The Fraser River has had a banner year for sockeye, even today the Fraser is still teaming with sockeye headed up river to spawn. This late run is mostly Adams River and other smaller local tributaries. Currently the Fraser River is closed to sockeye fishing to protect these fish which means no bottom bouncing with a long leader. There is some excellent bar fishing going on right now and you can also target them using spoons or fly fishing.

Some of our best salmon fishing is yet to come, October is our best month on the Fraser for salmon fishing, we can target Coho, Chinook and Chum salmon using fly, spoon, bar fish or float fish. You can also fish the Harrison River for the same species, again, using fly, spoon or float. If your fishing the Vedder, Chehalis or other local tribs, floating fishing is the most popular.

Here is a beautiful Sturgeon landed today by our guests from Long Beach California. This giant measured 9ft 5 with a 55 inch girth. Fishing for sturgeon has been a bit spotty as of late, and some areas of the river have been extremely slow. These fish have been feeding on sockeye salmon for the past 2 months so a slow down was expected.

I think we just might have just turned a corner as we have seen some good fishing the past 24 hours, STS guide Doug Elias also landed a fish over 9ft today in fact it was bigger measuring 9ft 6inch with a 50 inch girth. Doug captured this monster near Mission City where we have been guiding for over 24 years. Right now we are throwing just about everything at them, lamprey, salmon eggs, sockeye meat, gills, heads etc. The key is finding feeding fish, lots of drops for short periods, most fish are coming in the first 5 minutes of a drop.

I know it’s been a while since I posted a fishing report, after 24 years I think I needed a break. I have been focusing on keeping healthy and working hard up in the canyon. It’s been an amazing season for Renee and I so far, great guests and some amazing fish. My schedule is slowing down a bit so hopefully I have a bit more time to keep the report up to date. I have one Sunday left for our Canyon Trip, October 7 is still available, you can call or e-mail us if you would like to book.

We still have lots of great dates for 6 and 8 hour charters or multi-day packages, email us at sts

FREE DRAW

We are doing a Free Draw on our facebook page, I have some Gibbs/Delta STS UV Glo Flashers to give away as well as some Scotty Rod Holders. Just go to www.facebook.com/stsguiding and like and share our page and post. If you tag a friend they will also be entered to win.

Over the next 7-10 days we will start seeing more Chinook , Coho and Chum Salmon and less sockeye salmon in the Fraser. We still have a couple more unstable days of weather then the sunshine is expected all next week with highs of 24 which is beautiful. The Fraser is currently rising from all the rain but by Tuesday it will be in great shape.

Get out there and give it a try, this has been an amazing season for both salmon and sturgeon and some of the best is yet to come. Tight lines and see you on the water.

Have a great week

Vic Carrao

www.guidebc.com

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Good Day with guests from IRL today fishing with Vic & Renee in the Fraser Canyon. Vic still has a couple dates open for early October in the Canyon and we also have trips out of Mission Harbour available.

This beast measured over 8ft with a 48.5 inch girth and put up a great battle before being released unharmed back into the Fraser River. Sturgeon fishing is consistent year round but October is one of our busiest months for salmon and sturgeon fishing on the Fraser.

IRL International Truck Centers Group getting a picture with Vic’s 28ft twin engine jet Boat.

Salmon fishing has been fair to excellent this past week, bar fishing for Chinook salmon has been good as well as spoon fishing for Coho in tributary rivers. Over the next few weeks fishing will greatly improve as more Coho, Chinook and Chum salmon enter the Fraser. October is one of our best months for fishing salmon using all methods including fly fishing and of course the sturgeon fishing just gets better by the day.

Bar fishing for Chinook Salmon is the most productive way to catch them. Green Cap Chrome or Red Cap Chrome are great choices as is plunking with a GibbsDelta Tee Spoon.

Good choice for location would be Harrison Bar, Hendersons, Bowmans, or top end of Queens.

If you haven’t booked your Fall fishing trip, its never too late. Give us a call 604-671-3474 or email at sts

Have a great week

Vic Carrao

www.guidebc.com

What a great long weekend out on the Fraser River, lots of big sturgeon and some excellent salmon fishing. Sockeye retention is now closed but salmon fishing is still open on the Fraser. You can fly fish, bar fish or spin fish for salmon or use any method but bottom bouncing. Bottom bouncing with a long leader is used for catching sockeye which is now closed so please do not use this method.

Chinook salmon fishing is one of our favorite out on the Fraser, you can best target Chinook Salmon using a method called Bar Fishing. If you would like to learn more about Bar Fishing for Chinook, have a look at an old article written by long time Fraser River Fishing Guide Vic Carrao @ https://www.guidebc.com/chinook-fishing-on-the-fraser-river-above-mission/

September and October are the two best months for fishing the Fraser for both salmon and sturgeon, our weekend dates in September are almost sold out but we do have some good dates available for October and early November. Nows the time to book your Fall Fraser River Fishing Adventure if you haven’t done so already.

If you are looking for a guided fishing trip on the Fraser, please give us a call at 604-671-3474 or send us an e-mail at sts

Have a great day

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