June in review

Peter B with a big ol’ Chinook at our feet. These fish are no joke. A lot of things need to go right in order to get one to the beach on fly. I someone wants to enjoy the pursuit of these fish in a river they need to enjoy the fact that the fish most often win.

Duane with a hard won beauty.

June is a special time for me as I usually get a few days to throw long with the big rods and fish a few days for myself. This June, I rushed back to Terrace after Spey camps in hopes of doing my Chinook pre-fishing. Reports had been decent, but it RAINED. It was all sorted by the time my first guest arrived, but it was a little hard on the brain regardless.

Darn connected to one of the most beautiful I’ve seen. I an epic battle. At one point during this fight i saids to myself ”This fish isn’t coming back”

This June, I had the pleasure of hosting Darn and Prez for a few days of Chinooks. Many of you will know Kevin "Prez" as one of my guide partners at Babine Norlakes and we've worked adjacent to each other for years on the Bow. High water remained an issue, but we had action and even managed a morning of Crabbin'.

A little Crab Harvest morning.

I Identified this photo as a sunrise only because I know the direction the faces. Ive seen scenarios where we’ve been out for both rise and set of the same day

Peter B with a hard fought Chinook

I’ve Been guiding the Barrenechea’s for many years. They Have been a number of times now for Chinooks and Steelhead. It’s always a blast.

I decided to get into a new Adipose skiff this past year and wasn't sure how I would get it into Canada on time. The boys took good care of me and my boat was ready to go and I picked it up at the border at the end of June. In true Aaron fashion, I flew into town with a cloud of dust around me . . . . . . . right at the start of a heatwave. More tomor.

The end of June I drove to Sweetgrass Montana to pic up my new Adipose skiff.

It’s a beauty.