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STS Guiding Service has been providing quality fishing charters and vacations since 1994, established by Vic and Teresa Carrao, STS has evolved from a single guide and boat to a team of some of the most skilled, talented and dedicated fishing guides in the Fraser Valley. Year round we carry a Team of angling guides include 4 full time & 4 part time guides who specializing in Sturgeon, Salmon and Fly Fishing. During peak seasons we call upon our associate guides for help and carry as many as 15 full and part time angling guides.

Sept 9th Report

September 9, 2012 STS Guiding Service 1 Comment

Quick update for the weekend

Salmon fishing is picking up on the bar rods. A few fish caught today but still having to put your time in. Sturgeon fishing has picked up the last few days with some very nice fish caught by our guides. This group landed a nice 7ft 1 yesterday right at the end of the day. Was just about to bring in our last rod for the day, the rod got buried in the rod holder, god I love that.

I had to post another picture of this fish, it is so fat for it’s length, I think this picture shows it better.

Sturgeon – You really got to work for your fish but there are some very nice sturgeon being caught. The weather is supposed to stay sunny and warm for a couple more weeks so looks like summer is going to be around a little longer. October and November are by far the best two months of sturgeon fishing on the Fraser. We still have some good dates available but we are booking trips daily and dates are filling up fairly fast.

Saltwater fishing has been slow but we should really start to see some action for the fall run of Chinook, last year the 3rd week of September was on fire so hopefully this year it will be the same. The T-10 and sand heads should really start to produce some fish, if the whales would just go away I think the fishing would improve. A pod of Killer Whales have been working the area between T-10 and Ferry Terminal, they seem to be happy but scaring all of our fish away. Hopefully they move on to greener pastures.

Here is a picture of a Hump Back Whale we saw while on holidays this summer. This picture was taken by my wife Teresa, great shot.

Local rivers like the Vedder, Chehalis, Dewdney and Stave R will all start to see a few more fish over the next few weeks. We are currently going through a transitional period where we switch from summer sockeye/chinook to Fall Coho, Chinook ( White) and Chum. From early to mid September fishing for salmon is usually slow, by 3rd week we start to see some better numbers with improved catch rates.

Harrison – took a trip this morning up to the confluence and heard of 1 Chinook caught. Saw a few fish jumping which were probably sockeye. Some Coho are starting to move into the Chehalis so we will start seeing some good catches in the Harrison and middle Fraser just below confluence. Peak fishing for this area is end of September through until middle of October.

We still have some good dates available in October and November, give us a call to book your next guided adventure.

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This weeks pictures

August 31, 2012 STS Guiding Service

Here are some pictures from this week, some great fish caught the last couple days on the Fraser.

This group from Grande Paraire Alberta landed 2 fish over 7ft, this one was 7ft 11 inches.

Wow, that rod is cranked, we landed this fish the hook was starting to straiten.

Frank and Dorthey of Winnipeg landed this 8ft 1 inch sturgeon on Wednesday, with the 6ft 2 and 5ft on Tuesday, they went home with sore arms.

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Another beauty.

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August 30 Report

August 30, 2012 STS Guiding Service

Wow, what a slow couple weeks of fishing. Honestly I can’t remember ever seeing such a slow spell of fishing on the Fraser. Both salmon and sturgeon fishing have been painfully slow. Sockeye run is pretty much over, counts are very low in the test fishery so I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Chinook Fishing has been slow but we are getting some nice fish and test fishery is showing some good numbers. Sturgeon fishing has also been slow but again if we work hard we are getting some nice fish. See below for detailed report.

Frank and Dorthy Normand of Winnipeg landed this 250 – 300lb, 8ft 1 inch sturgeon yesterday on the Fraser, even when fishing is slow, we can still find some amazing sturgeon.

Vancouver Salmon

Salmon fishing in Vancouver area has been slow but the last few days we are getting some great reports of Chinook and some Coho. The T-10 was producing some great Chinook fishing until the Whales moved in but I hear that they have moved on so fishing should pick back up. We are booked for the weekend but we do have some dates for next week available. Salmon fishing in the Vancouver area will start to pick up over the next week or two so if you are wanting to catch some bright hard fighting Chinook, that would be your best bet.

Fraser Salmon

Salmon fishing on the Fraser has been terrible, water conditions are still very high for this late in August and sockeye run is pretty much over for this season. Chinook fishing has been slow for the most part although there are some bars that are producing good results. Chinook counts are way up in the test fishery so that is good news, water is dropping fast so it is just a matter of time.

Over the next few weeks we will see a transition from summer fishing to fall salmon fishing. Local rivers will begin seeing their early Fall Coho & Chinook runs so we should start to see some nice fish on the Fraser. The Harrison Chinook/Coho start showing up in the Fraser in middle of September so we are really looking forward to that fishery. Hopefully we will, see some good runs of Fall fish and put this dismal summer behind us.

Fraser Sturgeon

Wow, what a slow couple weeks we have had, I’m not sure if I have ever seen fishing this slow for this long of a period. The past two weeks have been painful for us and most anglers we have talked to. We are getting some nice fish but catch rates have been well below our average for this same time period. I am getting phone calls and e-mails from lots of anglers asking me why it is this way and to be honest I don’t really have the answer. My guess is that the water is still very high ( but dropping fast) for this time of year and not much for salmon so far this summer. The good news is the last couple days have really picked up for us so hopefully this is a turn around for the upcoming Fall fishery.

Yesterday was our first great day in a long time, Tom Landed a nice 7footer, Thomas got some nice fish and I landed a big fish measuring 8ft 1 inch. Bites were much more solid than previous days and water has dropped far enough that you can now fish the tides in the Mission/Langley area and take advantage of that incoming tide. Fish seem to be moving up the middle of the river so that may be why anglers are not catching them, with lower water conditions we should be able to target these areas as water continues to drop.

Trout Fishing

We were up fishing the Pitt again this past week, sockeye are now on the spawn so we are only fishing for trout until the Coho move in. Most of our Pitt Trips are fly fishing but we do offer light spin tackle as well. We would like to welcome Casey Martin to our team of guides, Casey comes from Vancouver Island with a tone of saltwater and freshwater fishing experience. Casey’s 18 ft Woolridge will give us even more access to the Pitt in low water so we are really looking forward to the Fall run of Coho this year. If you are wanting to fish Coho on the Pitt this October, give us a call or e-mail.

Here is a nice chrome salmon caught while fly fishing the Pitt this week.

Another nice sockeye caught on the fly.

STS would like to welcome Casey Martin to our Team of professional guides.

Hells Gate Jet Boat Tours

Whitewater is big in the canyon, saddle rock, sailor bar and little Hells gate are all running big and lots of fun. We had several groups out this week which we really enjoyed, weather was good as well. We have one more date to offer for open seat tours and that will be it for the season. Sept 9th is the date, if you are wanting a seat, please book early as we fill these dates up fast.

Amazing views, big rapids and incredible canyon experience. STS is the only guide outfitter that offers these trips deep into the Fraser River Canyon, give us a call to book your next guided canyon adventure.