BC Fly Fishing for Steelhead, Rainbow-, Coastal Cutthroat-, Bull Trout & Char

Fly Fishing British Columbia offers exceptional trout fishing opportunities. Whether you are interested in a day trip, multiple day trips or a complete fly fishing holiday – you will experience a time to remember. For the fly angler who love being in the wilderness, we offer a wilderness fly fishing camp for fly purists during the month of April. Fish for 3 species of trout in a landscape that National Geographic could describe best. Please inquire for details.


Steelhead Trout

February - May

The Chilliwack and Chehalis River's both contain good stocks of winter Steelhead while only the Chehalis River has summer runs. The Chilliwack River is our main Steelhead river in the Fraser Valley, 6 to 10,000 fish can be expected to return on an average year. Many Steelhead Trout are caught each year in the 15 to 20 LB range, with an estimated average weight being 10 to 12 lb. These fish have been known to perform spectacular jumps and runs in a quest to be free. This and their sheer beauty is why anglers from around the world converge on British Columbia each winter. We begin Guiding for Winter Steelhead in mid January and continue through until April. Peak season for these trophy fish is Feb 15, to April 15th.

 

Coastal Cutthroat Trout

Year Round

The Coastal Cutthroat Trout is one of the most beautiful trout species we offer for our guests. We feel privileged to live in an area where we can target a variety of rivers and streams for the beautiful “cuttie”. Guests who want to target this trout species specifically should visit from August to May although April to mid May, is PRIME TIME for fly anglers to fish for the highly prized Coastal Cutthroat Trout. They are very aggressive meat eaters and prefer to feast on salmon fry during the spring time, but also on fish eggs during the spawning season. You can target cutties also during our wilderness camp in April. Please inquire for details.


Rainbow Trout

Year Round
Whether you prefer to fish some wilderness rivers and streams, lakes or private trophy lakes – let us know and we get you into the best known and most popular trout on the planet. Some of our rainbow lakes are accessible by helicopter only and you can be assured to have your private lake. We offer the opportunity to fish several remote rivers and lakes in the middle of nowhere - imagine fishing water where the fish haven’t seen a fisherman in weeks or even months - it's not just a dream. You can let your mind go and enjoy pristine and remote wilderness. We offer a rainbow trout wilderness camp during the month of June. This is for fly fishing purists who want nothing but nice size rainbows all day long. Should you be interested in day or multiple day trips, we can offer you a variety of options year round. Please inquire for details.

Bull Trout

Year Round

Bull Trout are a very aggressive species of trout that can range from 1 to 15 lbs., in fact our guiding record for bull trout is exactly 15 lbs and a reproduction of that fish is hanging in a law office in Bakersfield, California. Bull Trout love fish eggs and it is incredible to see a fly drifting over them and they go nuts chasing down the egg pattern with an aggression that leaves no question mark if the fish has taken the fly or not – you WILL feel it.  We fish for trophy bull trout from late June to the beginning of September on one of our wilderness rivers and on other waters year round.

 

Dolly Varden Char

Year Round

Dolly Varden Char are, as the name correctly says, a Char species. They are very aggressive and virtually nail your fly with all their might. The can often be found near spawning grounds of the pacific salmon. During that time of the year you want to have a variety of egg patterns in your fly box.  They also willingly take other fly patterns.  We differentiate in between ocean going and residential Dolly Varden. They vary in size and are most common in the 1- 4lbs. range, but we have landed several dollies in the 12 lbs. range. We fish for

 
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