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quick shopping - trip. to Rick -Tra’

: Bddie" s News, I enjoy ‘alate lunch’ at- ‘Smiles
where they have: fine ‘halibut, ‘poachers: in’ the
Kitchen. .

On: my ‘last, trip there, the’ test: boat: was tied
up next to the ‘dock as we - passed. Tyee! AY
white truck with: Ken. Kristmanson’ 8 name. Jel-
tered on the door. panel . was parked beside: the

_road next to some totes.A’ gentleman wearing .
a Tilley hat.and coveralls was: linkering: away. -
under the. hood. of :the- truck, -while’a’, “younger *

contracted ‘by. Fisheries’ and ‘Oceans: Canada ‘to °
"make a number of sets'a day” so that its. catches”
’ of salmon: can be compared to.an index deve-.”

loped from. landings i in years past-to: provide an.

data.
d pulled. over: “and scooted' ‘Actos: the. highway”
~ to: the-man. ‘smoking, : a-crewman, I: assumed,
‘and asked about the. number ‘of sockeye: netted’
to-date, Sixty fish. was: their. best set, he’ said,
They'd’ been’ catching sockeye ‘since June, ‘he.
_ added: but, ‘all: in ‘all,. there: hadn't. been, Atha
“many. pass by.’so far,” eat :
I: appreciated the® ‘inférniation:. which: was,
_ after. all, a much -better indicatér ‘of. sockeye.”
; abundance: than’ the ‘number of fi sherrnen: whip--:
ping’ ‘their. flies out Over. “the: riffle “at: the .up--
stream end.of- Ferry’ Island or: ‘the. anecdotal -re~
"ports ‘of.a few anglers. : ‘ é
‘I'm. always j jumping the gui; “it. seems,’ when’
“it comes: to the arrival: of: that. sthighty. wave. of |
. Babine sockeye. This: season -is no different::
“twice I've: bushwhacked into a favourite: spol.
only to find the river devoid of the flipping. fish.-

* ness of the sportfishery for: ‘Onchothynchus:
-Nerka, which, when-you" ‘ think about’ it only.

. thanks in Jarge measure. to the’ lobbying: gym:

nastics of those - ‘superb. fishing politicians.’ Tom,
-Protheroe-and Jim’ Culp...

“Tn times’ of yore, ‘you: see, ‘sockeye’ were of:
“no. concern:to anglers abundantly. endowed with.
- steelhead, trout, ‘chinook. and. coho... nae

_AS stocks of; these: ‘species, diminished and:
‘the’ number of sporting’ fishermen ‘grew, ‘more.
_and more rod wielders’ starled ‘wondering why”
the: fine tasting,” ‘torpedo, shaped: ‘Sockeye’ and ©

|. industrial fishertnan.: Be
_” Long: story, ‘short. FOCIDEO. cave : ‘granting .
' Skeena. sporis types'a ‘chance at: ‘sockeye. and.
pinks and their Fraser’ River: “brethren: the same
- opportunity shortly ‘thereafter. year

~ bread. aid: butiér.stock,.the commercial fisher
men. flew. into a‘rage: despite the ‘fact that these:
. fish were well known’ asa ‘breed of serious: hon-
- bilers. that éven. took - trollers” years to, find’ out’
how to catch .i dn: ‘économically. viable: junbers? *.
Would: those: guys Waving. puny :fyrods: ‘atid.

and fish-out.a° million: sockeye?’

fishery: went ahead. The Sockeye survived in:
- the. millions.: : eR UR
~The year fishing: for goskeye was sanctioned,
~ E-made’ many : ‘fruitless trips. At, ‘the: end: ‘of. ‘the
‘season I hadn't beached a fish..[ took: comfort
“inthe: fact that evéryone. else'I, asked admitted *
“to. doing badly-too.2 "0° -
“Where can-I ‘catch. sockeye?” I asked’ ry,
late -great fishing partner,” Finlay: Ferguéon.:: —
_ “Nowhere,” he * ‘teplied,. “the .danin: things *
don’t bite; I-remember ‘fishing them down “at...
_. Lavergné Road’ just to-see if they’ would. They.”
_.were rolling. ‘There’ must've been’ thousaids,:.
“Cast at them. until my. atms. hurt Not one e would:
* so much as-sniff at my fly,” ae
- “Not: one?" L. said, “despotdently.
you weie usiiig the’ ‘wrong fly?” |
_. Finlay -paused. ‘He became pensive,’ wes
7D met: a guy; inthe Northwest. ‘Sportsman,
back when ‘Bert Goulet’ owned it," ‘herecalled: -
“Said he: caught: a. pile. of sockeye ~ — ‘coulda Tea

