Angling Guide Gordon Mckean with another happy guest Westcoast fishing adventures.

Looking Back to a great 2012 season !! We look forward to the Late July early August water with the arrival of the summer run steelhead,sockeye,pinks,chum,coho,chinook all on the saame day !!

For more info on our fishing Adventures visit our website @ www.westcoastfishing.ca

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Gill McKean

Kitimat River salmon fishing guides

Mario gets introduced to Kitimat Steelhead with guide Gordon Mckean

Kitimat river Chinook are running hard we are seeing good numbers in the lower & mid river please feel free to contact us to reserve a seat on the boat at 1-866-578- 8552  1-250-638-0021 we still have some open spots. The Skeena river continues to rise we will look forward to guiding this magic river mid to late July for the largest of all the salmon Monster Chinook, we will also be taking groups out to the Cranberry & Kiteen rivers from Mid June to July 30. On another note we are happy to show you our latest production with The New Fly fisher TV program please see attached link see it on U Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iBkpROcQCU More new stuff in our company the Westcoast Fishing Adventures web site is being redone we are looking forward to the new look making it more user friendly. Photos attached are just a few high lights from our spring steelhead camp on the lower Nass River if this trip interests you please do not hesitate to call with any questions.

Repeat guest Craig Freas with one of his many catches spring steelhead 2012

Our Grand slam season will start in August where you can expect to catch all 5 of the pacific salmon with summer run steelhead on the same day while fly fishing the skeena river in Terrace BC.

Skeena river beauty 2012

                      

Steelhead guides photo of Chris & Craig with another Kitimat cromer

                            Tight lines to all from the crew at Westcoast Fishing Adventures.
                                     Gill Mckean Ph 1-250-638-0021 to reserve your spot.

Skeena river fishing guides for Salmon & Steelhead

Hello all its spring & the Steelhead are running we have started another season this is a big one being that we have 16 years of getting guests from around the world hooked up to world record Salmon & Steelhead on the Skeena,Nass,Kitimat rivers. We are also proud to be an Orvis endorsed fly fishing company the one and only in the entire Skeena drainage that says allot for what we have achieved in the last 16 years. Also we will be adding another element to your out door experience a Steelhead Camp for thoes that just cant get enough of the wilderness experience. This camp will be a first class camp with large wall tents comfortable beds good food complete with wood stove to keep you warm and dry at the end of a hard days steelhead fishing.

We are looking forward to another great season & look forward to hearing from any one that want a truly first class guiding experience visit Westcoast Fishing Adventures.

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Gill McKean

Your host and Guide Gill McKean lands another beautiful summer run steelhead on the skeena river while filming another episode of the New Fly Fisher.

Fly fishing Kalum river steelhead, winter runs Jan 4/2012

Fly fishing Kalum river steelhead, winter runs Jan 4/2012 Terrace BC Skeena,Kitimat,Nass
Hello all it been a while since our last post first off happy New Year to all may 2012 be a great year for all.

The weather has been a little nasty to say the least however with out all the water we would not have all the fish, I have been out making a few casts here and there mostly the Kalum river for the fresh winter run that will hang till late march then spawn & make the trip back to the pacific ocean. I have had decent success despite the weather it has been wet however warmer than most years for being January.

I have been testing the New Orvis Helios this rod is proving to be a serious contender with all other brands casting the 14 foot 9 weight is like heaven compared to my old sage 9140 however my old sage has landed allot of fish.

Fishing right now- Good !
Weather- Rain mixed with snow.
Fish being caught Steelhead.

Winter run Steelhead on the Kalum river caught while testing the new Orvis Helios 14 ft 9 weight.

Where Kalum river Lake else river Terrace BC.

We are looking forward to seeing some New faces for our 2012 spring steelhead season we still have some open dates if you are interested in catch bright chrome steelhead on the fly please feel free to contact us just click on attached link for more info and photos of what we offer.www.westcoastfishing.ca from there you can make your choice to contact us.

Contact Gill McKean 1-250-638-0021 info@westcoastfishing.ca

Fishing report for the Skeena river,Nass river, Kitimat river, Terrace BC

I just returned from a trip down south to the Thompson river, to shoot a fly fishing show with Mark Pendlington from sport fishing BC.  This time it was my turn to be shown a quality trout fishery, well guess what we missed the stone fly hatch by a week or so and the wind was blowing 80 km but we decided to launch the 18ft Clackacraft anyway, since I had just drove 15 hours.
What came of the trip? A few hook ups with some beautiful Thompson river rainbow trout, I also could not believe the sheer numbers of salmon Sockeye & Pinks swimming by us all day long. Then the real wind hit 80 km with out a doubt the worst I have seen, making it near impossible to row down the river.  There were waves at times all of 6ft high breaking! I said to Mark & Justin at one point "I feel like George Clooney from the perfect storm". However, if I was not already impressed with the 18 ft Clack, we all were at the end of the day and we lived to tell about the ride, but never got the footage we were looking for maybe net time.


