Fishing Report for May 2008

On Saturday May 10th we held our “4th Annual Sturgeon Tournament. The turn out this year was amazing in support of the Agassiz Fire Department. 17 boats took off from Island 22 in pursuit of “the big one” and for a chance to win some great prizes back at the lodge. There were several large fish caught out of the 70 fish caught in total, with the first place fish coming in at 88inches. Congratulations Elmer for winning the grand prize of an all inclusive fishing trip for 4 people at the Fraser River Lodge. There were many other great prizes awarded for the other large fish caught including a Helicopter tour from Valley helicopter, River rafting with Hyak Wilderness, Makita tools, golf passes and many more. Overall we were able to raise $2,800 for the Agassiz Fire Department. Thank you for everyone who helped make this event a great success!

As the fresh net begins we are starting to see the rivers rise. During this time we will continue to have great days for Sturgeon and will pursue multiple species of trout on our wilderness rivers & heli fishing lakes.

Fishing Report for March 2008

STEELHEAD & TROUT

To say that this year is one of our best seasons ever for steelhead & trout is right on the mark! Mother Nature was very good to us so far. The rivers are gin clear, the action for steelhead & trout is good and even the weather is nice. Our most popular way to fish for steelhead is via raft or walk and wade. We not only fish rivers in the immediate area of our lodge, but also some incredible wilderness rivers and lakes with great success either on fly or spinning gear. If you want in on the action give us a call and we can arrange for you to be on your way up one of our wilderness rivers in a custom jet boat or in a helicopter to one of our remote lakes.\

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STURGEON

We are back in the chase for the big White Sturgeon. Our guides are out on a daily basis and sturgeon fishing has picked up significant over the last week with water temperatures warming up. The cycle of the sturgeon has been turned as they have started feeding actively. You can expect to catch sturgeon everyday with our guides as they have the know how to get you into some great Sturgeon action. Our boats are all covered and heated so you can expect nothing more than comfort while you wait for the Sturgeon to take the bait!

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STURGEON TOURNAMENT MAY 10th, 2008

We have a sturgeon tournament coming up on May 10th, 2008. This marks our 4th annual fundraiser. This year’s beneficiary is the “Agassiz Fire Department”, a group of dedicated fireman who help save lives every year, regardless of putting their own safety on line. Cost per corporate boat is CAD 800 and cost per individual is CAD 200. After the guided fishing you are invited back to the lodge for the award dinner with a fabulous buffet and many outstanding prizes. Please e-mail at office@fraserriverlodge.com or call our office at 604-796-1210 to sign up.

We still have spots open for some prime salmon and sturgeon fishing either at our all inclusive lodge, outpost lodge or at one of our partner facilities such as the beautiful “Seabird Island Cabins”
Check out our “fishing package” section on our website to view a wide variety of packages for every budget. Either way you still have the guarantee to head out with our top fishing guides!

Fraser River Fishing Report  Dec. 24th, 2007

An exciting 2007 season comes to an end. Whenever we think it doesn`t get any better, each new year seems to top the previous One. 2007 had it`s challenges with some changes, at the end all for the good. Also many exiting things happened. We finally completed our new lodge - after 12 years in business and 4 long years in contstant contruction. The result is, arguably, one of the most stunning lodges/resorts ever built in one of the best locations anywhere in North America. We offer in 2008 more rivers, streams and lakes to fish in than ever before, we have booked more weddings in 2008 than in the past years combined, our corporate bookings in 2007 alone matched the past 10 years of corporate business combined, our spa is so busy, that we often had to hire extra staff to satisfy the demand, the gift shop sold more merchandise and organic bison meat than we sold the past years combined and our conference facility seems to be THE meeting location in the Vancouver area ....

It is remarkable, that our small, but highly motivated team achieves more success than most hotels or resorts 10 times our size. Is it because we have no weak link amongst our team, is it because everybody is treated like family? Must be. For me personally I can see for the first time in 12 years that I actually can take time off with my teammate and wife Anne and our 4 children. The office is covered by very capable staff members and our 10 trade shows we attend over the winter months are mostly done without myself.

A special thanks goes to our Chef Dan Cool. A gourmet chef with the "Sleeves up and let`s get it on" mentality. Helpful to our breakfast and lunch staff in a way we have never experienced it before. Our Chrismas parties for 2008 are already 35% sold out thanks to his AWOME gourmet meals and thanks to our professional staff.

Time to stop and take a few days off. We sceduled the Christmas week off. A well deserved rest for our team.

We are sold out New Years Eve and than continue with Christmas parties in January followed by our "Corporate Retreat" to the only 5-star ocean front resort in Victoria, spouses included.

