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I think its changed hands a few times but the motel is (was?) clean and its in a good spot on the lake. I've never stayed at the Inn. Last time I was there was roughly 4 years ago with the wife and kids. At the end of the day If you have a comfortable and clean room and are on good water by your boat that's whats important to me. All we used it for was to sleep for the most part. People also used to camp on some of the Islands.in behind the Horseshoe..There are a couple of other semi affordable places to stay on the lake but this is the only one I have experience with on Stony.

I've stayed at this place several times and it has everything you could possibly want. Be sure to book the Motel suites as you overlook your boat and the view is great. Also if you don't feel like cooking the restaurant up front is very good (not the one in the Inn as its way overpriced). The fishing can be incredible on Stony but as with any lake you need to know where and what. http://burleighfallsinn.com/

I can appreciate that OIM. Here is something that has no locker rooms involved.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZrS5ufoWzw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfR9gOGYV_0

Please watch in full... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfR9gOGYV_0

Congrats on the engagement and job. Have a look at the viamede resort on Stony lake.......quite a few people i know have been married there and have said nothing but good things. www.viamede.com

I've lived in Markham for 25 years CH. If you're in the area shoot me a PM and I can show you about a dozen different places to fish.

Thanks a ton but it's a minnow compared to some of the tankers you've boated Have a great year Andy!

Thank you Lew. Fishing rattletraps in cold water/weather is nothing new. A friend put me onto this pattern around 14 years ago. They can be fished effectively in cold water and almost as slow as a HuskyJerk in deeper water with a Jerk and drop retrieve. Both fish hit it on the drop.

Glad I got out a couple of weeks ago before the bitter stuff hit. After not fishing for quite some time due to the lack of ice here in Southern Ontario, I had an itch that desperately needed to be scratched. My buddy and I discussed everything from Walleye, Perch, Whitefish and even river Steelies. After some time he told me that if we're willing to travel a bit he's got a spot on that produces plenty of browns on Jerkbaits. I didn't need to hear it twice and we were set to go. We launched the boat and off we went. It didn't take him long to explain to me again why his nick name is "Maestro". On his third cast twitching a jerkbait back while I was still setting up he nails this beautiful little guy. He was about to toss it back because he insisted that there would be bigger ones to follow but that sounded like a hex I've told a few of my friends so I made him pose against his will. Nothing like a Brown during sunrise.... He continued to take me to school and all I had caught up until now was a roughly 1lb Shad until I switched up baits and produced this little guy. Took a close up shot of this beauty little football to spare you all from looking at my ugly mug.... It continued like this for quite some time. We used both Jerkbaits and three way rigs and managed around 20 little browns like the ones above. Something went terribly wrong though and both of us lost browns boatside that were well over 7lbs. Sort of left us scratching our heads but that's fishing I guess. We also caught quite a few Drum. Here is Drew with one of them.... Then things got interesting. We head out to a Sandbar in the middle of no where. Well after seeing all the baitfish on this thing I decided to try "match the hatch" and tossed out an Excalibur "Jimmy Houston" Rattle Trap that has caught me a few Pike in the past. On my second cast my rod almost gets torn out of my hands. I manage to bring the fish boatside and see that it is only hooked by one hook on the last Treble. Drew is reaching for it and I yell at him "Get your hand away from there!!!....It's about to spit it!!!!" Just as he pulled back the bait came flying out of the fishes mouth. We both gave each other "That Look". You guys know that "Look"...... It's the look of a day that should have been one for the books but somehow all the trophy fish seem to come off right within reach. Oh well we have a good chuckle and without giving it a second thought I toss out to the exact same spot. Two cranks and my rod doubles over again. "How does it feel?" he asks....I grunt back "Not as big as the last one" . I spoke too soon because soon as he got a good look at it he shouts "Big fish dude....big fish!!!" This fish is brought boatside and again Drew reaches to gill the fish but this time the fish is hooked much better and he grabs it and brings it to the boat. What a great surprise. Took two quick pictures and put her back where she took off super strong. My heart was thumping pretty good . Good fishing to all in 2007!

No we didn't Bunk. I asked the guide if he has ever tried some and he told me they were not to his liking. Something about the meat being more white then pink and being a little tougher.

