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·I just returned to Montreal after eight days fishing the Stave and Vedder rivers, and would like to thank all the B.C. anglers who were so kind and patient with me during my stay. Every single person I bothered with stupid questions about gear, methods, and fish behaviour were more than gracious and patient in their explanations. A fine bunch, all of you.
On Monday, with ten hours until my flight I went down to the Stave and sure enough, the river was at least six or eight feet higher than it had been all week but I managed to find a relativly safe bank to cast from. The fact that I was the only person on the river was not a good sign, not to mention it appeared to be high tide with no current at all. So I tied on a spoon and had the best time of my trip.
After losing five fish on seven casts I trekked back to the car for a net, determined to land something. Almost every cast for the next two hours resulted in a silvery fresh chum or coho, only one foul hooked! If the B.C. Hydro guys had not kicked me off the river before opening the gates and raising the river another four feet I would have missed my plane.
Thanks for the hospitality,
Bob Beaupre
Kirkland, Quebec
On Monday, with ten hours until my flight I went down to the Stave and sure enough, the river was at least six or eight feet higher than it had been all week but I managed to find a relativly safe bank to cast from. The fact that I was the only person on the river was not a good sign, not to mention it appeared to be high tide with no current at all. So I tied on a spoon and had the best time of my trip.
After losing five fish on seven casts I trekked back to the car for a net, determined to land something. Almost every cast for the next two hours resulted in a silvery fresh chum or coho, only one foul hooked! If the B.C. Hydro guys had not kicked me off the river before opening the gates and raising the river another four feet I would have missed my plane.
Thanks for the hospitality,
Bob Beaupre
Kirkland, Quebec
