A18 Friday, April 25, 2014 Lakeshore News
Goatie love
Salmon Valley Trailbusters 4H club member Kyla Tingstad gets nuzzled by a goat from Ida Rock Ranch on display at Piccadilly Mall. Howard Vangool photo.
Seniors’ Centres & Halls
Seniors’ 5th Avenue Activity Centre, 170 5th Ave. SE. 250-832-1065. Fri. May 2 Birthday Lunch 12 noon (pls buy tickets by Wed,), Sun. May 4 Jammers Dance 7:00 p.m., Sun. May 11 Pancake breakfast 8 a.m.– noon. May 19 office & kitchen closed. 200 seat auditorium available for rent. Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 31 Hudson Ave NE, 832-3015. Rentals 833-0902. Sun. Spiritualist Church, 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Norm Russell 832-0442, Mon. Mt. Ida Painters, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Al Gates 832-5149, Tues. Painters Group, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Al Gates 832-5149, Spiritualist Church, 7–9 p.m., Norm Russell 832-0442. Wed. directors’ meeting 3rd Wed. 10–11 a.m., Elder Services Seniors’ Outreach, 12:30–2:30 p.m., Sheila/Dave 833-4136, Potluck dinner last Wed, 5 p.m. Sat. Bingo 5–10 p.m., drs 4 p.m., games start at 6 p.m. Pool every day from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Gospel music coffeehouse 1st/3rd Sunday, Hank Harder 833-5072. Seniors Resource Centre, 320A - 2nd Ave NE. Mon. Morning Market, seniors’ transport to Askews downtown to shop. Tues. Lunch w/ Friends, 11:15-1:15 at Catholic Church. Wed. Shop & Drop for housebound seniors. Tues/Wed foot care by appt. Thurs./Fri. Day Away – activities, companionship & lunch. Phone 832-7000 for info on any of these activities/programs. Canoe Seniors Br 92: 7330 49 St NE. Coffee Mon. & Fri. 9 a.m.; Cash Crib Tues. & Fri. 7 p.m. Last Wed/mo potluck 12 noon, general meeting 1 p.m. Bible study Thurs. 1 p.m. Pancake breakfast 3rd Sat., 8:30-11 a.m. Church on Sun. 11 a.m., crib 3rd Sun/mo 1 p.m. Hall rentals available 832-2622, 832-8215. Silver Creek Seniors Hall: Summer programs: Crib 3rd Saturday/mo. 10:00 a.m. Pancake breakfast 4th Sunday/mo, 8:00 a.m. Footcare every 6 weeks (approx.) - call Pat 832-4174 for appt. Everyone welcome to all events. Sunnybrae Seniors Centre, 3595 Sunnybrae Canoe Pt. Rd. 835-8674, rental 835-8494. Potluck dinner meeting 3rd Tues/mo. 5:30 p.m., other events on notice. Shuswap Needle Arts Guild meets 1st/3rd Thurs. 10 a.m., Gemma 835-8842 or Sandra 832-9972. Sunnybrae Painters meets Tues. 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. call Jan Scott 835-4625. Quilters 1st/3rd Wed./ mo, 10 a.m. call Maddie Welch 835-8255. Foot clinics every 6 weeks, $30, call Linda Adams 835-4470. Sorrento Senior Centre, 1148 Passchendaele Road adjacent to the Memorial Hall. Mon. Glee Club 9:30 a.m. Barb, 675-3835; AA & Al Anon 8:00 p.m.; Tues. Wheels to Meals 12:00 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tues, Louise, 675-4871; men’s snooker 1:00 p.m., Rick, 675-2829; crib 1:30 p.m., Jane, 675-4117; Wed: T.O.P.S. 8:15 a.m., Gail 675-2849, canasta 1 p.m. Ron 835-8419, snooker 6 p.m., Rick, 675-2829; Thurs: Weekly foot clinic, appts call Betty Anne 675-4182; Quilting 10 a.m., 675-5358, men’s snooker 1:00 p.m., Rick 675-2829, Sorrento Youth Resource Ctr, 6:30 p.m. Jenn 675-5269. Fri: ladies’ snooker 2:00 p.m. Joyce 675-5097; Bingo drs@6:30 p.m. games@7:00 p.m. Contact Bob 675-4182. Sat: Scottish Country Dancing, 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Wendy, 675-3518. Hospice, Linda, 675-2568. Sicamous Senior Centre, 1091 Shuswap Ave. www.sicamouseniors.ca, info@sicamouseniors.ca, 836-2446, fax 836-2446. Lunch by donation & a movie every Wed. noon; carpet bowling, 1 p.m. every Tues.; OAPO mtg. 11 a.m. first Fri/mo followed by potluck lunch; bi-monthly mtg. 2nd Fri 11 a.m. followed by potluck lunch; Coffee Tues. 9:00 a.m., Thurs. 9:00 a.m. & Sat. 9:00 a.m. Wii bowling all day every day. Falkland Seniors Hall, 5706 Highway 97 Tues. crafts, games, social, exercising, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Whist, crib, etc. 2:00-4:00 p.m. Drop-in fee $1.
