Spatsizi Wilderness Vacations
Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park is one of British Columbia's largest and most significant parks. Spatsizi Park and Gladys Lake Ecological Reserve were created in 1975. The Park is located 200 air miles north of Smithers, British Columbia. This area, over 3600 square miles, is not accessible by road; the only access is via air or an extensive journey by riverboat, pack horse or foot.
Spatsizi encompasses three major vegetation zones: alpine tundra, spruce-willow birch, boreal white and black spruce forest. The park spreads across two broad physiographic regions: Spatsizi Plateau and Eaglenest Range. The Plateau is a rolling upland that extends in a broad curve from Mt. Brock in the northwest, to Tuaton lake in the southeast. Elevation in the Plateau ranges from 1600m to 2000m. The mountains to the southwest are the Eaglenest Range.
The Eaglenest Mountains are rugged and alpine glaciation produced cirques, tarns, and hanging valleys. The highest peak is Mt. Will at 2500m. The river drainage includes the Spatsizi River and Upper Stikine. The scenery and terrain make Spatsizi park an excellent place for quality backpacking, horseback riding, paddling, and fly-fishing. The rivers, lakes and streams are abundant with fish. The main species of fish are predominately rainbow trout, Arctic grayling, bull trout, char lake trout, and white fish. The park supports a large population of wildlife. This includes: moose, Osborne caribou, stone sheep, mountain goats, grizzlies, timber wolves, black bear, wolverines, a multitude of smaller animals, and 139 species of birds.
Spatsizi Fly Fishing Adventures offers a true wilderness fly-fishing experience. It is a frontier fly in fishing organization located in one of the most remote areas in British Columbia, Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park. They offer a unique wilderness setting with no competition from other lodges. In fact, they are the only fishing lodge in Spatsizi Park.
There are numerous streams, rivers and lakes where inlets and outlets abound with unlimited fishing. The daily catches are phenomenal; when the hatch is on, these streams produce extraordinary numbers. Enjoy daily fly outs in floatplanes and experience a new river or lake every day. Dine riverside on freshly caught trout cooked to perfection by your congenial guide. Catch gorgeously marked rainbows, free rising Arctic grayling, trophy size bull trout, Rocky Mountain white fish and lake trout (Char).
Our guides provide first class service. They are knowledgeable in entomology, fly-casting and general fly fishing skills. They know their rivers, streams and lakes. If needed, they will provide fly -casting instruction and fishing techniques.
The fishing season in Spatsizi Wilderness Park begins the end of June and goes till the first week in September. The lakes are only free from ice in the first week of June and freeze up in early October.
Situated at the virtual headwaters of the Stikine River is Laslui Lake - Spatsizi's central lodge and base camp. Here they have their stationed floatplanes to provide side trips to different lakes, streams and river systems. The camp consists of a chalet cookhouse and cozy log cabins, and exquisite cuisine. Daily fly-outs to local hotspots with floatplanes are included in the weekly rate.