Fishing with my Dad, Campbell River Vancouver Island, BC

When I was a boy my dad took me salmon fishing on the waters around Camano Island.

Salmon fishing with dad are some of my most prized memories. So it was a real joy to be able to treat dad to a couple of days at "Painters Lodge" on the Campbell River.

Besides beautiful accomodations, we had two days of salmon fishing with a guide. We went out in a small Boston Whaler (boat). Unfortunately we didn't catch any King Salmon (Canadians call them "Spring" or "Tyee" salmon). But we did have a special couple of days together...

On the water with the salt and the sea and the sound of a trolling engine, and the watching of your pole waiting for that elusive tug...