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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: katfish on July 12, 2013, 12:11:25 AM

Title: Getting to the Vedder old style
Post by: katfish on July 12, 2013, 12:11:25 AM

Did any of the oldtimers use the inter-urban rail line to get to the Vedder river back in the 1950's?  I thought the clip was kinda cool.  It looks like the station was by the canal...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmRebwzHceE

Title: Re: Getting to the Vedder old style
Post by: chris gadsden on July 12, 2013, 06:52:52 AM

Thanks for posting this.

Title: Re: Getting to the Vedder old style
Post by: Bassonator on July 12, 2013, 07:01:34 AM

Thats awesome.. 8)

Title: Re: Getting to the Vedder old style
Post by: milo on July 12, 2013, 07:14:28 AM

I love watching those old documentaries. It's the closest thing to time travel we have.
Thanks for posting that.

I am sure that if I had lived in that era and fished, I would have been on board one of those electric cars quite often.

Title: Re: Getting to the Vedder old style
Post by: katfish on July 12, 2013, 04:35:13 PM

I am glad this was appreciated.  I stumbled across the video on youtube and I figured it would be appreciated on this forum.  It sure made me dream about the old days: less anglers, more fish, and apparently an easy and affordable way to the river.  Must have been nice.

Title: Re: Getting to the Vedder old style
Post by: Fish Assassin on July 12, 2013, 04:56:05 PM

Nice to be able to sleep all the way there and back.

Title: Re: Getting to the Vedder old style
Post by: dcajaxs on July 14, 2013, 07:52:08 PM

would be some pretty good bush whacking as well.  I bet half the river was inaccessible unless one lived up there for the summer months.

Title: Re: Getting to the Vedder old style
Post by: Dave on July 15, 2013, 07:01:40 PM

Nice post katfish ;)  One can only wonder what the fishing was like, but I bet it was damn good!

Title: Re: Getting to the Vedder old style
Post by: Jack Straw on July 16, 2013, 09:12:46 AM

Awesome video, thx for posting.

Looks like the Hopedale trainbridge at the beginning of the movie. Funny how many stations or stops there were, must've been a long trip.