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Get to know: the Gabriola Auxiliary for Island Health Care
What does shopping at your favourite local boutique thrift store; kicking up your heels at a country dance; or enjoying a delicious ice cream cone on a summer afternoon all have in common? They all contribute to making Gabriola a better place to live and they are all fundraising efforts run by a dedicated group of volunteers for the Gabriola Auxiliary for Island Health Care.
read more...Fishing Report for December 5, 2018
If DFO is truly interested in boosting chinook stocks for local orcas and specific rivers, why are they not curtailing the commercial herring fishery and giving the chinook 20 per cent more food to eat
read more...Fishing Report for November 21, 2018
There is much discussion happening internally in DFO about how to provide more Chinook salmon for our local orcas
read more...Fishing Report for November 7, 2018
The chum commercial fleet is still out en masse, as of November 3. Either the run size is larger than predicted, or DFO is playing a dangerous game continuing this fishery this long.
read more...Fishing Report for October 31, 2018
Despite predicted low returns, the commercial Chum fishery has been out in force this week. It is supposed to be of short duration, but still seems ridiculous in this situation.
read more...Fishing Report for October 17, 2018
Clyde brought to my attention that the local Chinook daily limit is back to two starting October 1st. Since the majority of mature Chinook are up river, the need for conservation is lowered.
read more...Fishing Report for October 10, 2018
There are still some nice 8 to 12 pound feeder Chinook from Grande to the waterfall, at Entrance, and Thrasher. We’ve been fishing the Grande to waterfall zone, bottom bouncing in 140 to 160 feet of water using Watermelon spoons, and Blue Meany hoochies.
read more...Fishing Report for October 3, 2018
Chinook fishing remains basically the same. Some undersized mixed in with the occasional 8 to 12 pound fish in the Grande to Waterfall area, Entrance and Thrasher.
read more...Historic markers unveiled at Twin Beaches and Page’s Marina
The Gabriola Museum recently unveiled two markers in a series that are being mounted around Gabriola to highlight the island’s historic sites as part of the commemoration of Canada’s sesquicentennial.
read more...Fishing Report for September 19, 2018
Chinook fishing is still sporadic, as the majority of mature fish have headed for the rivers, with some late fish moving through here on their way ther
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