Sturgeon Fishing Canada Cascade Fishing Adventures

Thanks for a great trip, we caught 18 sturgeon 4 which were 200lb+

The guides were first rate as well as the tackle and boats.

Would highly recommend this trip to anyone who likes to have their arms pulled!!! we are all going back in 2017.

The fishing trip and guides were excellent to go along with the fantastic scenery. Another holiday of a lifetime

Good Morning Peter,

I must apologise for the delay in getting in touch but I have been very busy catching up since our return from British Columbia.

The trip was great. Everything organised, good guides and Marc looked after us very well.
Even the weather was perfect.

We caught a total of 16 sturgeon and lost 4 big ones.
We did not bother with the salmon.

I have loads of pictures and will forward you two pictures of the biggest one we landed which was 8ft 6 ins long, 54 ins in girth and was 450lbs. My son Daniel hooked and landed this one.

We hooked another two that were 9ft+ and we had one at around 270lbs 260lbs and 250lbs and the rest were smaller.
I have a video of one jumping clear of the water if you want I can try and send it to you.

Many thanks for everything

Kind Regards
Robin

Now that I have slept/properly recovered, I would like to record – on behalf of myself & all in my fishing party – our thanks to everyone.
The week we have just spent in Chilliwack being guided on the Fraser River has truly realised for the 8 anglers involved, the fishing trip of a lifetime for all of us…………….both individually & collectively.

The fishing was “out of this world” + we recognise just how fortunate we have been. Over the 6 days, the final tally was 134 fish landed; of these, a staggering 24 involved sturgeon of 300lbs plus. 4 fish were estimated at over 400lbs each – with a top weight of 500lbs for a single fish of 10 feet in length, with a girth that measured at 50 inches !!
However, being a veteran of many fishing trips, I realise that catching fish is only a part of the experience. All of your guides, boats, tackle + organisation were first class and summed to an unforgettable Canadian adventure.

I would like to say a very big THANK YOU to you Marc and Maggie and the rest of your team for the excellent fishing you gave us again this year.

We have been fishing with you for over 12 years now and it just keeps getting better and better, for the third year in a row you have delivered me a PB. Your organisation always runs like a well-oiled machine.

The memories of the fishing go on for a lot longer after the fishing has finished. It is not just the fishing that makes it so special, all the views and the wildlife that you see while you are out there are an added bonus. Sturgeon fishing should be on everybody’s wish list.

Hope to see you all again soon.

Our guides on this trip were Marc Laynes, CEJ Mussell and Rob Mumford, as we had a group of 8 people going out to fish for Sturgeon.

I was looking forward to this trip so much, and it more than lived up to my expectations. Any one who loves fishing should give it ago with these guys. Great fun, great service, very professional and the whole trip was just excellent from start to finish.
We will definitely be recommending this trip to everyone.

Thanks for a brilliant fishing trip this month, this was my second time fishing with you and the travel from Scotland is always worth it.

I can’t fault your service at all, from the airport pick up, to the morning meetings at the door of the hotel right down to the first cast, the professionalism of your selves and your guides is outstanding and your knowledge of the river and the fishing is clearly clinical, no detail is missed.

We had a brilliant week of fishing with a new personal best sturgeon for all of our party. We can’t wait to return to Canada to fish with you again. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend your company to my friends and family.

See you again soon.

What an amazing holiday, could not recommend it enough. This was our honeymoon so wanted it to be special and was not let down. Everything went very well from the pick up at the airport to the fishing, whole holiday was just perfect.

We caught 36 Sturgeon in total ranging from 60lb to just over 300lb it was such a good holiday. My wife and I loved it

The restaurants in town were very reasonable at around $80 in total for food and drink you could not of asked for more, the amount of food you got was also huge!

I have been on many fishing holidays in my life but this one was the best. We were guided by Clayton for most of our time and was more than pleased with his abilities.

Thanks Sportquest and we will be in touch for a return trip in 2017

All the best Mike

What an amazing honeymoon we had!! The fishing (even though we were told by the guides was a quite slow this time of year) was absolutely fantastic with fish from 30 to almost 300LB!! Our guide (Clayton) was brilliant, very friendly, knowledgeable and went all out to catch you fish.

