Hi all,

I've just got back from skiing in Whistler (BC) and took a day's fly fishing on the Squamish river with a local guide.

I had a great day out and I even managed to catch a sea-run cutthroat trout. Beautiful fish and a lively scrapper. Fantasic scenery, big (but cold water ) mountain river, saw 4 bald eagles as well. Can't recommend it highly enough. Plus I improved my casting (which needed doing!) as my guide showed me a few tips on improving my technique.

Next time I go skiing in Canada then I'm definately going to take my rod along.

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Cheers,
Lawrence

The Squamish is a great river eh? I fished it for sea run char (bull trout and even managed a Steelhead from it. I was mainly fishing it in and around Squamish itself. Saw some bears and hundreds of eagles especially around their nesting site at Brackendale.

Like you I cant speak highly enough of this part of the world. Been back in the Uk for 4 months and already itching to book my flights back!!

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The Squamish is certainly totally different to anything I've ever fished before. To be honest it was something on the off-chance. I hadn't even considered going fishing as I was out there skiing but I popped into the shop and I saw the pictures of the bull trout and I thought ... why not? .

Even in March I saw 4 bald eagles when there are very few salmon for them to feed on. The fishing was hard (took all day to winkle out the one I did catch) but it was a fantastic experience. I'll definately go again when I return to Whistler for another skiing holiday.

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Lawrence

I was at a meeting in Whistler during the summer. I had a good time and learned to some degree to spey cast. Did you go through Whistler Flyfishing?

I managed to catch some Bull trout, salmon and trout. I thought it was a nice break from the meeting.

Were those Bull Trout as in the seperate species of char or the sea run Brook Trout (sometimes nick named Bull trout)?

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From the hills above Glen-Car,
In pools among the rushes
That scarce could bathe a star,
We seek for slumbering trout
And whispering in their ears
Give them unquiet dreams;
Leaning softly out
From ferns that drop their tears
Over the young streams.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

rgsiii, Yes through Whistler Flyfishing. Excellent guide, very friendly. I as shown how useful the spey cast is (even on single-handed rods) but I was more concenrned at getting my basic cast correct

t1978d, as I understand it the Bull Trout are an entirely separate species (although they are a char I believe).

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Lawrence

They are a different species in the char family Salvelnius, look similar to a lake trout (another char) don't they, but according to another thread Sea Run Brook trout (another member of the char family) are sometimes nick named Bull trout, oh I need to lie down now.

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Where the wandering water gushes
From the hills above Glen-Car,
In pools among the rushes
That scarce could bathe a star,
We seek for slumbering trout
And whispering in their ears
Give them unquiet dreams;
Leaning softly out
From ferns that drop their tears
Over the young streams.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.