Pemberton fly fishing and lake fishing
Bigger water, deeper pools, a quieter valley.
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Duration
Full day, 8 hours
Season
Spring, summer, autumn
Capacity
Up to 4 guests
Meeting point
Pemberton, or pickup from Whistler
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The day
Thirty minutes north of Whistler the water changes character — bigger rivers, deeper lakes, far fewer people. This is the day with the widest range of technique on offer: fly fishing the Lillooet watershed, spin casting, and deep-water trolling for big bull trout and heavy rainbows.
The water
Lillooet River — Wild rainbow population. Resident rainbow trout, coastal cutthroat, bull trout and Dolly Varden, with anadromous fish in the accessible lower reaches.
Birkenhead River — Wild rainbow population within the Lillooet watershed. Resident rainbow, bull trout, Dolly Varden and coastal cutthroat.
Ryan River — Rainbow trout and char in the accessible lower reaches. The upper river is fishless above the natural barriers, which is worth knowing before you walk it.
Lake fishing — Deep-water trolling for bull trout and rainbows. Suits anyone who would rather sit in a boat and watch the mountains than stand in current, and it is where the largest fish of the season usually come from.
Barbless throughout, and we encourage thoughtful conservation.
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01 • What's Included
Everything in.
Gear
Full setup included
Rod, reel, line, leader, flies. Waders provided.
Food
Field lunch
Riverside or lakeside lunch, built around local West Coast ingredients.
Transport
Whistler pickup available
Pickup from Whistler village or meet in Pemberton.
Included — A specialist guide, boat where the day calls for one, rods, reels, lines, leaders and flies, waders and boots, Whistler pickup, and a field lunch on the water.
Not included — A BC freshwater fishing licence, and gratuities.
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02 • How the day comes together
The shape of it.
A guide, not a schedule. Timing flexes to conditions, the group, and what the day actually gives us.
Morning
8am pickup from Whistler, or meet in Pemberton at 8:30.
Midday
Riverside or boat lunch.
Afternoon
The afternoon bite, on water chosen that morning.
Evening
Back at the meeting point by 5 or 6pm.
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Available
Spring, summer, autumn
If you have fished Squamish and want a different feel, Pemberton is the step up. And if a day is not enough, Tyaughton is two hours further on.
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