B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 17, 2004

"MARGARET SPEIRS.

| ROB BROWN _

“Kilowatts

o what fly do you like to.use down there i in.
Terrace this time: of year?” asked Cliff...
. An egg,”-T replied. “A small one tied .
on.a heavy, stiort-shanked hook — ‘chenille -

body...
added * to dispel the. ‘Took of. puzzlernent on his:
face, +
“You fish'it with a litte bobber?” Clift held wp.
thumb arid foréfinger a few ‘centimetres apatt. -
“An indicator,” I élarified, “a tuft of white epaly-

pending :on ‘the depth of thewater.”.. ©". 50:
Cliff looked skeplical.- His‘dark eyes narrowed
nen widened.-“"That’s. kinda like lure fishin’ isn't
” he said-in way . that suggested he: believed it”
was, and. that r no. self-respecting fly: fisher ought t to.”
indulge init.
. There was an iriterruption followed. by a shi in:
‘conversation.to other aspecis‘of stéelheading.
Cliff, “it: became apparent, liad: steelhead fe
ver.’ He*d towed: his jetyboat, he said; all the way. -
to Skeena: country. ‘from San. Francisco, where he-"
works as what-he described as.an. entergency room
: doctor. For the Jast six years he’s run the: boat down.
the Babine River: every fall...”
"This year,’ "he confessed, “I: didn’ t bother. It’ §
just getting. way loo, crowded ‘down there.”

"was my, lurn to.lift-an. eyebiow: ee

(which is Spanish for Freak). hadjust. returned from™

_ the Bulkley where they'd. fished: a run they called
“slots.” 2."

They found some fish, ‘aid Curr, who caiught

his on his pet fly;“*I call it the Kilowatts, You now..

Chilf Watls -: ’Kilowatts, * he explained,:

- reminded him gently.
“Qh, -that’s:. right,”
-rassed. “I? lV gel’ you some before I 80." a
‘With that he ieft. Twenty minutes later hew was
; back with a handful of. flies, which he ‘spilled out:

dest of Christmas. tree ornaments. :

tion of the favourite - flie ‘Of. fishermen: I've. met. ©

ined it carefully.’ *

‘cal Coachman for, ‘with. the exception of its silve

plastic, including two gobs. of blue: tinsel: ‘strands.
‘for. the: wing and: ‘the ‘tail ‘anda glowing: body: of.
sparkle: ‘chenille — this. from. the man’ who a short
time before-had looked askance at my epg
The experience started me thinking about what'a a

child ofa member of the Mesopolainian’ Fly, Club,
presumably made: to angle Tigtig, trout: on riffles in in”

- the Euphrates... “=
They look like. the. kind of fies: you 1 might find
buzzing around:camel dung. Prioress Julian, Bern- |
ers.described insect-like patterns. in the first ‘fishing

" book printed in English."

gling on the end of horsehair. leaders attached. te cat
gut lines. and 16-foot greenheart: rods.- s
The fitst anglers. to fish ‘salmon With’ fly: rods
must have quickly. ‘realized that. black. gnats.and'the:. .
like were insufficient for their. sport, hence salmon’

- or butterflies, <7.
Fly fishing for steelhead: dates ‘back to the early”
years: of the: last. century.” ‘The: first steelhead. ies.
- were hot-rodded ‘versions. of. Atlantic. ‘salmon’ flies

- Royal Coachman or the: ‘Teal and Silver,

ed building flies ihe size of ferrets by'lashing strips .
of rabbit on a hook and festooning them: with hand-_
fuls of sparkling plaitle tinsel then casting then on:

_ lwo-fisted fly rods.

~ fish) and ‘sporting. Aachievemenit; ive’ shotild defitie «

flies as any | jure tnade with tur; wool, tinsel and:

. feathers ‘i in such | a “way. as ‘0. imitate Our: auatry’ s
natural, food,"

Imitations’ that imitate. agitatic ¢ ot terrestrial ‘ine.

sects and bait fish would fit this bill: So would my:

I’ve seen. ito 0 dale! 5

® SKEENA ANGLER fe

litle bit of White tmarabou for a wing,” 1 Be

_ L grease itso ‘that: it floats: better, thei ‘put: ‘it on the :
butt of the. leader, and: slide: il up and. down, de- .

o. The formerly- “remote: ‘Babine too’ crowded). It

“Chit and ‘Grég,” anoiher sicelheait aficionado T

the} Nov. 5

“You promised me some of those: flies.” Katty,
ts J vice against Vanderhio f and it: was a humbling
said litt, ‘a lite: ‘emb oom A et

~ ‘a pair ‘of goals from’Terrace captain ‘Alex. Red- °
|. patti, oné each: from’ Chapen Leblond and Na-

BRYAN Last and Rav Bal summit Westach Mountain near Rosswood. The pair climbed the north face of the 7 {000-foot-high peak Novern-.
_ ber. 11. Mountaineering and, ine = climbing have become increasingly popular | in the ‘Fegion.

: | BRYAN LAST. PHOTO

(Bantam oar blast

but lose out. to.

| By JEFF NAGEL:

But. the. Inland Kenworth Bantam, reps. bats.
tea to: record twa Wins lo offset two losses: at
5:7 bantam: tournament. se

The Teriace’ Squad first: skated out oii ‘the

start: ; wt
 Vaniderhoot outscored Terrace 7:4, despite.

. : -_ ‘on’ the goal smorgasbord with Kyle Holiom,
it WAS- ‘a-half-and-half_ kind ‘of weekend in: Kyle Cote, Curtis Desousa, Kevin Haworth and =
Williams Lake for Terrace’ S bantam f rep hockey. ;

: ‘Conrad Wideman each scoring: z a goal.-
_ team, -

:. By. the: end of-the game, Terrace had. blown

_ Aldergrove off the ice 13-1. 2
Credit. for: helping. blunt the “Aldetgiove”™.
‘offence’ and ‘Keeping the opponents lo. just ‘a.
ingle goal went to" defenceman: Alexa Grant;.. -s
:Terrace’s. only: pirl on the: bantam: team, who a
.- gota Bame, Star honour for her. work. ;
“She was.a ‘fill-in. for an injury’ but she: did’ :
“really: well'on the weckend,” ‘Amos. saide. os
aA veteran: of: ‘Terracé’s- provincial champion,

‘ort St. ohn |

stamina against the tough Fort St. John squad,

a fell: off; ”” Amos said...
“He said he’s: ‘having the tear work on ‘more:
-off-ice Cardi c vascular training to’ ‘build up. their’

time,” he: ‘said. -
“2 Téam, captain “Alek ‘Redpath ‘vas: on ‘fire
: “throughout the tournament, ‘picking up: three of
Tertace’s game star honours.

Ic iors rove.

He was replaced i in ict by Garret Muir and: :
the team slarted to find itself running out.of :.

“They. don’ t realize 60. mines, a long .

on the table where they lay. glittering. like the; ‘Baud :

1 bummed an: example. ‘for my growing. collec.’ :

over the last 30. years. Wh f Cliff had. left I ‘ckam-. :

ve than Soucie, and ‘three assists-from ‘Lee Muir.”
"The match against host:team Williams Lake :-
“WAS ‘probably | the closest of the weekend, >

: Curtis Desousa fired. in three’ goals.: and'Alex

\ ringette ‘team, , Grant i is sul playing ringetle. as.’

well. mt,

my “We really hope: she’ i slay swith us." Amos, ,
“added. :
ne Redpath scored two more plus an assistlo pow- .. -

“The ‘asl game: of the: journamet, ‘against 2

aime.’

Amos’ said. : :
We? te: ‘progiessing. We ‘get ‘better’ every.

He ‘gia Tease: would. have’ ‘finished: first

‘> er-Terrace to a 5-3: game two, wvietory over. Wile

The fly could have’been called the: Potrochemi- mh |. liam Lake: >:

coated lead eyes, one turn of. black hackle and. the : grove, and the bantam reps. came out swingin

bizarre jig hook It was built ‘Upon, everything was his: ‘first two iltings, Scoring four r goals, and

a three assists.

_. and three assists: .

fly is. The earliest fics we know of were the brain if -

_-A few hundred years. after that Cotton ana Wale. :
. ton fished the River Dove with bug:like flies ‘dan-- |. TERRACE SKATERS.1ook home’ »
over 30 medals: a. the: Williston:
os Competition

“weeks. ago.

< gpin their. -way-16, gold, eight sil-
“flies” tended to  IOok like baitfish, elvers, pravens: i

Pov in the. October'29-3 | event.

= combination of traditional: and fun
: Zevents, SAYS. ‘skating’ ‘lub coach . °:

or enlarged versions of popular trout flies like: the... »Jénnifer Kuehne.“

In the last decade. some steelheaders have slart~ ., show-off-their ‘skills in’.thé four.

classic skating competitions: but “i
- sare, ‘also. ‘given: ‘the opportunily.. tos
“s-break the: confines: ‘of traditional
; figure. skaling participating incre-
~ alive and.téam events includin
~ dress -up and improve‘numbers..”

_For alt intents and purposes this is lure fishing.” ‘
True, all steel head flies are lures, but for. the sake’:
of clarity,.- conservation: (large hooks tend to ‘harm’:

“teled ‘lo’ the competition ; and Kile-
 hnes ‘says events: like: this:one are .
+ preat- preparation for” ‘provincial :
~] > cand regional competitions, later in.
| % year. : ae

egg, which is.the finest impostor « of salmon’ Pes.

. Tace.

Game, three. pitted: Terrace against Alde 7"

Redpath’ proved: he Was ‘just warming up: in’: AL al fourth Boal: .

Muir and: Soucie each scored tivo. more goals :

__ Other team members also got athance to feed”

“By REBECCA COLLARD "practice for: the: regionals”

Will be heading to the Cariboo

“in. “Quesnel:
. a “first aveek of December.

“The Terrace: team jumped and: :

| ver,12 bronze and over 15 ribbons. ‘Tast Iwo years running.”

The Williston’ Competition i is’ ‘a :
this year 2°:

The: ‘skaters have. a - chance to said Kuehn

time. at: the. ‘regionals, It's” ‘been
several : years | since: the. “Terrace

-Almost 20 Terrace: ‘gkaters Itav- year.

win points for club,” she said.”

. ciats;-In: Kamloops’ this Week.

Fort SG John, found the tables turned o

“Redpath had two. o goals anid z an assist, ‘Soucie
, scored: a goal. and arr. assist, and Desousa fired

“But, it-wasn't enough as. Terrace went down 2
“tO a 14-4:defeat.in Game 4. -
° a had’-béen close, But: the scoieboaid ‘got :
| away. from: Terrace after goalie’ Mait Ames got:
hurt by. a Slapshot and was. out for the: game.

A team‘of 25. Terrace’skaters -
a” ‘North Regional: competition in the.

“Tetrace has taken home the tro- .
phy. for top: club at the event the :

“And Kuehne ‘thinks: they'll be:
able’ to take home the. trophy again’ ;

. “Terrace. skating club his beta
the. strongest..team ‘in: the. north,’ “

The club’ 5: synebionized skal
‘ing team wiil-compete | for the first:

-elub‘has hada synchro team and
Kuehne says it: will help. the: club
lake” home the ‘trophy again this .

- “ee will. be. atiother: chance to

‘Two: of. the club §-top Skaters 7

will: also be heading to the: provin~ “top. figuie skating : show down:

Jacqielin Lenwik and ‘Heather
s,"". Hanna will ‘be ‘heading: south: to
- represent: Tetrace : al’ Province’ s°.

‘and. Ahat will bé:a. good. thing’ for.
‘them: ‘tor ‘have’ ~under their>belts,”

ts: group «if Williaitis: Lake chad beat Mande
“hoof,-but that. wasn'ton. ,

"said of Vanderhoof. {They’ ve € got a gocd.geaie
and one: really ‘pood: Tine,”

: ‘Terrace’ 's_-bantarns’ were. ‘playing: Teague,”
: “games | against . Kitimat this: ‘past weekend and ©
they'll’. be. ‘pack: in the: Aluminuia City. next:

ing, bantam teams from across the north, .

katers k bring h 1ome: 30 medals |

| Sarece figure skaters now. prepare |
: for. upcoming competition 2

TERRACE SKATERS: Kelsey Owen, Kelsey. Minhinnick, Jamie Penner.

(back), Julianne Lenulk, Jacqueline Lenuik and Heather Hanna (front) -
all brought home gold-medals at the Williston. Competition in Ques-::
nel. Jacqueline Lenuik and Heather Hanna will, be looking to quailty '

for the provinclals this week in Kamloops:

~Lenuik and. ‘Heather will co
ete'in-the subsectionals hoping

“1. “Both have landed double axles

““spot'in the: provincials: t later

Said id Kuiehne: ws

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““They’re a good. team for a little ‘towii, he.

weekend Nov, 27 28 for a& tournament: featur-_ .

finish inthe top haif-and ‘scar a:

“Gaireil came.in goal: and then: the: wheels ay,

“We ended: Mp’ fourth. out: of sight reais,” a