PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Jalisa Schaber, driver of Ron’s Mobile Tackle is holding a huge Chum she caught on a Driftboat boat trip down the lower Kitimat River. Jalisa also caught an 18 lb Chinook on our drift. Please see July 13 below for full details of Ronda and Mermaids Driftboat trip.
July 10: Emily Coyle from Prince George is proudly holding the Pink Salmon she caught with a Pink Spin n glo fishing down at the Lower Dike. Emily is a veteran angler and a returning contributor to this Fishing Report. I am sure I post this photo to this fishing report with the same pride that Emily and her family will share while viewing it. Congratulations Emily. Well done! I look forward to posting many other of your photos to this Fishing Report during your fishing trip to the Kitimat River
July 11th. Ellie Schaber is proudly holding this nice pink she caught this afternoon while bar fishing at the middle Lower Dike. Ellie is also a veteran angler and like Emily, (Photo of the week) Ellie is a returning contributor to this fishing report. It is an absolute delight to present the proud moments of these 2 anglers who are generations apart. Fishing is a passion that can be enjoyed by all ages and the proof is in the pictures. Well done and Congratulations to the both of you.
July 11th.Curtis Day caught this18lb Chinook during the morning bite while Bar fishing with a spin and glo at Lower Dike. Congratualtions Curtis! Thank You for sharing your photo with our Fishing Report.
July 11th. Georg from Germany is holding a very nice Chinook he caught on the Hatchery Island. Georg will be fishing the Kitimat River for a couple of weeks. I would say that he is off to a pretty good start! Congratulations Georg! You look pretty happy with your catch!
July 11 Thomas was fishing with his friend Georg on the Hatchery Island when he caught this fine Chinook that weighed 18lbs. Well done Thomas! Congratulations! Thomas also looks pretty happy with his catch as well! The passion for fishing the Kitimat River is not only enjoyed by all ages but by people from all over the world.
July 11 Wensing Friedhelm is holding a rather large Chum he landed fishing with our Pro Guide, Dan Patchett. They drifted the lower Kitimat and hooked into 3 Chum on the fly. Chum on a fly is a lot of fun. Well done everyone!
Anyone wishing to Book a Driftboat Trip of a Lifetime with Dan, please contact Ron 632 1275 or email wakita@telus.net
July 12 Thomas with his 22lbs chinook
July 12
Cali Bryant fishing with her Dad, Cory caught her 1st salmon today. Wow! Well done! Atta Girl!
I sense a very special Dad/Daughter moment that will be remembered for a very long time. Good for you both! Thank You for sharing your special moment with this Fishing Report!
July 12 Pro Guide, Marc Girard fishing with our clients Steffen Koch and Rolf Strieder landed 2 Chum and 2 Pink on their Special Offer of a 1/2 day Driftboat Trip down the Kitimat River. Well done everyone! I spoke to Steffen and he said,” he had a amazing time drifting with Marc”.
Anyone wishing to Book a Driftboat Trip with Marc please contact Ron 250 632 1275 or email wakita@telus.net
July 13 Dan Patchett , Pro Guide for Reliable Guide and Charters guided our clients,Tian Hannah and Chris Vezeau down the lower portion of the Kitimat River. Tian and Chris landed a Chinook, a Chum and 2 Pinks. Well done guys! Congratulations! Great Job Dan!
Anyone wishing to Book a Trip of a lifetime with Dan, please call Ron 250 632 1275 or email wakita@telus.net
July 13 Marc Girard, Pro Guide for Reliable Guide and Charters guided our clients, Ron and Sharon
on our Special 1/2 Day Drift for 300.00 for 2 people. Ron and Sharon landed 2 very nice Chinook and as seen in the their photo, they look pretty happy with their catch..
Congratulations Ron and Sharon. Great Job Marc! Thank You for using our services.
Anyone wishing to Book a Trip of a lifetime with Marc, please call Ron 250 632 1275 or email wakita@telus.net
July 13
I had the pleasure of fishing with 3 generations of the female side of the Schaber family. Led by the “Admiral”, Ellie, followed next in rank by Lisa Sailor and then granddaughter and niece to the above was Jalisa Schaber. And I was Captain RON. 🙂
We were having so much fun, this team was soon nicknamed “Ronda and the Mermaids”. The 3 Mermaids are holding the huge Chum that Jalisa reeled to the boat, Lisa netted while Ellie cleared the rods. Great Job everyone!
