Fishing · British Columbia
A husband-and-wife guiding outfit fishing the Fraser River, Harrison Lake and the Vedder River in BC, with a near-perfect rating for sturgeon trips plus salmon and steelhead walk-and-wade outings.
Bent Rods Guiding & Fishing is run by a guide and his wife, who handles bookings, and almost every one of its 93 reviews is five stars. Although Google lists it in the Ootsa and François Lake area, the trips reviewers describe take place in the Lower Mainland, on the Fraser River, Harrison Lake and the Vedder River.
Sturgeon is the big draw, and reviewers call it a bucket-list experience. A recent group reeled in three sturgeon in a day, and others say they were on fish within half an hour. The guide runs a jet boat, which he maintains and operates safely, and guests praise his knowledge of the river and the sturgeon fishery. Beyond sturgeon, there are chinook and steelhead walk-and-wade trips on the Vedder and chum salmon on Harrison.
It suits everyone from first-timers to local anglers who want to learn. One reviewer who did three trips in a season said the knowledge he picked up made it his most productive year, and another group booked five days of salmon and sturgeon. A family from Australia combined a sightseeing run up the Fraser into Harrison Lake with a scramble up a rock face.
There are no complaints. Booking is described as simple and communication good, so the main tip is to decide whether you want a boat trip for sturgeon or a walk-and-wade day for salmon or steelhead.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 93 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Bent Rods Guiding & Fishing directly.
