September 24, 2009
Good morning from the Float House in Discovery Harbour Marina
Yesterday was a repeat of the last week, warm weather, calm seas with lots of Orca close to home and hungry Grizzlies at the Orford River.
The Grizzly tour group were the first to see the Orca on their way in to Bute Inlet yesterday. They picked them up at Marina Island, heading south. By the time our Whale Watch group got there the Orca were at the south end of Cortez Island still heading south. These Transients were the same group as the previous day, numbering about 12 and not really doing anything except frolicking with each other. The water was very calm, ideal for pictures and very good for listening to the vocalizations of the group. Transients don't usually vocalize that much but yesterday it sounded like a party! We left the group drifting slowly south at Mitlenatch Island and headed for lunch at the newly renovated Gorge Harbour Marina. If you haven't seen the changes, you would be amazed! We sat around the fire pit and enjoyed our lunch and good conversations about those amazing Orca! Up to Dent Island for a group of playful Dall Porpoises and one Black Bear on Vancouver Island as we made our way home topped the day off.
Yesterday the Grizzlies beat this years record for the number of bears as well as the amount of time we had bears around us. Once we arrived at the Orford River we had 2 bears in the Estuary, another on the road as we drove up to tower # 5. Once at tower # 5, we had a continuous procession of Grizzlies feeding (primarily on dead fish) or fishing the entire 3 hours. What a day!
(picture of one of the boys with a well seasoned Chum Salmon)
Fishing has been picking up in the last few days with more hatchery Coho hitting the dock and recently, a few nice Chum Salmon as well. All of the fish are coming on the flood tide, either in the early morning or late afternoon. The ebb tide is a tough fish right now!
A liitle cooler today but the sun is shining and the Orca are out there somewhere. Hope to see you soon!
Cheers
Jack
Hurricane Jack Adventures
Campbell River Whale Watching
Good morning from the Float House in Discovery Harbour Marina
Yesterday was a repeat of the last week, warm weather, calm seas with lots of Orca close to home and hungry Grizzlies at the Orford River.
The Grizzly tour group were the first to see the Orca on their way in to Bute Inlet yesterday. They picked them up at Marina Island, heading south. By the time our Whale Watch group got there the Orca were at the south end of Cortez Island still heading south. These Transients were the same group as the previous day, numbering about 12 and not really doing anything except frolicking with each other. The water was very calm, ideal for pictures and very good for listening to the vocalizations of the group. Transients don't usually vocalize that much but yesterday it sounded like a party! We left the group drifting slowly south at Mitlenatch Island and headed for lunch at the newly renovated Gorge Harbour Marina. If you haven't seen the changes, you would be amazed! We sat around the fire pit and enjoyed our lunch and good conversations about those amazing Orca! Up to Dent Island for a group of playful Dall Porpoises and one Black Bear on Vancouver Island as we made our way home topped the day off.
Yesterday the Grizzlies beat this years record for the number of bears as well as the amount of time we had bears around us. Once we arrived at the Orford River we had 2 bears in the Estuary, another on the road as we drove up to tower # 5. Once at tower # 5, we had a continuous procession of Grizzlies feeding (primarily on dead fish) or fishing the entire 3 hours. What a day!
(picture of one of the boys with a well seasoned Chum Salmon)
Fishing has been picking up in the last few days with more hatchery Coho hitting the dock and recently, a few nice Chum Salmon as well. All of the fish are coming on the flood tide, either in the early morning or late afternoon. The ebb tide is a tough fish right now!
A liitle cooler today but the sun is shining and the Orca are out there somewhere. Hope to see you soon!
Cheers
Jack
Hurricane Jack Adventures
Campbell River Whale Watching
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