Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: lucky on July 22, 2006, 12:23:12 PM
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Just watched the noon hour news and heard that a body was recovered from the capilano river, just down from the suspension bridge I believe, the person may have fallen from a cliff. Also a cliff jumper died on Lynn creek yesterday. A very grim and sad reminder of how dangerous our rivers can be, as I drove past the capilano yesterday it was really low and down to a trickle, but regardless of the river levels it is still a very dangerous place to hike or fish. Whether we are new fisherman or seasoned pros we all need to take a little more care and a few less risks while fishing these rivers. Condolences to the families for their great loss.
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Very sad indeed. People be careful out there, anything can happen at anytime. Don't take any chances with your life! :( It is a sad day.
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Be careful out there, even in low water the river is deceptively fast in some sections.
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I remember all the stupid things I would do to get to good spots... which includes wading across fast water... It scared me so much I never do it again :P
trust me, it's not worth it!
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Funny thing about it that my buddy and i are the ones who found the body yesterday afternoon and it was not in the water but a little ways up from the river on a hilly area. It was close to badger hole and he looked like he had rolled down the hill and got pretty mangled up. It was a "stand by me" moment and made it hard to continue fishing. Poor fellow.
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The Badger Hole was where the legendary Ted Peck's son drowned.