
Ep. 33: Spey Fishing with Pro Guide Brian Niska
About this episode
In this episode of The Silvercore Podcast, Travis speaks with Brian Niska of Skeena Spey Riverside Wilderness Lodge in Terrace, BC. Brian is a fishing guide, certified fishing instructor and designated master castor and designer of the Metal Detector series of Pieroway rods.
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Topics discussed in this episode:
- Intro [00:00:00 - 00:01:22]
- Brian’s passion for fishing & experiences as a kid [00:01:22 - 00:02:24]
- Master Castor Instructor Certification & guiding in Chile [00:02:24 - 00:06:35]
- Fly fishing, trolling & spey casting [00:06:35 - 00:08:56]
- Getting into spey fishing & equipment [00:08:56 - 00:12:39]
- Different types of people that fly fish [00:12:39 - 00:19:00]
- Pieroway Rods, other gear & trademarking the letter ‘X’ [00:19:00 - 00:27:09]
- Brian’s influence on spey casting & best fly fisheries in the world [00:27:09 - 00:29:37]
- Brians passion for fishing & building a business our of his passion of fishing [00:29:37 - 00:35:40]
- Fishing seasons around BC [00:35:40 - 00:37:56]
- Spey casting for pink salmon on the Fraser [00:37:56 - 00:39:08]
- Fishing Etiquette [00:39:08 - 00:46:52]
- Outro [00:46:52 - 00:47:23]
Explore these Resources
In this episode, we mentioned the following resources which may be beneficial to you:
- Silvercore [00:00:10] [00:00:21] [00:00:24] [00:00:31] [00:01:14] [00:32:01] [00:52:43]
- Brian Niska [00:00:53]
- Skeena River [00:00:54] [00:01:10] [00:17:32] [00:24:12] [00:32:23] [00:36:59] [00:37:12] [00:37:20] [00:41:22] [00:42:39] [00:45:32] [00:46:34]
- Spey Fishing [00:00:44] [00:07:06] [00:09:06] [00:35:42] [00:36:03] [00:36:29]
- Skeena Spey Riverside Wilderness Lodge [00:00:54]
- Metal Detector series [00:01:04] [00:22:49] [00:25:20]
- Pieroway Rods [00:01:05] [00:19:02] [00:19:07] [00:19:08] [00:25:28] [00:26:10] [00:26:18]
- DeBoville Slough [00:02:07]
- Pitt River [00:02:12]
- FFF Fly Casting Instructor Certification [00:02:32] [00:03:28]
- Grouse Mountain [00:03:02]
- Pete Caverhill [00:03:23]
- Kingdome [00:04:28] [00:04:33] [00:04:34] [00:06:05]
- Hexagraph Fly Rods [00:04:45] [00:05:02] [00:05:12] [00:05:17]
- Bruce and Walker [00:05:03]
- Walt Powell [00:05:07]
- Harry Briscoe [00:05:15]
- Mike & Denise Maxwell [00:05:56] [00:05:57]
- Bonaparte Lake [00:06:40] [00:12:43]
- Pennask Lake [00:07:22]
- Bow River [00:19:53] [00:26:19]
- X-Series [00:25:26]
- Sage Fly Fishing [00:25:29]
- Renegade series [00:25:58]
- Jerry French [00:25:59]
- Skagit Guides [00:26:02]
- Copper River [00:29:00]
- Nicklaus North [00:29:58]
- Squamish system [00:36:01]
- Fraser Valley Tributaries [00:36:11]
- Vedder River [00:36:15] [00:41:08]
- Kitimat River [00:36:51] [00:36:52]
- Bulkley River [00:37:17] [00:37:28]
- Mamquam River [00:38:34]
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