Sturgeon & Salmon Fishing Holidays, British Columbia Canada

The beautiful Fraser River Valley offers unequalled Sturgeon fishing, Salmon fishing, Steelhead and Trout fishing. Len's Sportfishing Adventures offers world class guided fishing charters in this wonderfully diverse fishermen's paradise. Whatever species you wish to catch or whatever angling method you prefer, their team of professional guides have the experience and knowledge to provide you with the fishing experience of a lifetime.
Sturgeon & Salmon Fishing Holidays, British Columbia Canada

The Fraser River, well known as the worlds largest Salmon producing river is also home to a tremendous population of giant White Sturgeon. Check out our photo page to see some of the largest Salmon and Sturgeon caught on the Fraser River in recent history including a Chinook or King Salmon over 60 lbs. and a White Sturgeon over 12 feet long and weighing almost 1000 lbs.

Len's Sportfishing Adventures are located in the Pacific Northwest , Canada only one hour from the City of Vancouver, British Columbia. Join Len's Sportfishing Adventures for a fabulous fishing British Columbia experience !

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The mighty Fraser River is home to the worlds largest fresh-water game fish . . . the white Sturgeon. Catching one is likely to be the "ultimate fishing experience" for even the most avid sport fishermen. They can reach lengths of up to 15 feet long and tip the scales at well over a 1000 pounds. Sturgeon are not only known for their incredible size but also for their fighting ability, often making spectacular jumps and taking long " reel screaming runs ".

Over the past several years “Len’s Sportfishing Adventures” has been featured on almost a dozen TV shows with 4 more scheduled for this year. These shows air on networks across Canada and the United States. This years episodes will include “Fraser River” sturgeon, spinning and jig fishing for salmon, pink salmon on the fly and fly fishing interior lakes for.

Fraser River, home to the mighty white sturgeon

Salmon fishing in British Columbia can be spectacular! In fact, the Fraser River in B.C. is the largest salmon producing river in the world with huge runs of Chinook Salmon ( King Salmon ), Coho Salmon ( Silver Salmon ), Chum Salmon, Sockeye Salmon and Pink Salmon. The timing of the runs often over-lap and it is frequently possible to catch several species in the same day. They can be readily caught fly fishing, drifting, mooching, spin casting or with ultra-lite tackle.

Chinook

The largest of the pacific salmon and when hooked put up a spectacular fight, capable of long powerful runs. Chinook over 30 pounds are common but salmon over 50 or 60 pounds are hooked often enough to keep life exciting. Although they are in the Fraser most of the year they are most abundant from May to the end of October.

Coho

Likely the most prized of our salmon if for no other reason . . . they will readily take spinners and jigs fished with ultra-lite tackle or fly. They are in prime shape from early September through to the end of November.

Sockeye

Pound for pound one of the strongest fish ever caught on sport tackle. When hooked they simply go nuts! They are incredibly fast and often spend more time in the air than in the water. They can be relatively easy to catch on light tackle and are abundant in numbers from July to mid September.

Chum

Commonly referred to by locals as " Dog Salmon" mainly due to the seemingly endless fight they can put up when hooked. They are most often caught bottom bouncing, spin casting or fly fishing and are plentiful mid September to November.

Pink

Probably the easiest of the five pacific salmon to catch and can be a lot of fun on ultra-lite spinning or fly tackle. They love . . . . . jigs. They are in local rivers in September and October only during the odd years. (e.g. 2001, 2003 etc)

Steelhead

The Fraser Valley has several rivers that offer excellent Steel heading opportunities for both wild and hatchery fish. We often catch large Thompson River bound Steelhead while fishing for Salmon on the Fraser River. Best fishing in other local rivers from January to late spring.

Trout and Char

We are truly blessed with "world class" fly fishing for Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout. There are virtually thousands of lakes, rivers and streams to fish within a short drive. Sea-run Cutthroat are abundant in the Fraser and Harrison Rivers most of the year with prime time being the spring and fall months. They are revered by the locals and have an almost cult like following of ardent Fly Fishers. A good fishery exist in some local lakes for Dolly Varden Char. They can be caught during the summer and fall months to sizes of up to 20 pounds on ultra-lite tackle.

The Columbia River, in BC’s interior, is home to one of the finest, yet unexploited, trout fisheries in the world.

Tens of thousands of large wild rainbows swim these waters, just waiting to sip on your fly! The section of Columbia R. that flows from Castlegar, BC to the US border is one of the last free-flowing stretches on this large and beautiful system. The dams that feed this river provide a year round fishery. This is a large river that is best navigated with a jet boat, which greatly increases your fishing success.

Dry Fly Fishing Times

The fly fishing methods used for these wild trout depend on the time of year that you will be visiting. The months of May - October provide dry fly action, with the best fishing period being from the end of June to the end of August. The caddis hatches have to be seen to be believed! Other insects that the fish target are mayflies, cicadas, flying ants, and stoneflies. The dry fly game is best played with a 9ft 5-6 weight rod, with floating lines, and long leaders tapered to 5x. The sight of so many large fish showing themselves so readily will leave you shaken at first, but you will be challenged as you start picking out the fish that you want to target. This can be a very exciting time to fish, as you watch with anticipation, as the large rainbows rise to the surface to feed. This fishing is best done with two anglers in the boat, as you will be fishing the large back eddies and drifting in the boat as you are casting.

Wet Fly Fishing Times

The Columbia, being a tailrace fishery, is fished from August, through the winter months, and into May. Many of the largest fish are taken during the spring, when these bruisers, weighing up to 10lbs, are feeding heavily on the baitfish and large stonefly nymphs. You’re not going to catch 10lb fish every day, but they do average a very hefty 4-5lbs! Even the smaller fish will leave you breathless. Sometimes, all you can do is watch your line disappear from the reel as the fish swims for the other side of fast flowing river. One of the favored techniques is the use of spey rods, which help you, get a little more distance on this wide river, and also aid in the mending of your long line. You will be swinging your fly as you would for steelhead…down and across… and the take of these brute, fish will surprise you every time! The lightest tippet that you will be using for this type of fishing will be 10lbs, as anything less will have you being broken off. The favored flies are sculpin and baitfish imitations, stonefly nymphs, and any of the popular steelhead and Atlantic salmon flies, which can be effective as well. Single hand rods can also be used, but you must go up in size, with 8-9 weight rods in the 9-10ft range being the most useful.

Raimbow Trout, Columbia River, Canada

There are three main types of Trout that reside in the system. Gerrad, Cutbow and Redside, along with some triploids that enter from the US side of the river. Our professional guide, Bruce Kruk, is a very well respected Spey caster and an equally accomplished single-hand angler. He will guide you to the fish aboard his center-console jet boat, which is perfect for fishing 2 anglers in the large back eddies of the river. When swinging flies from shore, we can comfortably accommodate three anglers and the fishing gear. If you would like some tips with your Spey casting, Bruce will be more than happy to help, teach and explain!

If you like to fish on uncrowded and pristine waters for wild, large and hard-fighting trout, then the Columbia River is a fly fishing adventure that you must experience. Not to mention the unbelievable and breathtaking scenery.

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