



Photo by Diane Selkirk.Īs the line unspooled, Rick passed the rod to one of my more seasoned boat-mates, Sebastien. Rick is just about to explain the process of fishing for the famed Fraser River white sturgeon when the bobbing of one of the rods lets us know the fish had beaten him to it. And after a few more bends, he drops the anchor and casts the lines. The 80-kilometre stretch between Mission and Hope is known as “the heart of the Fraser.” It’s one of the most productive river channels in the world, and Rick has fished almost every metre of it.īut with the water running fast and high with the freshet, he has a different spot in mind. A day on the water with Indigenous-owned Great River Fishing AdventuresĬruising up the fast-moving Fraser River from Chilliwack, past farmland, small islands and steep forested slopes, we pass a few places that Rick Stahl, our guide from Indigenous-owned Great River Fishing Adventures, says are good for fishing.
