The Steelhead in the lower Skeena River are something to write home about. Down in the water around Terrace you get first crack at all of the fish headed to the most famous steelhead rivers in the world, like the Kispiox, Sustut, Babine and the Bulkey… but they are still chrome bright down here. There is no better recipe in the steelhead world for you to go get spooled by a silver bolt of lightning.
The sea-going rainbows of the lower Skeena start to enter this massive drainage in late July, and continue to enter right through the Fall. And again, these will be the same fish targeted in the legendary tributaries upstream a month or more later, rivers regarded as the best in the sport. Fresh fish continue to accumulate in the river right through the end of October and into November. Lower Skeena River anglers get a shot at all of them.
The Skeena flows west from its many headwater tributaries, over 300 miles inland, until it reaches the ocean at Prince Rupert. Skeena Spey Lodge is only about 90 miles upstream in the town of Terrace. The lodges location makes it exceptionally easy to get to, only about a 10 minute drive from the airport. The lodge has a diverse option of different beats they can cover, with 5 different beats on the mainstem, as well as access to some of the smaller Skeena tributaries such as the Kalum. This ideal location makes for minimal travel time to the various boat launches.
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