Welcome to Fly Fishing Vancouver the home page of Fly Fishing Guide Nick Didlick who works exclusively for the folks at the Pitt River Lodge on the Upper Pitt River two hours northeast of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Nick thinks of himself a professional fly fisherman and an amateur photographer which shows you where his heart is since he has made a living as a professional photographer for over 30 years.

Nick has been fishing all his life, well as far back as he can remember, and started fly fishing when he won a Fraser River Bar fishing derby at the age of twelve in which the first prize was a fly fishing outfit. He pretty much threw out the bait bucket that day and started fly fishing exclusively from that point.

"Fly fishing is the essence of the fishing experience," says Nick. "It's a perfect balance of sport and nature and it's not all about catching piles of fish. But to take the time to look, around smell and listen to the river, and let your thoughts drift away until that tug on your line brings you back to the here and now".

If you are looking for a wilderness experience that combines photography and fly fishing there is no better guide for your trip than Nick. He has been teaching photography and digital imaging for years and with a little advance notice he can arrange a customized trip that combines photography and/or fly fishing for you and your group. If you would like to know more about his digital photography consulting click here.

Nick has been lucky enough to fish all over North America, Europe and New Zealand and made his first trip to the Upper Pitt River in 1982! He now calls the Upper Pitt his home river. "The Upper Pitt River system is one of those unique river systems that offers year round fishing for Salmon, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout on both the wet and dry fly," says Nick. "If you love fly fishing this is a must fish river!" Downstream Adventures offers both walk and wade fly fishing trips and drift trips with a raft through the great folks at the Pitt River Lodge.

Nick is the Webmaster of a number of web sites, most notably ARiverNeverSleeps a must see website for the fly fisher and his photography website Nick Didlick Photography. He also is an accomplished fly designer and fly tyer and has designed a number of flies of which two were designed especially for the Pitt River's Coho, Steelhead and Bull Trout. The first is Kelsey's Hope named after his fly fishing daughter and the second is Dave's Dream. Both are linked here to the pattern recipes on A River Never Sleeps.

His nickname "Martini Man" was coined on a fishing trip when on the back of a float tube in the middle of a remote lake Nick was spotted shaking a Martini by a unknown float tuber who said, "Man now I have seen everything" to which Nick replied, "Buddy it's not a hobby it's a lifestyle", referring to fly fishing.

All fun aside, Nick is all about safety with his clients. His 10 years experience as a Mountain Rescue Team Leader has him always thinking two steps ahead, along with being a Licenced Fishing Guide, a Swift Water Rescue Technician and First Aid Certified it just leaves you to kick back and enjoy this wilderness setting. For more information about trips email me or contact Pitt River Lodge.