As far as the controversy goes, what exactly is it? I have seen nothing substantive and merely regurgitated 3  or more times from posts subsequently deleted. We are unlikely to know what if anything happened as if it is 'settled', it will be done between lawyers behind closed doors. Get used to it.

Most of the online fishing forums are gone. One wonders how much longer this site will be around. The YouTube channel continues on with new videos albeit recycled videos despite the controversy. Just ignoring the controversy without a proper rebuttal makes one wonder if the accusations have merit.

When I was a kid in the Courtenay area back in the Stone Age, we occasionally fished Comox Lake.  Never did very well but we did catch a few silvery Salmonidae about 9 inches long.   These were identified as rainbow as nobody was familiar with Kokanee.  Thinking back I have realized these were Kokanee.

I checked the BC gov inventory of fish and sure enough there are Kokanee recorded for Comox Lake and even a very few Sockeye in the Puntledge river.

That got me wondering about whether there was a significant run of Sockeye before the dam was constructed at the lake outlet at the beginning of the twentieth century.   Does anybody know?

I noticed the BnR video as well Gord. I haven't watched it.  But it's about making a living. No one down in Oregon has likely noticed the controversy. I hope any upcoming contract renewals here are unaffected. I only say that as I am an empathetic person & had some similar experiences many years ago though they lacked the exploitive overtones.

You could send Rod a PM & ask he make your user account inactive. If he ever signs back on and reads his mail he may do it! That's about the only way I know. But you will miss all those gaming infomercials scattered around the various posts! What a shame!

Take care and see you on the other side.

And if anybody know how to do this, let me know.

I was curious so I went on his Youtube page and saw that he has a new video up promoting fishing in Trumpistan and I will be removing myself from Fishing with Rod. I remember defending him from racist crap 20 years ago so I am a little sad to leave but, really, Trumpistan?

the solution to the lack of threads or posts is to post something.

the thing also is that this site has been up for somewhere around 20 years now. Almost every somewhat general question has been asked in the past and can be found in google.
The only new thread coming out would be the fishing report for salmon/steelhead for the season and considering that there is no steelhead thread, the salmon thread in the fall is the only thing to gain traction.
Also helps that salmon is #1 in popularity by a mile and a good chunk of people only fish for salmon and not steelhead.
Maybe breaking up threads such as different run timings could get some traction, but that in reality only falls onto the Capilano for bluebacks/Ambleside which not many people fish compared to the vedder. Also doesn't help that the Capilano bluebacks/Ambleside has a super shallow learning curve, and as an Ambleside fisher myself, you see the same people there every weekend so ultimately a report is not needed for that fishery moreso.

We need to make this site good again.      Or it will just one day vanish.  Lol.    Sadly. I hate Facebook.  So I look on here.    I havnt post a lot.  But I’ve been on here for years lurking.  And watching .I think rods still pumping out stuff.    He needs to add some on here.    Maybe.     Anyways.  Cheers everyone one that’s still here