I must appologize for the late report, been a busy 30 days with fishing, guiding, trip to Costa Rica and just returned from West Coast of Vancouver Island. I continue to post daily reports on our facebook page so if you are not following us, here is the link www.facebook.com/stsguiding.

Fishing in the last half of June and the first half of July has been excellent, we are fishing Sturgeon on the Fraser, salmon out of Vancouver, Salmon and Halibut out of Quatsino Sound and Fly fishing the Upper Pitt River. All of these fisheries are produsing great results and we are just getting started. The best is yet to come with August through to November being our best months for fishing in SW British Columbia.

Idaho Boys 20th year in a row fishing with STS, great customers always turn into great friends, looking forward to next year.

Sturgeon Fishing

Sturgeon fishing has been excellent, lots of fish in the 60 to 250 lb range with a few landed this past week reach well into the 300lb range. The area between Harrison confluence and Stave river is fishing well, hot bait this week was Lamprey and salmon eggs. I did my first summer trip up the canyon yesterday and found some nice fish down below Hope, salmon eggs were the ticket on this day.

Here is a beauty fish measuring 8ft 8 with a 43 inch girth

We are now booking for August, September, October which are the 3 best months to fish sturgeon, if you are looking for that trip of a lieftime, these are the months to plan a trip for. We offer day trips and accommodation packages for groups of 1 to 50 or more, give us a call or send us an e-mail to book your next guided fishing adventure.

Salmon Fishing

Salmon fishing has been very good out of our Vancouver location, lots of nice Chinook being caught as well as a few Coho, most of our fish are being caught using the GibbsDelta Guide Series Flashers with a Silver Horde Spoon in a variety of colors. One of my favorite this week was the No Bannans and Cop Car trolled behind the STS UV Glo Flasher. This can be a killer combination.

Our Vancouver Island charters are going well, it has been a bit slower than predicted but we are still filling the boat with salmon and bottom fish on most charters,just got to work a bit harder than normal. I have been using the Delta Hali Hog jigs fished with a hi vis glo spreader bar, this combination has been working incredible with limits of Halibut in minutes of arriving at the grounds. Snapper and Ling cod also like this set up so it nice to have one rig that will catch all bottom fish.

I wanted to give a big shout out to Islander Reels for hooking us up with the new MR3 mooching reel, wow are these smooth. There are many manufactures who are doing their best to imitate the Islander reels but none have exceeded. If you are looking for the smoothest single action reel, look no further than the Islander MR3. Thanks Islander for making my west coast trip so enjoyable, loving watching that reel scream.

Looking for something other than a fish charter for a summer activity, we now have kyak tours, kyak rentals and daily boat tours from Harrison Hot Springs, prices range from $29 to $69 so these activities are great for the family.

Coke and joiun our team this summer as we enjoy another great season in SW British Columbia.

Have a great week and see you on the water.

Here are a couple beauties caught this week by Devon Rodrogiez of Thousand Oaks California while on a two day trip fishing for salmon and Sturgeon, great job Devon on catching these two amazing fish.

Celebrating 21 years of Guiding Fishing Adventures 1994-2015

It’s been a good week of fishing in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver area, we have been targeting Bull Trout on the Pitt River, Salmon on the ocean and Sturgeon on the Fraser. All 3 fisheries have been productive and some very nice fish being caught. See below for detailed report.

Vancouver salmon

Fishing has been consistent and productive this past week, our pro guides have been putting them in the boat and having some great days on the water. Howe Sound, Vancouver Harbour and Gulf Islands have all been producing great results. Our West Coast salmon and Halibut charters are starting up in the next few weeks, we still have space available if you are looking to fill the freezer with some tasty salmon and halibut. If your heading out yourself don’t forget to pick up some of them killer guide series flashers by Gibbs/Delta, they are some of the best flashers we have ever seen and produce results.

Speaking of results and GibbsDelta, they have just come out with a new spoon for lake trout fishing that will work great for trolling for trout and kokanee. The new “ Mini G” will be out on the stores shelves in the next 3 to 4 weeks so have a look for them and give them a try.

Pitt River Trout Fishing

The Pitt River Trout fishery has begun, we are now offering daily fly fishing and light tackle spin fishing on the Pitt. Water conditions are perfect for catching these migratory trout ranging from 1 to 8lbs and a chance a catching the odd larger one up to 12lbs. This past week was good with some nice 5 to 6 lb fish caught and released on both fly and spoons. If your like me and love spoon fishing, there is nothing better than the Gibbs Ultra Lure or Croc, size will depend on the depth and current speed but remember to retrieve slowly as this is the key to success. Let the current do the work and just reel enough to keep the spoon off the bottom.

Here is a beauty Bull Trout caught on a Gibbs Croc this week by guest Ken Morrison,

Here is another nice fish caught using a streamer fly fishing shallow close to shoreline.

Fraser River Sturgeon

Sturgeon fishing has been good this week, numbers of fish are down but size has been story. 2 fish over 8ft and 1 over 9 makes this week a great one. There has been no best bait, just lots of drops and patience has been the key. Getting the bait down to the fish and in front of them has been more important then what bait you use. We offer daily charters from Mission, Chilliwack, Harrison and Hope, if you’re looking for that great adventure on the water, give us a call and let us show you some great fishing.

September, October and November are all great months for sturgeon fishing, if you are planning a trip out to the Fraser, these are the best 3 months to fish. We offer daily sturgeon and salmon trips and can put together a package for any group size. Book now for your best dates in Prime Season.

Our Hells Gate Tours are booking up nicely, we still have a few seats available August 6, 20 and 28 and we have a new trip going out on July 21 and have seats available for the morning 9am trip. Come and join us for what should be another great season in the canyon

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Vic Carrao