The Onsite Podcast host interviews sturgeon guide Rod Toth after a full day of sturgeon fishing in Chilliwack, BC, where 16 people fished across four boats for eight hours, catching three fish on the host’s boat while Rod’s team landed both the largest and smallest fish. Rod, a guide for 24 years and former welder for 14, explains how he started guiding after being noticed by another guide, and outlines his offerings: sturgeon (mid-March through December), plus salmon, steelhead, and bass, with fall (Sept–Nov) popular for combining half-day sturgeon and half-day salmon due to salmon runs increasing sturgeon activity. He shares future plans to reduce sturgeon guiding due to physical demands, mentions volunteering for steelhead hatchery capture, and promotes booking via bentrods.ca and Instagram (Bent Rods Guiding and Tackle Co.).

Chapters

• 00:00 Welcome And Big Catch
• 01:11 Meet Rod The Guide
• 01:36 From Welding To Guiding
• 01:58 Starting The Business
• 03:07 Why September Rules
• 04:01 Dinosaurs Up Close
• 05:24 Seasons And Species
• 07:34 How To Book A Trip
• 08:32 Who Was On Rods Boat
• 09:55 Landing The Giant Fish
• 10:23 Young Contractor Hooks Up
• 10:42 Landing the Seven Footer
• 11:16 Team Smiles and Bucket Lists
• 12:00 Chilliwack and BC Outdoors
• 12:26 Family Life and Work
• 13:14 Steelhead Hatchery Volunteering
• 14:12 Passing the Torch
• 17:41 Succession and Teaching Kids
• 19:16 Book Your Next Trip
• 20:16 Derby for Bighorn Sheep
• 21:15 Anyone Can Catch Sturgeon
• 22:05 Where to Find Bent Rods
• 22:21 Podcast Wrap Up

Connect with Rod Toth:
Website - https://bentrods.ca/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bentrodsguidingandtackle

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