Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: bbronswyk2000 on February 17, 2007, 03:20:55 AM
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So we have arrived and it was a very long trip out here. Must say it was not easy travelling with 3 kids. We left home and headed for Abbotsford airport at 4:30pm Thursday. We left Abbortsford airport at 7:45 and headed for Calgary. In Calgary we had a 2 hour stop over. Not much to do as most things are closed in the airport other than a couple coffee shops. So it was now time to board the plane once again and head for Toronto. After a long 4 hours in the air we finally touchdown. It was going from one gate to another as our next flight left only 30mins later destined for Halifax. So we arrive in Halifax after a 2 hour flight where people were getting off the plane as we stayed on the plane. So before leaving Halifax the plane needed to be de-iced. This took nearly an hour before we coulf get back in the air and head for St.John's. Finally we are in the air and headed to our final destination. As we approach St.John's I look out the window and see the beautiful rocky shoreline. Just a beautiful thing. We touch down and its 1:30pm Friday Newfoundland time which is 9am PST Friday. So in total it took us 16.5 hours from the time we left our front door to the time we touched down in St.John's.
I did not sleep on the plane as I just could not get comfortable. So I was on no sleep but did get in a nice afternoon cat nap at my wifes fathers place. So its Saturday morning 8am and I am the only one awake. My plans of fishing are not looking good. Their is about 4-5 feet of snow outside making access to the rivers virtually impossible. I am going to look at every way possible to get out and throw a fly but its not looking good. I was asked to go ice fishing but honestly its not something I am going to enjoy. For one its -4 and with the extreme windchill it feels like about -14. I am going sight seeing on Monday and plan on taking lots of pictures. If I dont get out fishing I hope just to get the total Newfie experience in as well as tons of pictures for us to remember.
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u ok? i hope all those take offs and landing didn't scrambling anything up in that noggin of urs! ;D
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Have some newfie screetch for me ;D
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Glad to hear you all arrived safely, to bad about the snow and windchill factor. Sort of rules out any chance of fly chucking but I would'nt discount ice fishing. My brothers done it many times and loves it and him and his wife fish inside an enclosure so they're fairly cozy. Well have fun you's guy's :) Look forward to some pics down the road.
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Be sure and spend considerable time on George Street to be assured of experiencing the true Newfoundland flavour. ;)
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Be sure and spend considerable time on George Street to be assured of experiencing the true Newfoundland flavour. ;)
Thats Friday ;)
On another note a storm is coming in. They are expecting 15-20cm's between tonight and tomorrow night. Means my sight seeing for tomorrow could be in jeopardy :(
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Just think of the great workout you're going to have shovelling the white stuff.
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Now calling for 30-50cm's and high winds within the next 24 hours :o
Looks like we might be trapped indoors
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Don't feel so bad about the fishing Brian. Searun and I went cutty hunting today on the Harrison with winds that where stronger then the interior winds during the day. Man was it blowing.
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So here are some pics I took only from where we are staying. Just about to go for dinner as I here my wife yelling at me so I will make this quick.
Here is from Friday when we got here.
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Here is today. We are going through a brutal storm right now with extreme winds and blowing snow
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Couldnt do much today because of th conditions. Did manage to go to the gym this morning though as I did yesterday.
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I'll take the rain, thanks.
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haha, yeah. and I thought we had it bad
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Should thaw out for a few weeks in the summer for a couple casts. Those trees are real amazing though, stunted but growing in arctic tundra conditions. Don't fight over the mukluks, get some Sorrels. ;D
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Man those pics make me wanna move there, what a beautiful looking place !! :-\
I don't think I would want to use up my vacation time from work on a trip there lol
TR
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Kinda reminds me of home!! :D Interesting pics there Brian!! :)
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Man those pics make me wanna move there, what a beautiful looking place !! :-\
I don't think I would want to use up my vacation time from work on a trip there lol
TR
You dont have family here. We can afford to take many trips a year and my wife gets time off between shows so thats when we go away. I think its beautiful here. Dad and I were outside about an hour ago helping a neighbour dig out of their driveway. Winds were about 60mph. Although tough it was a great experience. Reminds me of Sumas Prairie as a kid when we were on my grandparents farm and the snow would blow so hard the drfits would pile up to the top of the barn.
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So this morning we wake up and we are trapped. All the doors to the house have been covered by the snow. Dad needs to get to his shed to get his snow blower so I decided to dig us out. The main entrance is the side door and you cannot open it as the snow infront of it is near the top of the door. That door also pushes open so thats a lost cause. Go down to the basement and open the door. The snow is up to the top of the door. I grabbed the shovel and start digging us out. ( should have taken a before picture but wasnt thinking of that at the time) Here is the result after the fact.
Here is where I dug out
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Here is the side door which I will dig out after dad uses the snow blower on the driveway
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Here are just a couple more just because
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Hopefully by tomorrow I can get out for some exploring.
Talk to you all soon.
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Sounds like fun ;D . Now I know why we go to cuba. The only digging there is in the sand ;D .
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Fishing rod my come in handy yet. Pokin an airhole through the snow from the winder.
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So today was sight seeing day. The skies opened up and it was a beautiful bright sunny day. After breakfast we headed out.
First stop was St.John's Harbour
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Up next Signal Point ( we couldnt get to the top because the roa was closed due to the snow )
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Now off to Quidi Vidi ( which was an old fishing village )
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This is Flat Rock ( for those that remember by wifes cousin Tee-Jay passed away just a short time ago. He was buried here )
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and just to give you an idea how bad the snow storm was ;)
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There were many more places we wanted to visit but because of the snow many roads were closed. The rest of the week is book solid with plans so we most likely wont be able to make it ou again unless its Sunday.
This place is more beautiful than I imagined.
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Thx for sharing you're pics, some real pretty looking spots there !! amazing how nice it looks once the snow stops falling for a bit, that river that you showed us... any fish in there?? and if so what ?? hope you are having a good trip.. be safe
TR
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looks really cool, nice pics, have fun! Got lots of moose there! Any open seasons?
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Great pics byran. Hope you have a blast there!
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Thanks very much for sharing the pictures with us.
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So this morning we decided to go out again. We found out that the previously closed roads had opened. So we started out today with Cape Spear. This is an amazing place and by far my favorite place on this trip. I must have take over 40 photos here. So here are just a few.
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We went back to Signal Hill as well as they opened up the road.
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Last stop was to view Bell Island
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Thats it for sight seeing. Tonight I am to watch the kids as the wife goes out. Tomorrow I am heading out to George Street for some bar action with my wife, her brother and some other people. Saturday the forecast calls for snow so proabably wont do much on the weekend. We leave on Monday for home.
To be honest I am getting home sick. As much as I think this is a beautiful place their is no place like home. Maybe if I had more opportunities to get out and do things on my own I would not be feeling this way. When we go to places like Mexico I dont get like this so it must be from not being able to do what I want.
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those are some pretty pics!
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BB, thanks for the photos. I enjoyed looking at them. In all the photos, I didn't see any people but I guess with the weather they are indoors. Please keep them coming. When is the lobster feast or is it not in season?
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This is probably my last post from Newfoundland. Going to bed soon. We are almost all packed up and ready to go home. Our plane leaves St.John's airport at 1:20pm we arrive in Abbotsford at 11pm so thats 14 hours from the time we take off untill the time we land. Not going to be a fun day tomorrow but it will be nice to get home.
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Well Brian, looks like you have had quite a week with lots of fabulous sights to see!! Have a safe flight home, and get some rest!! ;D