A Chat with Chillbilly
WeSportFish caught up with one of the Columbia River’s premier guides, Graham Cloutier, and asked for some insight into fishing the Columbia in the fall.
Experience World Class Sport Fishing On The Columbia River!
Our amazing Columbia River fishery begins at Keenleyside dam on the Lower Arrow Lake. It freely flows 56 km past Castlegar, Genelle and downtown Trail before crossing into America near Waneta. Trout, walleye and other species thrive in the Columbia’s cool, clean, well oxygenated water. With prolific hatches and plenty of riffles, long runs, and deep pools the Columbia provides the perfect environment to keep trout feeling safe and well fed. This is our river, and this is where WeSportFish.
WeSportFish caught up with one of the Columbia River’s premier guides, Graham Cloutier, and asked for some insight into fishing the Columbia in the fall.
In September local anglers related some amazing fishing stories -and who doesn’t love a good fish story? I look forward to October hatches, and some good top water action.
Celebrate BC Rivers Day by joining Neighbours United at Gyro Park on September 24 to celebrate the mighty Columbia River and help clean up the river shores.
Salmon may indeed be on their way back. This past month (Aug. 2023), local anglers reported catching juvenile chinook salmon and sockeye on the Columbia near Trail and Castlegar.