Dave H
Well-Known Member
And so it begins, Tyee season for the rowboat crowd.
As usual, there were first day rowers out this morning and although I didn't see any I heard a couple of Painters boats were booked for today also.
I asked Bob the Weighmaster about the boat out off the bar and he said it was a younger fellow who now lives in Campbell River but originally from up-island and he was taken out last year and got bit by the bug so bought himself a rowboat and will be part of the gang this year.
Good stuff!
Sadly, we also had the first case of a couple of our local First Nations gentlemen motoring right through the pool about 100' offshore from Bob and I, standing on the clubhouse lawn watching.
E'nuff said.
As to predictions for this year, well, based on last year when the number of fish caught was good but so many of them were skinny with at least a half dozen weighing in at 29 lbs and some ounces, just under Tyee size, it's hard to be optimistic.
The Blob is still there plus the strong El Nino of this past winter warmed a large expanse so I'm thinking there may have been "poor pasture" conditions again and we might have smaller fish.
However, I'm old enough and ugly enough to know that predicting a fishery can make one look the fool so nothing I say should be taken as gospel.
Looking forward to meeting up with my trusty gang of silently suffering rod-holders once again so will be in contact with some of you soon.
Also hoping to meet some new people this year, as that's one of the things I like best about this rowing thing.
Until next time........
Here's the first crew out I spoke of.
Take care.
As usual, there were first day rowers out this morning and although I didn't see any I heard a couple of Painters boats were booked for today also.
I asked Bob the Weighmaster about the boat out off the bar and he said it was a younger fellow who now lives in Campbell River but originally from up-island and he was taken out last year and got bit by the bug so bought himself a rowboat and will be part of the gang this year.
Good stuff!
Sadly, we also had the first case of a couple of our local First Nations gentlemen motoring right through the pool about 100' offshore from Bob and I, standing on the clubhouse lawn watching.
E'nuff said.
As to predictions for this year, well, based on last year when the number of fish caught was good but so many of them were skinny with at least a half dozen weighing in at 29 lbs and some ounces, just under Tyee size, it's hard to be optimistic.
The Blob is still there plus the strong El Nino of this past winter warmed a large expanse so I'm thinking there may have been "poor pasture" conditions again and we might have smaller fish.
However, I'm old enough and ugly enough to know that predicting a fishery can make one look the fool so nothing I say should be taken as gospel.
Looking forward to meeting up with my trusty gang of silently suffering rod-holders once again so will be in contact with some of you soon.
Also hoping to meet some new people this year, as that's one of the things I like best about this rowing thing.
Until next time........
Here's the first crew out I spoke of.
Take care.
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