The moderately
sized Gold River flows south from Gold Lake in Strathcona Provincial
Park through the town of Gold River on Vancouver Island. The Gold River
continues its journey to the Muchalat Inlet on the west coast through one of the more beautiful areas of Vancouver
Island.
Access to the lowermost 11.5km of the river is via Highway 28 beyond Gold River. Upriver portions are reached on the road from Gold River to Woss (next 10.5km) and on secondary logging roads following the
remaining 18km of fishable length of the river.
A car is adequate for the trip, but a truck is recommended for
the latter section.
There are trails to various fishing areas, and some sections can
be drifted, although it is risky without the services of a guide,
due to the huge boulders in the river, fast currents, and the deep
water. Chinook and coho salmon are caught in the fall, and cutthroat
trout in the lower reaches of the river.
The Gold River supports both summer and winter runs of steelhead.
This is a great wild steelhead river. All fish are wild, as there
is no hatchery stocking program for the Gold River system.
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