The photo of the week shows the "elusive" 20-pound "wild" Steelhead. This fish was landed on the Kalum River on March 12th by Rob Vodola. This BIG fish gave Rob quite a tussle and after ten minutes he managed to land it…and I was fortunate to get a video clip of most of the action. To view the clip cast to: http://www.noelgyger.ca/video-clips-web.htm It is 2007 Steelhead Video Clip #0026 and is titled: (20 pounds PLUS). Check out the other "new" 2007 Steelhead clips while you are on the website.
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Noel Gyger - Guided Fishing Adventures and Weekly Fishing Report
4012 Best Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 5R8, Canada
Tel/Fax: (250) 635-2568
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E-mail: noel@noelgyger.ca
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Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated March 11 – March 18, 2007
(Number 010)
Dear Fishing Friends:
My fishing reports will now cover "three" distinct areas in our beautiful province of British Columbia. These are:
• Skeena and Tributaries
• Northern Coastal Rivers
• Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers
The weather has been fair all week. The upper Kalum, lower Copper and Skeena are still in excellent shape. It has been a couple of months since I have been out fishing. My good friend Rob Vodola and I went fishing on Monday, March 12th on the Kalum River and we had, to say the least "blow out" Steelhead fishing. We must have hooked over 15 "wild" Steelhead, all on artificial baits. We never saw another boat and only one bank fisherman. I hooked three fish myself, on the first cast. Normally, this time of year, the water is too low for jet boats to get around but there was just enough water for my boat, I know I bumped the bottom once. The guides start guiding this river on March 15th. In addition to the Kalum River, fishing on the Kitimat River and Douglas Channel has started. See below for more details on the Kalum River.
If I can be of service to find you the "best" guided fishing adventure let me know. Cast here to check out more of what I have to offer: http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm
Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for more info on my history, Quality Waters Strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles and archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction.
Notice Due to a cancellation the week of April 16 through April 22nd has opened up at Nicholas Dean Lodge for up to 2 people. Let me know ASAP if you want to book this "prime time" week.
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
Access to rivers is getting better as the snow melt has begun.
Type of fish caught: Steelhead, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout and Dolly Varden and Bull Trout.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
Fishing this week: POOR ____FAIR_ __GOOD__*__EXCELLENT ____
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: (estimate) 20-pound Steelhead Where: Kalum River Angler: Rob Vodola
Weather...Cloudy with sunny periods with high of + 4 degrees Celsius: Normal temperatures for this time of year: High + 7 degrees Celsius. Low - 1 degree Celsius. Sunrise 8:00 AM Sunset 7:29 PM
Weather reports via telephone…Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
For current Terrace weather information please cast on:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnold
Water conditions...good on all rivers, low and clean
Snow conditions… almost gone.
For current water heights on the Skeena River please cast on:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/water/StnFrame.asp?stnID=08EF001 Note: this site usually works best in-season.
Skeena River...is now fishable for early run Steelhead. The water is in good shape.
Kalum River…has an "excellent" run of Steelhead. These fish are wintering over and will spawn in late spring. The water is low and clean, almost too clean. The fish are very spooky. This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg
…On Monday, March 12th Rob Vodola and I hooked around 15 Steelhead, landing 7. We went out again, with our friend Kevin on Friday, March 16th with high expectations but hooked only four, landing one. Rob hooked all of them. Kevin and I were skunked. Our excuse: The weather was bad (rain and snow) and the water was very, very clean as it had dropped a few inches since Monday. Lucky for us, there was no wind. The water was so low and clear we think the fish were spooked. I did get a nice photo and video clip of Rob's fish but ran out of time to edit and post it on the website in time for this weeks report. It will be on next week. The fishing was slow but we still had a lot of fun! In my opinion, the water is too low now to navigate safely with a jet boat.
The Kalum River has "all" four runs of "wild" Steelhead: spring, summer, fall and winter. Other than the spring run, these fish stay in the river all winter and spawn in the late spring around late April, May and June. There is no hatchery Steelhead in the Kalum River.
Kasiks River…fishing for Coho will start again next fall. This is the river where a 27-pound record Coho was landed.
Zymoetz (Copper) River…is closed now for angling (as of December 31, 2006 above the lower canyon) to protect the "wintering over" wild Steelhead. Winter fishing is still available on the lower end below the canyon.
Note: additional rivers will be added "in season" when the fishing begins in the spring.
Ocean fishing Prince Rupert...good fishing for winter springs (Chinook) is now happening in Prince Rupert. A summary of what is available year round can be read in the Archived Fishing Report dated April 13, 1997. For a direct link cast here: http://noelgyger.ca/archived-fishing-reports/Old%20Fishing%20Reports%201997.doc Prince Rupert, being a coastal city, is always warmer than Terrace.
