RIVER FISHING

Bull Trout on the Fly in Golden

A thriving bull trout fishery at the base of the Canadian Rockies

Dave Burns of the Golden Gillie allows his passion for fly fishing Golden’s surrounding area shine naturally through his work as a guide. Golden’s surrounding area is teeming with glacial-tinted rivers that hold spectacular numbers of Bull trout, a member of the char species that are a favourite target species for fly anglers. Standing knee-deep in these glacial rivers as your fly swings across the current, surrounding yourself in the beauty of BC’s Rocky Mountain range, these are the experiences that Dave Burns prides himself on being able to share fly fishing in Golden with the world. Large streamer flies that hold their profile in silty water fished on sink-tip fly lines are highly effective in pursuing these apex predators. Single and multi-day fishing ventures with the Golden Gillie allows anglers to experience as much of this area as possible, though one could fish here for a lifetime and still have new water to discover.  Fishing aside, Golden is a popular tourism stop for those traveling to and from BC’s closest neighboring province.