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Oops! What Happened to the Water?

August 5, 2012fisheries, herring, herring spawn, kelp, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes Island, reporting, roe, spawnAdult Memories, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Communication, Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, Fishing, Lighthouses, On The Job, Radio, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

A few days ago I posted an article on the lightkeepers being the eyes and ears of the BC coast. While writing it an incident was brought to my mind of my early days in 1977 on McInnes Island. We arrived on McInnes in August 1977 so this had to have happened in Spring 1978. Every […]

Killer Whale Attack at McInnes Island Lighthouse!

January 7, 201212 volt, aluminum boat, bait ball, electric motor, Evinrude, fishing, herring, herring ball, killer whales, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes, salmon, sea lionsAdult Memories, Boats, Communication, Equipment, Fishing, Lighthouses, Old Website, Radio, Recreation, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

One early morning I was out on the water trolling for salmon from my 12 foot (4 metre) aluminum boat. The sun was just rising and I had just completed and transmitted my first weather of the morning. By the time I had a coffee ready, loaded rods and lures into the boat and lowered […]