It is now time to say THANK YOU to our guests and supporters. Without you, this ferrytale success couldn`t have happened. 2007 had 40% more bookings than the previous year and 2008 is already amazingly booked with fishing packages, weddings, corporate retreats and meetings, getaways and of course our restaurant - the only restaurant in the entire Fraser Vally of it`s kind. The restaurant is only open by reservation and is sceduled around our fishing, wedding and corporate groups.

Our entire team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosper year of 2008.

Frank Staiger & Your Fraser River Lodge Team

Fraser River Fishing Report  Nov. 1st, 2007

Lots of fresh fish have been moving into the Harrison & Fraser and we have been doing exceptionally well for Chum & Coho. November is an anglers dream as it offers great fly fishing and conventional methods for large salmon.

November is also an excellent month for Sturgeon. Last week we had double and triple headers with the largest fish measuring in at 8.5 feet.

We expect this month to produce great Sturgeon numbers & sizes, as well as good numbers of Chum & Coho.

The water remains high in the smaller rivers like the Chehalis, Stave & Vedder, however dropping water is the best condition to catch Coho and we look forward to the rivers dropping this week.

Fraser River Fishing Report  Sept. 29th, 2007

The Fraser and Harrison have been fishing extremely well this week with Sturgeon. Sturgeon are very aggressive this time of year as they are gorging on all of the salmon. This makes for an unbelievable battle as the fish have incredible girth. Our boats have been catching record numbers of sturgeon daily all with average sizes of 6 feet . The biggest sturgeon we caught this week was today and measured 114 inches (9.5 feet long) the battle lasted well over 2.5 hours with many impressive jumps and lots of runs.

Salmon fishing has also been impressive. There are still lots of pinks around to be caught on the fly and a fresh run of Chinooks has also moved into the river. Coho and Chum which have picked up in significantly in the last few days and we anticipate a great run of both in the coming months.

We are still offering our last minute special which saves you an amazing 50% off of our all inclusive packages at the lodge. We are now in the best fishing months of the year for Salmon and Sturgeon so I encourage you to take advantage of this offer as the entire experience is one of a kind.

LAST MINUTE SPECIAL
For the first time ever, we are offering a last minute special, if you are flexible to book within the openings we have left. You can count on 30-50% off with your last minute booking.

Salmon Fishing
is red HOT. We are catching pink salmon until the arms are falling off and some nice chinook salmon, or kings via barfishing, pullings plugs and spin fishing. Wether you are a fly-fishing enthusiast or interested in spin fishing, we are getting you hooked into salmon. This should last until way into the month of November.

Sturgeon Fishing
is phenomenal. We catch daily sturgeon in the 4 to 7 ft. range and landed several sturgeon in the 8 ft. range. Our guides are covering lots of water, from the ocean boundary to the Fraser Canyon. That means scenery changes every day and great fishing in areas with NO CROWD. Please inquire for your last minute special.

We are officially announcing the "Sturgeon World Championships 2008". An IGFA Inshore Qualifying Event. Please click on the logo for more information on this high profile tournament with fantastic prizes to win and the assurance to support many great charities, all including children.

Trout Fishing
We are booking our winter/spring months for excellent wilderness trout fishing, wether on the fly or on spinning gear. Our remote rivers are boat and/or helicopter access only and offer true British Columbia wilderness fishing. Please inquire for your extraordinary wilderness package.

What`s new?
We`ve filmed many TV shows during this summer showcasing our beautiful area. We are attending 8 trade shows throughout North America during the coming months. 2008 shows already a record of bookings and they way bookings are coming in I would say we will be sold out sooner than any year before. We have worked hard in the past 12 years to build up one of the top fishing lodges in the world and are proud to announce our newest addition - the Outpost Lodge. Perfect for smaller groups of 4-10 guests and you can choose do-it-yourself or all-inclusive. Please inquire for your personal package.

Fraser River Fishing Report  August 14th, 2007

Salmon Fishing As the river is dropping the Salmon fishing is getting hotter and hotter. Our boats are bringing in fantastic numbers of Chrome Chinook daily, with the largest Chinook weighing in at over 45lb’s and the average weighing around 30lbs. Everyone get your fly rods ready as we caught our first pink salmon of the season this year and we anticipate an extremely good run of pinks to start in the next few weeks. Good numbers of sockeye are in the river; however it is still not open for retention. We are expecting to hear more early next week when and if the opening will be.

Sturgeon Fishing Sturgeon fishing has been great and the sturgeon have been putting up great fights for our guests. We are steadily catching 6 & 7 footers with the largest one this month coming in at 9 feet. Sturgeon fishing is going to be getting even better as the salmon move into the rivers and they begin to feed. We are looking forward to catching some more 11 footers soon.