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About fish and fishing methods
A sturgeon fishing trip is always a great experience. But it’s the folks you meet and the beauty of the Rosedale - Agassiz area that is special. As well, a while back, the province had put out an alert about an open season on wild feral hogs that can be harvested if seen. These were animals that may have escaped from farms and can do damage to crops etc. There was an open season around Harrison Hot Springs a few seasons back. Well, try as we may, the only critter we saw there last week was a large carved wooden Sasquatch sitting on a bench – something the boys from Frontier Log Homes (Timber Kings) had done, along with a log kiosk. Driving into Harrison was a unique experience too, as most businesses cater to tourists, of course, and the scenery was gorgeous, with greening fields and cows grazing beside acres of rows of blueberry bushes. Anchoring off in one location, we were fortunate enough to see the huge fish at the surface, with large fins and tails thrashing the water as they fed on eulachon, a small oily fish cherished by native bands years ago for their oil. The small fish were caught in nets at the river’s edge, then placed in large vats to boil their oil off. It was then skimmed off, hardened, and used in trade to Interior bands (i.e. the ‘grease trail’). Many lakes and rivers in the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack area) have native or stocked cutthroat trout; while here in the Interior, we have rainbow trout. However, this is where things go sideways, as some lakes are now stocked with a Blackwater strain, while other lakes are stocked with a Fraser Valley strain. The reason for this is due to the risk that shiners, or goldfish, can be inadvertently placed in a lake, and since both strains are piscavores (meaning they prey on other fish) it’s hoped there will remain a balance. Years ago, most interior lakes were stocked with the Pennask strain from the Summerland hatchery. Regardless whether it’s sturgeon or rainbows, we all love our fishing. But was it always that way? According to a recent article in Canada Outdoors on attitudes, a division between angling cultures happened in the early 20th century in London’s prestigious Flyfisher’s Club, when club member Frederic Halford, known as the father of dry fly fishing, wrote the 1886 book Floating flies, and how to dress them. A devoted dry fly fisher, he viewed all other methods of fly fishing with disdain. Then along came G. E. M.
shuswapoutdoors by Hank Shelley Skues, a pioneer of nymphing strategies on England’s chalk streams. All came to a head when in 1938, the “Great debate” took place at the Flyfishers Club. It was then decided that upstream dry fly technique was preferred by members on the chalk streams, while nymphing was banned by members on other streams. So, for the most part, most anglers today are more open-minded, and use a wide variety of lures, flies, and methods to catch even the most wily of trout. Whether we fly fish, or use a spinning rod, or even troll that good ol’ willow leaf and worm, we are all connected by a single common thread, and that’s to enjoy ourselves and have fun while having the opportunity to have the fishing experience. Whether it’s with the wife and kids, or your ol’ fishin buddy. One government department we see little of are the conservation officers. They, like other agencies, have gone reactive instead of proactive. It always felt good to see a green or blue uniform out on the water, or doing a road check for anglers and hunters in the field. Here and there in the Shuswap Fishing report: Most lakes are now being fished with moderate success, as fish again acclimatize themselves to warming water conditions. Although we all have our own methods of angling, from weed chopping with gang trolls, to draggin’ a fly, more anglers are now nymphing or using emerging insect flies to draw feeding fish. If you would like more information on this method, check it out at your local sporting goods store. Gardom Lake: lots of anglers out on the weekend. White Lake: starting to come on with anglers using a variation of lures/flies. Shuswap Lake: lots of boats out with salmon fry beginning to enter the lake. Two-year-old smelts will be heading to the Thompson River, then down the Fraser, so small bucktails or small trout killer apex will work, on top with one line and one ounce weight down. Murdock Point is a good bet, but shore anglers will catch trout at Herald Park log booms or offshore at Sunnybrae. Tight lines and good fishin’ till next time!
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