Going Steelheading This Spring?

THEN WE HAVE YOUR AMMO!

We have received our shipments of flies for spring steelheading (and Chinooks).

Drop by the shop to check them out.

Spring Steelhead Opportunity

Just got the head's up that Steelhead House, in Terrace has had one spot come free in the peak of the spring Steelhead season.

Trip is March 31-April 5, 4 days guided fishing, for $2900 CDN.

Check their operation out at http://www.steelheadhouse.com/home

If you're looking for a cool trip, with a homey feel, and great guiding give us a yell and we can set you up with Darren and Missy!

Country Pleasures Spring Steelhead Trip

Well, we're back from our Spring Steelhead trip. Everyone had a great trip judging by all of the babbling, giggling, etc.

Had a great week all the way around. Weather was perfect, had a bump of water when we arrived with slowly dropping water as the week progressed and more than enough bright, hot fish! And even better, spent a bunch of time fishing super close to the ocean!

Jeff Cooper with a 38 x 19 buck!

Best part of the week was watching Scott and Jeff C., on their very first Steelhead trip. They caught a bunch of Steelhead, essentially kicking butt. I would hazard a guess that they are forever messed up!

A big thanks go out to Chad, Dustin, Sky, Jeff, and Scott, who took care of us every day. Also a huge cheer to Jezz and Pip, who operate Pioneer Lodge. Can't say enough about how comfortable they kept us and how well they fed us.

Bren't Fishin' Buddies

A few photos Brent took while on a Spring Steelhead trip in April.

Video to watch while I'm pouting....

Since pretty much everybody who is employed by me is doing this right now,

might as well watch some video from when I got to go last year.

More Photos from Kevin Sproule

Kevin S. and Curtis B. just got back from the CP trip to Steelhead House in Terrace.

As usual, kev shot a bunc of nice photos. Check them out at http://www.pbase.com/kevinsproule/041812

Check out the 39" that Curtis caught!

Last Minute Spring Steelhead Trips Available

There's a few last minute open dates for the Spring Steelhead Fishery at Nicholas Dean Lodge in Terrace BC.

March 25 to 31 - one space **
March 31 to April 6 - 4 spaces **
April 8 to 14 - 2 spaces
April 15 to 21 - 1 space

**- Available at a great discount due to being a last minute date! Please contact us for more information

Invitation to Season On The Skeena

Country Pleasures invites you to:

Seasons On The Skeena Presentation

 DATE: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

TIME: 7 PM

LOCATION: Country Pleasures Flyfishing 

 #100 Willow Park Village

10816 Macleod Trail South

Calgary Alberta 

HELP OUT THE THOMPSON!

April Vokey's Flies For Fins is raising money for the Thompson River Steelhead.

Flies for Fins has partnered with the Steelhead Society of British Columbia to raise funds for the improvement of important steelhead spawning and rearing habitat on the world renowned Thompson River.

If you wanna help, go to http://www.flies4fins.com/

Jackpine Lodge-For Something A Little Different



For those going, or thinking of going, to Terrace for some fishing in the future, there will be a new lodge for Spring 2012. The Jackpine Lodge will be a little different than others you might have run across. Owned and operated by Darren Wright and Missy MacDonald (I think I got Missy's last name right, I hope!), it will be run to focus of groups of 4-6 guests. The smaller number of guests lends towards a more home-like feel, accentuated by the fact that Jackpine gives one a more comfortable feel than most lodges.

This will be a full service lodge, with all meals included.

Back Driveway At The Lodge



The Jackpine is nice in that if you need accomodation but want to head out fishing on your own you are able to do so. Having said that, we would highly recommend you book a full fishing package, staying at the lodge and being guided by Darren Wright. Darren, for those of you who don't know, has guided on the Babine River for a number of years and started guiding in the Terrace area in 2011. Darren is as good of Steelhead guide as I have ever run across. He is, for lack of a better description "A Fishy SOB!"

I would not go to terrace without booking days with Darren...period!

Darren is working with an existing and experienced outfitter, West Coast Adventures, so choices for fishing opportunities are almost endless.



Front View Of Jackpine



Missy will be running the day to day operations "in-lodge", a good job of casting. Missy has extensive experience in the hospitality industry and is maybe the nicest person I have ever met.



Kitchen





Satirway to Loft and Upstairs Bedrooms



The Jackpine has an amazing main room with a Lava Rock Fireplace to keep you cozy after a day's fishing
and the log construction gives one a very comfortable feel. The main room even has entertainment components like the big screen for entertainment. You could take a non-angling companion along without any trouble.



Main Room Fireplace and the Boss



We think Jackpine will be an awesome choice for those looking for something different than the standard fishing lodge. Sounds like everything will be up and running for Sttelhead and Salmon in the Spring of 2012.

We;ll keep you posted on how Darren and Missy are doing (they haven't even unpacked when I took these photos). Look for them on our Vacation page on our website. We will be hosting a small group of anglers in April 2012, if you want more information on Jackpine Lodge give us a call at 403-271-1016 or e-mail at info@countrypleasures.com



The very first sign of a good Steelhead Lodge.....fully stocked liquor before
they've even finished moving in!!!1



GOOD LUCK DARREN AND MISSY!!!!

The Season - Steelhead Edition

Here's a couple videos that show a lot of what is so appealing about steelhead, and especially nice cause they're not the typical grip and grin...thanks Moldychum for passing these gems along.


Part 1

The Season 2.10...Top Dog from Fitz Cahall and Bryan Smith on Vimeo.

Part 2

The Season Episode 2.13...Down Stream from Fitz Cahall and Bryan Smith on Vimeo.

Getting Ready For Steelheading

Lots of people have been stopping in the shop in the last couple of weeks in preparation for trips out west to go Steelheading.

Couple of videos to maybe help those who are trying to get some tying done.......

Last Of the Steelhead Photos

More Photos From The Skeena

Caity's First Day, First Fish

Pretty awesome first fish!

Especially considering she spends most of her time doing this......

Or This!

Brent spent all week nattering about catching a Chinook. He finally got this on Friday......Very Nice! 

Photos From The Skeena

The road trip is over. 4300 kilometers in 9 days, Kraft Dinner and Ichiban Noodles, Budget Motels, and non-stop steelheading........

Ready for release

Typical coastal Steelhead river

Chrome

More Chrome

Awesome days spent fishing and watching avalanches

Baby Steelhead, but very bright

More mountains

Bright!

Typical fish caught during the week

Ammo

Having some issues with the blog...so heres some fish porn

Blogger has been down the last couple of days, and seems to have deleted all of our posts since we've been back.
Will be back to normal operation hopefully soon...have to do some rewriting!


Here's some fish porn to tide you over. Don't miss the bloopers at the end



We're sorry!

Mr. Southgate's First Steelhead

Brent, Caity and Mike are all up in Terrace, but here's a report from our youngest staff member from his first steelhead trip. Zach and his Dad headed up to the Terrace area for a few days of fishing over the Easter break.

Stumbled upon this fish.

 

More Photos from Nicholas Dean

A few more photos from last week from Bryan R.
Considering the low, clear, cold water, they did pretty good!