Fishing
"You set a new standard in fishing vacations. The Bearclaw, the Allens, and the Kispiox Steelhead make an amazing experience. Will be back and you will likely have to chase me away with a stick! See you soon." -Paul Kranhold
Jim Allen, owner operator of the Kispiox Fishing Company has put together a first class guiding service on some of the best steelhead and salmon waters in the world. Jim has rod days on the Skeena, Kispiox, Bulkley and Kalum Rivers.
Jim is a 4th generation Kispiox Valley Homesteader. Although he's guided the flats of the Bahamas, the trout streams in Chile, and fished many other places in the world, his real passion is guiding for the elusive wild steelhead in the Skeena River System, which he knows intimately. His knowledge of the Upper Skeena System is unsurpassed. He's kayaked, rafted, hiked, flown, fished, and ridden throughout the entire watershed.
The Guides
The Kispiox Fishing Company is a group of experienced local guides, all of whom were locally born and raised and have unsurpassed knowledge of the rivers they guide on.
BRIAN STERRITT
Brian was born in Hazelton of Gitksan heritage. Brian has been guiding for 14 years on the Skeena River System and his specialty is steelhead. Brian spent a year in Argentina guiding for Sea Run Browns. He won the annual Fly Casting Competition held in Smithers against some of the top casters in the North. Brian is certified in Swift Water Rescue and First Aid, and is a carpenter when he's not guiding in Steelhead season. Brian shares a keen interest in horses, along with his wife, Amy.
DON WILLIAMS
Don has been a steelhead guide for the last 16 years. He's guided on the Skeena River watershed, the Inklin, in Russia and Argentina, for trout, steelhead, salmon and browns. Donny is a professional, international fly tying specialist. He's also an executive chef, has his first aid ticket and enjoys hunting and.....fishing for steelhead in his spare time. Donny is a family man, his wife Deb is an R.N. and they have two beautiful, red headed active children, Emma and Nicholas.
SHELDON JOHNSON
Sheldon, born in Kispiox, is from the house of Del'gamuxxw and from the Frog clan, Laxxseel. His Gitksan name is 'The Grizzly Bear Eats the Ground Hog'. Sheldon has been fishing his entire life, and started fly fishing 13 years ago. Sheldon just finished his 12th year of guiding on the Kispiox River. Sheldon has his Swift Water Rescue level 1 and 2, his OFA level 3 First Aid, and he is a certified Fireman and the former Fire Chief of Kispiox. Sheldon is passionate about teaching youth the ways of his ancestors, and instilling in them the necessities to carry on Gitxsaan traditions.
GENE ALLEN
Born and raised on the Kispiox, Gene started fishing at the age of three on Murder Creek, which ran through his parents' Telegraph Trail Ranch. From the early 70's Gene has been active in promoting river quality, and helped create the Swan Lake Wilderness Park. Gene spent many years fishing and exploring the upper Kispiox Watershed. Gene was 15 years old when he trailed horses into remote Stevens Lake in the Skeena Watershed with his Uncles, Jack Lee, Wally and Bill Love and their bow hunting client, Fred Bear in the mid 60's. Gene has a passion for Steelhead, and the river systems he was raised on.
Key Dates
Salmon Season : July 1st to mid August
Steelhead Season: End of August to November
For bookings or price inquiries, you can visit our reservation page, or e-mail Jim Allen direct: kispioxfishingco@hotmail.com
