| Freshwater Fishing |
| The Queen Charlotte Islands offer some of the finest winter Steelhead fishing in the world. The local rivers range in size from small creeks filled with Coastal Cutthroat Trout to the long runs of the larger rivers where Steelhead abound throughout the winter months. |
 The streams and rivers of the islands are varied in size and character and are generally tea-coloured. In the lower stretches of most systems, with access to the marine estuary environment, sea-run fish are predominant. Steelhead and salmon - mainly Coho, Chum & Pink, arrive at the estuaries in the fall, ready to move up river to their spawning grounds. |
 It is not at all uncommon to tie into a fish exceeding twenty pounds in this system and reports of thirty-plus pound Steelhead are heard every year! The large numbers of nickel-chrome winter Steelhead start migrating to their home rivers in late October and can be found in good numbers right through April. |
 Steelhead fishing in the "Charlottes" is generally a winter activity with changing conditions and weather systems. Water levels fluctuate at differing rates on the various streams that we fish, allowing us access to good fishing water under most all weather conditions. |
 Cutthroat Trout and Dolly Varden Char will readily swipe a well-presented fly or spinner throughout all four seasons of the year. Here you can also find Bull Trout which occupy the prime waters in most streams and rivers on the islands. |
 Sea run Cutthroats and Dolly Varden are distinguished by their silver sheen and notably larger size. These roaming hunters move around the estuaries, in and out of the streams with the tides, feeding on sculpins, stickleback and salmon fry. |
 These scrappy trout fill the streams, rivers and lakes of the Queen Charlotte Islands and offer excellent sport on the cast fly. Native fish, especially the Cutthroat trout, are often beautifully coloured and typically 10 - 20 inches in length. |
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