As always when one hangs out with ladies, one must multi-task. In addition to rowing the boat and taking some hits on behalf of the male gender, I was doing a little staff training with Jalisa who runs our Mobile Tackle Van. Although the fishing started out slow we managed to cover all topics of discussions.. We talked about everything from, “where one was proposed to”, Christianity to “the species of trees” and everything in between. All the while, we remained focused on fishing and I stressed the importance of “faith”. “We have to believe!”, echoed out several times as we continued to put out the right colours of the right lures, in the right spots with the faith that the “Fish God” would soon smile upon us.
As always, The Good Lord did not disappoint and we all blessed with an amazing fishing trip that was full of laughter, faith and fish.
Thank You Lord for the blessings and Thank You ladies for creating a page in my history book of life that I never forget.
PS The official scoring is that Jalisa earned her Hot Shot badge, Chum badge and her Chinook badge.
Jalisa is holding a 18 lb Chinook that she fought to the boat.
Well done Jalisa! Congratulations to the “Ronda and the Mermaids fishing team”!
July 14 Lisa Sailor from Ontario is proudly holding her 2 Pinks she caught at the Pump house on a 3/4 oz.Pink Thunder Jig. Lisa is a very energetic angler who is very eager to learn the art of salmon fishing. It appears that her ability is starting to catch up to her enthusiasm. Well done Grasshopper Sr..
Congratulations! Word has it that you were “the Hot Rod” at the Pumphouse. Well done!
July 14 Rick Albiston caught this nice 24lb. Chinook at the middle lower dike. Well done Rick! Congratulations and Thank You for sharing your photo with this Fishing Report.
Summary
Early in the week, fishing in the KItimat River continued to be on again, off again. During the later part of this week fishing heated up with the arrival of lots of Pinks, Chum and some bright Chinook caught especially on the lower Kitimat on the rising tides.
Jalisa on our Mobile Tackle Van logs every fish she sees. Where they are caught, when they are caught and how they are caught. She will also be posting photos with the specific times that these fish are caught. Jalisa is an awesome addition to Ron’s Mobile Tackle Van and Bait Shop’s fishing team. Please review the pictures of Jalisa holding the fish she caught above. The proof is in the pictures. In addition to Jalisa’s passion for fishing, Jalisa possesses the the ability and the desire to help others catch fish.
Anyone wanting info to catch fish or need anything, please call 1 780 898 1654 or Ron at 250 632 1275.
We would be happy to help you.
As written in past fishing reports, I stated that I thought that Chinook, Pink and Chum were late. As expected all these species are running now. Although they did not come when they were supposed to, we should all be Thankful they are here now.
Douglas Channel
July 9 John from Blue Heron Charters fishing with Sylvain, Serge, and Laurent for Coho Salmon and Rockfish caught these during their trip. Well done everyone. Congratulations!
July 12 Todd Haynes of Nautical West Sportfishing provided this photo of his clients holding 2 outstanding looking halibut. Congratulations on an outstanding catch. Great job Skipper.
Anyone wishing to Book a Trip of a Lifetime with Todd, please contact, Ron 250 632 1275 or email wakita@telus.net
July 12 John from Blue Heron Charters fishing with our clients, Scott and Leona Ludwig caught these beautiful Halibut today. Wow! Well done! I see fish and chips in your near future!
Anyone wishing to Book a Halibut trip of a lifetime please contact Ron 250 632 1275 or email wakita@telus.net
July 14 Todd Haynes of Nautical West Sportfishing provided this photo of his clients holding 2 outstanding looking halibut. Congratulations on an outstanding catch. Great job Skipper.
Anyone wishing to Book a Trip of a Lifetime with Todd, please contact, Ron 250 632 1275 or email wakita@telus.net
July 16 John from Blue Heron Charters fishing with Tim and friends caught this 80 lb Halibut. Wow! Nice halibut! Congratulations everyone! Great Job Skipper!
Anyone wishing to Book a Halibut Trip of a Lifetime please call Ron 205 632 1275 or email wakita@telus.net
Prince Rupert
July 15 Clint Moon provided this photo of his catch while fishing in Prince Rupert. Wow! NIcely done! Thank You for sharing your photo with this Fishing Report.
