushton owner of Kalum River Lodge with
Skeena River Steelhead landed last August. He was using Sage
9 wt spey, Redington reel, Rio Skagit
fly line & 20lb Maxima
tippet. Full
Report
|
February
7, 2010. Pro angling guide Gord
McKean of Westcoast Fishing Adventures
holding his clients, Craig Freas, wild Steelhead landed last
season Craig was spey fly fishing. Fish measured
39.5" Full
Report
|
|
February
14, 2010. Mr. Yamada with a Steelhead caught here fly
fishing last spring. He is coming back again as he says he
is addicted to BC Steelhead. Photo by Tracey
Hittel of Steelhead Heaven. Full
Report
|
February
21, 2010. The photo of the week shows beautiful streamer
flies tied for Steelhead spey fly fishing on the main-stem
Skeena River in August. The flies were tied by Jeff
Bright. Full
Report
|
|
February
28, 2010. Dan Berg and his dad Norris with a Kalum River
Chinook (King) Salmon landed a couple of years ago in the
spring. This photo
reminds us these fish will be coming soon. Full
Report
|
March
7, 2010. "Splash" Gord
McKean, pro fishing guide for Westcoast
Fishing Adventures with a nice wild Steelhead landed on
a "secret" river this spring. Photo courtesy
of Gill McKean. Full
Report
|
|
March
14, 2010. Pro fishing guide Glen
Kilcup of Fishawk Guiding with Kalum River
Steelhead caught with Shimano
Scimitar rod, Rapala
SX4i reel, Berkley
Trilene XT line and Gibbs Koho 55
lure. Full
Report
|
March
21, 2010. Beautiful scenic shot of the Kitimat River. Todd Haynes of Nautical West Sport Fishing took
the photo while he was out scouting for changes in the runs
and pools before guiding starts. Full
Report
|
|
March
28, 2010. The photo is of Leigh Buysse with a nice Dolly
Varden Char she landed while fishing on the Kitimat River on
March 21, 2010. Leigh was float fishing with Bubba's
Bait Barn Dew worms. Full
Report
|
April
4, 2010. Ron Wakita and son Brandon with Kalum River
Steelhead. Bandon was fishing with Trophy
XL rod Abu
Garcia reel Tuf-Line
Gibbs
55 lure Gamakatsu
hook. Click
here to view Video Clip!
Full
Report
|
|
April
11, 2010. Chad Black with a beautiful Kalum River Doe
Steelhead he landed this spring. Chad was fishing with Islander
reel, Burkeimer Spey fly rod, Rio
line and Maxima
tippet. Nice fish Chad! Full
Report
|
April,
18, 2010 Tracey
Hittel helping the lady land her Chinook.
These fish will be here soon BOOK NOW. Tracey's gear G.Loomis
rod Ambassadeur
reel, 40lb Maxima
line, Gibbs
float & Gamakatsu
hook. Full
Report
|
|
April
25, 2010. Calvin Higano of Richmond BC with Kitimat River
Steelhead. Gently landed with Gibbs
"catch & release" net, Sage rod and Shimano
reel. Watch
Calvin's April 15th
Video Clip!
Full
Report
|
May
2, 2010. Alessandro Cirotto from Italy with a bright
Kitimat River Steelhead. Alex was spey fly fishing while being
guided by Ron
Wakita. He hooked 3 Steelhead landing 2 with
his Islander
reel 4.0. Full
Report
|
|
May
9, 2010. Alex Hall from Colorado with a beautiful Steelhead
landed this spring. Alex was spey fly fishing with a Sage
rod and reel. His choice of line was the Skagit 550.
He was a guest of pro guide Gill
McKean Full
Report
|
May
16, 2010. Sinzo Yamada from Japan with the first Chinook
(King) Salmon landed for my fishing reports this spring.
