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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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Sturgeon Fishing Report for July 5, 2019

July 5 Sturgeon Fishing Report Fraser River White Sturgeon fishing has been epic over the past week for our worldwide guests. This is thanks to our team of veteran hard core guides. The Fraser River is in excellent condition in the Mission, BC area and our selection of bait is…

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Pitt River Fly Fishing Trips

guided fly fishing trips on the pristine upper pitt river bc Guided Fly Fishing trips on the pristine upper pitt river! Words or articles can be tough to describe what can only be experienced in real time. This is the case for fly fishing on the Upper Pitt River. Location:…

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April 30 Sturgeon Fishing Report

Extreme Sturgeon fishing has been going on for several weeks! Fraser River Sturgeon fishing has literally been on fire for the month of April in the Mission, British Columbia stretch of the river. Prime conditions, top baits and a ton of experience collide to produce fish after fish on every…

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November 15 Fishing Report

November 15 Fishing Report Vancouver & Fraser River Don’t overlook November for incredible fishing opportunities! Very Big Sturgeon are still gorging and there’s still very good Salmon fishing in many local rivers right to the end of the month !!   Read: What Sturgeon Fishing to Expect in November Sturgeon…

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July 2018 BIG Sturgeon catches

July Sturgeon Fishing Photos from the Fraser River July has been a truly Incredible month for hooking some Big beautiful White Sturgeon on the Fraser River, BC! As usual we are fishing in the Mission section of the Fraser River. This section of the Fraser is known as the ‘Sturgeon…

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Sturgeon Fishing Report for July 11, 2018

Sturgeon Fishing doesn’t get any better than this! Fraser River Sturgeon fishing has been nothing short of spectacular over the past 2 weeks. Every one of our charters has seen truly epic results for White Sturgeon in the 7 to 10 foot range. On 8 hour charters guests have hooked…

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Fraser River Sturgeon Fishing Report May 22, 2018

Big River and Big Sturgeon! On the Fraser River near Mission and Vancouver the media are talking flooding or possible flooding. That’s great but we are talkin’ Fishing because it needs to be said that big fish(aka White Sturgeon) love water and they still need to eat. That’s where we…

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Stillwater Rainbow Trout offers abundant solitude

When the rivers are blown hit BC’s Interior Lakes for Rainbow’s It’s fairly typical for lower mainland rivers to be in freshet(flood) or have temporary closures in May and June to protect out migrating Salmon and Steelhead smolts. So if you’re looking to feel the tug on your fly line…

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Fraser River Flooding and Sturgeon Fishing Success

Sturgeon Fishing in High or flood water conditions on the Fraser River Some of our BEST Sturgeon fishing has been in high water!   People have many questions about Sturgeon fishing in high water, cold water, warm water, low water and so on. People even ask us if rain makes…

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Hot Spring Sturgeon Fishing is Here!

As many are well aware there’s intense Sturgeon Fishing going on from mid March to early May! 2018 Springtime Sturgeon fishing on the Fraser River is living up to it’s usual reputation for delivering plenty of action! As the Sturgeon are out of their wintry slumber they are now on…

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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…

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