Steelhead

With all the rain the past few days you would have thought that local rivers would have been blown out, not so. The Vedder River was up this morning but still quite fishable for the annual Vedder River Steelhead Derby. Weigh in was at 2pm, 14 steelhead were entered with largest being 13.8lbs. STS Guide Thomas Rutschmann placed 2cd out of 400 anglers, great job Thomas.

STS Guide Thomas with Trophy for 2cd place in Vedder Steelhead.

Looks like a few fish are moving into the Vedder but 14 fish in this derby is not that great. Hopefully we will see some good pushes of fish over the next few weeks and look forward to some good fishing in January.

Sturgeon

The Fraser River looks to be in great shape, not ,many boats out on the water but we did hear that sturgeon fishing has been pretty good. With such mild weather it does not surprise me that sturgeons are still actively feeding. Just about any salmon bait would work this time of year so just be patient and wait them out.

Here is a nice sturgeon caught below Mission early November

Come join us for the first run of the new year.

We are planning a jet boat run for Jan 8, 2012 to bring in the new year. The run is a just a casual run with family and friends, anyone is welcome to join us with their own boats. I think we are going to run from Mission to Harrison Hot Springs but will probably make the final decision in the morning with drivers after checking weather, wind etc. We will probably stop along the way and light a fire on a beach, maybe shoot some clays as well. Will be departing from Mission around 9am. let me know if you are coming so we have an idea on number of boats. We would suggest that all boats be jet boats as we might see some shallow water spots along the way.

We are heading skiing for a few days so please drive safely over the New Years weekend.

Please feel free to call or e-mail us with any questions or concerns.

Vic Carrao

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The Guiding Staff at STS would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

The weather has been great, maybe a bit too warm as our local ski hills are in need of some new snow. It would be nice to see some white flakes for Christmas but if not we plan on putting the boat in the water and doing a run up river. If you own a boat and would like to join us over the holidays, send me an e-mail and I will give you more details on our river run.

Fishing Report

Most of the local waters are in great shape for fishing, the Vedder River is just starting to see the first few steelhead as is the Chehalis River. The Fraser looks great, tides are favourable for afternoon fishing if you plan on heading out. Our team of guides are planning a Steelhead day out on Boxing day so we hope to post some results on our blog. The Vedder River Boxing Day Derby is a great indicator for numbers of fish in the system, I will post in the afternoon once I have the numbers.

Last minute Christmas Gifts – The phone has been ringing steady with people purchasing last minute guide trips and seminars, we also have jet boat tours ranging from $49 to $109.We have an on-line brochure and easy system to print off gift certificates so we can get that last minute gift to you in minutes.

Hope you all have a great Christmas and thanks for supporting STS.

Merry Christmas from our family to yours.

New "Follow Us" Option

There is a new "Follow us" option on the bottom right hand corner of this page, you can now receive our fishing report blogs as we post them. The first 200 people to sign up will be entered to win a trip with STS for the 2011/2012 season

Please feel free to call or e-mail us with any questions or concerns.

Vic Carrao

STS Guiding Service

www.guidebc.com

sts

Local 1-604-671-3474

Toll free- 1-855-223-5453

Looking for an exciting Jet Boat Trip @ http://www.hellsgatejetboattours.com

Check out our Saltwater Fishing Site @ http://www.fishingvancouver.com

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New Article on Jet Boats.

I have just published an article just in time for winter storage, well maybe I am a few weeks late but none the less, better late than never.

The article covers winter storage, performance upgrades and some pet peeves.

http://guidebc.com/articles/jetboatmaintenance.asp

New great website for anglers to follow some of the best rods in the country

http://www.nationalprostaff.com is a new website built for Pro Staff Teams and avid anglers who like to get the most updated information on products, fishing reports and even get a sponsorship. The top Pro and Amateur anglers have a profile as well as Teams such as my Team at Pure Fishing. You can sign up for free then follow your favourite anglers.

http://www.nationalprostaff.com/users/612/Vic+Carrao

The first 20 people to sign up and follow me with be entered to win a $100 STS wet skins rain suit . Be sure to send me an e-mail letting me know that you have joined my list of followers.

New "Follow Us" Option

There is a new "Follow us" option on the bottom right hand corner of this page, you can now receive our fishing report blogs as we post them. The first 200 people to sign up will be entered to win a trip with STS for the 2011/2012 season

Vic Carrao

STS Guiding Service

www.guidebc.com

sts

Local 1-604-671-3474

Toll free- 1-855-223-5453

Looking for an exciting Jet Boat Trip @ http://www.hellsgatejetboattours.com

Check out our Saltwater Fishing Site @ http://www.fishingvancouver.com

Like us on FaceBook