Happy Spouses, Good Fishing At Minette Bay Lodge In British Columbia

Article Date: November 2007

Need to find a spouse-pleasing trip where you can enjoy some fishing? Minette Bay Lodge in northern British Columbia may be what you are looking for. Minette Bay is located on Douglas Channel and surrounded by coastal mountains, but it is only 10 minutes from the cosmopolitan planned community of Kitimat. A garden retreat, Kitmat offers a full range of recreation opportunities. Non-anglers can visit the native Haisla community next to Kitimat and shop for native carvings and artwork. More adventurous types can take an eco-tour, do some heli-sight-seeing, bear watching, bird watching or other activities. What's more, the lodge is a luxurious manor-type place furnished with antiques, deep chintz sofas and plush feather beds. Large French windows open onto verandas overlooking the sea and the lodge's sprawling lawns. The kitchen serves gourmet meals. As for the fishing, Minette Bay offers heli-fishing, as well as jet-boat and driftboat fly fishing for steelhead, sea-run cutthroats and all five species of Pacific salmon. They fish about 25 pristine coastal rivers and estuaries surrounding Douglas Channel. There's also fishing in the channel itself for halibut and salmon. The Douglas Channel is one of the longest deep sea channels in North America with a myriad of fjords and inlets. All fishing is strictly catch-and-release, and the lodge can provide fishing licenses and eight- to nine-weight rods with reels. The cost of a heli-fishing adventure runs $3,956 for four days and three nights, with two full helicopter days. A five-day/four-night trip with three full helicopter days is $5,821. You can visit the lodge's web........(continued)

CONTACT DETAILS FOR COMPANIES/INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED IN ARTICLE (if any)

Dr. Howard & Ruth Mills, Minette Bay Lodge. 284 City Centre. Kitimat, British Columbia, V8C 1T6, Canada. Tel. 250-632-2907. Fax 250-632-2903. E-mail: info@minettebaylodge.com, Web: www.minettebaylodge.com