Ep. 33: Spey Fishing with Pro Guide Brian Niska

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.   If you have a story that would be of value to the Silvercore audience, or know someone who does, email us at [email protected].  We would love to hear from you!   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]   Follow us: Podcast YouTube Newsletter Instagram Facebook Follow our Host Instagram: @ Bader.Trav Learn More about Silvercore Silvercore Club Online Training  Other Training & Services  Merchandise Blog Page