The only thing we weren't told was our pick-up time from hotel back to airport, but one mention of it to Cascade and they got it sorted. Excellent!! We will be back

Everything was first class, transfers, hotel, guides and the fishing was unbelievable.

The only down side was we wanted to celebrate some large fish caught and the bar shuts at 10pm week days

The fishing and guides were bril. More info was needed about the Salmon fishing when the run starts? But this did not spoil the Sturgeon fishing that was fantastic

What a great adventure both Salmon fishing and then Sturgeon fishing afterwards.

Very well organised

The Kalum River Lodge put huge effort into making their guests welcome; catering for individual needs be that dietary concerning food or direction and tuition with fishing for those "like me" that needed it.

The conditions for fishing were challenging, but Andrew and Deanna delivered an outstanding package.

The Sturgeon fishing was "awesome" to quote a favourite Canadian word.

The Coast hotel was comfortable and we did dine there through our choice and it was expensive but ok.

The only gap in the holiday was perhaps for Sportquest in the documentation to make clear that Cascade were responsible for arranging transfer to/from Vancouver.

We did not have a pick up time and the hotel did not know about our transfer.

In the end Melanie gave me the contact and we spoke to Marc (Cascade) once we knew they were the organiser.

All in all the holiday was an amazing trip and one I would love to do again soon.

We had a great time fishing both Kalum River Lodge and Sturgeon fishing in Chilliwack, the staff and the fishing made for a great two centre holiday.

The only issue was flights as we had to pay $350 excess baggage on the flight to + back from Terrace, as they said that it was over their allowance. We were within British Airways limits, but not Westjet + the information we had did not highlight this.

Had an amazing holiday with my farther salmon fishing at Kalum River Lodge and then Sturgeon Fishing on the Frazer River on the return. The fishing, organisation and staff was all perfect.

The only issue was British Airways.

Booked Business Class flights + had to go out Premium Economy Class. Down to British Airways not Sportquest Holidays, otherwise all very good.

Would not fly with British Airways again - can you book Air Canada Business Class from Manchester?

Hi Sportquest thanks for organising this trip for my two sons and myself. The fishing was a little hard but we did manage a Sturgeon just over 8ft which made our three days fishing.

Hotel was good, boats and guides were also very good. We did not catch anything the first day so Marc the owner kindly swapped our guide for Clayton and we then caught fish. The fishing tackle was also very good

This trip is very suitable for younger people. My sons are 15 and 17 and they loved it

Best part - catching a PB Sturgeon of 9ft 2inches.
Guides were excellent + scenery stunning!
Negatives - Hotel room not ready when we got there - had to wait 1 hour. No meet + greet, so a little in the dark as for where and what to do, especially the first mornings fishing. A simple 10 min meet up on arrival would soon sort this out. Overall 9.5 out of 10.
Would definitely go on this trip again!

An excellent trip from beginning to end. Superbly organised with personal attention from the Sportsquest staff. Ready answers to most questions and answers to others swiftly found. Comprehensive pre-travel information lead to a smooth journey to the Coast Hotel in Chilliwack. The hotel was comfortable with pleasant and responsive staff. We were disappointed to be told by our guides that the sturgeon fishing had recently been as hard as they had known it due to the poor salmon run this year. However they were clearly very knowledgeable and worked hard to get us some fish. The equipment was all provided and of a good standard. The ride in the jet boat to the fishing spots was excitement enough before we had caught any fish. My son and I caught 12 sturgeon between us in 5 days fishing. My biggest fish took me over an hour of hard work to land and measured 7 foot 5 inches. Perhaps for the first time in my life I was considering whether I wanted to hook a bigger fish than the last ones had caught! My son's best was 8 foot six inches long, with a girth of 36 inches, weighing well over three hundred pounds. The week's fishing left us entirely satisfied. If we were to go back in a "good" year a few pre-trip visits to the gym might be in order!! I haven't mentioned the seals, deer, black bear, bald eagles, ospreys and turkey vultures that all added to the enjoyment of the holiday. One of the guides even had a bird identification book on board! The weather was kind to us and the whole experience was all that we had hoped for. We didn't set ourselves goals for size or number of fish because these are beyond our control. More fish and bigger fish would not have made our trip any more enjoyable than it was. A brilliant overall experience.

