RICHMOND, BC, April 25 /CNW/ - British Columbia's world acclaimed salmon fishing in the remote northern reaches of the Queen Charlotte Islands, will take another giant stride this season as Air North 737 charter jet service speeds the sports adventurer guests to Masset, en route to Queen Charlotte Lodge (QCL) on Naden Harbour. We are now confident that Air North as a partner, with their legendary experience in wilderness air and cargo service and their 737 comfort for most of our guests, will take us to yet another level. The pilot was airline cofounder and President, Joe Sparling, whose 30-year story building the Yukon's Airline is a reminder of Western Canadian bush pilots and aviation icons, Max Ward (Wardair), Russ Baker (Pacific Western Airlines) and Grant McConachie (CP Air). Meeting informally afterwards with guests and reporters, Sparling said, "We are looking forward to a long-term charter relationship with Queen Charlotte Lodge and working together to develop this outstanding northern British Columbia tourism and adventure resource. read more

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The coho salmon that Jeremy Brown cradles in his hands looks as though he just pulled it from the heaving North Pacific waters where he makes his living as a troll fisherman.

Troll fishers like Brown catch their fish one at a time, using metal lures dangling from poles. The poles stand straight up when Brown's 42-foot vessel, Barcarole, is moored at Squalicum Harbor or en route to the fishing grounds. Once on those grounds, the poles are lowered, jutting out at a 45-degree angle to trail lures in the water.

The lures Brown uses are painted in an optic green and orange pattern that doesn't seem to mimic any natural food a salmon would encounter, but they work. The fish he catches in deep sea waters are gorging themselves as they near the climactic stage of their life cycle, building up the fat reserves they need to propel themselves up rivers to spawning grounds.

When Brown catches a salmon, he …  read more

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