I was at Tunkwa May 2-7. First 4 days was fantastic fishing. Good size fish and lots of them. Third day was the best day fishing I’ve ever had there. Day 5 was only on the water for an hour and a half when the wind came up big and was forced off. Day 6 the wind was even worse and I didn’t even launch. Got into some bigger fish. Got broken off by one chubby fish, most likely my fault from getting over excited 😆.

Very unfortunate, but like everything else, the ones making the decisions will handle this the wrong way. They always do.

It must be unpleasant to live in a world that has such a pessimistic outlook as yours.

Whirling disease was first discovered in North America in the eastern US in 1956 and in western states in the late 60’s. There’s decades of research that provincial biologists can draw on to formulate a response and mitigation plan. I’m hopeful, even confident, that the biologists will make the appropriate recommendations and the policy/regulation/legislation makers will listen.

The beginning of heartbreak for you tonight.

That is a possibility but we're still in the playoffs. How did Tavares, Matthews, Reilly and Marner do on the golf course today ?

The beginning of heartbreak for you tonight.

Very unfortunate, but like everything else, the ones making the decisions will handle this the wrong way. They always do.
The only answer is to let it run its course. Just like the pine beetle, or course fish infesting waters (that are joined together somehow)....you can't stop this.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of Whirling disease in certain lakes in the Columbia River system in BC and designated the entire watershed as infected. Whirling disease affects salmonids to varying degrees and Rainbow trout severely. Outbreaks are associated with dramatic reductions in rainbow stocks. Measures have been announced to reduce chances of transmission of the disease.

Whirling disease causes spinal deformation in young fish:



https://www.lotusmedical.ca/elra/c0a76022od32/

https://inspection.canada.ca/animal-health/aquatic-animals/diseases/reportable-diseases/whirling-disease/update-on-zoning-for-whirling-disease/eng/1712330136935/1712330137716


https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/b-c-s-columbia-river-watershed-declared-infected-with-fish-killing-whirling-disease/article_14c60df0-4d92-5c7e-88af-cbaa70730a82.html

sold

Surprising it took 30 mins to sell. Those go for over 600. Was there anything wrong with it?

Stump lake has big rainbows in it.

Another Participation cup ? Another Participation banner hanging from the rafters ? Meanwhile, the Canucks just keep rolling along.

The Cup is ours next year for sure.