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July 11, 2006
Kitimat River Fishing Report
As I sit back and ponder this report I have to smile and at times laugh, as the fishing up here in gods country has been to say the least awesome. Besides fishing the wildlife is breathtaking. We watched as many as eight large Bald Eagles within feet of the boat feeding on a Salmon carcass. Amazing how these large birds resemble a Vulture as they prance in the warm sand with their shoulders high in the air trying to represent the Alpha male. As a puny black crow wanders in amongst them taking a beak full of raw fish. As well we watched as two deer bounced along the shoreline in search of the dense bush some 12 feet above them, they eventually found a small opening to dart into. The amazing thing was the when the third deer appeared and slid down the steep embankment, sniffed the gravel in search of the pair some minutes ahead of her. She then made a athletic leap landing her front paws on the ledge only to drop down again into the ridge of small pea gravel, the springs on this deer was something to see.
Another time we had a large fish hit and the rod dipped aggressively, Greg fought the fish right to the boat then all of a sudden a large swirl formed and the reel screamed like a fire truck, what’s going on? A Seal got the fish, Greg explains. Instead of being defeated we decided to chase the seal downstream, with some aggressive moves by the angler and the boat operator we managed to get the seal right beside the boat, and sure enough when he popped up, the fish was in his mouth. For some reason he let go and the fish was still on the line, we got it close to the boat, still very energetic and into the net it came. Amazingly the fish was not harmed by the seal and took no damage from its large tusks of ivory. A move like a Golden Retriever with a Mallard in the softness of its grasps.
Attached are the photos of our foursome from Alberta, with names like the Rigger, Plumber, Insulator and Darcy, I thought Quentin Tarrentino was directing this show. We had days on the water where each angler had the rod in his hand 3-5 times as the action was extremely hot, as well ambient temperatures reaching 30C. Darcy held the largest fish at 28lbs, but the last day before the Air Canada flight left Terrace the fellas managed an early morning bite and Greg Chacalias came out with the largest Chinook of 38lbs of chrome bumper Salmon. The Skeena is shaping up and look forward to some excellent action this mid month of July, tight lines.
Tracey John Hittel
Kitimat BC Canada
250 632-9880
250 639-4277
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