WILD by Nature in the West Chilcotin, British Columbia, Canada
Right: Time out… taking a break to capture the moment during a full day of stream fishing. Left: Contemplating a quiet, magical moment in the midst of wilderness. June 2006… And we thought the fishing in 2005 was good… guests returning this season have described the fishing as ‘epic’ …in both numbers and size Read More
Above Left: Opening Day on the Upper Dean rewarded anglers floating dries over the likely holding water. Above Right: Ken Weaver of Grand Forks, just misses a prize with this slightly under 50 centimeter fish. Ken’s fight with this bright 18 3/4″ wild rainbow trout out of Nimpo Lake lasted 20 minutes before he brought Read More
circa 2001 photos: Richard Mayer Davidson Lake is the first of three lakes in this mountain valley… there are two more within a reasonable hike: Avalanche Lake and Reed Lake …the latter is hidden behind the base of the mountain on the left. This outpost offers good-to-excellent fishing and has a spectacular view to the Read More
Eliguk Lake is our outpost that offers the most consistent fishing for wild rainbow trout. It’s a fairly large lake and can be productive fishing the numerous bays, or wind drifting ‘slots’ where the fish are holding when a breeze is blowing. When conditions are right, the far end of the lake offers excellent dry Read More
On this magical morning, the lake was calm with only the hint of a ripple from a light breeze… here and there, subtle dimples in the surface would appear as trout sipped on spent caddis that remained from a late evening hatch. Toms Lake circa 1993 photo: Calen Darnel