Mid August also signals the beginning of summer steelheading and coho fishing on many rivers including the main Skeena. Pink salmon, in numbers only imagined, also keep rods bent with excitement. The ocean at Prince Rupert or Kitimat also provides calm waters, warm weather and lots of bottomfish, crab, shrimp and several species of salmon. September reigns supreme as the hooknose coho invade area rivers. Summer steelheading also proves too inviting a proposition to resist, so most anglers come prepared to fish for both, on one or more rivers.
Floats keep lures and bait in the right drifts .
Tough tackle or light tackle and nerves of steel keep anglers fighting one of the world's toughest strains of coho. Bring a camera and marvel at the coho's numerous acrobatics at the end of your line. Fly-fishing for steelhead or coho in September couldn't be better. Anglers familiar with the area routinely marvel at the aggressiveness of the fish toward their flies during the fall months. All of their guides have lived and fished the area throughout their lifetimes.