Skeena System Last Week Of March

[johnbransfield]

Anybody have any experience with this river system , or the kitimat that time of year?? Im headed to smithers end of march and want to go searching for steel. Anybody know if there are any runs in that time of year? I have only fished the salmon runs in the summer there. Haven't had a chance to chase steelies there yet, so just wondering if its possible that time of year?

[headscan]

You could try asking the Whistler Flyfishing guys or check out the FlyBC forums.

[Ricinus]

I think most of the rivers around Smithers are closed til the end of April, I can't find the Regs to check for you. You will probably have to go to the Terrace/Kitimat area to find Rivers that are open.

 

Regards Mike

[chew]

Exactly what ricinus said. The rivers around Terrace will be the only ones open on the Skeena drainage. The Lakelse, Kalum, Copper (bottom few km's that are open), and the mainstem Skeena should have bright fish. Pack some bear spray on the Lakelse. Additionally, the Kitimat should be getting rollin'.

[johnbransfield]

Sweet yeah, I was thinking of hittin up the kitimat because I was there in the summer and it was a fun river to fish.

Thanks for the info

[kipper]

Sweet yeah, I was thinking of hittin up the kitimat because I was there in the summer and it was a fun river to fish.

Thanks for the info

 

Stop in at North Coast Anglers Ltd. (tackle store in Terrace) and talk to owners Randy and Leona - they were in Kitimat many years before opening their store in Terrace and both are avid steelhead fishers. I have never fished the Kitimat in March but April/May can be great- bring raingear.