co] B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 8, 2005 4 _ | orsurprising that you should become a philosopher, - |: an angling ethicist, like Peter Broomhall has. ‘ - Peter was in town for the recent Salmon Summit. [. SKEENA ANGLER a _ROB BROWN. ~ Broomhall on bait eter Broomhall has been fishing ¢ and think- . ing about fish and fishing for some 60 years now. During almost all of that time he’s ~ been an advocate for his’ quarry “and the 7 places critical to.their survival. . Angling is conducive to contemplation. If you’ re” keenly intelligent, reflective by nature and are then :, Swept away with all the wonderous things associat- -ed with, the pursuit of fish, it is in no way unnatural . “As it happened, he read my recent column about the .. proposed bait ban. Doing so prompted him to pass * on to me a paper he’d written on the subject.. ‘In that. brief; Pete sets out what he feels are the’ : top ‘10 reasons bait should be’ banned. Because the, paper is smart, and sets out arguments advanced: --more lucidly than’ Thave, and articulates arguments ‘|. that have been floating inchoately i in n my mind, I'd -like to share them with you. Bait fishing. clashes with: conservation goals ace . _ cording to Pete: » “Where. stocks of wild salmon. are. endangered . or in decline, bait produces higher encounter and therefore higher injury and mortality rates. _ “All fishing is affected by increases and decreas- es in the populations of fish and fishers. The trend is « toward fewer fish and more fishers. It’s time to bet- : ter:share fish-catching opportunities, yet bait fish- ing encourages the reverse by granting bait fishers disproportionate catch and/or harvest advantages.” The fight to prevent the extirpation of Skeena steelhead highlighted the economic fact that a steel- head caught by the fleet was worth pocket change, _-while a steelhead caught (and released) by a client of a sport fishing lodge was worth hundreds of dol- lars each and every time it was caught. The same mechanism is at work within the sports _fishery where ‘‘steelhead yield far greater benefits ~ biological, economic’ and social when encountered through lure fishing than through bait fishing,” says ’ Pete. | “Bait fishing encourages mischief,” Pete argues. : “In the process of acquiring bait, anglers sometimes harm fish, the habitat and/or the very image of an- - gling: Some of the mischief is well-known: the se- lective killing of female fish for their roe, the illegal snagging of salmon.” Similarly when it comes to ghost shrimps and | other live baits, Pete contends that, “Endorsing the _|- killing of one thing for the purpose of using it to kill something else is the opposite of progressive.” . Pete demolishes the misguided notion that bait ‘isa necessary tool for the recruitment of young an- glers or that it puts fishers of modest means at a disadvantage. “It costs much more to ‘acquire roe or ghost shrimp than to acquire a wad of pink wool, and de- preciating the value of fish for children doesn’t help — them appreciate their value when they are adults,” he writes. © The facts that more people are chasing fewer fish ’ and more public resources are required to protect increasingly threatened fish stocks lead us to the inescapable conclusion that it is incumbent upon ‘fisheries managers’ to. institute and enforce better sharing strategies. “To properly serve the publici interest.. ([flisheries managers must not only constantly monitor the catch per unit effort rates of angling’s -various » branches and sub-branches, but must be guided by the data.” Today, Pete argues, bait fishing allows a certain -group — an elite, if you will — a disproportionate share of the catch, and is therefore socially unac- ceptable. _ “Back when fish were plentiful and anglers were not, no one questioned whether or not bait-fishing or killing large numbers of fish was sporting. To- day, anglers in general, and steelheaders in particu- | Jar, do question such things. What was acceptable yesterday may not be acceptable today, and what is acceptable today might not be acceptable tomor- row,” Peter observes. “Under