I bought a coupon from social shopper for a fishing trip after seeing so much good comment about them. Unfortunately it was a big mistake! Trying to get through to them is next to impossible. The phone number they gave you is just a recording telling you to leave a message and they'll get back to you ASAP. I called them 5-6 times over a period of 10 days and still no call back. I tried to email them but their email didn't work! I was so frustrated that I complain to social shopper and asked for a refund. Social shopper has been very helpful and promised to look into it. Anyway, I think this is really bad business practice and that's why they have to promote their business thru Social Shoppers because they are loosing customers!!
Kim in the office did a great job. All inquiries were answered promptly and we booked our trip the same day that I started looking. I compared with 5 other companies and went with Prestige for the best trip, we chose a 6 hour trip going for both Salmon and Sturgeon, at the best price. Judging by the other reviews we're gonna have a great time, and I found the negative reviews regarding booking groundless. :) I guess they've improved their service or the other people were just unlucky this happens sometimes. We haven't done the trip yet but I'll write again as soon as we have.
This tour was pretty good. We went up river and saw quite a few eagles, both in the trees and on the riverbank feeding. Our boat arrived on time and our tour guide was friendly and seemed knowledgeable. Perhaps more signage on the boat as I wasn't sure I was approaching the correct boat.
We had our trip planned for peak season and due to new babies and broken arms we had to postpone til late November. Mike worked his tail off and used all his local expertise to put us into some fish. There are subtle sneaky spots that these guides know to go when times are tough. Polite and professional, these guys will teach you proper hook set technique for sturgeon (which is critical if you want to convert bites into caught fish). The boats are clean, new and reliable. The gear provided is top of the line quality too. Once the tide was in our favour the bite was on (nothing for the 1st two hours - be patient, they ARE in there!) hooked battled and landed a 6 foot , fat old sturgeon just before the trip was done. Great memories and good times. Darren
My mom and I had a great day out during the eagle viewing season. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable, and the boat was clean and relatively warm for a drizzly November day. Plus, of course, we saw plenty of eagles!
The entire tour experience was excellent, right from the the booking, to being assisted in disembarking from the boat. The booking assistant (Kim?) was extremely helpful and supportive as we finalized our trip details including cancelling two of the our party of four. The boat operator was not only informative of the area, but made us (me in particular) feel safe on the boat. He was extremely good in providing lots of time and opportunities for photo ops. You can really tell he loves his job for the beauty he was in every day, but also the opportunity to share this environment with people who are fortunate to have him as their guide.A wonderful experience being surrounded by these magnificent birds. A must for any bucket list!
My friend and I went on the eagle tour in Harrison Mills a week ago while in BC and Brad was our guide. He slowed down when asked so we could get pictures and was also mindful not to disturb the birds. We will do this again if we go back to BC!
My company took us out Coho fishing with Mike Duncan at Prestige Sportfishing as a special thank you for our dedication this year. I have fished with a lot of guides around BC before and all I can say is this guy was the most incredible guide I have ever had the pleasure of fishing with. We landed almost 30 coho that day. He knew the spots, was hilarious and a hell of a good time. Cannot wait for our company sturgeon derby with his team in 2014!
I took 3 of my clients out sturgeon fishing with Mike D at Prestige this past April. Mike worked hard to put us on the fish and we succeeded to school every other boat in the area. There is no better feeling in the world than to drift by other boats while fighting as Mike calls them, hogs. We landed three big ones over 6 feet with the giant measuring 8 feet. My guests landed several average ones too. Once again I am impressed and look forward to our next outing in August, Mike is taking us to "jurassic park" sounds haunted.
We bought a tour for my dads 81st birthday and we really enjoyed it. We had a great guide that knew the river very well and could spot the birds all over the place. We plan to go again next year!