Now booking for the 2010 fall season! Please inquire about our day trips, multi-day trips, or full 6 day trips.

The Skeena river and it's tributaries are world famous for their steelhead fishing. At Driftwood Guiding we offer fishing programs on the Bulkley and Upper Copper rivers.

The Bulkley river flows for 137 kilometers from it's confluence with the Morice river downstream to the junction with the Skeena river at Hazelton.  During our standard six day trip, an angler could expect to see a great variety of scenery on distinctly different sections of the river. Showing anglers new areas to fish is one of our goals.

August:
Our trips in August can be up to five days long and are available from the 20th onwards. For this program anglers will fish for early arriving steelhead, focusing on the Bulkley and Upper Copper rivers.

September/October:
The main part of our program is primarily focussed on the Bulkley river, but opportunities to fish the Upper Copper river might also be available. Daytrips are $560.00usd for a single angler and $950.00usd for 2 anglers. Extra fees apply for Copper river trips.

November:
Late season has been considered 'the secret season' for many anglers.  This is due to the good fishing to be had combined with the lack of pressure from other anglers.  We book the first ten days of November to take advantage of these conditions. Although mainly focused on the Bulkley, opportunities to fish other rivers are available.

Booking information:
Our rates do now include the 5% Federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the new HST of 12%. 

A 50% deposit is required to confirm booking and the final 50% is due by July 1st of the booked season. Please see the bottom of this page to review our cancellation policy

Price includes:
Airport pickup and drop off; full guiding services at 1 guide per 2 fishermen

Not included;
Air transport to and from Smithers;accomodation; fishing licences; gratuities; or any other items of a personal nature.

Any helicopter charters to remote rivers.

How to get to Smithers:
Air Canada flies into Smithers using their affiliate Air Canada Jazz. Flights arrive in the morning and evening.
We prefer the client arrives on the Monday evening flight (6pm) and depart on the following Monday morning flight (9am).
We recommend you book all flights through a travel agent or your booking agent.
With your final payment, please send an itinerary of your travel arrangements so that we can arrange to meet your flight.

Deposit and Cancellation Policy:
A 50% deposit is required to confirm a reservation. The deposit is refundable, less a $500.00usd per person cancellation fee, if a written cancellation is received prior to May 1st.  Final payment is due by July 1st of the booked season and is completely NON-REFUNDABLE. If deposits or final payments are not received by the due date one warning letter will be sent. If no payment is forthcoming, we will feel free to rebook the date. This cancellation and payment policy is firm. We are a small operation and late cancellations can cause many problems.
We suggest to protect yourself, purchase cancellation insurance from your travel agent.To contact us: douguide at telus.net or please call at 250-847-5016.

Equipment :

For all your steelheading equipment needs in Smithers, look no further than Oscar's Source For Sports on Main Street. Steve and the staff offer excellent customer service. www.oscarssports.com