Well we have all returned from our annual sturgeon fishing trip out in Chilliwack BC with my good friend Dean Werk of Great River Fishing Adventures. We had two seperate groups go out this Spring and everyone came back having caught a sturgeon.

The Keith Hesterman’s group went out on the 21 and 22 of April and came back all smiles wanting to turn it into an annual trip. The following weekend a group of 13 of us headed out to try our luck. The weather was good for the most part, the company entertaining to say the least and the best part is everyone caught sturgeon. Also the people at The Coast Inn were excellent in particular Beth who helped me get the guys their fishing licenses all printed. We can also not forget Ken at the Capital Seafood where we all ate Saturday night. Everyone raved about the food and if they had been open on Sunday we would have all gone back. Just a great trip and we look forward to hosting it again next year.

I am pleased to announce that we will only be using 16ft boats now for better comfort and fishing space. I picked up the newest boat last week (see above photo) and now have it totally outfitted for the 2012 season. Speaking of the 2012 season we have started booking trips and would like to remind you to book your trip now so as not to be disappointed later. Last season started slow but was off the charts as the season went on.

Well I hope to see you all this season and remember to keep your hook in the water.

Keith

Well I sure hope that eveyone survived another winter and are looking forward to spring and summer. It was a very mild winter and I think that things will open up quickly this spring.

We are leaving on April 27th for two days of explosive sturgeon fishing action in Chilliwack BC. and there are 13 of us heading out. If you want there are still some spots open so please give me a call or email and we will get you all set up.

We have started booking for the 2012 season. There will not be any price increases except for the new Tomahawk stretches due to the time and distance we travel for these stretches. The cost will be an additinal $20.00 a person. If you have not run these stretches you should as they are beautiful and the fishing is great. This is where we caught our first ever Brown Trout and we caught 2 last season.

New this season we will be collecting data on the fish we catch and all of our guests will be get to be a part of the data collection.

Also new this season will be a new boat that is being built right now. It will still be very similar to our other 16 ft. boats with a few small changes. This means will be using all 16ft. boats for our river trips now.

I have a 14ft. river boat for sale with an almost new (less then 20 hrs) 4 stroke jet drive Yamaha 40/30 hp. engine, bimini top and rod holders.

Please email or call me if you are interested.

Well I hope to see all of you this season and remember to keep your hook in the water.

Cheers

Keith

We hope you all had a great Holiday Season and that Santa brought you all the fishing tackle you wished for.

We are pleased to say that we are now on Facebook and will continue to grow our YouTube videos. If you would like to go to our page and hit the like button and become a fan please go to http://www.facebook.com/hookedby1#!/hookedby1?sk=app_190322544333196.

We will be doing our annual BC Sturgeon fishing trip this Spring again. We have decided to go back to April as the water levels are much lower. The dates we are looking at are the 21-22 or the 28-29. We usually leave on the Friday afternoon and return Monday morning. The trip includes 3 nights hotel, 3 breakfasts, 2 full days fishing, 2 lunches and all your tackle. Evening meals and licences are seperate. If you are interested in going please contact me at 780-963-4279 or email keith@gethookedfishing.com.

I will be heading south soon for some R&R but will be checking emails daily.

If you are out enjoying some icefishing have fun but be careful as ice conditions this year are not normal for this time of year.

Remember to keep your hook in the water <”)))>(

Keith

Well Oct. 30 was our last day on the water for the 2011 season and what a finish with 126 fish caught by two repeat guests and one of them catching a 9 1/2 pounder and a 10+ pounder.

We had a very scary start to our 2011 season with cold wet weather but ever since Aug. the weather could not have been better. We have set new records for attendence in both Sept. and Oct. this year and that is because of the great support from so many of our past guests and many new ones.

The 2011 season was full of new things for Get Hooked to offer. First off the addition of Lac Ste Anne to our lakes, targeting big pike on Lake Wabamun, the new upper stretch on the North Saskatchewan  river, Brian Lindsay joining our team of quality guides and Randy getting his certification as a Certified Freshwater Angling Guide. What a year!

This year was also one of some of the best fishing we have seen in years. Big pike in the summer from the lakes and this fall was incredible with walleye anywhere from 1 lb. to 10 1/2 lbs.. I can say that I have never seen so many big walleye caught as this year. The many smiles on people faces told the story over and over, we even played a few out with the number of fish caught.

This year also marked the first time we have ever caught a trout and then had two in total. We had more then a few guests catch multiple species with 5 being the most four time this year.

Trout in the NSR

I would like to thank everyone that joined us this season we really do appreciate your business. We look forward to seeing you again in 2012 and remember that our Spring Sturgeon trip will be in April this year so hope you can join us.

Have a great winter everyone.

Keith

Well it took just over two months but the river is finally cleared up and the fish are biting. We have been on it now for about two weeks and every trip get’s better.

On Sunday I had the pleasure of guiding three avid fisher gals for our best day on the river this year boating 34 fish and a grand slam as well as personal best walleye for Sabrina.  Stephanie also caught her very first fish and is truly “HOOKED”. They had such a good time Dawn and Sabrina are booked for a fall trip and hope to hook into a big river pike on their next adventure.

We have seen a real increase in women fishing this year. The Krause sisters on Friday boated over twenty fish and had a fun day with lots of sunshine to go with it. Both the lakes and river are attracting women to catch fish they have never before had the chance to fish for. Shirley got herself a real nice Pike from Wabamun lake here in Aug. that had her pulling hard on her fishing rod.

If you are thinking about fishing with us this season we still have some dates  open and would love to see you out there enjoying some of Alberta’s great fishing. Give us a call or email to see what dates are still open.

One of our guests from Ontario Canada had some very nice things to say about his fishing trip to Alberta and I thought I would share them with you. Please click on the link below.