Area River Records…Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds.
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Kitimat River…Although the grip of winter seems to be still holding on, there have been a few days when a few hard core anglers have been able to venture out and catch some trout. Ariel and Pat (local anglers) drifted in pontoon boats and were able to catch five cutthroat trout. They drifted from the "Wash Out" to the "Pump House" (approx. eight miles) and never saw another angler but they spotted six moose. Last weekend Donny Webber while fishing for trout was fortunate to catch a Steelhead. "It was a 12lb. Wild Steelhead so I released it" says Donny. The Kitimat River has a retention fishery of one Hatchery Steelhead per day. The main Steelhead run usually starts in late March peaking sometime in April and carrying over into May. Report by Ron Wakita
Note: additional rivers will be added "in season" when the fishing begins in the spring.
Ocean fishing Kitimat Douglas Channel…More schools of herring have been migrating into the Kitimat Harbour with only the Seals, Sea Gulls and undoubtedly feeder Chinook taking advantage of the migration. Rivtow Marine staff (who work right on the water) have reported signs of herring for a few days now but "No Boats"
The only report of fishing the Salt water is a local Kitimaat Village resident, Crosby Smith who was rewarded with a 28lb. Chinook. "It was a fat, tasty bugger" says Crosby who dined on his catch the same day that he caught it". They certainly don't get much fresher than that not to mention the nutritional value of the Omega 3 protein contained in these feeder Chinook. It has been a long winter and it appears to be fish in the Kitimat area we can only hope for better weather to be able to catch some. Report by Ron Wakita
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers:
Greetings, and welcome to Nimmo Bay Resort. Nimmo Bay is located at the southern portion of the Great Bear Rain Forest, on the Central Coast of BC.
Sitting at the foot of Mt. Stephens, the resort is powered by a small Hydro Turbine that turns by water power from a crystal clear waterfall coming off the mountain. We are in our 27th year of operation with our family business and Fraser Murray has taken over as the operations and marketing manager. Fraser has grown up at the resort and knows all the intimate details of running a small hospitality business in the wilderness.
Our fishery begins in early April, angling for winter Steelhead on the fly or with spinning or float gear. This takes us through May. From June through July we fish for Rainbow trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden Char and some summer Steelhead.
From late July through October we fish for the different species of wild pacific salmon variety's of trout and some summer Steelhead. Our whole fishery is catch and release using single, barb less hooks.
We cover 50,000 Sq. miles of territory from sea level to 8 thousand feet. Helicopters are our mode of transportation throughout this territory. Our helicopter stays with our guests all day, so we transcend the original boundaries of fishing, which is usually one river or lake.
We fish 6 classified waters of the Central coast plus many of the unclassified systems of North Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland. This is a very exciting fishery, with hundreds of possibilities for success.
Noel will be reporting on our fabulous fishery over the year, so stay tuned to his web forecasts to find out how we and our guests are doing. To date, our biggest Steelhead is 30 pounds on the fly and the biggest salmon caught is 77 pounds, on 8 pound tackle.
Our gift shop also sells custom House of Hardy fly fishing rods in single and double hand format along with the appropriate reels and line. There are also custom leather cases for the rods and reels. This gear can be ordered through our "on line" store from our web site. Find what suits you and just call our office to order. 800 837 4354. This is also the Nimmo Bay guest reservation line for all our Heli-Venture and Heli-Fishing trips. You can visit us at our web site www.nimmobay.com OR call or email Noel Gyger.
We are waiting for your commitment. No longer is anyone retired from fishing. This trip is ideal for Seniors as the Helicopter does your hiking, to get you to places that even the youngest and fittest can't get to. Your magic carpet ride awaits, as you ponder, then reserve your next Angling Odyssey. It's your turn.
To Fly is Human ... To Hover, Divine
Craig Murray
Note: additional rivers will be added "in season" when the fishing begins in the spring.
Fishing Regulation Websites:
2005/2007 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
Effective April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2007
2006/2007 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/intro.html
Effective April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007
Note: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL's
2007 TV show schedule for Sportfishing BC with host Mark Pendlington
Sportsnet Pacific ………Sundays at 6:30 AM PT or 9:30 AM ET
Knowledge Network……Fri/Sat at 1:30 PM PT or 4:30 ET/ Sun at 11:30 PM 2:30 ET
A Channel……………….Sundays at 7:00 AM PT or 10:00 AM ET
World Fishing Network…Check local listings
Catch & Release formula...Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by
1000. Steelhead: Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches)
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GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING!
Yours sincerely,
Noel F. Gyger
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