Archived Fishing

ARCHIVED FISHING

REPORTS

1996 - 2002

I hope you enjoy these older reports and the photo of the week. It has turned out to be a massive job to format over seven years of reports but I truly enjoyed doing every minute of it.

This is a GREAT way to check out some of the guided fishing in the past…and…hope the present will be just as exciting.

2002 August 4

Photo File… c:\Attach\Skeena (50KB)

The photo of the week shows our repeat group the Jim Hole Group fishing on the Skeena River. This shot shows one of the nice Chinook they landed.

NORTHWEST B.C. WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated July 28 – August 4, 2002

(Number 335)

Dear Fishing Friends:

NOTICE OF AIRING: Another one of our Canadian Sportfishing Shows will air on TSN starting this Saturday August 10 at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time) and repeats at different times throughout the week (Repeating August 12 at 17:00, August 13 at 03:30 and August 15 at 06:30) This show features our “special” spring Steelhead fishing on the Kalum River with drift boats. Catch it if you can!

ALL the rivers are in great shape and the fishing is fantastic on the Skeena River for both Chinook, Steelhead and Sockeye.

The Chum, and Pink fishery on the Kitimat River is very good especially on the fly.

VIDEO SALE: For those of you who were unable to view the four TV Shows we shot last year with “Canadian Sportfishing” send $15.00 (to cover cost of video, shipping and handling) and we will be happy to send you “all four shows” on one tape. The shows were of Chinook (spin), Chum (fly), Sockeye (fly) and Steelhead (spin). Contact us anytime if you need more details.

TELEVISIONS SHOWS in Canada: The Sports Network (TSN) has scheduled a series of “Canadian Sportfishing” shows for the 2002 season.

NOTICE OF AIRING: The “Kalum River Spring Steelhead Fishing” show will air for a week on TSN starting August 10/02 at 10 AM Eastern Time.

TELEVISION SHOWS in USA: Outdoor Life Network (OLN) has scheduled a series of “Canadian Sportfishing” shows for the 2002 season. The shows featuring Northwest Fishing Guides & Lodge air Fridays at 10:30 p.m. EST. and generally repeat at 1:30 a.m. the same night. To confirm an airing it would be a good idea to check the OLN schedule directly at: http://www.olntv.com/_schedule.cfm

GUESTS COMMENTS (from the lodge guest book)

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CURRENT REPORT:

Type of fish caught: Chinook, Sockeye, Chum, Pink, Cutthroat Trout & Dolly Varden Char

Thank you for using barbless hooks.

Fishing this week: POOR____FAIR_ __GOOD___EXCELLENT _* _

LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: Where: Angler:

Weather....average for this time of year. Normal Temperatures: High +22.2 Low +12.0 degrees Celsius. Sunrise 5:37 AM Sunset 9:42 PM

Weather reports…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 click on:

http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/scripts/citygen.pl?client=eccdn_e&city=yxt

Water conditions...good on all rivers

Skeena River…The Skeena River record Chinook was caught years ago by Mr. Heinz Wickmen and it weighed 92.5-pounds. New “catch & release record” 99.125 – pounder landed by Ingrid Oeder. See a photo of this fish in the August 19th fishing report. A good run of Chinook are now coming through and the river is fishable. Sockeye fishing is also good!

Skeena River water levels… http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/water/StnFrame.asp?stnID=08EF001

Kalum River… Good numbers of Chinook are in the river now. Fishing is EXCELLENT ! The water is in good shape. We are licensed to guide on this Classified River from March 15 through October 15. Our lodge record 32-pound Steelhead was landed on April 4. Our lodge record Chinook weighed 83-pounds and was landed on May 24, 1983. The river record is 85-pounds.

Kitimat River… The main run of Chinook are in the river now and the Chum are starting to show in decent numbers. The water is in good shape.

Kasiks River…This is the river where we landed our 27-pound lodge record Coho.

Zymoetz (Copper) River…Chinook start around June 30 and Steelhead July 30.

Ocean Fishing...we also guide for Salmon, Halibut, bottom fish and Crab out of Prince Rupert. What is available and when are shown in fishing report:

www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/apr13_97.htm

Photo...collage of our seven bedroom fishing lodge is shown in fishing report:

www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/feb09_97.htm

Northwest Fishing Guides Lodge Records…PHOTOS with captions of our lodge record fish are shown in fishing reports:

Steelhead: www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/mar22_98.htm

Chinook: www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/dec08_96.htm

Coho: www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/apr07_96.htm

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.

Regulations...For a copy of the Freshwater Fishing Regulation Synopsis, write to:

Fisheries Branch

Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks

780 Blanshard Street

Victoria, B.C.

V8V 1X5

Websites:

2000/2001 Freshwater Salmon Supplement and 2000/2001 B.C. Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide:

http://www-comm.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

2000/2001 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:

http://www.gov.bc.ca/fish

Index of articles located in fishing reports...

