Kitimat Visreizen

Salmon are still shy in the Kitimat River, but the Steelhead season begins in March, and the bite gets better as the month progresses. Douglas Channel provides good amounts of spring feeding Salmon.

Spring is in full swing, and Salmon are moving to the rivers from the Douglas Channel. Coho and Chinook Salmon are the most popular catch, and they can weigh 70+ pounds.

Now is the peak of Steelhead fishing in the Kitimat River, but bear in mind you’re only allowed to keep the hatchery fish. On the saltwater front, Salmon is biting left and right, and you can catch big ones.

If you’re coming to Kitimat to hunt Chinook Salmon, June is your month, especially the second half. In the Douglas Channel, you can catch a variety of Salmon – Pink, Chum, Coho, and Chinook.

The river levels will be higher as the snow melts, but that shouldn’t stop you from getting out and catching copious amounts of Chinook Salmon on the Kitimat River.

The Chinook bite is waning, but no worries, because Coho is about to take the stage. Both in the Kitimat River and in the Douglas Channel, the Coho bite is best after the rain, when the water clears out.

The first half of September is the peak season for hooking Coho Salmon. Toward the end of the month, the waters are getting murkier, and Coho are starting to become darker, but there’s still plenty to catch.

Heavy autumn rains are raising the river levels, and are also making the water muddy, and fishing more difficult. Coho Salmon is still popular, but most don’t have their silver glow anymore.

The weather is cooling down, which makes it a bit difficult to chase Salmon or Trout, but you can still cast your line at the head end of the Douglas Channel and hook a Coho or two.