The photo of the week shows NHL New Jersey Devils rookie Rod Pelley proudly posing his first Chinook (King) Salmon landed in the Douglas Channel. He was fishing with me and Rob Vodola. We had a great day. I managed to shoot a video clip of some of the action. The clip is now posted on my website at: http://www.noelgyger.ca/video-clips-web.htm It is New clip number 0003
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Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated June 17 June 24, 2007
Dear Fishing Friends:
As we wait for the main stem Skeena River to come into shape our focus is now on the Kitimat River, Douglas Channel and other northwest costal rivers. The lower Kalum River is still high but it is clean enough to fish.
If I can be of service to find you the "best" guided fishing adventure let me know. Cast here to check out more of what I have to offer and review the latest updates regarding last minute openings at: http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm
NOTICE The following "Prime trip dates" have become available at:
Nimmo Bay Resort:
July 26 to July 30, 2007 ( 4 day trip) Heli-adventure with some fishing
July 9 to July 12, 2007 (3 day trip) Heli-adventure
July 30 to Aug 2, 2007 ( 3 day trip) Heli-adventure and Heli-Fishing
Nicholas Dean Lodge:
July 21 to 27, 2007 - Trophy Chinook - Main Lodge - 7 spaces
August 12 to 18, 2007 - Summer Steelhead and 5 Species Salmon - Skeena Camp - 7 Spaces
August 19 to 25, 2007 - Summer Steelhead and 5 Species Salmon - Main Lodge - 4 Spaces
September 2 to 8, 2007 - Fall Steelhead and Trophy Coho - Main Lodge - 6 Spaces. Skeena Camp - 8 Spaces
October 7 to 13, 2007 - Fall Steelhead and Trophy Coho - Main Lodge - 6 Spaces
October 14 to 20, 2007 - Fall Steelhead and Trophy Coho - Main Lodge - 2 Spaces
November 11 to 17, 2007 - Early Winter Steelhead - Main Lodge - 6 Spaces *** Generally unlimited Copper River Days
Reliable Guide and Charters:
We have put together a special promotional package for the Eurocan shut down. Please contact Noel for details.
Contact me for All the details and to book (These dates are updated on my website when there is a change)
Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for more info on my history, Quality Waters Strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles and archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction.
NEW My good friend and outdoor writer extraordinaire, Jack Berryman has just written a new book titled: Fly-Fishing Pioneers & Legends of the Northwest Cast here for more details: http://www.matchthehatch.com/frame.php?sec=NewBook&st=nw
NEW My granddaughter sent this to me. She thought my subscribers would be interested. It's about the nutritional benefits of eating smoked Salmon. Cast here for details: http://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/smokedsalmon/nutrition-smoked-salmon.asp
NEW Two more scenic photos (Douglas Channel) are posted: http://www.noelgyger.ca/for-sale-videos-dvd-photos.htm
FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM:
Craig Murray
Ron Wakita
Chad Black
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Salmon forecast for 2007: Chinook look very good for the Skeena and Kitimat systems; Coho are good to excellent; Pink expect a reasonably good run; Sockeye returns to the Skeena are expected to be good this year; Chum average return.
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Chinook (King) Salmon in river and ocean.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK:
POOR FAIR GOOD* EXCELLENT
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: 36 -pound Chinook Where: Douglas Channel Angler: Doug Rumley
WEATHER: Cloudy with sunny periods. Highs to 16 degrees C. Region normal: Max. Temp. 21 degrees C. Min. Temp. 10 degrees C. Sunrise 4:59 am Sunset 10:14 pm
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
For current Terrace weather information please cast on:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnold
WATER CONDITIONS: The Skeena River has been dropping slow and steady over that last few days and is just about clean enough to fish. Other rivers in the area are in good shape.
