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A Life on the River: Fraser Valley Fishing Guide Marc Laynes

A Life on the River: Fraser Valley Fishing Guide Marc Laynes

Marc Laynes has spent 37 seasons guiding on the Fraser River, one of the world's only waterways where you can catch a white sturgeon. He started his business with handwritten letters and a VHS tape mailed to English travel agents before the internet existed, and he has spent decades chasing a legendary 14-foot fish he has never managed to land.
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Swallows on a Rod Tip

Swallows on a Rod Tip

In over 35 years of guiding, I can count less than a handful of times where I’ve had swallows land on a rod tip. When it does occur, it is often so fleeting that getting a photograph is near impossible, even if a camera is in your hand.
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Sturgeon With Black Spots on Them

Sturgeon With Black Spots on Them

Every so often we run into sturgeon with black spots on them. Some fish have a few patches, and some will be covered throughout.
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New Year 2026

New Year 2026

Happy New Year to you all! - We are in the midst of our typical Fraser Valley “winter” weather and are looking forward to the start of the main guiding season on the Fraser and tributaries, and the weather of spring. Current angling opportunities for a day outing include juvenile sturgeon and tagging. As well there is winter-run steelhead on the Chilliwack and Chehalis rivers
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