One of the most frequent questions I get asked about traveling somewhere is “what kind of clothes to bring”. Hopefully I can help shed some light on the problems created by being under prepared. Having the proper layers is essential.…
The Bulkley River is home to one of the largest summer steelhead runs in the world. This fact, paired with timing, creates a unique opportunity to swing at these fish in a multitude of conditions. As with any species, steelhead…
This is a Guest Post from Copper Bay Lodge guide Evan Quaas’ father about an incredible story that took place during our winter steelhead season 2019. written by Bill Quaas The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told! Every great fish story…
Steelhead have a very stressful life from the moment they are hatched. Immediately, they become food for all kinds of river predators. From Sculpins and char to kingfishers and otters, steelhead must always be on high alert. At no point…
In golf, wedges are one of your irons in the golf club family and designed for special use situations. They may not be the sexiest of clubs, but they’re certainly one of the most important when it comes to keeping…
What makes up your favourite day of fishing? Can you define it? Is it the number of fish hooked, the secret haunts traveled to or the chance to disconnect? For me, it’s a combination of all three but it’s also…
When you think of tough winter steelheading you think of high or low water, cold water, no water, snow, ice and freezing temps. Unfortunately for us we saw all of these at one point or another this season. As our…
Still on Atlantic Standard Time and beyond eager to get my fly in the water, I awoke before my alarm on the first morning at Frontier. Curled up and cozy under the thick fleece sheets, I contemplated what the day…
Excited and a little uncertain, I boarded a plane for Smithers on November 1st. Although my journey to Frontier Steelhead was not my first solo fishing trip, it was a first for traveling across the country. Beyond stoked for the…
This past summer we began fishing in early August for the famous Skeena River summer steelhead. Our guests had some success but had to work very hard for bites (no surprise this is steelhead fishing). River conditions were very good…
