Wicks / The waters
Upper Pitt River.
Coast Mountains on both sides, gravel bars, and a string of classic runs with almost nobody on them.
Fly fishing · Single & double-handed
Boat or helicopter access only.
The Upper Pitt is the river people picture when they imagine BC fly fishing and then can't work out how to get to. Much of it is reachable only by helicopter or boat, which is exactly why the runs are usually empty when we get there.
Resident cutthroat, char and rainbows hold here through the year. Winter steelhead run January to April. From early summer the sea-run bull trout — the "Pitt Bulls" — push in to feed on salmon fry, and that's the fishing most people come back for.
What's in it
What you're fishing for.
Resident cutthroat, char & rainbows
Through the season, in classic water.
Winter steelhead
January through April.
Sea-run bull trout
From early summer, feeding on salmon fry.
Gear is on the boat. Every fish goes back. More in the FAQ.
Also on the list
The other water.
Lillooet River
Sea-run cutthroat, bull trout, Dolly Varden and steelhead, in a river with next to no pressure on it.
Fraser River & tributaries
From the Rockies to the Pacific, and the reason this whole operation exists.
Fraser sturgeon
The most popular trip, year-round, for anglers of any age or skill level.
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.