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

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

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