Hey folks Old/New member here. New setup looks great! Figured I'd make my first post here a report from just over two weeks ago. THE BEGINNING: Tickets booked and off we went to meet our guide in Chilliwack. Late October and November is their off season so rates to stay at hotels are extremely affordable compared to some other lodges and the meeting place at the boat launch is only 10 minutes away. The Fraser is an absolutely massive river system. It's the longest river in British Columbia, traveling almost 1400 km and sustained by a drainage area covering 220 000 sq. km. Its source is near Mt. Robson on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in central British Columbia. The Fraser flows southwest, draining into the Pacific Ocean just south of Vancouver. It discharges 112 cubic kilometers of water per year, dumping 20 million tons of sediment into the Pacific. We landed in Abbotsford BC and rented a car. The trip from the airport took us only 40 minutes to get to Chilliwack, which would be home for the next four days. The plan was to target Sturgeon and Chum Salmon. From all the research we had done, this was the time of year to not only get the best numbers of fish but to also have the shot at a true once in a lifetime monster trophy. Almost all the tourists had left and the only anglers left behind were the hard core ones in the know who had no issues dealing with the wet weather because this is when the big boys come out to play. I took over 120 pictures on a digital camera that I now know is substandard but to give all of you a true feeling of what I saw and experienced out there I've decided to post some of the better ones and leave them completely unedited or cropped so you can somewhat grasp of what it's really like out west at this time of year. Chilliwack gets rain almost every day and it's cloudy but the temps tend to stay around the 10 to 15 degree Celsius mark. All you need is a REALLY good rainsuit and I guarantee you that the weather will not bother you one bit. The fishing is simply extraordinary and if you are not catching a Chum Salmon on every third or fourth drift or are not getting a Sturgeon hit every 15-20 minutes you have chosen the wrong guide. Simply put.....the Fraser is a spectacular fishery with countless numbers of fish and when we were there several monsters were caught over the 8’ mark including two of our own and another couple that we simply had no control over. They were so big that they did whatever they wanted and we were just along for the ride. The only thing better then the fishing was the company. My long time friend Steve and I had an absolute riot on this trip. The only thing sorer then our arms was our cheeks from all the non-stop laughter. He was just as amazed as me at this awesome fishery. Anyways……enough of my chatter. Hopefully these pictures will do this incredible Province & Fishery the justice it deserves. The Scenery All I can say is breathtaking! Even with the rain the surroundings blow you away. You're surrounded by snow-covered mountains but the temperature hovers between 9-15 degrees Celsius. There are Bald Eagles EVERYWHERE along with seals, coyotes, and countless other wildlife. IMO the Fraser is one of our creators many miracles. Chum Salmon: WOW!!! I've caught my fair share of Salmon over the years but nothing compares to the fight of these fish. On the Fraser there is an estimated run of 1 Million Chum. They are the last fish to run after the Coho. They are also known locally as "Dogs" or "Dog Fish" because of the huge teeth they have and the fight they put up. Locals consider them almost a course fish and there is no value in their meat. We were using Baitcasters spooled up with 30# test Power Pro, a cylinder Styrofoam float, a 3/8 oz pencil weight, a 20# test mono leader tied to a 1/4 oz bright pink bucktail jig. There is no finessing these fish. They hit hard and run harder. I only wish I brought my float rod and imagined the fun pinners would have. Every single chum of the countless we caught were hooked legally. Not even one snagged fish in the bunch. They may not be feeding but they were most definitely striking these jigs with aggression I've never witnessed before. Chum Salmon are the most under appreciated and under utilized fishery in BC. I'm guessing in two to three years that will all change.....These fish are awesome and we stopped counting after 20 fish which only took the first hour to catch. THE BIG BOYS----STURGEON: This is the Meat & Potatoes of this report and the real reason we went to the Fraser at this time of year. Don't get me wrong....you will catch Sturgeon on the Fraser in July, August, September, & October, BUT.....for the most affordable trip and the absolute best numbers with the best shot at a monster, November is the way to go. I'm only putting up a few pics of the fish we caught. The truth is Steve and I hooked and landed more fish then we could keep track of (That's the God's honest truth). For the most part one of the three or four baited rods were getting hits every 15 minutes and one of us was fighting a fish almost every 1/2 hour and I'm pretty sure we had around 4 double headers. The gear consisted of right hand retrieve (our only complaint about the trip) level wind reels spooled up with 400-500 yards of 150lb Power Pro main line with 130lb braid leader on a custom made meatstick which I can only describe as a big game saltwater rod. In between the two you had a swivel with a 14oz weight and the hook at the end which was a 7 or 8 odd barbless Gammy with the barb removed. The Fraser has a single barbless hook regulation and all Sturgeon must be released explaining why the numbers are so healthy and only getting better. The Bait (This blew me away BTW) was a ROW BAG with 5-10 Chinook Salmon eggs. It was explained to me tht in the summer they use Dew Worms, Early Fall, Cut Salmon, Late Fall-----ROE. Like any other fisherman around the world, these guides do their best to "Match the Hatch" and in November roe is the only way to go. A few of our catches....... There was one Day that we hooked into 4 giants in all likely hood over 10 feet. We had a couple of heartbreakes when they dragged us into deep sunken logs and got off. After being a little discouraged I noticed rod #3 bouncing ever so slightly. I picked up the rod and waited to see if the fish would come back. As soon as I felt the tap I set the hook and heaved on the rod like my life depended on it and the fish didn't move. Our guide Chris is a good judge of what is going on based on hooksets and said with a serious tone "This is a big fish." I set the hook a second time and I think the goliath just figured out what was happening and took off down stream peeling off 200 yards and not stopping. Chris attached his anchor rope to a bouy and dropped it and we were off to the races following this fish downstream. I must admit that me arms were sore from the previous day and I didn't wan't to risk loosing this fish so Steve and I tag teamed it a few times before we landed it. The fight lasted approximately 1.5 hours and the fish dragged us 2-3 Kilometers down stream. At one point it was hung up in the same deep logs as the other ones were but miraculasly we were able to horse it out. When we finally managed to beach it my arms gave out and I couldn't believe how hard I was breathing and sweating. Here she is 8ft long and roughly 400+lbs....the biggest fish I've ever caught.... In Total we caught and released approximately 40 Sturgeon in the four days we were there. If you ever get the chance to do this don't give it a second thought. It's not that expensive and it's something you will remember for the rest of your life.