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October 15-18, 2020 --- Skeena River and Exstew River, British Columbia

Four days of chasing steelhead and salmon with my pal Darren Wright with the excellent-as-always accomodations at The Steelhead House in Terrace, and fabulous meals from Darren's partner, Melissa MacDonald. Day One is the lower Skeena at Andesite; Day Two is the Skeena at Usk, and on Day Four we are back to the Skeena near the mouth of the Lakelse River. On Day Three, we head up to the pretty darned remote headwaters of the Exstew River in pursuit of Coho, in Darren's new "Solar" Russian-built inflatable boat with a 25 horse outboard jet. The boat and the trip are very cool; Google Solar Jet Boats for a sample of what these boats can do. It has been a high water year, but the Skeena is in pretty good shape... the steelhead, however, are not in evidence at the moment. Darren gets a couple of Coho on the Exstew, and I get a nice Coho on the last cast of the last pool on the last day, lol.
Day One Was a Bit Soggy
Day One Was a Bit Soggy
Skeena River near Usk
Skeena River near Usk
Rubble Along The Mighty Skeena (great places for steelhead to hang out)
Rubble Along The Mighty Skeena (great places for steelhead to hang out)
The Wild and Scenic Exstew River
The Wild and Scenic Exstew River
Exstew River and Solar Inflatable
Exstew River and Solar Inflatable
Chasing Salmon in the Old Growth Forest
Chasing Salmon in the Old Growth Forest
Missy's Fresh Caught Halibut on Risotto with Asparagus and Herbs  from the Garden
Missy's Fresh Caught Halibut on Risotto with Asparagus and Herbs from the Garden
Skeena Coho
Skeena Coho
Hmmmmmm okay...
Hmmmmmm okay...