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The photo of the week showsAlessandro Cirottofrom Italywith a very bright Kitimat River Steelhead. He was being guided by Ron Wakita on May 1, 2010. Scroll below for more details in the Ron Wakita Report:
Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORTSfor Smithers, Terrace, Kitimat andPrince Rupert
April25to May 2,2010
Number 166
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: Weather has been a mixed bag of sun, cloud and rain. Just about all of the rivers are on the rise. The main snow melt-off from the mountains is happening. Fishing for Steelhead,Cutthroat Trout, Bull Troutand Dolly Varden Char isfairusing both fly, spinand conventional gear.The SkeenaRiveris dirty and really not fishable. It would be a good idea now to fish the clean seams of the tributary rivers that flow into the Skeena. The lower end of the Zymoetz (Copper) River is coloured up and is borderline fishable. I spotted some flyfishermen below the bridge this morningtrying their luck. The KalumRiver has been rising but is still in good shapeandfishing for Steelhead is good. Chinook (King) Salmon arebeing landed also. This is the time of year when you cancatch Steelhead and Chinook on the same day.Click here to read an article I wrote titled "May 2nd on the KalumRiver".Check out the video clip below from a great day fishing on the KalumRiver on April 20th.The KitimatRiver was low mid week but is now on the rise bringing in some fresh Steelhead and scattering the Trout. Chinook fishing in the KitimatHarbour is poor right now and is weather dependent.The Chinook start showing up around mid May. Crab (Dungeness and King)fishing is excellent. Check out the Ron Wakita report below.Ocean Chinook fishing in Prince Rupert is really starting to pick up.Fishing for Halibut is good and so is trapping Crabs and Prawns. Check out the Jeff Carlson report below.Scroll below for an awesomephoto of a HUGE Halibut caught out of Prince Rupert.The photo was sent to meby Mike Warren of HoustonBC. The Smithers anglers areanxiously awaiting the arrival of the BulkleyRiver summer-run Steelhead. In the meantime lake fishing is really starting to pick up. Check out the Cory Koenig report below. Jason Mundayin Terracereportsgood Steelhead fishing in some of the Skeena tributaries.He heard reports of Chinook landed in the lower KalumRiver.Trout and Dolly Vardenfishing is excellent also.Lake fishing is starting to happen. Check out Jason Munday'sreport below.
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And the winner is...
The draw for a one day driftboat fishing trip for 3 people was held at the Home Hardware and Tackle Shop in Kitimat on April 30th. The draw was made by Tony Brady (left). Tony is the president of the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce. The winner is Todd W. Sherstone of TerraceBC. Congratulations Todd. Thank you to all who entered.
Tony also drew the winner for a one day driftboat fishing trip for 2 people. At the present time we are still trying to contact that winner.
April 30, 2010 One "New" clip posted on Video Clips
I had the pleasure of fishing on the KalumRiver with Calvin Higano, Ron Wakita and Glen Kilcup on Tuesday morning, April 20, 2010 for four hours. Glen invited us on this trip with his Jetboat (more boat detail below) crack of dawn. We hooked four Steelhead and landed two plus a bunch of Trout. We landed one Steelhead using a silver spoon with size 3 OTT Gamagatsu Siwash hook rigged-up on a 7' Trophy XL rod and an Abu Cardinal 704 spinning reel spooled-up with 30lb Tuf-Line Duracast braided line. This rod and reel Combo handled this Kalum River Steelhead very nicely and was caught and released using the Gibbs "catch & release" net. The Gibbs C&R Net has a very soft mesh which allows anglers to net Steelhead and release them unharmed back into the river. Calvin landed the other Steelhead using a Sage 2106 rod and a Shimano Calcutta 250TE reel. Calvin was the "Hot Rod" on this trip! Calvin landed one and had another two Steelhead on which released themselves (AKA long-line-release) after a bit of a tussle. Calvin is a very gifted angler who brought some very effective Steelheading techniques to the North West. One of his techniques Calvin calls "Dredging" and another would be the method which he cures his bait. Calvin uses Pautzkse Pink Fire Cure on both his Chinook roe and on his Prawn bait. As most Steelheaders already know the quality of the bait is critical to angler success. A huge THANK YOU to Glen for an awesome morning fishing trip on the Kalum!
