| Come Prepared... |
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| Fishing in September and October on the Bulkley River can be a mixed blessing. The weather can vary from early season summer-like weather to snow storms in October with temperature ranges from 70 degrees F. to 32 degrees F. |
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| The water temperature will fall from an early season high near 56 degrees to as low as 36 to 38 degrees F. No two years are the same, so it is necessary to be prepared! |
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| The following is a list of necessities to bring for steelhead fishing on the Bulkley... |
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Polypropylene underwear... several layers |
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Liner socks... polypropylene recommended |
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Wool socks... several pairs |
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Polar fleece pants and jackets |
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Rain jacket with hood |
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Hat with brim and wool hat as well |
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Gloves... several pairs: wool, liners, etc. |
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Extra clothing... to carry in the boat |
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Camera with extra film or digital cards |
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Polaroid sunglasses! |
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Waders... that don't leak yet ...and repair kit |
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Wading boots with good felt soles... don't even come without felt soles! |
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Cleats are not necessary... they also wreak havoc with the floors of the boats! |
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Wading staff with lanyard |
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Wading belt |
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| While the dry fly fishing on the Bulkley can be fantastic, sometimes river and weather conditions are not suitable for dry fly fishing. When that happens, the angler and guides must be prepared to fish with sunk wet fly, nymph, etc. |
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| Fishing Tackle... |
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Rods... single- or double-handed rods in line weights from #8 to #11. |
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Reels and lines to match your rods. |
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Lines to get the most out of your time on the water... |
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Bring a floating line for dry fly... the line that we recommend for single-handed rods is the Scientific Anglers Steelhead line... a dream to cast and mend! |
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For speyfishing, bring some lines such as the RIO Mid-Spey or Grand Spey and the Airflo Multi-Tip... we tried the RIO Mid-Spey and Airflo Multi-Tip last season ...both worked great! |
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There are lots of newer lines for double-handed rods on the market, but make sure that you have tried a brand new line before you come or bring several different kinds with you. The line companies also have a series of sink tips in different sink rates that you can buy to loop onto your speylines if you don't make your own. Check them out! |
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Bring some sink tips for your lines in two different sink rates such as Type 3 and Type 6. Depending where you fish and the water conditions, the Type 6 may be hooking on the bottom or the Type 3 isn't getting down there. |
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While you can fish a sunk fly on the dry line, a sink tip is often a necessity in order to get the fly down to the fish. The Teeny 200 is also one of the preferred lines of some anglers. Be prepared! |
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Flies... bring your favourite dry flies and wet flies... ask us if you need some advice on patterns to bring! |
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| MAXWELL Steelhead Guides... come and fish with the experts! |
