Some pictures from the last few days on the water

April 10, 2011 STS Guiding Service

I didn’t have time this morning when I posted the report so here are a few pictures from fishing this week.

Today we landed 5 fish in 6 hours, we could have easily hook double that but we were covering ground trying to fish as much river as possible.

My Youngest Daughter Deanna, her friend from Germany Mirium, and STS guide Chad Hammond.

Our new Islander reels are ready for the salmon season. Our 26ft Grady White is Moored near the Vancouver Airport 13 minutes from the best fishing grounds.

These Happy young anglers managed to land this fish with the help from Dad. Getting ready to land the big one, This fish measured just over 5ft

This picture would look way better if the boat was RED!! Al??? We laid the first foot prints of the year in the Canyon, time to book.

See below for current fishing report

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Vic Carrao

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Fishing Report For April 9, 2011

April 9, 2011 STS Guiding Service

Vancouver Saltwater Fishing

We were out fishing several days this week, fishing was not as good as last week but we did manage to find a couple small keepers in the 7 to 9 lb range. Lots of crab still in the Harbour so nobody went Home empty handed. On April 5, we took some of our friends from Vancouver Tourism out for a ride on the Fraser. We took our twin engine jet boat up the Fraser to Pitt Lake to view the Fjords but unfortunately the clouds and rain made visibility poor. We did manage to catch a sturgeon so all in all it was a great day.

If you would like to experience the lower Fraser river & Pitt Lake Wildlife Reserve, we offer private and group tours departing from the Delta Airport Hotel. For more information you can call or e-mail us or contact your hotel conseirge at Delta Airport Hotel or through Tourism Vancouver.

Sturgeon fishing on the Fraser

We have been out on the water all week, fishing has been good to excellent in the Mission area. On Thursday we landed 5 fish, lost a couple more but it was nice to see that 4 of the 5 fish were over 5ft. There has been some monsters hooked this past week so it looks like spring fishing has finally arrived. Best Bait has been Lamprey Eel and Ulichons.

Vedder Steelhead

Thomas was out on Thursday and landed 5 fish, if I could just get him to e-mail me pictures ( hope he reads this) I could show you some beauties. Water conditions were good but I’m afraid the forecast is not looking good. Thomas has been using shrimp mostly but then again you can use almost anything, the trick is finding them.

Mike Cooper and Vic fishing for steelhead on the Snake River.

Fraser Canyon Tours is starting to book up, we did our first run on Friday and had ablast. Checkout our Hells Gate Jet Boat Tour website at www.helssgatejetboattours.com

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

Vic Carrao

STS Guiding Service

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sts

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

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

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March 29 Fishing Report Update

March 30, 2011 STS Guiding Service

I’m off to Edmonton for the second and last trip of the spring trade show season. This time I will be at the Fishn Hole Show at the Mayfield Center working for Pure Fishing. We will have a small display but if you drop by show you will find me at the Pure Fishing Booth ( Berkley/Fenwick) or selling rods and reels in the Fishn Hole Tackle area. Please drop by and say hello.

Vancouver Salmon Fishing

We had our new Grady White out today for an afternoon trip, weather was not that great but fishing was decent. Dan and Chad ended up taking home several nice Feeder Chinook as well as some Dungeness Crab. The salmon fishing will begin to pick up as we get further along in the season, we are now starting to head over to the Gulf Islands fishing for larger Chinook Salmon up to 30 lbs. We can also fish for bottom fish and crab as well. Todays Chinook were caught just outside the freighters in 70 to 90 feet of water, trolling spoons.

Vedder Steelhead

The last few days the river has been low and clear , fishing has been more difficult than the previous few weeks with our guides working much harder to find fish. Gerry was out last night as saw a few rising fish but no takers. We still have a good 4-6 weeks of steelhead fishing before these fish move onto the spawning grounds. Fly fishing, fishing with bait or artificial eggs are all producing fish. As we get closer to May trying using single jensen egg with white wool, it’s one of my favorite lures for April steelhead fishing.

Pitt River Trout fishing is approaching fast, we have a great season last year and expect another great fishery. June is our best month, book now before the limited dates are gone.

Fraser Sturgeon

I was out on Sunday with the family and had a great day, we didn’t fish much but did manage to use up 100 shot gun shells while shooting clay pigeons. We did fish for a couple hours and landed 1 – 4 ft sturgeon. Thomas was out guiding for us on Sunday as well and managed to land 4 or 5 fish, nothing real large. During the BCFR fishout there were several large sturgeon caught, one over 8ft which was measured and tagged and a reported 10 plus footer. Overall the river is fishing about average for this time of year, still need to work for your fish but that is expected. Best baits have been Lamprey and Ulichons, some fish on salmon eggs a well.