Steelhead on the Skeena hooked UP!!

Gill McKean Holding a large spring Steelhead on the Spey.

Fishing Guide Darren Wright with 12 pound Chrome Steelhead. 

Todd Haynes From Nautical West getting ready for a day of Steelhead fishing .

We are just a few days away from getting our spring steelhead season underway as guides we have been out making sure the fish are in, My self Gordon Mckean & Darren Wright have been out on the water Chasing Silver. Photos will tell the rest of the story for our day March 23 /2011.

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Steelhead,Salmon,Trout anglers & guides get your 2011 fishing license

Dear Angler: 

Reminder! 2011-2012 Licences Available March 1st 

A new fishing season is just about here and it’s time to renew your freshwater fishing licence so you don’t miss a single day of freshwater fishing in BC. Your new annual licence will be valid from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. 

For quick and easy licence renewal, you can buy your licence on-line, from your favourite fishing licence vendor or at a Service BC office. Be sure to select 2011/12 for your new licence purchase and select the correct licence year for all products, as licence sales are final. 

Your licence dollars go to support provincial fish stocking and sport fish development programs from the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC and sustainable management and conservation of B.C.’s fisheries resources through Ministry of Natural Resource Operations and Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation. 

Returning Anglers 

You will require your Angler Number (found at the top of your printed licence), date of birth and phone number used at the time of registration. If you have misplaced your angler number you can contact the FrontCounter BC Call Centre at 1-877-855-3222. 

Steelhead guided by Gill McKean two happy anglers from the UK.
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Coming soon, when you log in to the Freshwater Fishing E-licensing system you will be asked to provide the answer to a ‘secret question’ upon logging in. After completing this, if you forget your angler number, just provide the correct answer and your angler number will be sent to you. Also, if you provide your email address you will be able to email your angler number to yourself from within the e-licensing system. In addition, you will be able to sign up to receive in-season regulation updates and other angling information from the ministry and our partners.

Coho salmon fishing

Coho Salmon on the Fly fishing October fishery 

Guest of Westcoast Fishing Adventures

Nick Johnson

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Adventure Awaits

 Steelhead & Coho Salmon can be caught on the same day.

Salmon fishing guides

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Guest of Westcoast Fishing Adventures with a cromer  

Salmon fishing Chinook salmon AKA King Salmon on the Kitimat, Skeena,Nass rivers in Northern BC these big brutes can be caught Fly fishing starting as early as May through June, July, August with BC fishing guides. Anglers flock from around the world to have a chance to hook the massive fresh water fish after leaving the Ocean they return to where they were born to spawn & die leaving mother nature the nutrients to fertilize the Giant Spruce trees that still grow along the banks of our beautiful british columbia  rivers the carcass feeds Trout, Eagles Bears, Kermode Bears & Many other living things in Nothern BC. Book your trip of a life time today.

BC fishing guide Gordon McKean holds a 65 pound trophy Chinook Salmon caught June 2010

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Join us for another exciting season on the Skeena river 2011 will be another season to remember we look forward to getting you Hooked Up !!

Skeena Steelhead, BC Fishing guides - Quality Waters Notice

INFORMATION BULLETIN
2011NRO0004-000199
March 7, 2011
Ministry of Natural Resource Operations

NO CHANGES TO SKEENA STEELHEAD REGULATIONS

SMITHERS - The Province has opted to maintain the current regulations in
the Skeena River Steelhead Fishery for 2011-13 pending the outcome of a
tourism and economic impacts study.

Since 2007, the Province has consulted with stakeholders under the Skeena
Quality Waters Strategy. By consulting with resident anglers, guides,
First Nations, local community and business leaders and non-resident
anglers, the Province has developed a thorough understanding of
stakeholder concerns around the steelhead fishery.

What remains to be investigated is the economic and tourism impacts of any
possible regulation change. That is why the Province is conducting a study
of those impacts to inform the next set of regulation changes for the
2013-15 angling seasons.

For more information on recommendations for angling management plans,
visit: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/skeena/qws/

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David Currie
Public Affairs Officer
Ministry of Natural Resource Operations
250 356-5621

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