Norman Desilets 

February 08 1945 - January 08 2016 

Norm was my Haida Gwaii mentor and close friend. Norm was a man dedicated to understanding the complex environment on Haida Gwaii and protecting it. To walk with Norm on his trails along the rivers of Haida Gwaii was like taking a crash course in advanced environmental studies.

Norm passed away suddenly on January 08 2016. During the 2016 Fall session on Haida Gwaii a few of us close to Norm built a memorial bench at one of Norm's favourite spots on the river, pictures below.

Apologies for the delay of my new website. The under construction page will be up for just a bit longer. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions about Spey Lodge, Boundary Lodge or my Haida Gwaii Steelhead program. 

Thank you,

Walter Faetz

 Spey Lodge Inc

Spey Lodge

Boundary Lodge

Haida Gwaii Steelhead

5221 Skeena Drive

Terrace BC Canada

V8G0A6

Office 250-635-1514

Toll free 1-866-SPEYROD

www.speylodge.com

“ The Steelhead, with the brightness of the sea still on him, is liveliest of all the river’s life. When you have made your cast for him, you are no longer a careless observer. As you mend your cast and work your fly well down to him through the cold water, your whole mind is with it, picturing its drift, guiding its swing, holding it where you know he will lie. And when the shock of his take jars through you to your forearms and you lift the rod to its bend, you know that in a moment the strength of his leaping body will shatter the water to brilliance, however dark the day”

Roderick Haig-Brown 1946

Just as few pictures from the past season. more to come I promise!

Spring Steelhead

Gina with a great spring Steelhead

Boundary home pool

Summer outpost camp guest tipi 

Mike with a summer salmon

Maria with a Boundary Steelhead

Wally with a spring Steelhead

Richard with a summer Steelhead

Sorry I cant reveal where this is!

Tom with a Boundary Steelhead

Summer outpost camp

Bill with a summer salmon

Joe and guide Corbin with a summer salmon

Mark with a summer salmon

Mike with a Boundary Steelhead

Walter Faetz

Spey Lodge Inc

Spey Lodge

Boundary Lodge

Haida Gwaii Steelhead

5221 Skeena Drive

Terrace BC Canada

V8G0A6

email info@speylodge.com
Office 250-635-1514

Toll free 1-866-SPEYROD

www.speylodge.com

2015 spring/summer pictures

I know I'm very bad at updating this blog, my apologies. 

Well we survived the heat wave of 2015. Not often is the north coast of British Columbia on fire watch, but it was this year. Now we're enjoying cool/wet weather at the start of our summer Steelhead season, and we're very happy for it!

 Enjoy the pictures. Wally @ Spey Lodge Inc.

Tom with a great Haida Gwaii Steelhead.

Gina sight fished this beauty!

Mark with guide Mike and a monster Spring Steelhead

Speyship on a Haida Gwaii remote stream 

Will with guide Justin and a Skeena Steelhead

David with a nice Spring Steelhead

Joey with a May Spring Salmon

Tipi for overnight trips

Guide Peter with an early Spring Salmon

Testing the new airboat on the lake

Taku Salmon

Owen @ work with Dad. He helped Glyn secure this Chinook for a pic

Friend Bill Drury and me on the Skeena

Mike with our first summer run of the season!

 Thank you to all our Spring and Summer guests. I'll try to add some summer Steelhead pic in early fall, but no promises.

My very best,

Walter Faetz
Spey Lodge Inc. 

Summer pictures

After receiving a lot of heat from people that follow this blog I thought I better post some new pictures at the very least! We're mid way through the Boundary season with an eye on the upcoming Haida Gwaii Fall program.

Hope to see you all knee deep in Steelhead water.

Wally Faetz 

www.speylodge.com

Summer season begins

What a spring, it really doesn't get any better, nice weather, good water conditions and a very healthy supply of Steelhead. I can only hope the summer is as kind as the spring was. The Chinook (King) Salmon are inbound and the water conditions are setting up for a great start to the summer.

Below is a few more spring pictures.

Picture taken by Darren Bisson

Picture taken by Hannah Belford

Picture taken by Darren Bisson

Picture taken by John Sherman 

My very best,

Walter Faetz
www.speylodge.com