CURRENT WATER HEIGHTS FOR:
SKEENA RIVER: RIVER AT USK (08EF001 RIVER AT USK (08EF0
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08EF001
KITIMAT RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08FF002
SKEENA RIVER: has been dropping steadily and cleaning over that last few days. If this continues it will be fishable for Chinook (King) Salmon. Everyone I know is gearing up for this. The main stem is the "highway" for Salmon heading to their many different tributary rivers.
KALUM RIVER: Chinook (King) Salmon are available in the lower five mile section. The water is still high but dropping steadily and is clean enough to fish. You should now be able to launch jet boats at the two boat ramps on the lower end.
This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg The angler is Dennis Therrien.
KASIKS RIVER: It is now possible to fish for Chinook at the mouth, in the clean seam, where it joins the Skeena. Sometimes, the Chinook come out of the Skeena and into the clean water in search for scent of their home river.
EXCHAMSIKS RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
EXTEW RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
GITNADOIX RIVER: The Chinook will be entering the river soon. You are limited to fishing for them downstream of the powerline crossing near river mouth.
Note: sadly, the above three rivers are closed to angling for Chinook except at the very lower end. Please check 2005 2007 BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement (fancy name for regulations) at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish for details.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: Like other Skeena tributaries, the Chinook (King) Salmon will start coming in now. You may fish the whole river for Chinook until July 23rd, then it closes upstream of the Highway 16 bridge.
CRANBERRY RIVER: Chinook (King) Salmon will be entering this river soon. It may be fished for chinook to July 31. Limits 4 per day, only 1 of 65 cm. Monthly quota = 1 over 65 CM
KINCOLITH RIVER: The BIG fresh, silver, Chinook (King) Salmon are coming into the river in the high tides. One may angle for Chinook downstream of white triangle boundary signs located at the Kincolith River Bridge. You would be fishing in the river but it is actually tidal water, so please remember you must have a salt water license to angle here. Cast here to buy them on line:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Licensing/online_e.htm
TSEAX RIVER: This is a Nass River tributary. Chinook (King) Salmon fishing begins around July 1st. You may retain one big one per month.
KWINIMASS RIVER: Chinook will be coming in soon with the high tides. You may fish for them until July 9. You must release the BIG ones. You may retain "Jacks" DFO describes limits as 4 per day, none of 65 cm.
ECSTALL RIVER: The main Chinook (King) Salmon runs start into this river around July 15. You may retain one BIG fish up until July 31 after that the big ones must be released but you still may retain a "Jack" under 50 cm.
OCEAN FISHING PRINCE RUPERT:
A summary of what is available year round can be read in the Archived Fishing Report dated April 13, 1997. For a direct link cast here: http://noelgyger.ca/archived-fishing-reports/Old%20Fishing%20Reports%201997.doc
AREA RIVER RECORDS: Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds.
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Reliable Guide and Charters
KITIMAT RIVER:
The Kitimat River continues to be the Jewel in the Northwest for river fishing. The Kitimat has remained relatively clean and is producing Chinook from the driftboats as well as from shore.
Alex Nemeth and Al Smith of Reliable Guide and Charters drifted Monday June 18th and landed a 22lb. and a 28lb.Chinook. Pat Oliver also drifted Monday with Andreas and his father and landed twin 25lb Chinook. Mark Girard drifted Monday evening with Tim and Av and they boated a 28lb. Chinook and lost another. Alex, Pat and Mark are all associate guides for Reliable Guide and Charters.
We have put together a special promotional package together for the Eurocan shut down. Please contact Noel for details.
We have also weighed in numerous fish from the Pumphouse, Big Spruce and Lower Dike. Stay tuned for updates as we are about to start our mobile tackle service.
DOUGLAS CHANNEL:
This week's Douglas Channel report starts with a very special fishing trip with my thirteen year old son Corey. We were accompanied by my good friends Doug Rumley and Mark Girard. We boated a 28lb, Corey landed a 32 and Doug landed a 36lb. John Jurasek fulfilled a life long dream to catch a chinook over thirty pounds. He fulfilled this dream Monday fishing alone. John had two double headers by himself and managed to land one of two of the doubles. Well Done John. Wes Owens hooked seven Chinook boating four with his clients Rich and Lewis. Natalie a Skipper in training for our salt water charterboat boated a 35lb. Chinook on Thursday.
