Fraser Valley Outlook for Winter 2003 / Spring 2004

STS Guiding Service celebrating its 10th anniversary

First off, we would like to thank all of you who joined us in the 2003 season. Our business continues to thrive because of the solid support from current and past clients like you. The past 9 years have been exciting and challenging for both STS Guiding Service and our family. We look forward to the challenges that lie ahead and will continue to take them on with the same determination. Our 10th season is now approaching, 2004 is expected to be much the same with incredible fishing opportunities.

STS Guiding Service would like to make our 10th season just a bit more special for all of our current and future clients. Throughout the season we will be recording catches of salmon, trout, and sturgeon. On our website, we will be posting the weights and lengths for each category. At the end of the season, we will be giving away some incredible prizes, which were donated by many of our good sponsors and friends.

3-night 2 day fishing vacation valued at $1,400.00 donated by Fraserview Anglers Retreat
1-week Luxury cabin stay at Bridge Lake Hideaway donated by coopers recreational rentals
Sage fly rod/reel combination package donated by Hub Sports
Woodstream Pro Gear Bag donated by Full Contact Fishing
H2O Optix marine vision system polarized sunglasses donated by Full Contact Fishing
Gibbs Lure package donated by Gibbs Nortac
Okuma salmon rod and reel combo donated by STS Guiding Service
Website package donated by INFOSERVICEBC.COM Web Solutions for Small Business
More prizes to be announced

Winter/spring fishing opportunities in the Fraser Valley

Trout
Winter Trout fishing usually begins to pick up by late December. Although the temperatures can be a bit cool, we do get a winter stonefly hatch in the late afternoon on some of the warmer days. For those of you who are visiting the area on business or just passing through, there are definitely worthwhile opportunities to catch a few fish. If you are planning an angling trout vacation, we would suggest early February to late March for best fishing.

We offer local rivers in the Fraser Valley area as well as remote river fishing just outside of Vancouver. We fish for rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, and trophy bull trout to 10 lb or better. STS Guiding Service is the only guide service in the Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Harrison region that offers full access to one of our premier winter trout fisheries. During low water winter conditions, we choose rafting over jet boating for the safety of our clients and fish habitat protection.

Steelhead
Steelhead begin to enter our local rivers such as the Vedder, Chehalis, Harrison and Pitt River by mid to late December. Good number’s do not start to arrive until late January through until mid March. Peak fishing for steelhead in the Vancouver/Fraser Valley area is from late February to mid April. We fish for steelhead using many methods; fly, spin, spoon etc.

We offer day trips on local and remote rivers and multi-day packages. Our remote river adventures offer the opportunity to fish for both steelhead and trout in the same outing. This trip offers the angler the best opportunities and is by far the highest quality winter fishery in the entire region.

Sturgeon
Sturgeon fishing in the Fraser Valley area is a year round fishery. Although the sturgeons are not feeding as aggressively as they are during peak periods they are definitely worthwhile targeting. The big battles that occur during spring, summer and fall (see Spring for our next peak fishery) are not as common during the winter but they still offer an incredible battle on our custom built sturgeon rods.

We offer guided sturgeon charters all winter from our top of the line River Jet Boats. Our boats are fully canopied and heated to keep you warm and comfortable on those colder winter days. We fish sturgeon year round on a stretch of river that is considered the most productive water on the entire Fraser River. Our accommodation Fraserview Anglers Retreat offers an incredible view of this entire stretch of river. If you are looking for a weekend getaway or a winter angling package check out our winter special 2-night 2-day package or browse our many adventures packages

We hope you choose STS Guiding Service for your next angling adventure.

To book you next angling adventure, please e-mail or call us at 1-604-671-3474

Tight lines
Vic Carrao

Please feel free to contact us for more information:
Web: www.GuideBC.com	Tel: (604) 671-FISH