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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.

Dec 7th update

STS & Fraser River Makes Top 10 Canadian Fishing Destinations

Each year the crew at Fish’n Canada travel North America fishing some of the best waters. This year STS Guiding & Fraser River makes the Top 10 Canadian Fishing Deastinations.

Congratulations to all the crew at STS.

" We have always said that the Fraser River is a World Class Fishing destination, thanks to all of our guests for helping us achieve this great honour"

Vic Carrao

Fishing Reports are a little weak right now, we pulled our boats out of the water and have them in the shop for some post season maintenance. Over the next few weeks we will keep our boats on land while we get them ready for the 2012 season. If your wanting to get out fishing, we can still put you on the water with one of our guides, it just won’t be with our bigger HCM Jet Boats as they are being repaired.

Christmas is just around the corner so if you’re looking for a unique gift for someone special we have many Gift options including jet boat tours, seminars and guided fishing trips. Please call or e-mail us with any questions.

Sign up now for our Spring Sturgeon Workshop – each year STS offers a Sturgeon Workshop for those anglers wanting to learn or improve their knowledge from some of the best anglers on the river. Seminars sell out quickly so don’t wait until it’s too late. Cost is $175 p/p more information at http://www.guidebc.com/seminar_sturgeon.asp

Watch for our upcoming Sturgeon episodes on Fish’n Canada Show, Hunt TV & Sport Fishing BC with Mark Pendlington

STS is offering some great deals for those anglers and groups wanting to book early for 2012. Why book early? well two reasons, Save Money and choose your favourite guide before he is already booked. These great prices also make it affordable for Christmas Gifts for friends, relatives or clients.

Early Booking Deals

Day trips

4 hour Sturgeon Special $99 p/p Save $100

6 hour Sturgeon Special $135 p/p Save $140

8 hour Sturgeon Special $165 p/p Save $140

Prices based on 4 anglers sharing 1 boat, trip must be taken before July 15, 2012

2 night 2 day Special

Includes:

  • 2 nights accommodations at Fraserview Anglers Retreat
  • 2 x 6 hours of guided Salmon, Trout or Sturgeon fishing with one of our professional fishing guides.
  • Continental Breakfast each morning
  • Catered Lunch for each day of guided fishing
  • All fishing tackle, fully equipped jet boats and private guide exclusive to your group.
  • Private Dock for your safety and comfort
  • Complimentary STS Ball Caps.
  • Package can be upgraded to 8 hours of fishing each day

1 person – $1065.00 $200 Savings
2 person – $550.00 p/p $200 Savings
3 person – $465.00 p/p ( sharing 2 rooms)$300 Savings
4 person – $390.00 p/p ( sharing 2 rooms)$300 Savings

*Fishing License, gratuities and 12% HST is not included

Steelhead

Steelhead season will begin in late December on the Vedder River, we will be offering instructional guide trips all winter for only $250 for a private one on one instructional trip or 2 anglers for $175 per person. This includes 6 hours of instructional fishing for steelhead with fly or terminal tackle. If you are looking for a more in depth seminar we are once again offering our 3 day Steelhead Workshop. Dates for the workshop are Jan 9,11, & 14, cost is $175 per person. More information can be found at http://www.guidebc.com/seminar_floatsteelhead.asp

o joined us this past season, with over 600 charters on the books, only 2 went home without landing a fish.

Local Rivers-

No much to report, there are still a few fish around but rivers are pretty quite this week.

Fraser River Sturgeon-

As long as weather is reasonable we will continue to offer sturgeon charters through December, once we get into -1 or colder temperatures, we will pull our boats out of the water and wait for warmer temperatures which usually arrive in Mid to late March. For the remainder of the season we will extend our Sturgeon Special, see below for pricing.

Sign up now for our Spring Sturgeon Workshop – each year STS offers a Sturgeon Workshop for those anglers wanting to learn or improve their knowledge from some of the best anglers on the river. Seminars sell out quickly so don’t wait until it’s too late. Cost is $175 p/p more information at http://www.guidebc.com/seminar_sturgeon.asp

Vancouver Salmon-

Fishing for salmon is available all winter in the Vancouver area, last year we purchased our first ocean vessel and had a great year on the water. Vancouver is one of the few places that we can fish for salmon all year long. Winter feeder springs range between 3 to 8 lbs, Vancouver Harbour also offers great crab and prawn fishing all winter long. Our 26ft Grady White is moored at the Delta Airport Hotel which gives us great access to all of Vancouver’s Hot Spots.

New "Follow Us" Option

There is a new "Follow us" option on the bottom right hand corner of this page, you can now recieve 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

2012 Seminars are now posted at http://www.guidebc.com/seminars_announcement.asp

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

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

Like us on FaceBook

Nov 23 Fishing Report Update

First off I would like to thank all of our guests who joined us this past season, with over 600 charters on the books, only 2 went home without landing a fish.

Local Rivers-

Although we are beginning to wrap up another great year on the water, our local rivers are still fishing well for Coho and Chum Salmon. The Harrison, Stave and some of the smaller tributaries will continue to produce fish well into December, although not as prolific as this past month it is still a great day on the water. If you are looking to get out on the water, give us a call or e-mail us.

Fraser River Sturgeon-

As long as weather is reasonable we will continue to offer sturgeon charters through December, once we get into -1 or colder temperatures, we will pull our boats out of the water and wait for warmer temperatures which usually arrive in Mid to late March. For the remainder of the season we will extend our Sturgeon Special, see below for pricing.

