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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.
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…
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 Sturgeon…
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 wintery slumber they are now on…
Sturgeon Fishing British Columbia – Best times to fish the Fraser River Fraser River Sturgeon fishing has a remarkable reputation for providing one of the world’s most reliable Big Game sport fishing venues. And in the opinions of our global game fishing anglers over the past 2 decades this…
February Sturgeon scouting mission Our Fraser River Sturgeon guides decided we needed to scrape the winter cobwebs off the gear and perhaps our minds and just get out there and go on a bit of a Sturgeon scout. Mike, Ash and myself(Brian) were all too happy to go fishing. After…
How to plan your perfect 2018 Fishing with us NEW ARTICLE: 2019 Fishing Planner Fishing can be complicated. Especially when you don’t know the area, the run timing, species, quality of fishing or the weather. That’s where we come in. Below you will find everything you need to know about…
Another Super Year for Sturgeon Fishing! Here we are again almost at season’s end for Sturgeon fishing on the Fraser River, British Columbia. It’s November 20th and time for reflection on the 2017 Sturgeon fishing season and preparation for 2018! There’s always a bitter sweet feeling at the end of…
Excellent Salmon Fishing as usual for mid November Going into our 21st season of guiding for Salmon on all the local rivers in Vancouver BC and the Fraser River Valley we are happy to report that salmon fishing is ‘as usual’ for the second week of November. This really means…
Fall Fishing in the Fraser River Valley Our guided fishing in November offers extremely productive Chum Salmon and White Sturgeon fishing. You’ll experience some of the best fishing of the year plus all the gorgeous colours and scenery including lots of Bald Eagles that take advantage of the huge salmon…
Our Guided Fly Fishing for Pink Salmon has been ON FIRE! For the month of August 2017, all our guided fly fishing trips for Pink Salmon on the Squamish River near Vancouver BC have produced amazing catches, far beyond most peoples expectations! See pictures below. Many of our guests are…
What a month for some incredible White Sturgeon! Our fishing guests in July came from all over the planet it seemed to pursue the fish of a lifetime. Sweden, England, Denmark, Texas, and the usual assortment of fellow Canadians. And as usual most of them caught the biggest fish of…
Hooking big White Sturgeon and lots of Salmon in October is easier than taking candy from a baby It’s not that October offers the best Sturgeon fishing because it doesn’t. It’s the bonus of great Salmon fishing combined with the good Sturgeon fishing. This is why October has the reputation…
Our very own articles, reports and recaps on Sturgeon, Salmon, Steelhead and Fly Fishing for the Fraser River Valley & Vancouver BC
