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Saturday, July 27, 2013 / ROBERT OSTLER PARK 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Artwork by: Larry E. Stefanyk
family activities • salmon bbq by donation • kids pink bicycle parade For more information contact: Larry E. Stefanyk 250.923.0939 for ifmm@shaw.ca
Spark up the BBQ, enjoy some salmon and take in the activities!
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| FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013 | CAMPBELL RIVER 2013 PINK SALMON FESTIVAL
Campbell River GOES PINK to Promote a Sustainable Seafood Choice! Pink Salmon Campbell River In celebration of the abundant return of pink salmon, Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Campbell River Pink Salmon Festival will serve up delicious samplings to the public. The object of the festival is to promote pink salmon as a sustainable and nutritious seafood choice. This is the second year for the event and it will be held at Robert Ostler Park on Saturday, July 27, 2013 starting at noon. Attendees will be treated to barbecued pink salmon sliders prepared by the Kinsmen Club of Campbell River. All of the pink salmon has been generously donated by Canadian Fishing Company and sides and salads have been donated by Save-On-Foods. There is
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no admission charge for the festival which will also feature entertainment, family activities and educational exhibits. Pink salmon are a nutritious food source that has traditionally been overlooked by the public. In the Pacific, pinks are the
most abundant and sustainable salmon species - returning in very large numbers, so they can be sustainably harvested without damage to the overall resilience of the population. Also, purchasing pink salmon can help support B.C. fishers who have struggled over the last decade with low salmon
returns. “Our message to the public is that we as consumers have the power to ensure that salmon have a future for us to enjoy,” said Dr. Brian Riddell, President & CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation. “Pink salmon have
the ability to serve as an abundant human food source while also adequately supporting ecosystems that depend on them for survival.” This year’s festival will feature a variety of exhibits for the entire family. The day will kick off with a Pink Bicycle Parade for the kids and anglers will have the oppor-
tunity to take in casting and fly tying demonstrations. Several local restaurants will also be in attendance, and they are will be supporting the Foundation through the contribution of a donation from seafood entrees. Wooden pink salmon will line the stores on Shoppers Row, where the downtown core of Campbell River will truly go Pink for the month of July. Since 1989 the Pacific Salmon Foundation has invested more than $600,000 into 98 salmon conservation, restoration and enhancement projects in the Campbell River region. These funds have been leveraged by local volunteers, and through in-kind labor and added donations have had a total impact of more than $4.8 million.
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Wild Pink Salmon Cakes
By: Garrett Schack, Executive Chef, Vista 18 Restaurant, Victoria For the cakes 2 lbs. fresh pink salmon, skinned, boned and coarsely chopped in the food processor 1 medium onion, chopped 1 clove garlic 1 cup fresh dill (1 cup before chopping or a large handful) Zest of 1 lemon Juice of 1/2 a lemon 1 egg 1 cup bread crumbs 2 tablespoons capers Salt and pepper Vegetable or Olive oil for cooking
Method Place onion, garlic and dill in food processor. Blend until onions and dill are very fine. Combine these ingredients in a large bowl with coarsely chopped salmon, the zest of 1 lemon, the juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1 egg, 1 cup bread crumbs and salt and pepper. Mix well. Form the filling into even sized patties. Pre heat a flat bottomed pan to medium and add a thin coating of oil, fry for 2 - 3mins on each side or until golden brown. Serve with some fresh organic greens and your favourite dipping sauce.
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mallest of the Pacific salmon family, pinks are easily identified, even in their bright silver, oceanic condition. They have tiny scales, large black spots on the back, and dark, elongated oval marks on the tail. The inside of the mouth is white but the gums are black, and the tongue lacks any teeth. As pinks draw closer to spawning, their silver sheen
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dulls and fades beneath mottled brownish-green blotches, a transformation which is less pronounced in females. A prominent hump begins forming on the back of a male, and a pronounced hook with large canine teeth develops on its snout. Depending on location, pinks spawn relatively close to saltwater, usually from late September until early November.