Sign up now for our Spring Sturgeon Workshop – each year STS offers a Sturgeon Workshop for those anglers wanting to learn or improve their knowledge from some of the best anglers on the river. Seminars sell out quickly so don’t wait until it’s too late. Cost is $175 p/p more information at http://www.guidebc.com/seminar_sturgeon.asp

Watch for our upcoming Sturgeon episodes on Fish’n Canada Show, Hunt TV & Sport Fishing BC with Mark Pendlington

Book Now for Spring 2012 and Save $$$$

STS is offering some great deals for those anglers and groups wanting to book early for 2012. Why book early? well two reasons, Save Money and choose your favourite guide before he is already booked. These great prices also make it affordable for Christmas Gifts for friends, relatives or clients.

Early Booking Deals

Day trips

4 hour Sturgeon Special $99 p/p Save $100

6 hour Sturgeon Special $135 p/p Save $140

8 hour Sturgeon Special $165 p/p Save $140

Prices based on 4 anglers sharing 1 boat, trip must be taken before July 15, 2012

2 night 2 day Special

Includes:

  • 2 nights accommodations at Fraserview Anglers Retreat
  • 2 x 6 hours of guided Salmon, Trout or Sturgeon fishing with one of our professional fishing guides.
  • Continental Breakfast each morning
  • Catered Lunch for each day of guided fishing
  • All fishing tackle, fully equipped jet boats and private guide exclusive to your group.
  • Private Dock for your safety and comfort
  • Complimentary STS Ball Caps.
  • Package can be upgraded to 8 hours of fishing each day

1 person – $1065.00 $200 Savings
2 person – $550.00 p/p $200 Savings
3 person – $465.00 p/p ( sharing 2 rooms)$300 Savings
4 person – $390.00 p/p ( sharing 2 rooms)$300 Savings

*Fishing License, gratuities and 12% HST is not included

Steelhead

Steelhead season will begin in late December on the Vedder River, we will be offering instructional guide trips all winter for only $250 for a private one on one instructional trip or 2 anglers for $175 per person. This includes 6 hours of instructional fishing for steelhead with fly or terminal tackle. If you are looking for a more in depth seminar we are once again offering our 3 day Steelhead Workshop. Dates for the workshop are Jan 9,11, & 14, cost is $175 per person. More information can be found at http://www.guidebc.com/seminar_floatsteelhead.asp

Vancouver Salmon-

Fishing for salmon is available all winter in the Vancouver area, last year we purchased our first ocean vessel and had a great year on the water. Vancouver is one of the few places that we can fish for salmon all year long. Winter feeder springs range between 3 to 8 lbs, Vancouver Harbour also offers great crab and prawn fishing all winter long. Our 26ft Grady White is moored at the Delta Airport Hotel which gives us great access to all of Vancouver’s Hot Spots.

Fraser Canyon Jet Boat Tours

Hells Gate jet Boat Tours will be offering private canyon tours all winter weather permitting. Also available is our new afternoon lunch cruise for only $49 per person. Call or e-mail us for more details.

These tours make for great Christmas Gifts and are available in Gift Certificates.

New "Follow Us" Option

There is a new "Follow us" option on the bottom right hand corner of this page, you can now recieve 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

2012 Seminars are now posted at http://www.guidebc.com/seminars_announcement.asp

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

Like us on FaceBook

Fishing Report for Nov 8

A Quick look at local fishing.

This past week we have seen a small push of fresh chum and coho enter the Fraser, most of these fish are heading up to either Dewdney/Norish Creek, Stave River & Harrison River.

The chum are quite a bit smaller than most years but still offer up a great battle, most of our guests are either fly fishing or float fishing with jigs. Regardless of menthod, Purple/Pink Maribou works best either in fly or tied onto jig.

Sturgeon fishing has been very good this past week, lots of fish in the 3 to 5 ft range, fewer larger fish caught this past week with largest fish measuring just over 6ft. Fish are getting quite full so we would expect fishing to begin to slow by early to mid December. As water temperatures decrease so does feeding activity, watch for fish laying on line and try to resist setting the hook. Only set hooks on agressive, obvious bites if possible.

We will continue to fish for sturgeon until the end of November, if weather co-operates and remains mild we might continue through until mid December. If your wanting to get out over the next few weeks, fishing should remain good.

This large male chum took a purple jig fished under a float.

2012 Seminars are now posted at http://www.guidebc.com/seminars_announcement.asp

These seminars make for great Christmas Gifts, available in Gift Certificates from STS.

Come visit us at the First annual Vancouver’s Men Show – Nov 18,19,20 at Abbotsford Tradex.

Hells Gate Jet Boat Tours make great Christmas Gifts, at this year’s Men Show we will be offering Hells Gate Tour Gift Certificates for $99. Don’t miss out on this great deal.

Need tickets, we have 7 sets left for the first 7 people to e-mail us. Please include your mailing address

Nov 14 – Off to Idaho for my annual Snake River Steelhead Trip and visit the boys down at Hells Canyon Marine. We are getting a few upgrades on the 28ft twin so she will be ready to go this coming winter . We hope to make a few winter runs to the canyon as well as some new local tours that should be fun.

Tight Lines

Vic Carrao