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Cowboys, The gold rush Trail, and mryiad fishing opportunities. Several of the rivers gravel surface and, while the legend of “The Hill”
exCiTing baCkCounTry adVenTures —
slicing through this country are known in angling is well founded, today the drive is easy but still
the Wild West lives on in the Cariboo Chilcotin
circles for exceptional trout fishing. The clean exhilarating. Best of all is the fabulous saltwater
Coast, a land without limits that encompasses
lakes provide some of Canada’s finest stillwater fishing waiting at the end of it!
some of the most diverse landscapes in British
fishing.
disCoVery CoasT Passage —
Columbia. And, with more than 8,000 lakes, 17,000 The CoasT — The Coast is a paradise of BC Ferries offers an amazing scenic journey
kilometres of streams, and a big chunk of the saltwater fishing featuring world-famous Hakai between Bella Coola on the mainland and Port a
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Pacific coastline, this region offers some of the Pass/Rivers Inlet, as well as access to Ocean Hardy on Vancouver Island. The ferry trip traces
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best fishing in North America. Falls, which together offer some of the most the coastline and can include stops in coastal
The Cariboo — Thousands of lakes and
exciting fishing in the province with chinook communities along the way.
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hundreds of kilometres of rivers and streams
salmon weighing up to 23 kilograms (50 pounds).
More highlighTs — The Cariboo Chilcotin
make this one of the most productive, diverse,
For freshwater anglers, this region has some
Coast is famous for Barkerville Historic Town,
and exciting freshwater destinations in British
exceptional salmon and steelhead rivers, such
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Columbia. The Cariboo is home to the famed
as the Atnarko River and the Lower Dean River,
over 125 restored buildings, live theatre,
Fishing Highway (Highway 24), which accesses
considered one of the world’s finest steelhead
demonstrations, and period merchants. Other
more than 100 lakes within an hour’s drive. Other
rivers.
highlights include guest ranches, the Williams
favourite spots include the many lakes in the bowron lakes Canoe CirCuiT — Lake Stampede, and 895,000-hectare (2.2-million
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Horsefly area. This 116-kilometre (73-mile) chain of lakes is acre) Tweedsmuir Park. River rafting, kayaking, h
The ChilCoTin — The Chilcotin is a vast
located in Bowron Lakes Provincial Park, a and jet boating are available on most of the major
stretch of fly-fishing heaven. Sweeping west
149,207-hectare (368,541-acre) park on the rivers in the region. You’ll also find great hiking,
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from the Fraser River and across the dry
western slope of the Cariboo Mountains. mountain biking, and bird watching in some of
Chilcotin plateau to the Coast Mountains this The freedoM highway — Highway 20 from
the least crowded areas for outdoor adventure
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landscape is as diverse as any imaginable. Anahim Lake to Bella Coola includes a section
in BC. Winter activities include ice fishing, o
Desert-like sagebrush flats, grasslands, pine referred to as “The Hill.” At Heckman Pass at
snowmobiling, dogsledding, snowshoeing, and
forests and jagged snow-covered peaks make 1524 metres (5000 feet), you begin the two-part
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stunning vistas. descent: the first 5.5 kilometres is followed by a
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association
The landscape is studded with lakes and fairly flat three-kilometre section before it drops
204 - 350 Barnard St., Williams Lake
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dissected by rivers and streams, many of again during the last six kilometres. The last
British Columbia, Canada V2G 1T9
which hold trout as wild as the setting. These section has grades of up to 15% and is marked
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Tel: (250) 392-2226 • Fax: (250) 392-2838
spectacular settings, prolific insect hatches “narrow, single lane” in places, but don’t worry
Toll Free: 1-800-663-5885
and abundant trout are woven together into a because all types of vehicles, including semi-
Email:
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fly-fisher’s joy. Anglers will be delighted by the trailer trucks and big RV’s, make their way in and
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out of the valley regularly. The road has a good
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