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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.

Fishing Report for Sept 22,2011

Fish’n is Hot

Vancouver Salmon Fishing.

Fishing around Vancouver remains good, we have been seeing quite a few Chinook and Coho along the west shoreline of Vancouver. The T-10 and Bell Bouy are still producing some nice Chinook and we are seeing some larger Coho as well. Our 26ft Grady White is ready to go so if you are looking for a day out on the salt, this would be a good time.

Fraser River Salmon

Salmon fishing on the Fraser has been nothing short of spectacular. Currently we have groups from Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Alberta and BC and they are all going home with limits of fish, sore arms and some great Memories.

For Pink salmon we are fishing with Pink Jigs, Gibbs Ultra Lures and Fly fishing with sparse pink maribou flys. All 3 are working well. Coho are now starting to show up in the Vedder so when we are targeting Pinks we are hooking up with some nice bright Coho. Yesterday we landed 4 Coho in the 4 to 6 lb range.

Here is a beautiful silver Coho heading for the Vedder River caught on the fly.

Fraser Sturgeon Fishing

Sturgeon fishing has been excellent this past week, lots of fish in the river taking advantage of the 16 million Pink Salmon. If you put in a full day for sturgeon you can expect 8 to 12 sturgeon ranging from 3 ft to 8 ft, still lots of fish over 7ft being caught. These fish are very fat and are putting up a great battle.

Look at the Girth on this fish, wow.

Best bait has been Pink salmon eggs but you can catch fish on belly stips, gills, and just about any other part of a salmon.

This fish measured 7 ft 8 inches and gave these guest from the UK a battle of a lifetime.

What to expect over the next week.

We are still seeing some fresh Pink Salmon move into the Fraser, we are catching a mix of fresh fish with sea-lice and some fish that have been in the river for a time. We are seeing some beautiful Coho Salmon and some Jack Springs so this should continue to improve as we get closer to October. No reports of Chum yet but we are only days away from seeing them begin to move into the Fraser.

Late run Chinook are already moving in, if anglers don’t mind putting in the time, this is a great fishery that will last well into mid October.

Hope you have a great week.se you on the water.

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Vic Carrao

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Sept 16 FIshing Report

Fishing continues to be excellent for both salmon and sturgeon. We have been catching limits of salmon on all of our trips as well as some very large and healthy sturgeon.

This great fishing should continue through until end of September then we switch our focus to Chum, Coho and Fall Chinook.

The other day I hooked my first Chinook fishing spoons at the mouth of the Vedder, this would indicate that these fish are now starting to move into the Chilliwack river system

Casey & Iris visting us from Edmonton are having a trip of a lifetime, 20 sturgeon in one day with several fish over 7 ft. I think they are going home with longer arms.

Our group of Irish fly fisherman are having a blast, lots of Pink Salmon on the fly.

Here is a first salmon of the year, great job Huey.

The Pink salmon are spread throughout the Fraser River, if you can find some clearer water in a back channel to will find that fish are biting better than in the main channel.

These guys from MFP Edmonton are having a blast, too bad they have to go home now.

As you can see, fishing is great, all of our guests are going home with big smiles and sore arms, can’t ask for much more than that.

Hope you have a great week and see you on the water.

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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