contemporary ‘circumstances, bait fish- ing, particularly for steelhead, does not qualify as sporting because it is too easy. Sport fishing implies a reasonable challenge. Additionally, bait fishing does not meet other demands of the present day sportsman’s code — fairness, decency and generos- _ity to others.” Pete concludes that a bait ban, since it only re- quires that anglers not use bait, doesn’t prevent anyone from fishing. Anglers can still use the same rods and reels they ' normally use to fish the same species they normal- ly fish. They can fish with the same buddies with whom they normally fish. “Maybe,” he says, “those who can’t accept a bait ban shouldn’t be fishing.” * By MARGARET SPEIRS LOCAL WESCAR drivers showed B. C. racers _ -how to put the-pedal to the metal during the WESCAR Invitational. at: ‘the Terrace’ ‘Speedway ' May 28. . © ~ Dave Reinhardt roated his newly painted gold - car around the track io victory in the WESCAR ’ Trophy dash and Heat-A races. Second place in the dash went to Arnie Kunka. from Williams Lake and Prince George’s Sheldon Mayert took third. Prince George racer Brett Young drove his ' fluorescent orange car to a win in the WESCAR Heat-B race. Local drivers spread. themselves out. in ‘the standings in the WESCAR 100-lap main event. Gary MacCarthy finished in sixth and Phil Hustad took 10th spot. During the race, Ian Black’s motor blew in a huge fiery show, leaving him unhurt but unable to finish: am 6TERRACE STANDARD "Earlier, Black roared his new car to a track re- cord, ‘Peter Ernst from Quesnel w won the race. - The Bomber cars split up the victories in their three races. Dan Dollemore took the Trophy . ‘dash; Shane Severeid won.the Heat race and Ken Hawkins raced to the win in the Main race. * On Sunday, Dave Reinhardt scored another win in the Pro Stock-A Trophy dash. Phil Hustad won three: the Pro Stock-A Heat race, Main race and the Pro Stock-B Trophy dash. Dan Dollemore won the Pro’ Stock- B Heat race , and Calvin Kerr raced to victory in the B Main race. The Thunder races meant a near sweep for the Sweet family racing team. Kris Sweet drove to victory in the A-Thunder Trophy dash and Heat race. Stan Sweet won the B-Thunder Trophy dash and Heat race. Al Stewart took the A-Thunder Main race and ‘DAVE REINHARDT, left, leads the ‘pack down the backstretch i in one of the WESCAR rz races s at 5 at the Terrace Speedway May 28. Reinhardt won _ by several car lengths, beating teammates tan Black, Gary MacCarthy, Phil Hustad and drivers from all over the province. © MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO Stock cars heat up the track Jonathan Orango ' won the B- Thunder Main race. Ken Hawkins ruled the A-Bomber events, win- - 638-7283 ning all three races: Trophy, Heat and Main. He - : also won the B-Bomber heat race. ’ Les Reinhardt scored wins in the B- Bomber Trophy dash and Main races. Kat Finnie raced to victories in the C-Bomber. Trophy dash and Main race. Tina Severeid won the C-Bomber Heat. Here are the complete standings from the WESCAR 100-lap main race: 1. Peter Ernst, Quesnel 2. Arnie Kunka, Williams Lake *! 3. Bob Williams, Prince George 4, Lee Thomas, Fort St. James 5. Brett Young, Prince George 6. Gary MacCarthy, Terrace 7. Garnet Grimard, Williams Lake 8. Sheldon Mayert, Prince George 9. Dennis Adelman, Quesnel 10. Phil Hustad, Terrace Ae Te Witenes pio ‘ @ Disc man | DYLAN EVANS, right, looks for a teammate to: throw the disc to while Jason Smith tries to block him in the opening game of Ultimate,on the field east of Caledonia Senior Secondary School May 9: SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO Sports Menu. . BM June 10, 11 and 12. Totem Saddle Club hosts its. second annual Western Heritage Classic Horse Show. Contact Elaine Rempel at 635-7424 for more details. x June 11 and 12 Terrace Speedway action sees regular races drive at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday events, including Redneck taceday, Crazy Canucks stunts and Hit-to-Pass g0 at 2 Hi June 17, 18 and 19 Terrace Blueback Swim Club splashes into the wa- ter for an All Level Regional swim meet at