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Fishing Boats of the BC Coast

April 27, 2014BC Coast, boats, book, Bruce | Arundel, fishing, lighthouse, litehouse, Lyndona, seiners, vesselsAdult Memories, British Columbia, Canada, Fishboats, Fishing, Lighthouses, North America, Transportation, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

Fishing boats do not have anything to do with lighthouses you say! Well they do, because without fishing boats (plus vessels of other types) and the men that man them we would have no need for manned lighthouses, so fishing boats are important for lighthouses and the British Columbia (BC) economy. Trolling, Seining, Gillnetting – […]

Return of the Fishboats

April 24, 2012boats, Bruce | Arundel, commercial, fishing, lighthouse, litehouse, Lyndona, MCI, McInnes, troller, trollingAdult Memories, Boats, Fishboats, Fishing, Information, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

One of the events we looked forward to every year was the return of the trollers1 in the Spring to McInnes Island waters. Around the station was troller territory. In the deeper waters of Milbanke Sound was the place for the seiners. We made friends with a few of the fishermen, and always got a wave […]