Remember The Fishin’ Hole is having their annual “Wall to Wall” sale Aug. 24th till the 27th. I will be at the Northside store all day on the 24th.

Take care and remember to keep your hook in the water.

Keith

Monster on the Fly

Well lets hope summer is here to stay now and let the fishing begin in earnest.

We have done very well on the lakes so far this year and the addition of Lac Ste Anne has been a real bonus for us with great catches of walleye and pike and very little boat traffic. Then there is Jackfish Lake which has been a little slower this year for some reason but we still catch a decent amount of nice walleye on this pretty little lake. Lake Wabamum has yielded some awesome pike for us this year with the largest being caught on a fly by Jorde Nathan. He had a great day of pike fishing on the fly by boating 20 decent fish but the icing on the cake was his 41 inch beauty. The fish put up a great fight for him and when we landed the fish in the cradle Jorde’s smile went from ear to ear. Check that off of his list of fish to catch on the fly.

First Time Ever

Our second in command Randy Bertrand aka. Bubbles has now completed all his requirements for becoming our third guide to now have his Certified Freshwater Angling Guide certification. This makes Get Hooked the only company to not only have one guide certified but all three main guides. Our newest guide Brian Lindsay will get some more trips under his belt before he takes the course. He is going to be another great guide working with us, welcome aboard Brian.

The river is dropping finally and we should be on it very soon. I know there is a lot of you out there just waiting to get on it. We know we can’t wait. If  you have a date in mind please let us know as the August, September and October dates fill up fast and we have several filled now.

Hope to see or hear from you soon.

Keith

PS

 Just on a side note myself and my girlfriend went on the IceField Heli Tour this past weekend down near the Cline River. All I can say is that was one of the most incredible things I have done and owner Ralph Sliger was a great pilot/guide on this incredible journey. If you ever get a chance do it you will never regret it.

 http://www.icefieldheli.com

Our trip out to Chilliwack BC to fish with Great River Fishing Adventures for white sturgeon was a success in spite of tough river conditions. Almost all of us caught sturgeon with the largest being around 6 ft.

Greg gets on the board with his first ever sturgeon,way to go.

 We fished up in the canyon day one, a stretch I have never fished. Heck if you don’t catch a fish the scenery is incredible. Our boat did not get a lot of bites but what we did get we made count with three nice fish coming in. Our other boat had the hits it was setting the hook and keeping them on that was a challenge for them. They sure had fun trying though.

Terence is no sturgeon virgin anymore, good job.

Day two saw us on the middle stretch with water conditions even higher then the day before and lots of junk coming down. It did take a while but we did start to catch fish under the great guiding of Dean Werk, owner of Great River. Our other boat landed their first fish and you could hear the cheers of excitement go up. We were glad for them as well as they sure gave it their all. We boated a few decent fish as well that day and we all went back to the hotel with smiles on our faces.

Staying the extra night was much better this year and gave us all time to unwind after a cool day of fishing. The hot tub sure felt good and took the chill out and soothed sore muscles from working these incredible fish in.

The biggest fish on the trip, check out that background as well.

Anyway we will be heading back out next spring so if you are interested start saving now for that chance of a lifetime.

Brian and Jean waiting for the big one.

Well I hope to see you all this summer or fall, get out there and enjoy it. Remember to keep your hook in the water!!

Keith

Spring 2011 is here.

Well after a very long hard winter I think we are finally getting spring like conditions and there is water moving everywhere.

Our Spring trip to Chilliwack for sturgeon is now full so we are all eagerly waiting for that. The following weekend the majoritry of water bodies open for fishing here in the province.

We have been starting to get calls about fishing this season and bookings have also started. If there are any dates that you had in mind or any questions you need answered please feel free to email or call me at the numbers provided on the side bar.

I wish you all a great fishing season and remember to keep your hook in the water.

Keith

Just a quick reminder of the Outdoor Show and Sale at the Mayfield Inn this weekend. It runs Thursday from 5:00 till 9:00 PM, Friday 12:00 till 9:00, Saturday 10:00 till 6:00 and Sunday 10:00 till 5:00.

Get Hooked and Great River will each have a booth at the show and look forward to seeing you there.

We will also be heading out to BC May 13/11 for two days of awesome sturgeon fishing. It will include 3 nights accommadation, breakfasts, lunches and two days of great fishing fun. If you have any interest in joining us please feel free to contact me at keith@gethookedfishing.com or call me at 780-963-4279.

Take care

Keith

Happy New Year everyone. I am sorry for not posting anything lately but I have just recovered from a serious injury. No worries as all good to go now and can’t wait to start fishing again.

We missed last year but are planning to head out to B.C. again this spring to hunt for the Great White Ghosts, the white sturgeon of the Fraser River. We will use the services of Great River Fishing Adventures who I would recommend to anyone as they are very professional and know where the fish are. This is the same outfit that put on the World Sturgeon Classic, which is the only tournement of it’s kind in the world.

The trip will include all-inclusive guided fishing, hotel, breakfast and lunch. The last time many of us took advantage of a great seat sale WestJet had on or we can get a group rate. It is much faster then driving. We would stay for 3 nights and fish for two day’s. I would like to aim for about the first or second weekend in May.

Prices will vary depending on how many people per boat. The following is an example.

2 people per/boat = $953.00 each

3 people per/boat = $799.00 each

4 people per/boat = $657.00

Your Hotel, breakfasts and lunches are included in price. These prices do not include taxes, fishing license and tips. The license is different if you fish saltwater and is a lot cheaper but if the fish are up in the freshwater we will need a freshwater license, crazy I know.

If you have never caught one of these great fish you should try it, they are such an incredibly strong fish and you will “Get Hooked”

Please call or email me if you have any interest.

Keith