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The young emerge the following spring, and after reaching the fry stage, migrate almost immediately to the sea. Thus, at two years of age, pinks have the shortest life cycle of the Pacific salmon. Around 1957, commercial trollers developed a method for taking pinks on artificial lures. This attracted recreational anglers, and the most productive tactic to evolve — which works coast-
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by Larry E. Stefanyk published in Island Fisherman Magazine
wide — is to slowly troll in a straight line at depths ranging from subsurface to 100 feet. Use small hootchies or lures in various shades of pink or red, trailing them 22 to 28 inches behind a Hot Spot, O’Ki or Gibbs flasher trimmed with red or pink. Whether lure-tossers or fly-flingers were first to get in on the fun by fishing from shore is a moot point. Their eventual findings were to use small offerings of any colour as long as it was some shade of pink. More importantly, anglers started realizing that pinks provide fast-paced fishing action on light tackle, and when properly cared for, make excellent table fare. Flies proved more effective than lures because they can be manipulated more efficiently in the shallow water. A lure will plummet to bottom unless forward momentum is maintained, but a fly, being light in weight, can be twitched along quite slowly, or even stopped dead for short periods if desired.
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TACKLE AND TACTICS The mostused fly rod required is an 8-weight, and some anglers go as light as 5-weight. Lighter tackle is fine as long as you don’t encounter largerthan-average fish, say an eight- to 10-pound pink, or a roving coho or chinook. This is when a longer rod — 10 to 12 feet — is a good choice, generally in a 7- or 8-weight. However, if offshore winds are a problem — as they often are — a nine-foot rod will be a better, less tiring choice for punching out line against it. When selecting a reel, bear
in mind that most pinks will probably never run more than 100 feet, but some may keep going until the backing is gone and the leader parts. Choose a reel with an adjustable, butter-smooth drag, and an exposed rim for added pressure when required. Its minimum capacity should be a full length of line — usually 90 feet — plus 200 yards of backing. Salmon aren’t leader shy; however, a fly line
slapping down loudly on the surface might well spook an entire school out to deeper water. Generally, if you stick with a standard nine-foot tapered leader, you should do well. As for tippets — 8-pound test premium nylon
monofilament should handle any pink spawned, and provide a margin of error should a Chinook or coho happen onto your fly. When it comes to fly selection, sticking with “pink for pinks” is a good rule of thumb, but bear in mind that nuances of
shade can make a dramatic difference, as can overall size. Generally, a single pattern will serve for all situations, but only if tied in a range of pale to vibrant pinks, in hook sizes No. 10 through 2. For gear fisherman, again, anything that is pink. Pinks seldom hit hard. Rather than a solid take, it is often soft, almost like encountering a weed. Thus, at the least sign of resistance, set the hook — but gently — for pinks have a fairly soft mouth. SOME POPULAR SPOTS Although pink salmon are found pretty well everywhere along the coast. The area that attracts the most consistent angling action is from Royston, south of Courtenay, to Campbell River. Pink salmon along the Royston and Comox waterfronts usually appear about mid to late July, but anglers never know where the action will be. Unlike other areas on Vancouver Island’s east coast, salmon may school around the old shipwrecks forming the breakwater at the booming grounds near Royston, across the mouth of Comox Harbour in the shallow bay behind the long finger of Goose Spit, or along the waterfront from Comox Marina to the Courtenay River mouth. Although scarcely 3 km across the water from Royston to the inside of Goose Spit, it’s a 13 km drive by road.
Join us at the Campbell River 2013 Pink Salmon Festival Saturday, July 27 | Robert Ostler Park | Noon – 4pm Come by our tent for: • Smoked salmon samples • Meet and take a picture
with Sally, our beautiful mascot • Kids crafts and wild salmon information
EntEr to win 1 of 3 PRize giFt baSketS Name: ________________________________ Phone:________________________________ One entry per person. Contest closes at 3:45pm, July 27, 2013. Winners will be randomly selected through a draw on July 27, 2013 and contacted by phone?
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Pink Salmon BBQ Activities in support of Pacific Salmon Foundation
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