What an excellent start to April , the weather has been warm and dry and the sturgeon fishing has been excellent. STS Guides and local anglers have been having some great catches, most of our trips have been catching double digits and some larger sturgeon up to 8ft. Salmon fishing in the ocean out of Vancouver has been good and local trout fishing is just getting started. Interior lakes are starting to open up so overall we are looking at some great angling opportunities over the next few months. See below for detailed report.

This picture was taken by local angler Rick Clarke on Saturday morning while departing from Mission Boat Launch.

Fraser River Sturgeon Fishing has been excellent this past week, lots of fish in the 3 to 7 foot range with a few larger fish being caught. The Eulachon run ( small bait fish) looks to be a bit early this spring, we are already seeing some fat fish and it looks like the seals and eagles have moved in to the Mission area to begin their spring feeding. It also looks like the sturgeon have done the same as action has been nothing short of amazing this past weekend. Best bait has been Eulachon and Lamprey.

If you are looking for a quality day on the river, come join our team of 8 professional angling guides. We offer 4, 6 and 8 hour sturgeon charters with private guide and boat. We supply all the tackle so all you need is to dress for the weather and let us look after the rest. Rips depart daily from Mission Marina, Chilliwack and Harrison Hot Springs.

Vancouver Salmon fishing has been fair to good this past week. We have been running a bit of bait, but spoons still seem to be working best for us. We have been having consistent success with Skinny G’s (Outfitter, Bon Chovy, Sweet Georgia, No Bananas) and smaller 3.0 and 3.5 G Force Spoons. Guide Series Flashers as always are doing their job as per usual.

April is a great month to get out and do some local fishing. Give us a call or an email if you would like to get out!

Our summer Fraser Canyon Adventures are filling up fast, these trips are more than just your average sturgeon charter, we spend the day deep in the canyons of the Fraser between Yale and Hells Gate, fish for sturgeon, barbeque lunch and run some big white water. The cost is $275 p/p based on 6 or more, we still have a few weekend dates available and a few Fridays. Come join us this summer.

Hope you have a great week.

Vic Carrao

604-671-3474

sts@guidebc.com

Sturgeon fishing has been excellent this past week, lots of fish around the Mission/Chilliwack area. Looks like the Eulachons are making their way up the river now, lots of seals in the Mission area. Sturgeon fishing will just get better over the next few weeks and April should be a great month. We still have another 5 weeks of steelhead fishing left in the season and salmon fishing has been good so far out of Vancouver.

Sturgeon fishing has improved considerably over the past few weeks, lots of bait in the river which means aggressive feeding fish. For many years April /May were considered the best two spring months to catch big numbers of sturgeon but smaller average size. This trend has change slightly, we are still catching lots of fish but our size average has gone up and there are many more larger fish in the 6 to 8 ft range being caught. April is a great month to get out onto the water and give sturgeon fishing a try.

Steelhead season is winding down, still some great fishing on the Vedder and other local rivers but as the weather begins to warm, local rivers will rise and color up. Best is to get daily reports before heading out, call your local tackle store for current and up to date river reports.

Vancouver salmon fishing has been fair to excellent so far this season, could be some of the best local salmon fishing we have seen in many years. Not sure why but there are plenty of fish hanging around the Harbour, Howe Sound and Strait. Best method to target salmon is trolling flashers and spoons using a downrigger. Our favorite is the Gibbs Guide Series STS UV Glo with a G-Force spoon fishing hear the bottom in the Harbour area, 60 to 130 feet when trolling out towards Bowen Island.

Our Fraser Canyon Adventures are booking up fast, August/September are the two prime months, if the snow pack comes off early middle to late July might be good as well. We only have a few weekend dates left for the Fraser Canyon with Vic so if you are planning a trip up to Hells Gate, book soon. Our April Jet Boat Seminars begin April 2 and 3, both these dates are sold out but we do have 3 seats left for April 10. If you would like to book, please call Vic at 604-671-3474 or email us at sts

Have a great weekend.

Vic Carrao

We are getting very close to the start of our Spring Sturgeon Fishery which always produces some great fish and steady action on the rods. Traditionally the Fraser River Sturgeon fishery really gets going around 3rd or 4th week in March and continues through until high water which is usually around middle or end of May. This year will be no exception, we are expecting a decent run of Eulachon in the river so should be plenty of feed for our prehistoric friends.

Spring Sturgeon Special & Red Deer Sportsman Show.

We will once again offer some great early season rates for our Tradeshow Booking Season. You can book on-line , call us or come down to a show and visit our booth. We will be attending a few shows in the US this year, we will post dates and locations when we get a bit closer. Our first show is only a few weeks away in Red Deer Alberta. If you live in the area, please drop down and say hello, we would love to see you.

Spring Day Trip Special – Book any 6 or 8 hour charter for 2 people and bring another 2 people for FREE

For package special rates, please call or e-mail us.

Vedder River Steelhead season has been fair to good, many anglers go without a hit all day then you talk to someone and they caught 3. I guess it boils down to being at the right place at the right time. Water condition vary day to day but currently water is in great shape with a few fish being caught throughout the river. STS Guide Braeden Szlabon has been out on the water with some limited success. Braeden reports inconsistent fishing but when you find them, the battles have been great. Yesterday a 20 lb steelhead was weighed in a Freds Tackle which is the biggest steelhead weighed in so far this season.

Salmon Fishing in Vancouver area, lots of feeder springs around the Harbour with most anglers getting 2 to 6 hits per trip. Standard set up for most guides and anglers is a Flasher/Spoon trolled behind your boat attached to a Scotty downrigger. We only use Gibbs/Delta products while on the open water as they have proven time and time again to produce consistent results. Our favorite is the Guide Series Flasher with G-Force or Silber Horde Coho Killer.

Gearing up for our summer west coast salmon and halibut fishery, we are now booking for July and August staying in our private lodge located in Quatsino Sound.

Please call or e-mail me for more details.

Jet Boat & Sturgeon Seminar

We are SOLD OUT for April 2 and only have 2 seats available for April 3. We do not have a 3rd seminar planned but if we continue to get the response that we have had, we may end up adding one more. We still have a Our April 16 Sturgeon Seminar is also SOLD OUT but we still have space on our April 17 seminar. These seminars are designed for people looking to gain indepth knowledge from a professional guide that has been fishing and boating local waters for many years. Come join us for another great season on the water.

On a personal note, Vic Carrao has been traveling down to Central America for the past few winters residing in his vacation home in Costa Rica. Vic’s home is located in a region of Costa Rica that offers great fishing both in shore and off shore. Vic is now renting his vacation home on Home Away and several other vacation rental websites. If you are looking for a nice place to stay while visiting Costa Rica, Take a look at his listing at

https://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p4119487

Hope you have a great week

Vic Carrao