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willing and plentiful rainbow trout. In the deep waters of Kitsumkalum, Treston, and Redsand lakes, find piscivorous cutthroat and Dolly Varden char that will attack fish- imitating lures with reckless abandon.
In Hazelton, at the convergence of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers, learn about the history of some of British Columbia’s First Nations at the ’Ksan Historical Village and Museum. The neighbouring villages of Kispiox, Gitanyow, Gitwangak, and Kitseguecla have a splendid self-guided tour among 50 traditionally carved totem poles. The dizzying, single-lane Hagwilget Canyon Bridge, 80 metres above the Bulkley River, is considered one of the highest suspension bridges in the world.
Journey north of Terrace to witness the stark moonscape of Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park. This location
was the site of a massive volcanic eruption that is estimated to have killed approximately 2,000 aboriginal people only about 250 years ago.
Prince Rupert and the Northern Coast Every winter, hurricane-force southeast gales bring in epic storms that hammer the north coast. This unpredictable weather tends to keep serious sport fishing to the more pleasant spring and summer months. Fishing resorts usually begin saltwater operations toward mid-May, and wrap up by mid- September; however, a few stay open from November until April to offer river-fishing for steelhead, salmon, cutthroat trout, and Dolly Varden. From Prince Rupert, you have access to several major salmon runs entering the Nass, Kitimat, and Skeena rivers. At the mouth of the Skeena, halibut, lingcod, and rockfish congregate just offshore
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to feed on schools of baitfish. A big charter fleet operating out of Prince Rupert’s small-boat harbour offers excellent single- and multiple-day fishing expeditions. There are also several remote, full-service resorts that provide world-class fully guided or self-guided fishing. Moving north from Prince Rupert, you’ll encounter Nass and Skeena River tyee – with the added bonus of trophy coho – at Dundas and Zayas islands. On the northern side of Zayas Island, immense kelp forests are the perfect cover for salmon to ambush hordes of needlefish that often hover just below the surface, and allow for remarkable ocean fly-fishing. Close to the mouth of the Nass, salmon and bottomfish abound in Work Channel and Portland Canal. To the west, Chatham Sound and surrounding islands of the Tree Knob Group have consistently produced good salmon and bottom-fishing action. South of
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