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| This absolutely stunning 40 lb Chinook Salmon was caught by Jeff Bright on the Kitimat River a few short weeks ago - his biggest fish ever! And yes, it was caught while swinging a large fly on a spey rod! Chinook Salmon are absolutely outstanding game fish on the fly, and while it's never easy, putting your dues in for a fish like this sure is worth it in my books. jeffbright.com photo |
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| Same fish, different angle. Kitimat River Chinook sure are girthy, and mean. This fish took Jeff downstream through two pools, and his guide, Sky Richard, had to give chase with the raft, manoeuvring around logs, stumps and other mid stream obstructions. jeffbright.com photos |
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| A classic portrait Jeff Bright portrait shot of a bright Kitimat River Chinook and the chartreuse fly that fooled it. jeffbright.com photo |
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| Here's a good selection of Chinook flies for using on the Kitimat, Skeena and Copper Rivers. Big, bright and flashy is often what works best, though of course you need to factor in local water conditions too. Chinook seem to have a soft spot for chartreuse, blue, purple and orange. |
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| Joakim Sjoholm Lennart landed this 30 lb Chinook on the Kitimat River last weekend, by slowly stripping a chartreuse bead head fly through a slow moving back channel. Such edges and seams are great spots for Chinook to rest on their upstream migration and it's here that they're most receptive to flies. |
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| Don Nelson fighting a Chinook on the Kitimat River and trying to keep it out of the wood. jeffbright.com photo |
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| That's Don Nelson and Nicholas Dean Lodge guide, Sky Richard with a feisty 30 lb Chinook. jeffbright.com photo |
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| The Copper River is an excellent river to target Chinook Salmon on the fly, and Joakim landed this 20 lb fish at one of the first pools he fished. Nice work, Joakim! |
All in all, it's been a very successful couple of weeks targeting Chinook on the fly, and this season lasts until the end of the month. Check back again soon for more updates!
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