Guiding Update: Chilko River
Posted on Friday, September 26th, 2008
I have been guiding up on the Chilko River in Western Canada since Memorial Day. Right now the salmon are in thick as thieves and the grizzlies are often fishing with us as we chase trophy trout on dry fly.
The evenings are cool now as autumn is upon us, but the river is clear and we see hundreds of bald eagles everyday.
It’s cold; I’m looking forward to Cloudveil’s winter selection of down!
September is my favorite month up here. The wild rainbows are plentiful and range from 16-29 inches and the the sockeye and king salmon jumping all over the place make for entertaining days on the water. I use my Cloudveil fishing vest daily; it has held up to the fishing rigors. And my jacket is still looking as swanky as the day I bought it.
You can tell that these items have been designed and manufactured by people who know our business as each detail and feature makes practical sense.
I am off to guide in Ecuador and Galapagos soon so I guess the down products can wait until I get home again.
Brian McCutcheon is the founder of ROAM Adventures and operates The Lodge at Chilko Lake in all his spare time. He can be found wearing Cloudveil most days on the river, in his kayak, on the mountain or while fishing.
