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A #6 floating
line, a 4X leader, and a 6 lb.native Rainbow
... Yes, that's what we love to do!
Chilko
River
Our lodge stays offer some of the best River
Fly Fishing you will find anywhere. Chilko River
remains one of the premier streams in North America
for wild, native Rainbow Trout.
Its
waters produce an abundance of insect life, making
the river extremely productive for 'Catch and
Release' fly fishing ( Fly
Fishing/"Catch and Release" only on Chilko River!).
Chilko's crystal clear waters with
deep pools and long ledges, from calm to fast, offer
an exceptional variety of fishing opportunities for
the sport enthusiast. Professional guides will take
you downriver with state of the art flat bottom
jetboats. You will float drift from the boat, wade
the long ledges, or anchor in front of pools. Or use
one of our popular U-Tubes and fish some of the
calmer waters of the river.
2008 Rates include
accommodations, flight Vancouver to Chilko return,
guided river fly-fishing, three meals per day, all
other activities, equipment, daily maid service,
table wine with dinner, boats, gas.
8 Days/ 7 Nights $ 3,995
Single room : +25%
2008 Dates: June 17 to Sept 30 Su to Su
Meeting: Vancouver Airport, BC at 8:30 Am on Day 1.
Rates do not include: Fishing Licenses (Regular
license plus $20 (2007 rate)
per day on Chilko River), 2.5% GST tax, alcoholic
beverages, and gratuities.
How Do We
Fly Fish the Chilko River?
The Chilko River has many
different sections of the river that change speed,
depth and shore vegetation. At Tsylos Park Lodge we
fly fish on the Chilko River a variety of ways.
We wade all the different pools and ledges in the
first 5 miles or so. There is always guide
support while you are wading. A
guide will keep you moving from shelf to shelf and
offer assistance when needed. We also drift
fish from the boat. With one person fly
fishing from the bow and one from the stern your
guide can direct you over all the shelves that hold
our rainbow trout. This can be very productive as
you can cover a lot of water in a short period of
time. Once at the end of your drift, the jet motor
is used to move upstream for another drift. We also
use float tubes to fly fish the
river. A guide will drop you off upstream so you can
drift down the river, stopping at all the shelves
you want, and fly fish from your float tube. This is
a very exciting way to catch that really big fish!
Fly fishing at Ts'yl-os Park Lodge you can expect to
have 2-4 fly fishermen per guide. We do our very
best to accommodate your needs when guiding; we are
always concerned with your safety and happiness on
the river.
Chilko Lake
 With
her towering peaks and pristine beauty, Chilko Lake
is a fly fishing dream. Wet fly fishing on the lake,
we will catch primarily Dolly Varden at the creek
mouths where they feed on Salmon fry. Dolly Varden
average 22-32 inches. The setting is
breathtaking and the fly fishing fabulous! This is a
trip that you will not want to miss.
Professional Guides and
Equipment
The McLean family has
been guiding at Chilko since 1957! We pride
ourselves in offering excellent river guides who
will do their very best to ensure that your fly
fishing vacation is the best that it can be. We keep
Sage fly fishing rods on hand at the lodge for
complimentary use by our guests in case you need
one. We also keep float tubes and flippers ready, so
you will not have to bring your own. Our flat bottom
jet boats are in excellent order, very safe and, we
feel, the best boat for the job. We suggest flies to
bring but we also keep a stock of fly fishing
supplies on hand, such as: leaders, tippit, our
favorite flies and dry shake. We ask all fly fishing
guests to bring their own waders.
Angling Policy
The
Chilko Lake and Chilko River have always supported a
large population of Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden.
In order to maintain these waters as a premier fly
fishing river and lake we ask all of our guests to
release all their fish back into the water with
great care. Our guests and guides are very careful
when handling the fish, because they know that she
will still be there next year, a little bit wiser
and a whole lot bigger!
Our
pace is relaxed, the scenery superb, the waters are
crystal clean,
and the fish are healthy and
strong!
Yes, we have great
fishing!
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Whether you are interested
in fly fishing on Chilko River or trolling along the
shores of Chilko Lake,
we have great fishing for
native Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden.
All you
have to do is step off the porch and you are there.
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