Sinzo was spey fly fishing with a pink worm. He was a repeat
guest of Tracey
Hittel Full
Report
|
|
May
23, 2010. Doc Chad Smith from Bakersfield CA with Chinook
using Sage 10-151 spey fly rod, Hardy Angel
reel, Rio Skagit Flight Head 650 grain,
13ft Maxima
tippet. Guide Tracey
Hittel Full
Report
|
May
30, 2010. Craig Freas with huge Kitimat River Steelhead
landed 3rd week in April this year. He was spey fly fishing
with 8wt Sage Xi2, Ross Canyon reel and Rio
floating line He was guest of Gill
McKean Full
Report
|
|
June
6, 2010. Antero with Kitimat River Chinook landed June 3. He
was fishing with G.Loomis
rod, Ambassadeur
reel, Berkley
Big Game line, Maxima
leader and Luhr
Jensen Kwikfish. Guide
Mike H. Full
Report
|
June
13, 2010. Jesse Houston with 62-pound Kitimat River Chinook
landed on June 12. He was Hotshotting a Kwik
Fish on Loomis
rod, Ambassadeur
7000 reel with 25lb Trilene
Big Game line. "45 minute
fight!" Full
Report
|
|
June
20, 2010. Chad
Black and his mom with her 40 lb Kitimat River
Chinook. Caught with Kwikfish
Plug. Fish pulled so hard she could not get
the rod out of the holder. She needed a Scotty
Orca Rod Holder. Full
Report
|
June
27, 2010.Dustin
Kovacvich took photo of Chinook landed with spey
rod on Kitimat River June 24/10. His guests hooked four
Chinook and landed two. The blue articulated leach
pattern was hot. Full
Report
|
|
July
4, 2010. Brady (L) and fishing guide Tracey
Hittel with a very nice Kitimat River Chinook
(King) Salmon. Brady and his two buddies from Alberta spent
a few days and slammed a lot of fish. Full
Report
|
July
11, 2010. Kristy Perra and Richard Sutton with a 14-pound
Jack Chinook landed on the Kitimat River on July 9, 2010.
Their guide was Ron
Wakita. This fish bit on a Metallic Pink Luhr
Jensen SE Mag Hot Shot. Full
Report
|
|
July
18, 2010. Guide Andreas
Handl holds up his client Tamara's 50lb Chinook
landed on the Kitimat River on July 15/10. She was fishing
with G.Loomis
rod, Shimano
reel & Lure
Jensen Hot Shot SE Mag. Full
Report
|
July
25, 2010. Michelle Genereaux landed this 43lb Chinook all by
herself. She was using Ambassadeur
reel, braided Tuf-Line,
Shimano
rod Tomato spin-n glo with a Gamakatsu
barbless hook. Full
Report
|
|
August
1, 2010. Rob and Wendy Windham. Wendy landed this
45-pounder on the Kitimat River this season while being
guided by Darren
Bisson. They landed and released 42 Salmon
species, 17 Chinook. Full
Report
|
August
8, 2010. Pro guide Tracey
Hittel helping his client Marvin hold his
55-pound Chinook (King) Salmon landed on the Skeena River
this season. They had to chase this fish down river for
1.5km. Full
Report
|
|
August
15, 2010. Left is Tony Zarembra and Mark Pendlington host of
Sport Fishing BC with early Kitimat Coho. They were
fishing with Rapala
rod, Ambassadeur
reel and Suffix
line. Guide Gill
McKean Full
Report
|
August
22, 2010. Ron Wakita with early run Kitimat River Coho
Salmon. He and Mike
Herzberg were fishing with Luhr
Jensen hot shots, Fenwick
rods Ambassadeur
reels & Berkley
Big Game fishing line. Full
Report
|
|
August
29, 2010. Lara and Mike
Herzberg drifted the Kitimat River on Sunday Aug.
22/10. She fished with Fenwick
rod, Ambassadeur
reel, Berkley
line, Luhr
Jensen hot shot and Gami
hook. Full
Report
|
September
5, 2010. Guide Andrew
Rushton holds his clients Skeena River Chum
Salmon. Marcus landed this fish with his spey fly rod while
angling for Steelhead and Coho. Estimate weight
30-pounds. Full
Report
|
|
|
|
