To make a really long story very short (and I am actually in the process of writing the long story), I’ll just show you some pictures of the fish caught.
My first chum salmon from the Kitimat River at about 15lbs. (Day 3)

My first salmon on the fly rod from the Kitimat River at about 20lbs. (Day 4)

My first pink salmon from the Skeena River at 5lbs (Day 4)

My first dolly varden from an unnamed river at 11in (Day 5)

A beautiful coho salmon from the Skeena River at 6lbs (Day 6)

A sea run bull trout from the Skeena River at 15in (Day 6)

An arctic grayling from an unnamed river at 12in (Day 7)

A decent-sized best bull trout from the same unnamed river at 14in (Day 7)

A small mountain whitefish from the same unnamed river at 7in to complete the trifecta (Day 7)

A nice rainbow trout from Thompson River at 18in (Day


A northern pikeminnow from the mouth of the Fraser River at 12in (Day 10)

A white sturgeon from the Fraser River at 59in fork length (Day 11)

My first westslope cutthroat trout from an unnamed river at 14in (Day 13)

My personal best westslope cutthroat trout from the same unnamed river at 15in (Day 13)
