Salmon Steward

salmon Steward magazine 7 FISHING FOR FUNDS ANGLERS GIVE BACK Every year, Westcoast Resorts hosts a Salmon Masters Tournament in Haida Gwaii. Proceeds from the kick-off event benefit the Pacific Salmon Foundation. This year, generous attendees raised more than $30,000 for salmon projects by buying raffle tickets and bidding on items like this hand- carved reel donated by PEETZ Outdoors. Langara Island Lodge's annual Red Boat Challenge brings together leaders in the mining industry with a zeal for fishing and salmon conservation. Funds raised by the group are matched by Langara. This year, the trip reached a new milestone, raising more than $60,000 for Foundation projects. Pictured: Ross Beaty, Foundation board; Randy Smallwood, Silver Wheaton; Chuck Jeannes, Tahoe Resources board. Courtenay Investors Group has been a longtime supporter of the Foundation's fundraising dinner in Comox. This year, they stepped it up a notch by hosting their first charitable fishing derby, the Salt Water Showdown. From start to finish, the event was a well-oiled machine with about 200 participants fishing their hearts out and raising $4,200 each for the Foundation and the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue in Comox. Pictured: Kramer Matheson, Kelly Black and the Foundation's Cory Matheson. Rivers Inlet heavyweights: Sid Keay (left) and his sons hold a Wannock Chinook that was harvested for eggs. Charity events offer fun for anglers & funds for salmon projects Located on British Columbia's Central Coast, Rivers Inlet is home to all five species of Pacific salmon, including the famed Wannock Chinook. With these huge fish often weighing in at more than 50 pounds, it's a popular spot for anglers. But salmon there also support the local Wuikinuxv Nation and a lush coastal ecosystem teeming with wildlife. This year, the Pacific Salmon Foundation embarked on a partnership with Duncanby Lodge, Good Hope Cannery, the Wuikinuxv Nation and other local businesses to restore local salmon runs through the newly built Percy Walkus Hatchery. Last year, about 20 anglers and friends of the Foundation, including Rick Hansen, travelled to Duncanby Lodge for a fundraising fishing trip. The trip was an outstanding success, raising significant funds towards various restoration and enhancement activities for the new hatchery. Special thanks to Sid Keay and Tony Allard, who have been instrumental in fundraising and providing leadership for Rivers Inlet recovery eŠorts. Derby Snapshots The Moby's Fishing Derby on Salt Spring Island broke a new record, raising more than $11,000 for Foundation salmon projects! Special thanks to Kurt Irwin of SSI Reel Action Fishing Charters for unparalleled efforts raising cash and prizes, and tireless event hosts Dale and the entire Moby's Pub team. Pictured: Dale Schweighardt, Moby's Pub owner; Cory Matheson, manager of development for the Foundation. The Derby Island broke a new record, raising more than $11,000 for Foundation salmon projects! Special thanks to Kurt Irwin of SSI Reel Action Fishing Charters for unparalleled efforts raising cash and prizes, and tireless event hosts Dale and the entire Moby's Pub team. Schweighardt, Moby's Pub owner m for the Foundation. Langara Island Lodge's together leaders in the Ross Beaty, Foundation board; Randy Smallwood, JOIN US FOR THE 2018 FUNDRAISING FISHING TRIP TO DUNCANBY LODGE! One hundred per cent of the trip price will be donated to Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) in support of Rivers Inlet salmon recovery. SATURDAY, JUNE 9 – TUESDAY, JUNE 12 Learn about the history of Rivers Inlet, with the PSF team and enjoy a private hatchery tour in Wuikinuxv Village. $3,950 per person. Includes direct return airfare from Vancouver to lodge; meals, beer and wine; fishing gear; deluxe land-based accommodation; cleaning and vacuum sealing of your catch. Guides are extra. QUESTIONS? Cory Matheson, cmatheson@psf.ca 604.664.7664 BOOK NOW: Nicole Grille, nicoleg@duncanby.com 604.940.0210

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