Unreel
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Anybody have anymore details?? Hoping they find the last person. https://www.cheknews.ca/1-missing-2-rescued-after-vessel-capsizes-near-vancouver-island-1033533/
Vessel capsized off west coast
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BC Coast Pilot
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Unconfirmed report. A 26' jenkins hull named Relentless came out of the lake then went back in later on a big ebb and nasty swell
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SpringVelocity
Crew Member
That's a nasty piece of water. Not good.
RiverBoy
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i know the area thanks to youtube but why do people travel in and out of the lake? is there infrastructure up there? it just seems like a suicidal place to play around in.
Reminds me of the Seymour Narrows in the sense that i always see people playing in the huge tidal whirlpools. when i go thru the narrows i am going as fast as possible, not lollygagging around. many a lost soul down there….
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gone fishin
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Like so many things on the water, people NEED TO USE COMMON SENSE.
I have gone in and out many times when it's like a millpond.
Big ocean swell on an ebb tide is high risk!
AND be aware of the rock inside the lake on the Southish side of the opening.
It has taken out many a propeller!!
I have gone in and out many times when it's like a millpond.
Big ocean swell on an ebb tide is high risk!
AND be aware of the rock inside the lake on the Southish side of the opening.
It has taken out many a propeller!!
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
It would best to find out what happened first. Anything could have happened.
pescador
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Some fine camera work there.
brutus
Well-Known Member
I have been through there many times, kind of one of those, you need right tide and weather, some guys have more balls then I do, haven’t been in there for over a decade now and don’t miss it, fish don’t hold in there like they use too. No fish is worth my life, definitely not for the rookie.
BC Coast Pilot
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You would need to go on a guided trip to completely understand
Well, now you've piqued my interest. Is it a fishing thing or a scenery thing?
If it's a fishing thing have never seen many reports about it.
Thanks
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gone fishin
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Fishing Guides rarely to into Nitinat Lake. They fish the outside shoreline, then head out to swiftsure.
scott craven
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Decades ago the Nitinat produced some huge Chinook (probly sill does)
which milled around in front of the lake waiting to spawn.
My in-laws used to fish there and it was not uncommon to catch fish in the high 30"s and
into the mid 40's.
bryce
Crew Member
Usto be great fishing
they don’t stage in the lake like they usto when I was growing up usto Fish it with my brother and old man tons of great memories!! We launched in the lake and never crossed the bar
pescador
Well-Known Member
Thank God for the US Coast Guard. But the bigger question is why the **** can’t our Coast Guard Helos do the work? I hear the US guys out in Juan de Fuca all over supporting Canadians. I guess we can thank Justin for spending .7% a year on defence when it’s supposed to be 2%.
beemer
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Our rescue helos are in Comox. The Americans are in Port Angeles. We have a reciprocal agreement with the states for the strait of Juan de Fuca. The system works well considering how rugged our coastline is and the stupid things people do.
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