| WEATHER: A few sunny days at the beginning of this trip, with temperature cooling off later in the week. Many of our guests were keen on adventure; with lower temperatures hiking and kayaking were a breeze. A few spotted showers in the late evenings had guests waking up to fresh, crisp mornings on the dock with a steaming espresso.
OCEAN FISHING: Most guests were quite enthralled with all the other activities offered here at King Pacific Lodge, thus either the morning or the afternoon spent on the water would be part of our guests’ busy schedule. Though still a great number of Coho in the waters of the Great Bear rainforest, with 18 of these salmon being caught and another 43 being released all in the range of 8-16 pounds. Chinook this week being in the range of 8-25 pounds. It’s nice to see so many of our guests taking part in conservation and just being in it for the love of the sport.
HELI-FLY FISHING: Fish are slowly beginning to trickle into the rivers with more precipitation in the area. Many drifts on the rivers this trip had guests relaxed and in amazement of just how surreal it all really is. With guests spotting Grizzly’s on the river this week there was a magical buzz in the air. Some guests were within 60 feet of these fabulous creatures, who seemed to not care less that they were in view of humans, and went on fishing for salmon. What an amazing treat! Guests this trip did it all on the rivers, from drifts in and out of water caves to hikes and wading through the fresh water. It’s no wonder our guests fall in love with the Great Bear rainforest while up on these pristine rivers.
ACTIVITIES: The majority of our guests this trip opted for various activities including heli-hikes, extreme kayak adventures, well rounded cultural expeditions and hikes to waterfall lake. A few of the gentlemen staying with us were dropped off by the helicopter on Campania island, where they hiked the ridgeline, battling the dense undergrowth. To finish this day of epic adventure they were joined by another one of their friends to kayak up the straight just below the ridge. These ridgelines are quite the spectacle to be seen. A couple from Ireland staying with us were subject to an in-depth cultural tour to old town, where there are ancient petro glyphs, as well as Cornwall inlet and Hartley Bay. Other guests attempted a hike with one of our guides from Kiel to our neighboring Cameron Cove, though they did not make it the whole way, it was fun just to climb up, over and around things through the old growth rainforest.
CONCLUSION: “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -Andre Gide Your Host, Robert Penman…General Manager |