the Ter- race Aquatic Centre on Friday and Saturday. Warm-up starts at 3:45 p.m. and the heats go from 5.p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Saturday’s warm-up begins at 8 a.m. and racing starts at 9:20 a.m. Awards will be given out at 2:30 p.m. with a social gathering to follow at 3 p.m. On Sunday, an in-house meet s swims from 8: 30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ( TERRACE TRACK athletes from Caledonia | Senior Secondary, Skeena Junior Secondar y and Thornhill Junior Secondary schools travelled to the zone championships in > Smithers May 20 and 21. Caledonia finished in second spot in the “seniors division. Skeena came in second for, the juniors and.Grade 8. - Twelve schools competed. Junior girls athlete Danis Bachek set a. new zone record with a time of 67.91 in the 400m hurdles and won the right to compete at provincials in Burnaby last weekend. She also scored a win in 100m hurdles _and seconds in 200m and long jump. Many athletes scored personal bests and . top three finishes. In Grade 8 girls competition, Jessica Ames scored five firsts in 100m, 400m, long jump and 80m hurdles. Lynsey Haynes came second in 400m. 800m and long jump. Nahanni Balfour finished first in the . 3,000m, second i in the 1,500m and third 1 in 800m races. - Ainsleigh Mensah took thirds in the 100m. and 200m. _ In Junior girls action, Britt Bingham v won: in javelin and took fourth in long jump. Mona Horvatic took first in discus. Marlee Cater scored seconds in 800m and 1;500m and third in 400m. - Amy Pelletier took third in discus and shotput. Kate Boswell won in shot put and took third in javelin. :: 200m." Athletes jump, run to top spots at zones Junior boys athlete Bert Fawdrey won the . triple jump, took seconds in high jump and 200m and ran to third in 400m. Adam Sarich threw a win in discus and leaped to a third in triple jump. Cody MacDougall. raced to second spot ‘in 400m. Senior boys competition saw Sovin Si- hota reign in victories in 100m, 200m and 400m. Corey George won long jump, took second place in shotput and javelin and third -in high jump. > Caleb Brousseau scored second in 3,000m and third in 1,500m. Relay racers brought home several top three finishes. Grade 8 girls finished number one and — two. The team of Nahanni Balfour, Ain- sleigh Mensah, Lynsey Haynes and Jessica Ames won the 4x400m relay and took sec- . ond in the 4x 100m relay. Junior girls Britt Bingham, Marlee Ca- ter, Mona Horvtic and Amy Peltier won the 4x400m relay. » Danis Bachek joined Bingham, Cater and Horvatic to place second in the 4x100m. - The Junior boys team of Thomas May, ~Cody Anderson, Cody MacDougall and Adam Sarich took third in the 4x100m. Senior boys Sovin Sihota, Corey George, Bert Fawdrey and Mark Harlow won the 4x 100m relay. -Cody Anderson and Caleb Brousseau joined Sihota and Fawdrey to win the 4x400m relay. Soccer boys win gold _TERRACE SOCCER BOYS scored some . top three finishes at. the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association (KYSA) Cup over the Victoria Day long-weekend. The U-18 Kermodes -won gold in ‘the round robin championship after winning all -their matches and only allowing two goals. They shut out Kootenay South 2-0 and 100 Mile House 4-0. They beat Surrey and Co- quitlam by scores of 3-1. The U-16 Kermodes won gold in a 5 1 championship final against Vancouver EPS. They finished second in the round robin with wins against Prince George 3-1 and Williams Lake 6-0 and a loss to Vancouver : EPS 1-0. - U-15 Kermodes won silver, narrowly losing a shoot out to Vernon in a 2-1 game. They finished the round robin in first with a scoreless tie against Pemberton, and _ 2-0 wins over Vernon and Williams Lake. The U-13 Kermodes finished in third place in the round robin with three losses, falling to Richmond and Port Coquitlam 3- 1 and to Chilliwack 4-1. ; The U-12 team finished third with losses to Williams Lake 3-2 and Vernon 6-3. They shut out Kamloops Two by a score of 1-0 and destroyed Quesnel 5-1. C28 Oe ee OD ROR Ae semen ORRIN VR ha 4... IPP PSP SP IPO RN PFOIO PrP Oe LHD Sate ad er zewes eee eter mr ver ne ee