Wicks / The guide
Dayton Wicklund.
One guide, one custom jet boat, and the water he's spent years learning. Member of the Fraser Valley Angling Guides Association.
The guide
Dayton Wicklund
Wicks Fishing Adventures is a one-guide fishing charter out of Surrey, BC — one custom jet boat, and the water I've spent years learning: the lower Fraser River, the Upper Pitt, the Lillooet and Harrison.
I specialize in two things: fly fishing for sea-run bull trout, cutthroat and steelhead, and sturgeon on the Fraser. The boat is the reason we get where we get. Stretches of the Upper Pitt are reachable only by helicopter or boat, which usually means we have the run to ourselves.
Every trip is catch-and-release. Not because it's a rule, but because these fish and these rivers are the whole reason any of us are out there. On sturgeon trips you can take part in the volunteer tagging program and put something back into the research that keeps track of them.
Catching fish is the fun part. The rest of it — the quiet, the country, the people you go with — is the reason people come back.
— Dayton
Member — Fraser Valley Angling Guides Association
You fish with Dayton
Not a rotating roster. The same guide, every trip, start to finish.
Custom jet boat
Shallow water, rapids and remote runs that most boats simply can't reach.
Gear included
Rods, reels and lines are on the boat. Bring layers and your BC freshwater licence.
Every fish goes back
100% catch-and-release, plus the volunteer sturgeon tagging program.
The association
Fraser Valley Angling Guides Association
The FVAGA is a volunteer organisation run by and for professional angling guides. Its work is holding guides to a professional standard, protecting the rights of recreational fishers, and keeping angling opportunities open.
Various pressures threaten those opportunities. The association exists so anglers have a voice in decisions made by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Ministry of Environment. Wicks is a member.
What people say
Reviews
We spent the day with Dayton on the Upper Pitt River and had an absolute blast. Beautiful scenery, nice fish, and good company.
Unreal experience, unreal boat operator and even better guide. 10/10
Phenomenal day on the water! The guide is super attentive to everyones needs and provides an insane day on the river filled with a ton of local knowledge.
The setting of this fishing trip was truly inspiring: riding up the river, mountains on both sides, fast flowing water, traveling over rapids in a jet boat.
The preservation of sturgeon are so important to this company. Entire new level of respect. Thank you for the fun and education!
Very knowledgeable and experienced guide. Beautiful scenery. Had a great time! Will definitely come back for another trip in the future.
We had always dreamed about heading up the Upper Pitt River, that legendary spot many BC anglers call a hidden gem. And thanks to Dayton, that dream came true.
Next step
Get a date on the water.
Send the dates and Dayton comes back with availability and a rate. You're talking to the guide, not an office.