Far up the Skeena watershed, the Sustut is fly-in wilderness steelheading — intimate clear pools and pocket water, wild fish, and not another soul. The steelhead run a touch smaller than the lower-river giants but they're perfect, and the place is the point. Fish a lighter swung fly through September, move quietly, and watch the country.
Under the surface
The Sustut is far up the Skeena watershed, a remote fly-in river of intimate, clear pools and pocket water set in true wilderness. The steelhead are not the giants of the lower system but they are wild, beautifully conditioned fish in a setting of total isolation. Smaller, clearer water that suits a lighter swung fly and a careful approach.
Wading: Remote wilderness, bear country, swift pocket water
- Glacial till
- Confined
- Pool riffle
- Small river