- Pro Fly Fishing Guide Rob Brown credentials

(Feb. 3/02 Report)

- Summary of the 2001 Guiding Season

by Noel F. Gyger (Dec. 9/01 Report)

- Catch & Release Record Chinook Salmon

by Wolfgang Voelker (Aug. 19/01 Report)

- To what expense does one go to in search of “Wild Steelhead”?

by Tim Lepp (Feb. 11/01 Report)

- Tackle…what to bring list

by Noel Gyger (Dec. 19/99 Report)

- Steelhead Virginity…and the earth had moved for me

by Bob Preston (Nov. 14/99 Report)

-Summary of the 1999 Guiding Season

by Noel F. Gyger (Nov. 7/99 Report)

-Summary of the 1998 Guiding Season

by Noel F. Gyger (Oct. 25/98 Report)

- Drifting in Paradise - upper Kalum River

by Noel F. Gyger (Jan. 25/98 report)

- North Country Steelhead

by Dave Vedder (Feb. 23/97 report)

- The Kermodei Bear

by Stephanie Wiebe (Feb. 16/97 report)

- May 2nd on the Kalum

by Noel F. Gyger (Feb. 9/97 report)

- British Columbia "The Zipper Mouth"

by Justin Gyger (Feb. 2/97 report)

-12 Seasons of Fishing the Kitimat

by Noel F. Gyger (Jan. 26/97 report)

- FISHING COUNTY -- Skeena Country Chinook

by Karl Bruhn (Jan. 19/97 report)

- Big River Mixed Bag -- West Coast Bounty

by Italo Labignan (Jan. 5/97 report)

- Born To Be Wild

by Mark Krupa (Dec. 29/96 report)

- Landing a Record Chinook

by Noel F. Gyger (Dec. 8/96 report)

- The Skeena For World Record Chinook

by Noel F. Gyger (Dec. 15/96 report)

- Five Days in Paradise

by Dave Vedder (Dec. 22/96 report)

- British Columbia -- Seasons Of The Kitimat

by Justin Gyger (Jan. 12/97 report)

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)

BOOKMARK: Northwest Fishing Guides page is now in the German language and can be located at: www.freenet.de/gores

BOOKMARK: Skeena River - by Noel F. Gyger

http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/river/skeena.phtml

BOOKMARK: Copper River Steelhead - by Jim and Carolyn Z. Shelton

http://www.sportfishingbc.com/copper_river.htm

BOOKMARK: We now have a fishing article titled "October Dreaming"

published in GORP at: http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/canada/coho.htm

BOOKMARK: To review ALL past WEEKLY FISHING REPORTS and PHOTOS check out site: http://www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/

BOOKMARK: At your convenience check out a story I wrote called "Sweetheart

Steelheading on the Kalum" It’s published in The Fine Fishing Magazine

at...http://www.finefishing.com/FRESHfish/fresh/steelhed/kalum.htm

BOOKMARK: To learn more about the Skeena region please check out John

Beath’s article titled "Legends Of The Skeena Region" at web site...

http://www.sportsmanshow.net/Articles/Skeena%20River.htm

BOOKMARK: A popular way to fish here is called float fishing. To learn

how, check out segments of Dave Vedder’s book titled "Float Fishing for

Steelhead" at web site: http://206.96.88.125/mall/books/VEDDER/FLOATF.htm

To receive my WEEKLY FISHING REPORTS and PHOTOS (full screen JPEG) via e-mail please send your name and e-mail address to: Noel Gyger

GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING!

Yours sincerely,

Noel F. Gyger

2002 July 7

Photo File… c:\Attach\Chinook (61KB)

The photo of the week shows our lodge chef Ben with a very nice Chinook Salmon landed in the Kitimat River!

NORTHWEST B.C. WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated June 30 – July 7, 2002

(Number 331)

Dear Fishing Friends:

The weather has been cool with hardly any rain and the water height on the Skeena river has come down and cleaned up substantially and is now fishable for the BIG Chinook. Yahooo !! Sockeye, Pink and Chum fishing will start soon. We have also had good luck angling for Chinook on the Kitimat and the lower Kalum Rivers. Both these rivers are clean and fishable.

Guide Greg Buck’s two guests hooked into 10 Chinook in three days. The biggest one weighed 50-pounds, which was a Skeena River fish.

TELEVISIONS SHOWS in Canada: The Sports Network (TSN) has scheduled a series of “Canadian Sportfishing” shows for the 2002 season.

NOTICE OF AIRING: The “Fly fishing for Chum Salmon, Kitimat River, BC” show will air for a week on TSN starting July 13/02 at 10 AM Eastern Time.

GUESTS COMMENTS (from the lodge guest book)

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CURRENT REPORT:

Type of fish caught: Chinook, Cutthroat Trout & Dolly Varden Char

Thank you for using barbless hooks.

Fishing this week: POOR____FAIR_ __GOOD___EXCELLENT _* _

LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: 50-pound plus Chinook Where: Skeena River Angler: Bob Cusick

Weather....average for this time of year. Normal Temperatures: High +20.1 Low +10.3 degrees Celsius. Sunrise 5:06 AM Sunset 10:10 PM

For current Terrace weather information please click on:

http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/scripts/citygen.pl?client=eccdn_e&city=yxt

Water conditions...good on all rivers except for the mainstem Skeena River.

Skeena River water levels… http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/water/StnFrame.asp?stnID=08EF001

Kitimat River… The main run of Chinook is in the river now. The water is in good shape but low. Some of the BIG Chinook are spooked and refuse to bite. Need a shot of higher water to get them moving again.

Kasiks River…This is the river where we landed our 27-pound lodge record Coho.

Zymoetz (Copper) River…Chinook start around June 30 and Steelhead July 30.

Ocean Fishing...we also guide for Salmon, Halibut, bottom fish and Crab out of Prince Rupert. What is available and when are shown in fishing report:

www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/apr13_97.htm

Photo...collage of our seven bedroom fishing lodge is shown in fishing report:

www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/feb09_97.htm

Northwest Fishing Guides Lodge Records…PHOTOS with captions of our lodge record fish are shown in fishing reports:

Steelhead: www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/mar22_98.htm

Chinook: www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/dec08_96.htm

Coho: www.northwestfishingguides.com/reports/apr07_96.htm

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.

Regulations...For a copy of the Freshwater Fishing Regulation Synopsis, write to:

Fisheries Branch

Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks

780 Blanshard Street

Victoria, B.C.

V8V 1X5

Websites:

2000/2001 Freshwater Salmon Supplement and 2000/2001 B.C. Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide: