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When When Campbell Campbell River’s River’s iconic iconic Logger Logger Mike Mike returns returns to to his his spar spar pole pole in in Tyee Tyee Plaza Plaza next next month, month, he he will will be be ready ready for for some some close close ups. ups. Ross Ross Milnthorp, Milnthorp, the the city’s city’s gengeneral manager of parks, recreation eral manager of parks, recreation and and culture, culture, said said people people will will be be able to get up close and personal able to get up close and personal with with the the new new Logger Logger Mike Mike –– aa replica of the aging original. replica of the aging original. “Following “Following the the Canada Canada Day Day parade, parade, Logger Logger Mike Mike will will be be installed installed near near the the bottom bottom of of the the spar spar pole pole to to facilitate facilitate pictures, pictures,”” Milnthorp said. Milnthorp said. Last Last October, October, when when council council was was discussing discussing aa replacement replacement for for the the old old logger, logger, Coun. Coun. Ron Ron Kerr Kerr brought brought up up the the idea idea of of moving moving Mike to make it easier Mike to make it easier to to take take pictures of the Campbell pictures of the Campbell River River landmark. landmark. “It’s “It’s hard hard to to get get aa picture picture of of yourself yourself with with Logger Logger Mike, Mike,”” Kerr Kerr said said of of the the original original spot. spot. “Today, “Today, people want to take people want to take pictures pictures of of themselves themselves with with the the icons icons so so just just throwing throwing the the idea idea out out –– itit might might be be an an idea idea to to craft craft something something that’s that’s ground ground level level so so you you can can get get those photo ops. ” those photo ops.” Council Council and and city city staff staff discussed discussed putting Logger Mike putting Logger Mike on on aa bench, bench, but but in in the the end, end, the the decision decision was was made made to to put put Mike Mike back back on on his his pole, pole, albeit albeit lower lower to to the the ground, ground,

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ith the first of what organizers hope will turn into an annual Campbell Riverwide fishing derby happening this weekend, Mirror resident fishing expert Don Daniels says there’s no magic formula for landing the one that will net you the $5,000 grand prize but he does have some tips and predictions, along with some advice for how to make your day on the water go more smoothly with that many people out there. Right now, being early in the season, most of the fish out in the channel are from ‘keepersize’ to the ‘mid teens,’ he says – meaning pounds. “There are some out there reaching into the 20s,” he says, but he thinks most of the ones being caught this weekend will be under that, adding that he feels if someone lands one in the range of 26-28 lbs, they’ll likely claim the title. So what’s the secret to doing that? “You’ve gotta be in the water to catch a fish,” Daniels says. “That’s it.” While people who fish regularly will all have their favourite locations to fish, and know

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Mirror fishing columnist Don Daniels says the boating public should be ready for the possibility of 500 extra boats on the water Saturday.

what kinds of lures have worked for them in the past, Daniels says, there’s no guarantees when it comes to fishing. “A lot of people are saying the fishing guides are going to win the derby. Well, not necessarily,” Daniels says. “There have been derbies where people who have never fished before go out and win the derby. It happens.” What’s most important, he says, is just the experience of being a part of it. “Well, that and keeping safety in mind,” he adds. “Lifejackets and etiquette and that kind of thing will go a long way to making your time out there as good as it can be.” If there are 500 or more boats out there on the water trying to land a salmon for the derby – which Daniels says is a very real possibility with a $5,000 grand prize on the line – proper eti-

quette is important. The first place this needs to be practiced, he says, is on the boat ramps. “The public boat ramps, all the marinas, are going to be busy,” he says. “You’ve gotta be geared up before you get to the ramp, get your boat into the water and get out of there. It’s like standing in line at the grocery store. People get frustrated when people take their time and hold up traffic, whatever that traffic is.” Once out on the water, proper etiquette is for everyone to give everyone else a decent amount of space. Yes, there will be packs of boats following each other around out there trying to find pools of fish, but the last thing that needs to happen is for lines to get all tied up and for people to be yelling at each other about it, Daniels says. “You get a high concentration of boats,

you’ve gotta give each other space,” Daniels says. “There’s always gonna be incidents. When people are using down riggers, which most of them will be, lines are going to get tangled up if people aren’t going to give each other space. That’s when the yelling starts.” Part of that conflict should be mitigated by the fact that officials, including the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and RCMP, will be out there watching, Daniels says. Whenever there’s a high concentration of people fishing, like there will be this weekend, the officials stay vigilant. “They’re not going to be checking every fishing licence and measuring every catch,” Daniels says, “but they’ll be out there keeping their eyes on things. If you’re not breaking any rules, though, you don’t have anything to worry about, right?” But the event isn’t only about catching fish, despite it being a fishing derby. Mark Ranniger with Royal Lepage Advance Realty, the title sponsor of the event, said that when he and Deanna Collins came up with the event, the idea was to, yes, fill a gap that needed filling – the lack of a community-wide fishing derby – but also

to have the community come out and enjoy each other’s company and give something back, as well. “It’s going to be an all-day thing,” Ranniger told the Mirror back during the planning stages. “There are going to be things for the kids to do there, some very, very cool prizes for the kids, we’re going to have a bunch of food trucks there, we’re hopefully going to have a Bouncea-Rama and those kinds of fun things,” not to mention a stage set up with live music throughout the day.

following his debut later this month. The new Logger Mike, which is nearly eight feet tall and weighs in at 400 pounds, was carved out of West Coast cedar by award-winning local carver Cody LaFrance. T h e n e w L o g ge r Mike will make his first appearance during the Transformations on the

Shore Carving Contest, June 22-26 at Frank James Park. He will then go on parade for Canada Day. The new Logger Mike replaces the weatherworn, 30-year-old yellow cedar carving created by Dean Lemke in 1984 as part of a downtown revitalization project. Since then the iconic figure has been taken down for repairs several

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Campbell River will be getting what many communities across B.C. and the rest of North America have had for some time: a rainbow crosswalk celebrating inclusivity, pride and the right of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning) people to just be who they are. Although for now it will only be temporary. The initiative, according to Tidemark Theatre programming and marketing coordinator Heidi Cuff, actually began “over a year and a half ago.” At that time, the Tidemark had decided to organize the first Pride Party for Campbell River (see page 55), “and at the same time, North Island Pride wanted to run their festival, so we decided to join forces and make it just an awesome day with the festival during the afternoon and the party at night,” Cuff says. Once that collaboration was made, she says, the idea came up that they could “visually connect” the two events with a rainbow crosswalk from Spirit Square to the Tidemark. “But it was a bit late in the game to get the approval last year,” she says. The delay, Cuff says, was that there wasn’t any policy in place in regards to public art at that point last year. “City council was open to the idea, but they thought there should be a policy in place before moving forward,” she says. With the formation

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of the city’s Public Art Committee, there was finally a mechanism and approval body in place for applications such as this one to be approved or denied. Now that the installation has been approved, the painting of the crosswalk itself is scheduled for June 23 – weather permitting – to be in place for the festival and party on the 25th. “It’ll be up for the whole weekend of Pride, and then we’ll be washing it off on the Monday to make way for a new three-way crosswalk,” she says, which is being installed by local artist Alex Witcombe on June 28. Not everyone is happy about the colourful installation, however. When Cuff announced the installation on

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in a claim it would only spend the B.C. Liberals’ alleged hidden deficit. That didn’t work very well.In 2017, will Horgan follow Mulcair’s path or Trudeau’s? He is careful not to commit himself now on specific positions, but in a recent interview with The Vancouver Sun, Horgan did question the need to account for the costs of every promise.“Justin Trudeau didn’t cost a damn thing,” he said. “And Donald Trump’s not costed a damn thing, nor did Bernie Sanders, and I don’t imagine Hillary Clinton will either.” Actually, Trudeau did cost his platform for voters. Then, after winning a majority, he threw those estimates out and tripled the forecast deficits.Canada spent itself into a huge hole in the 1970s, and it took until the 1990s to get out of it. We’ll soon find out if that lesson is lost on a new generation of voters. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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Campbell River’s first Syrian refugees arrived safely Tuesday night after travelling nearly 24 hours from Lebanon in their bid to start a new life. Merell Awad’s mother, sister, and her sister’s husband and two teenaged sons landed in Campbell River Tuesday evening after making a pit stop in Vancouver earlier that same day. “We are all very thankful that five members of our family have (arrived) safely tonight in Campbell River,” reads a post on the Campbell River

Syrian Refugee Support Committee’s Facebook page. “Their long journey ended at the Campbell River Airport where they were welcomed by cheering, flag (Canada and Syrian) waving, sign holding, smiling and happy-crying committee members and other Campbell Riverites.” It’s been two and half years since Awad first tried to get her family out of war-torn Syria. She’s still waiting on other family members – another sister and her two daughters as well as the parents of her husband Fouad’s nephew – who are in Syria waiting

to have their applications to Canada approved. But for now, Awad is helping the five who arrived earlier this week settle in. Her mother, who has one leg and survived open heart surgery, will be living with Awad and her husband while her sister and her family are staying in a home rented out through donations collected by the Syrian Refugee Support Committee. The group, made up of about 25 individuals and formed through St. Peter’s Anglican Church which is a sponsorship agreement holder, has

raised nearly $90,000 through various fundraisers. The community has also pitched in to provide supplies for around the home, furnishing, clothing and other basic necessities. The committee’s work is not done, however. On Saturday the group is hosting a fundraising garage sale with proceeds going to help Campbell River’s newest residents with their living expenses. The garage sale takes place this Saturday from 8;30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Peter’s Anglican Church (228 S. Dogwood St.).

Far left, Merell Awad’s mother, her sister, her sisters two sons, and her husband (not pictured) arrived in Campbell River Tuesday night after a two-and-a-half year effort to get her family out of Syria.

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5 rental units currently earning approx $4000/mo. Great holding property. Perched atop prime ridge with super panoramic ocean view. You could even place your two McMansions on the 1.074 acres. That then becomes a purchase of two cheap building lots, shop around for a comparable bare land option and you’ll see what I mean.

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4347 Island Hwy South $699,900 MLS 406396

Stunning ocean view appreciated from both levels. Lower level features in law suite. Built 2003. 2800 sq ft. 4 bed 3 bath. .84 acre. Perfect for extended family, guests or B & B. RV parking, sani dump, wired detached shop. A must see!

4057 Island Hwy $459,900 MLS 403620

580 Island Hwy $634,900 MLS 408078

Charming two bedroom home, approximately 1200 sqft, situated on a 0.79 acre panoramic ocean view high bank waterfront lot. Fully renovated - top to bottom, inside and out.

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3500 Willow Creek Road $424,900 MLS 406423

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Built 2015 and no GST!!! 2200 sq ft, 4 bed 3 bath. Lower level features a separate entry 1 bedroom suite. Large lot with RV parking, sprinklers, fully fenced. All appliances included. Nothing to do but move in!

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Outstanding 3 bedroom 2 bathroom 1700 sq ft rancher with a 6 foot crawl. Osha refuses to cut corners as evident in the specs: hot water on demand, high efficiency gas furnace (heat pump ready) plus a HRV, R50 in the attic, R22 in the walls, ICF foundation with the entire floor system (corbelled) set down inside the foundation which gives R26 insulation throughout the crawl space.

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Master on main plus 2 beds up. Great room & ocean view rec room. 3 bed 3 bath. 2156 sq ft, 4 ft crawl. Stone countertops, heat pump, HRV.

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411-9 Adams Road $268,888 MLS 386433

Top floor, waterfront, excellent complex with great strata and healthy finances, 1291 sqft 2 bed 2 bath, lovely updates!

411-322 Birch $74,900 MLS 406422

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Salmon Point Road Rancher on 0.5 acre treed property. Enjoy relaxing on the large deck or in the backyard, enjoy the garden areas, trees and the ocean just a stones throw away. Newly updated 1,200 sq ft rancher is country cozy. This home has been newly updated with a gas furnace, gas fireplace with stone wall feature, gas hot water and gas kitchen stove. New flooring, all vinyl windows and a lovely covered veranda with skylights. Plenty of room for parking boats, RV’s, etc AND includes a separate 192 sq ft detached shop. Close to the marina, Saratoga Beach and golf course. If a little bit of country close to amenities appeals to you then this home is for YOU! $339,000

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Perfectly private one bedroom condo on the first floor of Rockland House condos. This unit has a lovely private patio overlooking green space. Galley kitchen, open concept living/dining room, fireplace and in unit storage. Plenty to like here, affordable, close to recreation, shopping, hospital and other amenities. At this price why rent when you can OWN! $104,900

Terrific 2 bedroom mountain view condo in Rockland House condos. This is a lovely bright sunny unit with a fantastic southern exposure overlooking the mountains. Close to everything you need. So AFFORDABLE, so convenient, why rent when you can OWN! $124,900

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678 Mariner Drive Fabulous #304-169 S. Island Hwy Ocean Front Condo in one of the most prestigious buildings in Campbell River. With a fabulous layout that allows all rooms to enjoy the view, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, this 1470 sq ft condo has the security of being on the 3rd floor. You also get the enjoyment of walking or sitting on your 45’ of waterfront. Discovery Passage at your doorstep with marine life, marine traffic (including cruise ships), storm watching, beautiful sunrises and sunsets. This home has still the original high end decor which will allow you to make your personal transformation. The building includes covered and open parking, storage lockers, beach house, BBQ area, detached workshop and access to seaside walking path. Also close to golf courses, Mt Washington ski resort, lakes, hiking trails, airport, hospital, recreation facilities and much more. This building currently does not allow rentals or pets. PRICED AT $240,000

410 Goodwin Road This home is move in ready for your

family on a very desirable quiet street in Willow Point. Within walking distance to all levels of school and recreation. Great layout with living room and adjoining dining room that features French doors to huge deck, eating area in kitchen and big family room off kitchen. Master bedroom has walk-in closet and heated tile floors in updated ensuite. Updates include all new flooring or hardwood, laminate, tile, ceiling fans in every bedroom and roof 6-8 years old. Big fenced yard with garden area, RV parking behind gates and underground sprinklers. The extra size double garage also has pull down ladder to attic, designed for full storage, including flooring & shelving. Hot water heat on main level and woodstove for those cozy winters. PRICED AT $320,000

view and best view lot value! This lot is suited for a level entry home with a full size, over height walk out basement. You could build a rancher and leave the basement unfinished which would be perfect for storage, wine making, workshop or grandchild play area, or you could build a 6 bedroom family home. Welcome to walk the lot and admire your view. PRICED AT $158,000

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63 S. MURPHY ST. $519,900 MLS 408260 OCEAN VIEW RIDGE HOME Fantastic ½ acre Ridge View property with well maintained post & beam grade level entry, full basement home, 2,870 sq.ft. Excellent ocean & mountain views, circular driveway with lots of parking. Updates include 10 yr. old membrane roof, gas furnace with humidifier & heat pump, 2 gas fireplaces, vinyl siding, electronic air cleaner, newer appliances. Large oak kitchen with portable island, 2 bedrooms up, 1 bedroom down plus den & kitchenette (no stove). Family room & sunroom with hot tub. Sundeck is off kitchen & formal dining room. Single garage & carport. Garden shed, fully fenced yard & walking distance to downtown.

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Shoot out decides championship as Carihi hosts B.C. Success both on and off the pitch was the resounding message as Carihi and friends hosted the 2016 AA Provincial Championship last weekend. A plethora of positive feedback and a whole bunch of lifelong memories were provided in an action packed three days. On the pitch it was LV Rogers that came out on top as the team from Nelson, B.C. prevailed in a nail biting penalty shoot out win on the Robron turf after the game ended 1-1 after extra time. The joy of such a victory was experienced in the semi-final for St. Thomas More out of New Westminster but in the final they were unable to make it back-

to-back shoot out wins. The competitive nature of the fight for medallions was demonstrated in the 3rd vs. 4th place game, with the match also going to extra time and St. Michael’s of Victoria defeating Okanagan Mission by a score of 2-1. The closing ceremony saw the prestigious blue banner awarded to the champions, LV Rogers. Awards were also given to Naomi Perkins who won both the Tournament MVP and the Golden Boot as top scorer. Mennonite Educational Institute (MEI) was awarded the Fair Play trophy. As the teams left the ceremony, there were glowing comments abound about the outstanding pitches at

Carihi and Willow Point, the quality of the turf field, the fun and food shared at the ’70s themed tournament banquet the night before, the tournament website and the care provided by myriad of volunteers. Carihi stellar on the pitch On the pitch, the Tyees produced five games full of character and commitment. Their opening game saw them match up with West Point Grey Academy and resulted in a 4-1 victory. The Tyees’ second game matched them with a strong looking Duchess Park. The Tyees played some wonderful soccer in the opening 35 minutes, racing to a 3-0 lead. Duchess Park then produced

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Mary Nicholls, far right, of Ladysmith tries to reach for the ball during a game against West Point Grey at Willow Point Park during the 2016 Provincial Championships hosted in Campbell River.

a remarkable display of its own, scoring three without reply to level the score. The excitement wasn’t over, however, and a dramatic goal

for Carihi in the dying minutes secured a 4-3 win. Going into day two, Carihi needed a draw to win its group and head into the semi-finals. The game was against Okangan Mission (OKM) and the Tyees got off to a dream start with a goal after 20 seconds. OKM fought back and tied the game before going up 2-1. Carihi levelled the score with a penalty with eight minutes remaining. However, heartache was just around the corner, as OKM scored with the last kick of the game. The last two games saw Carihi lose 3-1 to Seycove and Notre Dame. Again these were two hugely competitive games and the girls put in amazing efforts in what has been an incredible season of school soccer. The girls bid farewell to three senior players who will graduate this month – Captain Madison Ash-

croft, Kamiya Iwamoto and Maja Nymann. In addition, “Auf Wiedersehen” to our German exchange student, Svea Gottschalk.

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Left, Carihi’s Emily Dreger, left, clears the zone against Notre Dame at Willow Point Park. Above, Carihi’s Macayla Gray, left, battles for the ball.

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Jason Tchir didn’t have any idea when he picked up a club for the first time as a junior in St. Albert, Alta. that he would make a career out of it. He didn’t have dreams of joining the professional tour and he certainly didn’t think he’d end up in charge of a beautiful nine-hole track, still in its infancy. The new general manager and head pro at Quadra Golf grew up “about a mile from the golf course, so it kind of worked as a pseudo-

babysitter for my parents in the summer,” he says, “and it was really some of the best times of my life.” That was the start of his love of the sport. Back as a kid in St. Albert he’d take up odd jobs around the course – from picking range balls to scrubbing carts. He moved to Calgary in 2000 and got a job at Springbank Links, helping out around the pro shop, and decided – since he was pretty good at the game by this point – to take his CPGA certification test. When he passed it, he thought maybe golf was a thing he could do not

only full-time, but also permanently. So he went back to Edmonton to enrol in the two-year Professional Golf Management program at Grant MacEwan College (now MacEwan University) and headed back to Calgary to serve as a pro for about 10 years before deciding that he wanted to go back to school. While he was finishing his four-year degree through the University of Lethbridge, he focused on turf care at the Lynx Ridge and Country Club of the Hamptons. “It was great to see golf from that side of

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the business and gain an understanding about what it takes to actually maintain a golf course,” he says. “That really rounded out my golf knowledge and broadened my horizons, you could say.” At that point, with his horizons sufficiently broadened, now fully educated in all facets of golf course management, he was looking to take the next step in his golf career – just when Quadra Golf was looking for a new head honcho. Tchir couldn’t be happier about getting the MIKE DAVIES/CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR call. Jason Tchir is excited about the opportunity to take a small nine-hole “It’s an interesting track on the coast into its next phase and continue to make an already opportunity to not only great course into an even better one. take over a facility as a pro, but also the man“We still want to have agement and operations of directors about both they’ve been toying with aspects and oversee the short-term and long- the idea of possibly, some rough and force down the road, build- golfers to hit the shots turfcare. It’s kind of the term plans. T h e i m m e d i a t e ing, “some sort of camp- they’re supposed to culmination of all my experiences and educa- goal, Tchir says, is to ing facility,” to add to the be forced to hit, but a strengthen their pro- property. tion.” slightly mis-hit shot “What’s better than shouldn’t maybe be quite He says his favourite gramming, including aspect of the gig so far is their mens, ladies and camping and golfing?” as punishing as it can be he asks rhetorically. “We currently.” the enthusiasm and pride junior club. “Right off the bat, it’s could put together a stay of the people he’s been He says it would be meeting, who for the last really about just getting and play package, simi- nice to eventually put five years have put their more golfers out on the lar to what hotels and in a pond and maybe a resorts do, but with a dif- fountain in the pond. hearts and souls into course,” he says. “There’s the whole ferent twist on it.” making the course what “At this point it’s really In terms of the course about just working on intimidation aspect that it has become. “The best part is the we have to get rid of for itself, Tchir says there those little touches that exuberance of the mem- people and make them isn’t much that needs make people feel it’s well bers and shareholders comfortable with just to be done in terms of put together and mainand board members who picking up a club and major renovations. tained, because it actuThe course was well ally really is.” are all so proud of what swinging it. It’s about they’ve got. I mean, five really getting people to designed when it was put It’s still a young course, years ago, quite frankly, understand that every- in, and now it just needs after all. It first opened they had a chunk of one who plays this game to keep growing into the for play in 2012, so, as environment, with a little Tchir says, “there are still land that was just bush started out. and now it’s become – “Everyone had their nudge from the ground- some areas of the course through their hard work first couple of rounds. skeepers. that need to mature and “We’re in the process fill in, but it’s just a proand the work of the local We all get that it’s a difvolunteers – a really ficult game and there’s of softening some of the cess of over-seeding and exceptional nine-hole a learning curve. That edges around holes one, getting a little more grass golf course.” intimidation factor dis- three and four, and every down.” So what’s the plan sipates after a while, and year we’ll work on taking It’s a challenge he’s moving forward? we all know that, or we care of some of the bush looking forward to. Well, Tchir’s been in wouldn’t still be playing, that encroaches a little “I’m sure every year bit immediately beside will just get better,” he discussions with own- right?” Long-term, Tchir says, the fairways,” he says. ership and the board says.

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Fishing Corner with

During the recent hot weather, fishing can be fun for the family and even though some members do not fish, why not enjoy sitting by a lake, taking a swim or paddle around in a canoe or small boat? Local lakes like Fry and Echo have had extra pressure from anglers and swimmers – people who are getting out trying to avoid the heat. The best time to fish during the heat is early morning or late evening but finding the deep water during the afternoon can be good fishing. In the past few days some nice fish have been coming in using worms or small silver spoons cast from shore. It is possible to catch your limit and a few big ones were almost beached and lost but that’s fishing. I fish primarily by fly fishing and Terry Rose, a local tackle liquidator, had given me a squirrel tail so I ventured out to my vise and decided to tie a pattern that was very successful in Alberta. I decided to grab a size 12 hook and formed a short tail and wound the body with the squirrel material

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way and the logging roads can be rough or not even used at all. At times these roads can be gated. Most locals have their fishing spots picked out and use them regularly and will keep the information guarded.

and pick at it to make it scruffy. The fly worked its magic and I had great action all afternoon. Another simple fly to fish is a bare hook number 10 to 14 with a piece of rabbit fur – preferably grey. I tie it in the front and go fishing. I saw a few ants while gearing up and ant patterns tied in black will catch fish for you when the bite is on. Some lakes are a little out of the

On Saturday, I will be out and about catching the fun and fishing action as The Royal Lepage Advance Realty fishing Derby kicks off early Saturday with anglers getting out in hopes of catching the big one while the general public will start heading to Ostler Park around 11 a.m. While this is the launch of the fishing season in Campbell River, I’m still thinking a salmon 26 to 28 pounds could bring in the top prize money.

Campbell River Tides • June 10 - 16, 2016 FRIDAY 06-10

Gerry

Buttle Lake will have their trout derby on this Saturday and Sunday and another good turnout is expected. With the good weather forecast, this event attracts over 100 participants. In general a three-pound trout is the normal big size for Buttle but bigger fish can be caught.

Travis and Nick with Fry Lake trout

Time

Height

PST

(m)

05:35 08:58

SATURDAY 06-11 Time

Height

SUNDAY 06-12 Time

Height

MONDAY 06-13 Time

Height

(ft)

PST

(m)

(ft)

PST

(m)

(ft)

PST

(m)

(ft)

2.9

9.5

06:43

2.6

8.5

07:41

2.4

7.9

00:21

4.1

13.5

3.3

10.8