The list goes on and on but I must cut this report short to meet clients. In closing this is shaping up to be a pretty darn good return this year.
Tight Lines to all.
Report and photos from Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers:
DFO Salmon forecast for 2007: Coho return is expected to be normal; Chinook were at or above average, so good fishing are anticipated; Chum are always strong; Pink returns are expected to be normal, which means very plentiful; Sockeye is not expected to be high.
June 21, 2007
Fishing report from: Nimmo Bay Resort (well kind of):
Ever since he could walk Clifton Murray has done two things well. Fish and sing. This week on Tuesday night, Clifton Murray, son of Craig & Deborah Murray of Nimmo Bay Resort, made it to the top 22 on CANADIAN IDOL.
He had been working for months preparing for this and he has been successful.
On June 25th, the eliminations begin as Canadian Idol goes LIVE TO AIR. I would appreciate it if the angling community gets behind a BC, North Island kid and Votes for Clifton Murray after seeing the show.
Please watch this young fisherman / singer and if you like what you see, give him your vote by calling or text messaging for 2 hours after the show. You can vote as many times as you want. Please vote in your time zones. Monday June 25th at 8 PM - 9:30 PM is the show. Voting is for 2 hours after the show.
This is Clifton's fishing trip of his lifetime and he needs your support. Thanks, and Nimmo Bay will be back with another fish tail after we return from Toronto, where we will be cheering on our son at his first live Canadian Idol performance.
Craig & Deborah Murray, Owners
Nimmo Bay Resort (est. 1980)
A Family Company
Fishing Report from: Nicholas Dean Lodge Fishing Report for the Week of June 17 to 23, 2007
Photo Caption: Tom Stejskal poses with a chrome silver-sided Chinook (King) Salmon
At the present time, the Skeena River near Terrace has dropped significantly from flood levels, and started to clear early last week. And despite recent rainfall, the river height has not seemed to change much, although the forecasted warm weather for next week may quickly cause the water to rise. There have been reports of good catches of Chinook Salmon in the Kitimat River up to 50 lbs, and fishing should continue to be good well after the end of the month.
On Wednesday and Thursday of this past week, the guides here at Nicholas Dean Lodge enjoyed two fine days of Ocean fishing for halibut and a plethora of other ground fish on Ernie Webb's Website One boat. Having never been, I really enjoyed the feeling of seeing the rod buck in their holders as a huge fish slammed the bait, and the electric thrill of the first headshakes after the fish was hooked! And the halibut, much to their reputation, tasted incredibly good. If you are thinking of going on a day or two of Ocean fishing for ground fish such as halibut, or the huge King Salmon to be found in the waters surrounding Prince Rupert, I highly suggest getting in touch with Ernie. For more information, check out Ernie's website at: www.erniesoutdoors.com.
Until next week, tight lines and screaming reels.
Chad Black
Operations Manager
Nicholas Dean Lodge where every cast is an adventure!
FISHING REGULATION WEBSITES:
2005/2007 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
Effective April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2007
2006/2007 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/intro.html
Effective April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007
NOTE: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL's
2007 TV SHOW SCHEDULE FOR SPORTFISHING BC with host Mark Pendlington
CHANNEL Friday Saturday Sunday
Sportsnet Pacific 6:30 AM PST
(9:30 AM EST)
Knowledge Network 1:30 PM PST
(4:30 PM EST) 1:30 PM PST
(4:30 PM EST) 11:30 PM PST
(2:30 PM EST)
A Channel 7:00 AM PST
(10:00 AM EST)
World Fishing Network Check local listings
CATCH & RELEASE FORMULA: Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000 (inches) Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches)
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GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING!
Yours sincerely,
Noel F. Gyger
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