~ had ‘to, change patierns ‘cause you. couldn't. |
keep “em. When he'd: Jeft,: 1 kicked myself for.
nat getting ‘the pattern. ae
‘And so-it, went-until Doug Webb caught two.
Zymoetz- sockeye” ‘in oné-aflernoon on a flastiy -:
~ blue and silver. fly:bumped along. the bottom *
and. ‘we realized that ‘perhaps. the fly’ ‘wasn ts so?
"important as how deep: it.was fished ee"
Doug's fly was .near the-bottom: during most .
. of its drift, Those ‘sockeye, took willingly,: ‘It was
~ a breakthrough. in sockeye: angling.:. :
» Next: week t sockeye: secrets: ‘Fevente

nf _ ne of my cherished pleasures is a:
; _ drive to Prince Rupert where, afler al

-:-ing’s; Tackle. shop: (naturally). and: .

man. ‘stood nearby: ‘smoking: a cigarette, =
. The test. boat. is a. gillnetter. whose. crew: is aT

indication. of | TaD. Sizes and: other’ interesting” J mat! 2-0," Campbell River. Kootenays. cancelled;- al- Prince George United '4- eae

-E attribute these miscalculations. to.the new--.

began: as’ a ‘pilot fishery about.a “decade Ago...

_ diminutive ‘pinks were & the sole. ‘province: ‘of the

Fearing that sporties. would. ‘deplete: iheir

wearing rubber. pants ‘solve. the. same problem * a
“Reluctantly;
the people inthe know had to say “no”-and the “J.

-fields- and the:

kicked ‘their way: tora’
medal at the. end~of -the -
Provincial-Challenge- Cup
. for Boys, which.
“to lb at Christy: Park: and a
- Balley Park, | f
. The -U- 16: Kermodeis “s
were guaranteed a. medal:
after. they: won:
“game “against:
medal ‘Lynn ‘Valley. Fal. ‘

ons.

.” hardest out there,” : Wareup
.. Said,

leo The, U- 16 Kermodeis beat them. and that started tournament. organizer Les lop corner of thé. net. - . » (Terrace: sixth). st
‘ended: ‘the tournament with, }. ithe said > *- Sinaatt, said -Howeyer, | the’ ‘Kermo :
“three.“wins: (agairist Kiti- - ) (wo. teams: ‘from’. the’ i They: “wan against: “ maintaine ua

© 3-and Lyon Valley. 3-2), \ lowing: the U-15 and Us 16. lost: to “the” Lynn. Valley: game. With @2-2:tler 2
“one 108s (against, Wesburn ° Kermodeis toe ‘compete, “Falcons: 2:3, tied the: Sal-"-~.“That’ ‘score: cost” “thern :
| .-0- 2)° ‘and : ‘one.
- against Vernon). :
~- The players. ‘had: to: wait ”‘playofi8.) -
-_ for Wesburn ta wy
“game: Against,

River }.to. . learn which blowing. -dway. the Koote-
“medal “they would” fle smay: Scuth Storm 5-0., hadia chance. fora bronze .

Y outh, aged:

Seam a 4)0m.:
~ beach: to. an-orange- ‘buoy, around

it and: biick:to. sh
Juniots,. aged

7 oe from Shore ‘to.
around. it; ‘then: aro!
ae buoy, and back to- shore for: a 600m

swim.

_ “Adil. Swain. one - “tap around:
: both ‘buoys; got.

ran. around:.a_ rock ‘pile’-on the:
A beach: and; plunged: ‘back. into ‘the.
- Water for a second. Jap, a. total dis:
“stance ‘of},200m:, “s

ms from the: race'co
~LOF two. Rayaks: and rest:
a lf. cany: competitors: -couldn’
/. continues. they.-could: raise’ their
hand. and. -be; lescued by. Seateh
ind. rescue; ; a :
7) But once. ‘you et: “out. of: the.
» Water; you. can’t

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: = “two youth swimmers said." 2:
keep “em. off - caughe ‘etil. ona litle ‘ed ‘fly

“Leblond, who’

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“ “We just” swam ! across - last.
» year,’ hre'-saidy:
tanee. e parallel to,

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: buoy. and end: the ‘rat

why: ‘they had
spectator. Joked,:

meg «4TERRACE STANDARD &

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fast and furious: on. the J® a is

“Lynne “Valley. ‘hadn’ t
hada “goal. scored. against.
“them” all weekend. The’
* whole | game. was" reaily
good,” said:-U-16. Kermo- .
| dels ‘coach: Bill Warcup. -