Dear Paul,

Just a short note regarding our trip to British Columbia Sturgeon fishing in August - September 2016.

We had a fantastic time catching the fish of a lifetime Sturgeon a 9FT 2inch monster which took 1hr 20 minutes to land!

We also caught an 8FT 5inch (Nick) and a 7FT also others to 6FT plus

All told we had 11 fish in six days fishing - 6 to me and 5 to Nick. The guides were brilliant everyday trying very hard to put us on fish. Their knowledge of the river was outstanding, they were extremely friendly and made each day special.

I hope you like the videos and stills and this short note regarding the trip, we would both return in a flash, and would recommend highly to any other fisherman who would like to have a lifetime experience at catching Sturgeon.

We would like to say a massive thank you for your Company's excellent organisation of this trip.

Regards

Alan & Nick

The fishing adventure of a lifetime, great accomodation the guides where fantastic and the fishing is out of this world. The flight would be the only downside from my point of view.

Our trip was a little more involved as it was made up of three destinations in Canada. So to answer the questions below is really a very broad view. I will answer by each destination
Sturgeon. The accommodation was absolutely stunning, on the river(good fishing)deer and bears in the garden. George the owner was really hospitable with his home made wine and use of his fishing tackle. (I will supply photos). The guides were excellent, very knowledgeable and tried very hard every day of our eleven days fishing. All four of us caught fish of a life time.
Carp fishing. Paul had every base covered on this part of the trip. A totally professional operation. The carp are hard fighting to say the least. They are shaped like bullets and swim as fast as one. We had 42 carp with 28 over twenty pounds. Most had never been caught before. The home cooked food at the end of the day was just what we needed to finish the day off.
Halibut fishing. The flights were an experience, small planes and the scenery. The Range of different fishing available is perfect. There is fishing on offer whatever the weather. Sea fishing 30/40 miles out, inshore or trolling in the narrows. The wildlife here is amazing we had eagles taking fish we had thrown for them. The grey whales feeding. Sea lions stealing the salmon we hooked and bears foraging on the shore. I must say that Shawn our guide was excellent, he combined the fishing and wildlife together. We caught Halibut chinook coho lingcod snapper and various species of rock fish..

I came with my husband, but didn't fish. I had plenty to do - walking and painting and the hotel staff were excellent in helping me with this.

The flight transit out was awful - cramped and no legroom ect., very uncomfortable, the return was better (Airbus) had more room.
Talking to another angler in hotel, he flew from London Heathrow with Air Canada and was very good. Maybe Sportquest could give alternative airport and choice of who to fly with, as will seriously consider not going to Canada next year. Everything else was great.

This was a short trip (just 3 fishing days) which I bolted on to the end of a holiday with my wife which included an Alaskan cruise & a stay on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
I caught 10 sturgeon to 6 feet 9 inches during my 3 days fishing. My guides were excellent as they constantly looked for fish holding areas & were always aiming to be catching.
The scenery, wildlife & fishing on the Frasier river is phenomenal. Marc who runs Cascade told me that the capture of an 8 foot sturgeon is now quite common & he reckons that in 2 to 3 years time that 10 feet fish will be caught fairly regularly.
I will certainly be going back as not only is it a privilege to experience the fishing that the Frasier offers but the thought of a 10 foot sturgeon lying alongside the boat is one of my dreams.

The best part of the holiday was obviously the fishing, as this is why we booked.
The guides were excellent and worked very hard to make sure we caught plenty of good size fish. It was also well organised and the surrounding wildlife made it even more enjoyable.

The most memorable moment for me was after playing my 1st Sturgeon seeing this immense creature surface next to the boat. Amazing!

Leaping Sturgeon and the realisation of just how strong they are!! I should like to go again soon, but a little later in the year. Suggestion:- Train the guides to use a camera (You cannot train clients and some are useless with a camera)

Take a good camera. Mine was not good enough

Awesome Place. Amazing Fishing. Get out there!!

