LOWER BASE CAMP FISHING REPORT
REPORTING FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 9th to 16th, 2022
WATER TEMPERATURE AND CLARITY:
Water temps are holding in low to mid 50s. Clarity is great. Visibility is ~6ft, even more on the sunnier days.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Weather this week has been quite cool, rainy, and grey with most days reaching highs in low 50s.
HOT FLY OF THE WEEK:
Pink Teeny Nymphs have been the go-to fly for chums, humpies, and sockeye while pink and orange beads have been deadly for dollies, trout and the occasional grayling.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK:
THE BRITS ARE BACK!
WILDLIFE SPOTTED:
Notable bird sightings include surf scoters, yellow and yellow-rumped warblers, greater yellowlegs, and immature bald eagles. There’s also a resident snowshoe hare in camp that’s making nightly visits to the sleep tent area.
COMMENTS FOR THE WEEK:
The chum bite is on fire! Kings have slowed down but we are seeing a heavy influx of sockeye, chum, humpies, dollies, and small jack kings. The river is really coming to life!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK:
Our picture of the week is displayed at the top of this article.