Here is some more info on Glen's custom "Rocket Jet Boat". This boat has a top speed of 48 MPH with 450 HP pushing water through a Hamilton Jet with a huge 10 inch impeller. When this thing takes off...sit down, hold your hat and hang-on! The Teflon bolted to the bottom of the boat allowed us to skim over the shallowest water.
Hope you enjoy the show (recorded in high quality) Click here for a direct link to this video. It is also listed on the Video webpage. Title: Rocket Boat Steelheading and listed in category 2010 Steelhead Clips. Clip #0080. Plays for 5:57minutes.
With the participation of some of the Best Dealers (Tackle Shops) in the Northwest I have distributed DVD players and Video clips featuring the Best Fishing in the Northwest highlighting several of the Best Guides and Charters in the Northwest using a variety of the Best Fishing Products on the Market today.The dealers that have the DVD players are: Home Hardware in Kitimat, J&E Tackle and Hunting Shop in Prince Rupert, Oscars Source for Sports in Smithers and Fish Tales Tackle Shop in Terrace. Please visit these shops to watch the shows.
LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:
- One New posting on "Recreational Retirement Water Front Property" May 2/10
- One New item posted re Discounted Guided Fishing Trips April 30/10
- One New video clip posted on "Video Clips" April 30/10
- One New item posted re waterfront properties FOR SALEApril 24/10
BOOK NOW! Click here for discounted trips of a lifetime! 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.
Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas.
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FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM:
Ron Wakita,Ariel Kuppers,Gill McKeanandJeff Carlson
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
Type of fish caught: Chinook, Steelhead, Trout and Dolly Varden Char for river. Salmon, Halibut, Bottom Fish and Dungeness and King Crab for ocean.
Thank you for using barbless hooks! (This is a BC fishing regulation)
FISHING THIS WEEK:GOOD
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: River:estimate 14-poundKalum River Steelhead.Ocean:estimate 100-pound Halibut from Prince Rupert.
Weather:A few showers ending late this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. High 9. UV index 4 or moderate.Sunrise 5:54 AM Sunset9:09 PM. Today’s yearly average temperatures: Maximum15 degrees. Minimum4 degrees.
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
SkeenaRiver:The River started to come up last Wednesday and today it is really not fishable. This high water should bring in the Chinook (King) Salmon and more spring Steelhead.
SkeenaRiver height:
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO): Tyee Test Fishery for the SkeenaRiver.
KalumRiver: More anglers are heading out to try their luck fishing for Trout and Steelhead. Fishing has been reported as fair to good. The water is coming up slowly but is still in good fishable shape. Lots of Steelhead and Chinook are being caught now.
Zymoetz (COPPER) RIVER:The water is borderline fishable. Steelhead fishing is reported as good. Trout fishing is good also. Check out the Ron Wakita report below for a report of a nice Steelhead catch on April 25th.
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters, KitimatBC
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KITIMATRIVER:
There were some very nice Steelhead caught on the KitimatRiver this week The Kitimat Hatchery and Lower Dike produced some very bright Steelhead especially on the tide. The middle and upper Kitimat is still a little spotty but the ones that were caught were outstanding.
April 24 Ariel Kuppers and Jesse Houston were fly fishing the upper KitimatRiver and Ariel landed this Steelhead and lost another.. Ariel was using his Sage VT2 Spey rod and a Ross CLA reel. Arielwasfishing witha Chartreuse and White Intruder style Fly that he tied himself. Congratulations Ariel!
April 25 Ihad the pleasure of drifting with mytwo sons Brandon and Corey. It is always gratifying for me to fish with my sons. We all take turns on the oars and whoever is on the oars when a fish is hooked earns the title of Captain for the rest of the trip. I am happy to announce that I was on the oars when Brandon hooked and landed this beauty. This earned me the title of "Captain Daddio" and the ability to remark "Who's your Daddy!" We were Hot Shotting withG.Loomis Hot Shot rods and a #35 Luhr Jensen Hot Shot. Well done Brandon and"Good Job Team"!
April 27Adam Brown reports:"Hey there,I'm sure glad I decided to try for steelhead this month. April truly is hot!! This is my third steelhead on my third trip out in April. Me and my friend Chayo went behind the Kitimat Hatchery. This was the only fish on but well worth the trip from Terrace!! Best looking and best fighting steelhead yet! I'd have preferred no adipose fin but hey people come halfway around the world for a photo like this! God bless. Adam Brown"
Congratulations Adam. Very nice Steelhead and Thank You for sharing your photo and the details of your fishing trip to the KitimatRiver.
