The weather has been extremely unpredictable of late with extreme cold, than back to back snow storms into a warm pineapple express. This hasn’t been ideal for the rivers, but it certainly has had its moments. We had to postpone…
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…
One of the bright spots this season was having our old guide and friend Frankie Blanchet up to the lodge for a quick visit. If there is a person that can instantly cheer up an entire staff with big smiles…
The Bulkley Basecamp team are a rowdy bunch, and not the type to sit around the lodge crying into their beers. Trying to make the best of a bad situation they upgraded some nagging issues. In this video you…
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. There was make work projects, general upkeep and a lot of optimism…
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…
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…
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.…
With an unusual amount of days off this fall, our guide staff are getting to spend more time exploring each others waters. With the devastation that Covid has left behind time spent on the water with each other has meant…
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…