Luggage misplaced Bit tedious

Still repeated annoying pop up. Once is enough

With out a doubt best and most memorable parts of the holiday was the fishing. Seeing the river for the 1st time on our 1st trip was certainly a eye opener, I never imagined the river was that big and that fast. Hooking your 1st sturgeon, which all 3 of us on our boat did on the 1st day, was once again memorable as the sheer power of the fish could never be explained unless you experience it. The fishing was never easy but we managed at least we managed at least 1 fish on our boat everyday largely due to the skill of our guide. Our best was 6 fish in a day and even managed a double hook up one day. The most memorable day was the last day when I hooked and landed a 9 foot 3 inch 440lb fish. The fish of a lifetime and one which I will struggle to beat if or should I say when I return to Canada. Even after this fish we hooked a even bigger fish which we brought close to the boat and in the words of our guide the fish was beaten and we could just unhook and release. But even the guide wanted to try and get the fish to a beaching area and measure, so we towed the fish nearly 2 miles and beached boat but the fish had recovered and then took 200m of line in very quick time and in bring the fish back the hook pulled.
The guides, boats and tackle from Cascade were 1st class and I struggle to believe that they could be bettered.
Everything about the holiday was good and I struggle to fault anything.
I was a bit nervous about going on a trip with 5 other anglers I had not met before but we got on remarkably well.

Obviously, the best part was the fishing. Guides were superb, consistantley trying to put us on fish even though the fishing was hard.
Highlight was the last fishing day when I caught a 9 foot 3" 440 lb sturgeon and then the next fish hooked was even bigger. Even the guide was excited!! Unfortunately on the bigger fish although the fish was brought along side the boat, we were a long way from the beach. We tried to tow it to a beach but the hook pulled at the last minute.

Deanna & Andrew were brilliant as before, the new lodge is perfect base camp. Unfortunately for us the Salmon fishing the first week on the Skeena River was disappointing due to the freak weather

The saving grace for us was the follow on week Sturgeon fishing the 3 days on the Frazer River we had 7 huge Sturgeon.

As mentioned I hope the poor run of fish down to the recent weather conditions. I still have a chinook to catch to give me the full set of Salmon Species.

Sportquest I cannot fault, superb servoce, from door to door, this was my second trip with you and I would totally recommend your company.... first class

Flights went well and were as requested.
Accommodation is great but hotel dinner v poor and expensive, useful to have dinner options.
Fishing was quite mixed but Cascade are first class and work hard to please their clients.
Overall a great holiday marred by uncomfortable transfer back to the airport.

lots of memorable moments the two most memorable being two takes on two rods simultaneously and the capture of a 480 - 500LBS Sturgeon

lots of memorable moments the two most memorable being two takes on two rods simultaneously and the capture of a 480 - 500LBS Sturgeon

Absolutely blown away by the whole experience.
Breathtaking scenery and excellent fishing for the White Sturgeon on the Fraser River.
The whole trip went without any hiccups or delays.
Everything was straightforward .
Only gripe was the plane seats, bit of a budget airline.

Experience of a life time! Absolutely privilege to catch such wonderful fish in a jaw dropping, stunning environment. Huge thanks to Marc and his guides for making it possible.

Flights Delayed: Beyond your control
Local Food Poor: Beyond your control

27 Sturgeon to 428lbs inc 10 over 200lbs
Sportquest: 1st Class company
Fishing: Beyond my wildest Expectations

Great Holiday and loads of Sturgeon caught to 428lbs

Had a great time well organised all round.

The only suggestions I have are:

1. Swapping guides daily is a very poor idea, we requested our guide Clayton for the rest of the week after one day and felt this was very grudgingly agreed too.

2. Fishing times need to be more flexible for the anglers ie 10-18, 9-17 etc not a rigid 08:00 - 16:00. This is very poor in my view.

Our fishing guide Clayton Jones was superb. We requested that we could stay with him all week as apparently it is Cascade fishing Charters policy to switch the guides around.

I do not like this idea as it takes a few days to build a rapport with a guide and constant changing around prevents this.

Our holiday was much better having the same guide all week.

32 Sturgeon over 100lb's best 410 and 310lb's with several over 200lb's

Fantastic fishing

Having not flown abroad before it was a bit daunting.

But pleased to say everything except return journey was fab!

Great trip and all the guilds worked hard