The conditions in the Terrace area have been nothing more than tough to say the least.  On my trip home Sept 28 from Ashcroft, BC the Bulkley was blown as well as every other tributary clear down to the town of Terrace.

The Kalum river has been un-fishable since August and continues to be in the trees and over the banks in some areas.

Copper river is living up to its name Copper in color and unfishable.

Kitimat river has been high & very dangerous for anyone with out rafting experience, as there are some new channels being cut daily as well as new log jams. We have been doing some lake fishing while we wait for the water to recede.

The Kasiks river has been high, but fishable off and on we are looking forward to the cooler temps October will bring as the rain will turn to snow, making the water drop and giving us one last shot at some Steelhead & Coho salmon on the Fly. This is my report for Sept 29 /2011 and it continues to rain at this time.

Tight Lines!

Fishing is our Addiction! Guiding is our Passion! Adventure is in our Blood!
Gill McKean 1-866-578-8552, info@westcoastfishing.ca www.westcoastfishing.ca

BC fishing report

The Skeena river is now on the drop and fishing is hot.  There are Chinook Salmon, Steelhead & Sockeye in the system at the moment. We are guiding almost every day with just a few openings available for any of you last minute fishers.

Our guided area covers most rivers of Northern British Columbia, Canada including Kalum River, Skeena River and tributaries, Nass River and tributaries also Rainbow trout fishing, remote lakes and other coastal rivers including the Kitimat River and Salt Water charters out of the ports of Kitimat and Prince Rupert. Our fishing packages are the most diverse fishing adventures you will find in the business, we have over 15 years experience on these Northern rivers, unlike some of the local booking agents in the Terrace area, we do not sit in our basement booking trips for others, we get out on the water daily to collect real fishing reports to give you the most accurate information me can provide.

Babine river Rainbow alley catch !

There is a rod day cap on most region 6 waters for guides only, this restricts some guides to access certain waters, however we have guide friends we will hook you up with the best in the business. We also have more working knowledge of the unclassified rivers in the Skeena region than any other in the business and for good reason, we only guide on unclassified  uncrowded water. Most classified rivers in BC are flowing through more urban areas or they are accessible by motor vehicle, they may have great Steelhead fishing, however they are also very crowded during the peak times of the season. At Westcoast Fishing Adventures we look for new water to find solitude for our guests to enjoy a special spot in Northern BC.  We look forward to helping you plan your next fishing vacation.


In addition to booking a guided fishing trip to the Terrace and Kitimat BC area, we also book exclusive helicopter fishing and helicopter adventure along the whole west coast of British Columbia. These trips include heli fishing, helicopter sport fishing, helicopter fly fishing, helicopter spey fishing and helicopter family adventure, luxury fishing vacations, luxury family vacations, wilderness vacations, corporate retreat all based out of a luxury adventure, wilderness resorts. Investigate the great bear rain forest. Lunch is served on top of the world on our beautiful glaciers.
Here is a list of waters that I book guided fishing trips on:

    Above is a photo taken By Mandi McDougal  of a rare Kermode Bear also known as the Spirit Bear.




North Coast:
Skeena River (all four sections 1-2-3-4), Kalum River (upper and lower sections), Zymoetz (Copper) River, Exstew River, Zymacord (Zymagotitz) River, Kasiks River, Exchamsiks River, Ecstall River, Kitimat River, Giltoyees Creek, Kemano River, Kildala River, Kitlope River, Nass River, Cranberry River, Kiteen River, Ishkheenickh River, Kincolith River, Meziadin River, Bell-Irving River and Kwinamass River. I will book other rivers by request such as Babine River, Kispiox River, Bulkley River and Morice River or any other river in BC. I book both classified rivers and non-classified rivers. Prince Rupert ocean fishing and Kitimat (Douglas Channel) ocean charters for Halibut, Bottom Fish and Dungeness Crab.

If you have found this site and read this you are half way to an Adventure of a life time. 
Tight Lines Gill McKean


Our fishing packages  www.westcoastfishing.ca
www.skeenariversteelhead.com

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.

www.skeenariversteelhead.com

Chum Salmon & Steelhead On the the Fly Terrors of the North, Hook up and hang ON!!

Guest of Westcoast Fishing Adventures enjoys hooking up multiple species on the same day on the Skeena river. The I -5 Highway - for all pacific salmon in the North West B.C. Terrace boasts more river  fishing than you will be able to handle in a life time at Westcoast Fishing Adventures we are not a one river Lodge we guide on over 30 rivers in region 6 if you want to get fast tracked to hooking up hire a guide. www.westcoastfishingadventures.ca