Salmon numbers 2024 Georgia Straight – Fraser river
Chinook salmon numbers way up in 2023 and 2024 for Fraser river and south coast BC
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Brian Mack
Owner/Operator & Head Guide
Brian established Silversides in 1996 after working for a few years at some of BC’s finest coastal fly-in Salmon resorts such as Ole’s Hakaii Pass, Rivers Inlet Lodge and West Coast Resorts. He is an avid outdoors person with a particular interest in sport fishing and lately outdoor writing. Brian runs a 21 foot Customweld ‘Storm’ jet boat powered with a 5.7L V8. Brian fishes and guides for just about everything in this part of BC. That includes White Sturgeon, Salmon, Steelhead and Trout. He has fished a lot of waters in BC. Throughout the Fraser River Valley and Vancouver area he has extensively fished the Squamish, Fraser, Chilliwack/Vedder, Harrison, Chehalis rivers plus quite a bit on the ocean too. On his spare time he really enjoys sitting in a float tube pursuing Rainbow Trout on BC’s interior lakes.
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2024 Best Fishing Times Fraser River Valley BC
2024 best fishing for fraser river valley bc Here is our simple overview for the Best freshwater fishing times for 2024 in the fraser river valley located just 1 hour from vancouver, British Columbia. Welcome to our 2024 Fraser Valley fishing season! This marks our 26 year of guiding in…
Boating safety on the Fraser River BC
Safety for Lower Fraser river recreational boaters and anglers: Hello Fraser River boaters and fishermen; Safety comes first on the water. The opportunity for anglers to enjoy sport fishing on the Fraser River is very special here in the Fraser Valley. And in so many ways. The Fraser River stretches…
Some Epic Results for this Sturgeon Show Filming
July 8 – 11 Sturgeon Show Filming We were approached several months ago by Kevin Hodgson and Kevin Peterson from ‘Feel The Rush TV’ about hosting them to film a BC Sturgeon fishing show. Needless to say we were more than happy to be involved in doing another TV show…
The Top 5 Fly Fishing spots within 3 hours of Vancouver BC
The 5 Best Fly Fishing Places Near Vancouver BC Vancouver BC is rich in amazing fly fishing opportunities for Trout, Steelhead and Salmon! This article will help you plan the Best Fly Fishing that Vancouver has to offer. Are you keen on Fly Fishing? We certainly are! We’ve been passionately…
Best Times for Sturgeon Fishing the Fraser River BC
Sturgeon Fishing British Columbia – Best times to fish the Fraser River Is Fraser River Sturgeon fishing productive and reliable year round? In our opinion there are always good months for Sturgeon fishing from March to November. Our article Best Times for Sturgeon Fishing on the Fraser River…
2023 Top Fishing Times for Fraser River Valley BC
Get to know the Best freshwater fishing times for 2023 in the fraser river valley, vancouver, British Columbia. Welcome to our 2023 fishing season! Southwest British Columbia offers some of the world’s best and unique river fishing! Anglers can pursue the hard fighting massive legendary White Sturgeon, swing fly’s for…
Some great photos from our 2021 Fishing Season
Some great photos from our 2021 fishing season Our 2021 fishing season had some fantastic results and experiences for many of our angling guests. We had some exciting Sturgeon fishing on the Fraser River plus some great Salmon fishing. Notably there was a BIG Pink Salmon run in September and…
March 14, 2021 Sturgeon Fishing Report
March 14, 2021 Sturgeon Fishing report for the Mission BC area March brings very good Sturgeon fishing on the Fraser River in Mission BC! The chances to hook lots of fish and some nice ones too make this the perfect time to book a charter. You can also save a…
2021 Best Times for Fishing in BC
Discover the Best freshwater fishing for 2021 for the fraser river valley, vancouver & squamish, British Columbia. Our corner of British Columbia provides some of the world’s most productive river fishing opportunities! Anglers can pursue the giant legendary White Sturgeon, swing fly’s for Salmon or Trout, cast lures or bobber…
BC Sturgeon Fishing in November – What to Expect
bc sturgeon fishing in november massive surprises on the fraser river awaits you! world sturgeon capital – mission bc November sturgeon fishing offers huge results! As we launch our jet boats in the morning fog in Mission BC we are full of anticipation for the incredible Sturgeon fishing…
Big Sturgeon from September on the Fraser River BC
september’s big sturgeon from the fraser river mission bc Big fish and smokey skies With no regard for travel restrictions the American smoke crossed the border and stuffed our BC skies. We’re used to fog on the Fraser River but this stuff doesn’t burn off by 9 AM.…
November 19, 2019 BC Sturgeon Fishing Report
November 19, 2019 Sturgeon Fishing report for the Mission BC area We LOVE Sturgeon fishing in November! The reliability of hooking big fish and lots of fish is certainly a big factor but there’s more. The seasons are changing and so is the life cycle of the river, the Fraser…
Fraser River Sturgeon Fishing Report for July 30, 2019
July 30 Sturgeon Fishing Report This Fraser River Fishing Report will focus on White Sturgeon fishing. Since our Salmon fishing on the Fraser river is not yet open. But salmon fishing is open for Pinks on the Squamish River. In a nutshell what our guests experienced was some of the…
