Fishing BC Presents: Cariboo Rivers with Eric Jackson

Quesnel Lake, the largest freshwater fjord in the world, and its meandering tributaries come into their own during the fall season. A bounty of Sockeye salmon make their way upstream to spawn in the numerous creeks and rivers that empty into the lake, with large numbers of rainbow trout and char in close pursuit. Both rainbow trout and bull trout wait patiently behind the spawning salmon, capitalizing on the eggs that tumble down the river’s gravel bottom.
“The Cariboo region has an abundance of different types of fisheries, I realized pretty quickly that this is a world-class trout fishery” says renowned snowboarder and passionate angler Eric Jackson. Though he has made his living being a fearless rider, his love for fishing began at a young age and has never since diminished. Doug Mooring of Cariboo Rivers Wilderness and Fishing Adventures and Skeed Barowsky of Northern Lights Lodge show Eric the diversity of Quesnel Lake and its vast beauty. Rivers that are rich in braided channels strewn in log jams, the small tributaries that feed Quesnel Lake and even a few Grizzly bears in search of spawning salmon; Eric compares this experience to nothing short of being in Alaska.
“Fishing’s part of it, but it is the wilderness, the whole experience. We have so much to offer in this country”

[@stephendurkee16]

Beautiful video of an even more beautiful region. The biggest rainbow I've ever caught remains a giant Quesnel lake bow caught stripping a giant marabou pattern. With the recent collapse of the Fraser River Sockeye fishery, though, I don't see this incredible place sticking around much longer. What used to be a run of as many as 26 million sockeye streaming up the Fraser, and into the rivers pictured in this video, last year fewer than 500k managed to ascend these rivers. The rainbows and bull trout of these waters depend on salmon eggs, fry and smolt to survive. Save our Salmon.

[@HuyFishin]

I love the cinematics and b-roll!

[@mourningcoffee7006]

I love fishing for Kanokee Trout. Such an amazing fish

[@miked.r.6671]

So Epic is Right!

[@BigMikeXo]

Beautiful guys, love it

[@jacksoncourtnall8211]

this channel is amazing

[@Flyrodder68]

Farlex on the single hander ....cool

[@overlandventures5924]

Great vid, thanks for putting together a high quality product in an incredible place. Loved it!

[@solopeakexpeditions]

Skeed! Love Skeed and Sharon super awesome humans! Lived at Northern Lights a couple winters ago. Great place to be and stay. Excellent fishing! Your a lucky person Eric Jackson!!!

[@Jimithy98]

So sad that a video like this only gets a few hundred or thousand views. Great vid though

[@bennystrom9056]

As a local ,I'm glad it doesn't

[@Jimithy98]

@@bennystrom9056 True I can see why

[@thecount1001]

first time i've ever seen prices in Cdn dollars from a lodge promoted by these videos. most outfitters seem to hate Canadians and want nothing to do with us. i'll actually look at going on a trip with Northern Lights Lodge given that i'm not a leper for being from BC.

[@lovanalexanderberenyi7950]

#COMMENT13

[@elijohnson4227]

what lake ijn bc did u catch the most fish top 5?

[@windyknot2094]

Where I fish....we stay off spawning fish.

[@tysonseafoot7834]

He’s not fishing spawning fish. He’s drifting egg patterns behind the salmon.