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Great River Fishing Adventures Receives Tourism Award

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Great River Fishing Adventures Receives Tourism Award

Great River Fishing Adventures Receives Tourism Award

November 28, 2014

Great River Fishing Adventures received the first annual Most Valuable Tourism Partner Award from Tourism Chilliwack.

Tourism Chilliwack created a new annual award to recognize an individual or organization that has made exceptional contributions to the tourism industry in the community.

“The first recipient of this new award is a company and its owner who are part of one of our leading tourism ...

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – October 2, 2014

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – October 2, 2014

Well I have to say, this has been another banner season so far for everyone on the river.  With amazing adventures had and fish runs that have been very satisfying all user groups on the river are enjoying the great season. We are looking forward to more great days as the Chum, Coho and Chinook Salmon keep migrating up the river.  Fishing should stay strong for salmon until the middle of November or even later depending on the run ...

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – August 10, 2014

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – August 10, 2014

Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – August 10, 2014

The Salmon fishing is here and in great numbers, seems like the ocean survival rate was good and we now have a fabulous run of Sockeye migrating up the Fraser River and it’s tributaries.  This is excellent news for all user groups on the river (First Nations, Commercial and Recreational) and should be a bounty of economic boost for Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

Along with the Sockeye we ...

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – July 7, 2014

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – July 7, 2014

Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – July 7, 2014

Fraser River Sturgeon FishingThere seems to be a lot going on these days on all the local rivers and tributaries and we are only at the half point of the year with much more great fishing to come. The Chinook (King) Salmon are in the river and we should be nearing the peak of the Early summer run by about July ...

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19-Year-Old Tourist Catches a Giant White Sturgeon on the Fraser River

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19-Year-Old Tourist Catches a Giant White Sturgeon on the Fraser River

June 13, 2014 – Chilliwack, B.C. – On Thursday, June 12, Ron and Paul Jarvis arrived in Canada from Atlanta, Georgia and began a three-day father-son fishing trip. It was the first time 19-year-old Paul Jarvis, an avid angler, had ever fished with his dad Ron. On their first day out fishing, at 11:30 a.m., Paul Jarvis hooked into one of the largest white sturgeon ever caught on the Fraser River.

Total length of  the sturgeon was 11 feet ten inches ...

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Fly Fishing Haven – Upper Pitt River Adventure

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Fly Fishing Haven – Upper Pitt River Adventure

Fly Fishing Haven – Upper Pitt River Adventure

If you are looking for an experience that is second to none, a fly fishing instructional experience on the Upper Pitt River has to be added to your list of rivers to fish and see.  June, July and August lend itself as

Fly-Fishing on the Upper Pitt Rivernotably the best months to fly fish this scenic paradise. What most say after a day on this ...

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Congratulations to Our Friend Dick on his Awards!

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Congratulations to Our Friend Dick on his Awards!

WWIS Radio received 8 awards for Excellence in Broadcasting from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association….3 firsts, 4 seconds and 1 third. Got me a first with a program I called “We Robbed Trains”. It aired last November but the station has had numerous requests to rebroadcast it. I attempt to link Wisconsin to the “Old West”. You might be surprised to know that Pinkerton’s and the Federal Government declared that the worst of the worst old west outlaws was…………….well, you can tune ...

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – May 20, 2014

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – May 20, 2014

Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – May 20, 2014

SOCKEYE…SOCKEYE…SOCKEYE…Looking forward to another incredible year of fishing one should not fail to mention the potential 65 million Sockeye Salmon that is due to migrate through the Fraser River in August to mid September. It is likely we will have a harvest opportunity that could extend upwards of an entire month (mid August to mid September). If you are looking to get out we are still taking bookings for ...

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GRFA Client and Friend Catches Largest Freshwater fish in the UK

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GRFA Client and Friend Catches Largest Freshwater fish in the UK

For decades it had lurked in the depths of the lake, growing bigger by the week.

Then the carnivorous monster took a fancy to the mackerel strip 14-year-old Will Sudders was using as a bait.

At 5am the schoolboy was woken in his tent beside by the water’s edge when the electronic bite alarm on his rod began beeping and an epic struggle ensued during which the fish almost wrenched the rod from his hands.

After 45 minutes, the 5ft 4in tall ...

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – April 24, 2014

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Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – April 24, 2014

Fishing Report for Chilliwack to Vancouver – April 24, 2014

 As I sit back and ponder how the fishing is this week and what is yet to come for the 2014 season and future years, I am optimistic!

Where does the time go, this is the question I always ask myself. Seems only yesterday I was a young 20 year old looking for a way to think outside the box to create a job that fulfilled my passion. 30 years later I ...

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