Hello Friends and Fellow Anglers,
Marilyn and I are back from Kyuquot and in the office for the first time in almost 10 weeks. We are excited to be home and we are looking forward to getting back out on the river this week. Kyuquot was just outstanding this year and we are anticipating great returns of fish back to the Stamp River this fall. Cohos were very abundant on the west coast this year and we are thinking that a big part of those fish are heading back to our home river in the next 30 days.
The next two months are a very special time for us here at Murphys, as we are on the home waters of the Stamp River and neighbouring tributaries. These rivers offer two amazing opportunities. The first being that this is your best chance to get a Salmon or Steelhead on the fly, which for many is a lifetime dream. The second highlight is that the fall Salmon fishery is a sure way to hook your kids or spouse on fishing. There are so many fish swimming by on a daily basis that the encounter rate is high, which is great for the learning curve. Also being such an "active" and "hands on" fishery, the kids dont get bored!
Our ocean season in Kyuquot was the best yet. It is hard to describe it any other way. We are over 60% sold out for next year already, just with this year's friends planning to return next year. Due to the year after year early season success, we are opening 10 days earlier next year. Our updated online photo gallery and 2012 calendar will be highlighted in our next update.
We hope you enjoy this update and please give us a call if you would like to chat about fishing!
Warm Regards to Everyone,
David Murphy and Marilyn Scanlan
River Season On!
Chinook, Coho and Steelhead Fishing Season Opens.
Sunshine and Salmon....what more could we ask for? The river is in perfect shape for the fall fishery with the gravel bars just showing their peaks.
Good numbers of Coho and Chinook are starting to stage in the ocean and we should start seeing good numbers very soon. Commercial fishing has been very minimal this year and we are anticipating that this will be the case for the rest of the fall. There will be no seiners in the canal this fall so we should not see too many holes in the runs. Like last year we will also see the Somasss and lower Stamp open for the use of bait, which equals a lot of good times for anglers choosing to catch large Chinook on drift gear. There is no better way to introduce someone to fishing in the river, than teaching them how to catch large Chinooks. We are expecting a good return of Chinooks to the river this fall and we expect the fishing to be similar to what we had last year.
Many of our guests have catching Steelhead on a fly, on their bucket list and we suggest that October and early November are the best times in our area. Low flows in September are often tough for Steelhead as the water temperature can creep up, switching Steelhead into a dormant stage, that pushes them to the deepest parts of the river. The first rains switch them back into a hungry state and generally our rainy season starts in early October.
For the next 60 days let us entertain you and show you some of the best river fishing in British Columbia.....
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Jan Svenstrup - jan@wildwater.dk
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