Mile 437 on the Alaska Highway) also coast. Drive from Prince George, near Telkwa; and Ross Lake near New
offers excellent fishing for rainbow where the Fraser and Nechako Rivers Hazelton. These easy-to-catch trout
trout, Dolly Varden, whitefish, and meet, to where the rivers clear and are great for kids, seniors, and novice
grayling. The spectacular northern run shallower to fish for rainbow trout anglers. The expert angler will find
Rocky Mountain scenery will astound or whitefish. Anglers will find similar that Richmond Lake (east of Burns
you as your charter floatplane (out of fishing on the Bowron, Willow, and Lake), Hobson and Chief Gray lakes
Muncho Lake or Fort Nelson) takes Chilako rivers, and Cluculz Creek. (near Vanderhoof), and Duckwing
you to Tuchodi, Fern, Gataga, Netson,
West of Prince George, there are
and Duckbill lakes (near Moricetown)
Redfern, Fishing, Long Mountain,
dozens of lakes around the towns
have more limited hike-in access, but
Tetsa, Wokkpash, Dall, or Fairy lakes,
of Smithers, Houston, Burns Lake,
contain bigger trophy rainbows.
which hold Dolly Varden, grayling, and
Fraser Lake, and Vanderhoof. Big lakes
The powerful Skeena and its equally
rainbow trout in addition to trophy
like Babine, Burns, Takla, Trembleur,
famous tributaries (the Kispiox, Bulkley,
lake char. This country is noted for big
Stuart, Fraser, and François offer
Suswa, Babine, Morice, Zymoetz,
game. Keep an eye out for moose,
lake char, whitefish, kokanee, and
Copper, and Sustut rivers) offer
deer, caribou, black bear, and grizzly
burbot in addition to excellent fishing
excellent year-round fishing. There are
bear. Use binoculars or a spotting
for rainbow trout. Smaller lakes like
huge chinook in July and August, and
scope to scan the lofty peaks and
Tezzeron, Finger, Little Bobtail, Tachik,
big coho from September to October
steep shale inclines for Stone’s sheep,
to go along with resident rainbow
Dall’s sheep, or mountain goats. An
Pinchi, Grizzly, Tatuk, and Nuiki are well
trout and Dolly Varden. The tributaries
invigorating dunk in the Liard River Hot
suited for pontoon boats or float tubes,
are arguably better known for trophy
Springs is just what the doctor would
and provide great fishing for kokanee
steelhead, to over 10 kilograms. These
order after all that driving, hiking,
and rainbow trout. Winter ice-fishing is
very popular.
silvery, crimson-striped fighters will
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Terrace, view the eerie, pocked and
scarred terrain at Nisga’a Memorial
Lava Bed Provincial Park, site of a
major volcanic eruption that killed
some 2,000 people only 250 years
ago. With some of the most consistent
snowfalls in the province each winter,
there is almost endless powder skiing
and boarding on Hudson Bay Mountain
overlooking Smithers.
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