Originally published in 2014. Since I was 10 years old there has not been one time in my life when wild fish stocks did not need our help wherever I was fishing. I grew up fishing in the Catskill mountain streams during probably the worst climate for native fish in the history of the region. […]
One of the bright spots this season was having our old guide and friend Frankie Blanchet up to the lodge for a quick visit. Â If there is a person that can instantly cheer up an entire staff with big smiles and a great attitude on the water it is Frankie. Â Frankie stopped by the lodge
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The Bulkley Basecamp team are a rowdy bunch, and not the type to sit around the lodge crying into their beers. Â Trying to make the best of a bad situation they upgraded some nagging issues. Â In this video you can catch a glimpse into the life of a Basecamp guide during the forgotten season.
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Even though little to no guests came through the lodge this season, the staff helped keep each others moral up and put some hard work into the operations. Â There was make work projects, general upkeep and a lot of optimism that the border could open. Â In the end the border never opened up and we
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Photos and video by Chase White and Asher Koles /Often during a fishing trip the level of success can be gauged upon how many fish were landed or how many chances at fish were had. Is this really the only things we should be taking away from a fishing trip? Having the chance to work […]
Throwback article Not too many holidays land smack in the middle of prime fishing weeks, but the biggest one of note is Canadian Thanksgiving. It is here this weekend, and if you live up north you are either hunting or fishing with your time off. Many of our fantastic American guests are quite curious about […]
The question is constant. “What are you looking for?” For me it’s money, health, happiness, waders that don’t leak. Oh you mean when I’m looking for steelhead water! Well this quick clip is the easiest place to begin. Simple? Yes. Too simple? Probably. Head, gut, tailout. KISS – keep it simple stupid. […]
With an unusual amount of days off this fall, our guide staff are getting to spend more time exploring each others waters. Â With the devastation that Covid has left behind time spent on the water with each other has meant more than ever. Â Follow along as Dave Page and Logan Wilkins attempt to skate up
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by Sonja Coates To be completely honest, each season at the Babine Steelhead Lodge has come to represent much more of an annual retreat for me than simply a job I choose to return to every year. As someone who has spent much of the past decade travelling & living outside of Canada, in lands
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Today I’m going to introduce you to part one of the three part series. In this first segment we will be going over how to rig up a Skagit rod from the start. Obviously having a good quality reel and rod are a very important first step. After that many are left asking themselves “what […]