Feb 15 fishing report update

February 15, 2016 winningproductions

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

Trip Advisor Reviews

February 10, 2016 winningproductions

For the past 22 years STS has been providing quality fishing adventures to guests from around the world, apparently this means nothing anymore because if you don’t have 100"s of reviews on trip advisor you don’t rate in the world of social media.

So here is my question to you, did you enjoy your trip with us? if you did or even if you didn’t we would really appreciate a trip advisor review. I would love to offer you something for your time but apparently I can’t do that either. Have a great day and here is the link if you have a few minutes.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g181781-d2004791-Reviews-STS_Guiding_Service_Day_Trips-Mission_British_Columbia.html

Celebrating 22 years of providing quality fishing charters 1994-2016.

Vic Carrao

STS Guiding Service

http:// http://www.guidebc.com

e-mail – sts@guidebc.com

604-671-3474

Pre-season update

January 17, 2016 winningproductions

I am now working on 2016 bookings , below i have provided you with some of the options we are offering for 2016. If there is anything i can do to help you plan a trip, please don’t hesitate to call or e-mail me.

Attention US & UK Customers – you can get amazing discounts with our current low dollar, January 17 exchange rate is 1.45 which means incredible discounts for our American clients and up to 50% off for our UK clients

2015 was a great year, we saw millions of salmon return to the west coast and Fraser River and 2016 looks to be shaping up quite nicely. Sturgeon fishing was amazing with many trophy fish over 8ft caught, our largest was 11ft with 7 fish over 9ft. Hope you can join us for what should be a great 2016 season.

We are expecting another great year on the water and hope you can join us. if there is anything we can do to help you plan a trip for 2016, please don’t hesitate to call or e-mail me.

Highlights for 2016

West Coast Salmon & Halibut

2016 pre-season booking are already coming in, our West Coast Salmon and Halibut Charters are selling and we are expecting another great season on the water. We will be once again operating 3 boats on the west coast from June 15 to July 31 with capacity for 10 anglers on the water, our lodge can hold 32 guests so if needed we can accommodate larger groups. Please e-mail or call us for 2016 package rates. http://www.guidebc.com/accommodations/accomm_island_saltwater.asp

Fraser River Sturgeon Holidays and Charters

2016 should be another great year, as always spring and fall are the two best season for fishing down in the Mission area and the Fraser Canyon is best from late July through to early October with August /September being the two best months. We will be offering our same day trips from Mission but have also added day trips and packages staying in Harrison Hot Springs and Chilliwack. With our new affiliation with BCSFG we now have access to some very affordable packages in these locations.

http://www.guidebc.com/accommodations/accomm_bwmcl.asp for day rates see http://www.guidebc.com/rates.asp

Fraser Canyon Adventures

For the last few years our Fraser Canyon Adventures have increased in popularity, these trips fill up fast as dates are limited. Already we are seeing a record number of early season bookings and encourage you to book early if you are wanting to experience the amazing Fraser Canyon. Vic Carrao will once again be running his 28ft twin engine jet boat through the canyon up to Hells Gate and catching those long nose Sturgeon that are unique to the Fraser Canyon. Rates have remained intact for 2016. The rate for the Full day remains at $275, please see our canyon page for more details. http://www.guidebc.com/sturgeon_canyon_lillooet.asp

Fly fishing The Upper Pitt River

The trout fishing trip is an adventure in itself. We meet at Grant Narrows in Maple Ridge ( 45 minute drive from Vancouver) Grant Narrows is a park located on the south end of Pitt lake, we then boat across to the north end of Pitt lake( 35 minute boat ride) then run our jet boats up this narrow shallow river approximately 15Km and fish our way back down the river. This river is remote with limited access. Lots of wildlife viewing opportunities, including black bears. You can fly fish or spoon fish for sea-run bull trout up to 12 lbs, good numbers of trout between 2 to 5 lbs with the odd fish between 5 to 10 lbs. There are also cutthroat and rainbows in this river. The cost for this trip is $850.00 for 1 or 2 anglers, includes lunch and all tackle. Read more at

http://www.guidebc.com/flyfish_trout.asp

Vancouver / Gulf islands Saltwater Salmon Fishing

For the past 5 seasons STS has been offering guided fishing charters out of downtown Vancouver as well as our Richmond Location near the Vancouver Airport. Our salmon fishing begins in January with Winter Chinook fishing lasting through until early Spring, we then switch to Gulf Islands for April, May and early June, then back over to Vancouver area for August & September. Combine our Vancouver fishery with Fraser river and Vancouver Island STS is truly one of the only full time year round guide companies in Southern British Columbia.

http://www.guidebc.com/accommodations/accomm_saltwater.asp

Hells Gate Jet Boat Tours

A thrilling, exciting, scenic whitewater jet boat tour navigating the Fraser Canyon between Hope and Hells Gate. This 4 hour tour is a total of 132km round trip from Hope to Hells Gate and back. Lots of calm easy water with just enough rapids to raise the adrenaline. The cost for this trip is $139.00 per person, you can book your own private group or join one of our pre-scheduled tours.