Yammy,
What about that "American guy" who bought a house in Spence's Bridge? I happen to be one of those "friends" who rotates thru and let me tell you something, that's no illegal guiding operation, that place is the "spey angling club". It's a brotherhood of amazing friends & anglers ( both Canadian and Americans alike ) who have been fishing there together for years. All are welcome, and as the Vipp pointed out, you need only be courteous of others who happen to be staying at the house, respect everyone's opinions, clean up after yourself, and above all else, leave a cool fly on the wall as an offering. As for the owner, he is hands down the nicest man in the sport of fly fishing. I first met that "American guy" at the Log Cabin Pub. I had been living out of a wall tent with a bunch of buddies at the Grease Hole for a few weeks and like we did every night, we found ourselves warming our outsides AND insides at the Log Cabin Pub ( Owned by Spences Bridge locals who happen to be extremely close friends of ours and that "American guy" ). I happened to be sitting at the bar next to that "American guy" and he asked me if I had been fishing, we spent the rest of the night sharing stories of fish and mutual friends over MANY beers ( a few of the many THOUSANDS of American dollars we have spent in that LOCAL establishment ). When it was all said and done, he said, "if you ever need a place to stay, let me know, I just bought this place for me and my close fishing buddy's to hang out while were here fishing together, your welcome to stay anytime". Well, lots of people throw out invitations like that and I often take them with a bit of a grain of salt, but about a year or so later I was heading up to fish the T, it was December and I only had the weekend to fish so I wasn't too stoked about camping which I had historically done because I didn't have a lot of money to hotel it. I called that "American guy" up to see if by chance he was going to be up there and if he would mind if I threw my "rack" out on his floor. He said he wasn't, but that I should go see Laurie at the pub who had a spare key. He then said, get that key, have one made for yourself and don't ever ask me again if I can stay there and that I was always welcome. That "American guy" is now one of my best friends and favorite people in this world. He has done more for the sport of fishing and conservation of fisheries than most people I know and he is a damn good man. Money isn't a huge concern for him and he sure as hell doesn't need to run an illegal guide operation to keep himself fed. As for turning that fishery into a limited fishing opportunity for non-residents ( 5-7 days annually ). That river and the town of Spences Bridge need ALL the friends they can get right now, because if haven't you noticed, that run is in the proverbial toilet and it's not as a result of sport fishing or pressure on the river. It IS as a result of in river net fishery for the chums down in the Fraser and the water rights issues up the Nicola valley, both of which are way bigger issues than just you or I. So Yammy, before you comment on something which you have absolutely no knowledge, you ought to educate yourself on the subject. And, if you are going to call someone out openly on a public forum, you ought to use your real or full name so everyone knows who you are. Which is the problem with forums, it give assholes instant credibility with zero accountability, in other words, quit hiding behind a moniker and give us your real name if you are going to talk smack about others.
Chris Andersen