Yup. Went for 4 days, spent most of that time working on my Dad's house but did hit the river for a number of short sessions and a drift. Fished lower ****, bridge area, and upper river. Drifted from Sawmill to the park. Conditions initially were low and clear, with more fish being caught up river. Day before my drift and throughout the drift it RAINED- river came up fast and visibility was very poor (6-10 inches) on Monday when we drifted. In an 8 hour drift with a very experienced guide he and I had a coho and a cutty each. We worked the river HARD- hit it with flies, jigged, bottom bounced gear, bottom bounced roe, back trolled through a few spots- tough conditions. BUT, if I'm going to spend all day on the river for one fish, let me just say that a 20 LB chrome buck makes is worth it! What an experience.
By the time I left Kitimat yesterday morning conditions were looking great- water was still up but clearing nicely. Should be great fishing for a little while.
If anyone's ever looking for a guide, try a guy named Rick Taylor- can't find his number but I'll post it later. Fantastic. He guides with Dorselfin sometimes but also runs his own boat that can take up to two guys. I HIGHLY recommed him.
Sparky.