Fraser River Fishing Report  June 29, 2007

Sturgeon Fishing Sturgeon fishing has been excellent in the past weeks. We catch large sturgeon on a regular base, as our guides are out every day. Through the changes in the river system due to this years high water, new spots came up who are producing excellent sturgeon fishing opportunities. Best fish last week was nearly 9 feet long.

Salmon Fishing Salmon fishing starts today and we are looking forward into an exciting season of salmon fishing all the way into November. The migrating number forecast is excellent and we expect an phenomenal season. We have a few last minute spots left, if you want to jump on board for this years salmon season

Trout & Wilderness Fishing Trout and wilderness fishing has been excellent over the past weeks. Our wilderness expert guides produce large trout on the fly or spinning gear every day. The best fish last week was 9 lbs. We expect this to continue throughout the year. We`ve added some exciting waters to our portfolio and look forward showing you Beatiful British Columbia at it`s wildest.

Fraser River Fishing Report  Apr. 25, 2007

Sturgeon Fishing Sturgeon Fishing has been good overall in the past weeks. We did have a charity tournament last weekend with over 40 sturgeon landed. The biggest sturgeon measured in at 7 ft 7 inches long, guided by Kerry Krahn. Congratulations Shawn for winning the first place prize of a corporate fishing trip for 4 people.

We expect sturgeon fishing to be excellent for the rest of the year.

Fraser River Fishing Report  Mar. 15, 2007

Charity Tournament We would like to announce our "3rd Annual Charity Sturgeon Tournament" on April 21, 2007. This years beneficiary is our local "Search & Rescue" organization. We are looking into a record year of participating guests, as we have already booked more boats than last year, even before the event was announced. As you can see on our web site, we stand for BIG STURGEON - and LOTS of them. As usual, we have a follow up party with dinner at the lodge with many prizes to win. Please inquire for details.

As announced in our salmon and sturgeon sections on our web site, the first anglers to break our sturgeon or salmon record will receive $ 5,000 in the form of a luxury fishing trip. Let`s get it on. We`ll see you in 2007.

Lodge It has been a very special time for us. We have done so many updates to the lodge, that we can say it is almost done. The lodge is finally completed within the next little while with the last details. It took us 11 years of hard work and guts to reach this point. Thanks to the support of my family, we were able to create one of the most stunning and unique lodges/resorts in North America. We are delighted to give you a tour of the complete lodge with all the little things, that make a difference, when you are here for a visit.

Our gift shop/tackle shop carries items which are unique. Native jewellery, bison meat, cook books for salmon and bison, high end fishing tackle, merchandise, custom made knives, and other interesting items. The spa carries the signature of my wife - natural colors, rock, wood and stone. Our gym was set up with cardio as the main focus plus a smith machine and dumbbell sets. Our state of the art conference/meeting facility creates the WOW effect. Typical comment from our corporate guests: "I want to move in".

2007 Forecast To call it a forecast would be the wrong wording. We are already in the 2007 season with record bookings from our corporate guests, private fishing guests, exclusive weddings and leisure travellers. We expect an exceptional 2007 with over 30,000,000 (Thirty Million) salmon, phenomenal sturgeon fishing and great trout fishing. Regrettably, not every guest or corporation can stay with us, as certain dates are SOLD OUT. Please inquire for available dates left.

Fraser River Fishing Report  Mar. 15, 2007

Charity Tournament We would like to announce our "3rd Annual Charity Sturgeon Tournament" on April 21, 2007. This years beneficiary is our local "Search & Rescue" organization. We are looking into a record year of participating guests, as we have already booked more boats than last year, even before the event was announced. As you can see on our web site, we stand for BIG STURGEON - and LOTS of them. As usual, we have a follow up party with dinner at the lodge with many prizes to win. Please inquire for details.

As announced in our salmon and sturgeon sections on our web site, the first anglers to break our sturgeon or salmon record will receive $ 5,000 in the form of a luxury fishing trip. Let`s get it on. We`ll see you in 2007.

Lodge It has been a very special time for us. We have done so many updates to the lodge, that we can say it is almost done. The lodge is finally completed within the next little while with the last details. It took us 11 years of hard work and guts to reach this point. Thanks to the support of my family, we were able to create one of the most stunning and unique lodges/resorts in North America. We are delighted to give you a tour of the complete lodge with all the little things, that make a difference, when you are here for a visit.

Our gift shop/tackle shop carries items which are unique. Native jewellery, bison meat, cook books for salmon and bison, high end fishing tackle, merchandise, custom made knives, and other interesting items. The spa carries the signature of my wife - natural colors, rock, wood and stone. Our gym was set up with cardio as the main focus plus a smith machine and dumbbell sets. Our state of the art conference/meeting facility creates the WOW effect. Typical comment from our corporate guests: "I want to move in".