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| Few moments in fly fishing are as electric as the grab of a large Chinook (King) Salmon. Here, Don Nelson and Nicholas Dean guide Sky Richard pose with a 30 lb Chinook caught while swinging a large fly on one of the Kitimat River's numerous seams. |
Fly Fishing for Chinook Salmon was nothing short of epic last week here at Nicholas Dean Lodge! Jeff Bright - writer, conservationist and Nicholas Dean trip host - joined us last week with long time repeat guest, Don Nelson to sample the Chinook Salmon fishing that the Skeena region has to offer. In short, they hooked thirteen Chinook last week and landed eight, averaging 25 lbs. Jeff also managed to land a monster, bright chrome fish that is deserving of its own story, to be continued in another post...
Fly fishing for Chinook is never easy and in some sense you could say that they're sometimes even more difficult to hook than Steelhead. But, when conditions align like they did last week for Jeff and Don, the rewards are often BIG! Big game fly fishing, indeed...
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| Don's first Chinook of the week - a bright 20 lb fish. |
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| Swinging a fly through a soft pocket, Don Nelson landed this fish after a 45 minute battle. |
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| The Kitimat River sees a number of "Jacks" - smaller Chinook less than 65 cm in length. What they lack in size they do make up for in aggressiveness and fight! |
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| Sky and Don with another Jack Chinook Salmon. |
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| A great way to cap off the trip for Don - a 30 lb Chinook from the depths of a small side channel seam. |
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