-:, “Our “guys: rose -to. the

a occasion, ° and. ‘played
hard." ee :

a “He said. Jared ‘Stepheiis.
a played. his best
*. Brian Hull, ‘finally’: scored, a..
L goal. | oe a
Ae (Hull) sets up: 5 Tots.
of. players rand.

with his team’ s‘effort::
oo. “Por? the. last. three ai
7 games, I would’ 've thought: ..(
they, would have™

‘but: they. came
. playéd- the” hardest they’ ve"
| ever played. ane
oo We weren mE
 tovbe-in the tournament. At”. :
_ the. beginning, they’ ‘wanted: -game, -they” would’ ve . tes mid: ‘player: Scott: ‘Hales:
Ae ‘beat ‘Kidmat

; “By MARGARET § SPEIRS |
2 ‘ADVENTURE

» 2004 opened ‘with a. splash: at the
’ Open. Water Swim on uly: a at
_-Lakelse ‘Lake. .

ccer’s silver lining

Kermodeis ‘-

‘ran July 9

their last .
the- gold.

game and

plays: the.

A U- 18 KERMODE!’ aims, at, the Columbia. Valley: goa! during: ‘hetr. first game at Christy Field on July 9:.

- Gold: Powell. River
Silver: Chilliwack |
Broize: N North. Delta

‘their: lead and - finished ‘the +

tie” ae 1 thanks to: -their~ second:

i. mon-Arm: Storm ‘I=, beat.” the’ bronze. ‘medal, “which '
. splace finishes: in ‘the zones :

he Juan de Fuca 89ers: 3-2 © they. lost to “North ‘Rich-
=. 2 and lost: their: last: game: to “mond: by: only oné point. -
finish Its” The. U- 13. ‘Kermodeis "the: Richmond: Northstar... “They. had: to” have" an-
‘Campbell *startedthe: provincial" ‘by: 89ers:0-1,,

SE U5.
Gold: ‘Lynn. Valley.

' Silver:-Richmond -

. other tie ‘and= that ‘would’ye" “Bronze: Prince. Geo: ge:

The. Us18. Kermadeis. “put: ‘them - ‘Ma shootout,” os “ (Terrace: fourth).”’ _

oe They Lost: ‘their. rete
"ing. games.‘to-the Langley
singers. {I =3), the. Comox

merit with -a-scoreléss tie.
against”. Columbia:Valley,.
shut out Richmond-City. Do
0, tied: Cowichan 0-0, were st
"shutout by: Eagle Ridge 0--
* ay cand. met: Penticton. for.
‘The: “Usis, “Kermodeié their final game.”

étaimed. fourth” place =i ins.
eee ee their division, : ‘only: two “said: they. ‘dominated~ ‘the.
‘supposed: "points out of third place. Lo fitst., half, which ended:
“IF they'd: won one ‘Tnore®. with. Kermodeis'~ seentr

been tired © pla
-out and."

Gold: ct

Shes “Mission-’ os
-and | they. celved the bronze medal scoring two. goals: in: “the ~ Bronae: Shuswap °

CHALLENGE. ;

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‘course ‘from’: the

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13-017, ‘swam: 2
the: first’ buoy, -
around” a “second

‘out. of. the water,

peeded a. . break.
uld: grab onto, one o

~ DAWSEN. LEBLOND; left, ‘and Sheldon Smaha: swam: in. ‘the Youth: “division at the: ‘Open: Wate ;
“Swim at Lakelse Lake, the first event in: Adventure © Challenge 2004, SARAH ZIMMERMAN | PHOTO -

«get Back in,” oe

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: drown. ye : a “It Wag “160 ‘cold. ‘and. harder: “of 20%:
AS. the young: friends: “waded: ‘aT tbaugh she: ‘said. o

dinto: the: ‘lake, they said: they. were
going to Walk the: whole: distance, *--
"They 'swant away ‘to. the sauid: ~:~ Thirtean:
ese oun shouts, from: spec:
_tators, .

“Sheldon: Smaha,: weg een ‘practising: on

Bait (eam, » :

to. tie,” the onl -yearsold. Marlee “Cater:

- said ‘she’ won, the youth. ‘Swim last

competed before, .
‘the distor

Evan ‘Stevens, a: ‘membet
'. Kitimat: Marlins’ swim. club,

er ‘tom. ‘suid Cater enjoyed ti

the wim eee time: of 17:34 last July. -

_“* He.remembered: the. race as to

“short ‘and: 00 cold. !

indicating ’a dis-
‘the: ibeach;

to: a pea one

“promptu, taluine 3 session: :
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