April 28 I had the pleasure of fishing with Robert Tuttle and Bambang Widianto on the KitimatRiver. Robertis from New York and Bambangis from Indonesia and we were able to land one very nice Kitimat River Steelhead that wasabout 15lbs. We also caught a Cutthroat Trout which I barbecued in my Driftboat for lunch. Although the fishing was a little slow we had an excellent day on the KitimatRiver. I learned a bit about Indonesia and that it is 30 degrees there all year round.It is nowonder that Bambang was so cold. We left the barbecue in my Driftboat fired upto keepBambangcomfortable.Congratulations Robert and it was fun and educational to fishwith you guys. Thanks fora great day!
Monavie Energy Drink
April 30 I had the pleasure of Drifting with my good friends Dick from Smithers Home Hardware, Greg Egan and his 12 year old daughter Marissa. Shortly into our drift Marissa caught and released a 16lbbeautiful silver female Kitimat River Steelhead. This was Marissa’s first Steelhead andI sensed a pretty special Dad anddaughter moment.Greg and I nicknamed this Steelhead the "Monavie Energy Drink Steelhead". Greg is a distributor for Monavie and Energy Drink may have been the lucky charm.Marisa is a very well mannered young lady who is going to be an excellent angler. Congratulations to Marissa.Well done!
Thank You to everyonefor a Great trip and "Monavie Rocks".
Please see another version of this fish picas the Photo of the Week at the top of this report
May 1 "Alex the Great" is a nickname I coined for a Fly angler, AlessandroCirotto from Italy. We had a goodday of Fly fishing on the Kitimat given the conditions and the lower numbers of Steelhead in the upper KitimatRiver this week. Alessandro hooked 3 Steelhead and landed 2 beauties. They were 15 and 17lbs and absolutely gorgeous Steelhead. In fact, they could have been twins. Alessandro was using a combo fly that I put together on a previous trip. My favorite fly for the KitimatRiverwith aSpey rod is Pink Rabbit strip pattern with a trailing hook. When I lost the last one I had brought with me, I comboed a Pink Krystal bullet head fly tied by Ron Materi with a tube fly tied by Ken Moreau of Ken's flies. The tube fly with the Krystal bulletcomboed withthe tube fly created the same articulating action of the Rabbit strip fly and it hooked a Steelhead right away. Alessandrohooked 3 Steelhead on this fly and a newfly pattern (combo)has beenadded tomySteelhead Fly box.Congratulations to Alessandro.
SUMMARY:I have a feeling that the Steelhead in the upper KitimatRiver should improve with the rise in the river level from the rain we received. The rise in the river level will cause Steelhead to move up from the lower Kitimat and entice more to migrate into the lower Kitimat. Time will tell. Stay tuned.
DOUGLAS CHANNEL:
Bottom fishing and Crabbing is still the main focus of Saltwater boaters although we received a couple of reports that the Killer whales were in Sue Channelchasing some Herring and someFeeder Chinook. The Killer whales are a marvel to observe in the water but they have a negative effect on the fishing. When the Killer whales are around it is better to put the rods away and take out the cameras. They are truly an incredible Wonder of Nature to watch. As we move into May, adult Chinook should start to migrate into the outer waters of the Douglas Channel. The King of Salmon to many anglers are the Trophy fish to target. We are anticipating a good return of Chinook to the Douglas Channel and KitimatRiver this season. I can hardly wait and neither can Todd Haynes of Nautical West Fishing Adventures. I just spoke to Todd about doing some prescient trips for Chinook. Stay tuned for some photos.
Special Reportfor April 25: I reported in last week`s Fishing Report that Calvin Higano alias "The Gypsy Steelheader from the Big City" was on "the drive for 5". "The drive for 5" was an endeavor for Calvin to catch and release at least one Steelhead on 5 different rivers in the North West during his fishing trip, On Sunday, April 25th Calvin accomplished his mission by releasing a Steelhead on the lower Copper River. This is quite the accomplishment especially considering Calvin only fished a couple of these rivers only one day. Well Done Calvin! Congratulations!
It was a lot of fun fishing withCalvin and a Big Thank You for the recipe for the "magic prawn bait".