I. ne ee ae eee ee by Betty Barton Kazan Productions. was in Ter- race from Britain last week to produce one of a series of six Intemational Go Fishing television programs. The series was commis- sioned by Britain’s Anglea TV station and Channel 4 for broad- cast next spring and summer to 2.5 million British viewers. . Director Paul Martigell says, "For two years, we’ve had our International Go Fishing series in over a dozen countries." Presenter of the series and author of Go Fishing books, John Wilson adds, "It all evolved from a smailer English-based Go Fishing series six years ago. This is our 39th program." Wilson’s most recent fishing trip in this part of the world was in Horseshoe Bay 25 years ago when he was in the Merchant Marines. He is thrilled to be back. This second Go Fishing series, in six half-hour segments, will high- light fishing in Winnipeg, the Terrace area, two different loca- tions in Zimbabwe, one in Austria and one in Sweden. Locations for filming and travel arrangements were made by travel agent and tour promoter Martin Founds. "My company books over 10,000 anglers annually out of the UK," explains Martin, "so I’m always investigating potential fishing vacations." Martin says he heard about Terrace’s reputation as a “Number One fishing hole" | through the Canadian Tourist Board. While in Terrace, the visitors, Paul, John, Martin and two techni- cians, stayed at River’s Edge Fish- ing Lodge on the Skeena River east of Terrace. They were hosted and guided by owner Jim Culp. After their visit, Culp commented, "They had a real positive impres- sion of our couniry, From a tour- ism point of view, they will really benefit us." During their one-week stay, they flew by helicopter to fish at the head of the Copper River for two days and then from a van on the shores of the river. They observed Chinook tagging, shot a 10-12 minute sequence of John Wilson * ss Catching Skeena fish on video was the mission of this Anglia landing a'steelhead salmon, filmed salmon being netted on the Skeena, and shot footage of fly tying, tackle, and a bear catching a fish in the river. "These are the first forested canyon rivers we've fished. It’s mind-blowing," exclaimed Wilson enthusiastically. Courtesy of Skeena Cellulose, they were flown by helicopter over glaciers and shown examples of integrated forest management, particularly along the sensitive areas near rivers. The Brits were impressed at the Terrace Review —— Wednesday, September 18, 1991 13 British television crew here to film angling action television crew from Britain, guided in their efforts by local angling expert Jim Culp. The group, consisting of Paut Martigel!, John Wilson, Culp and Martin Found spent a week on the river s' part series to be broadcast next spring and summer in Britain. hooting footage for one section ofa six- cooperation happening between the forestry and fishing industries. Although the focus of their shows is on the positive aspects of fish- ing, Wilson is concerned by com- mefcial netting throughout the world and at the mouth of the. Skeena. "We’ve seen it happen in England. Don't let it happen here! The actual resource (the salmon and the trout) appears to be in dire straits. We're delighted with the product, the accommodation, the beauty of the waters, the tourist offices and Jim Culp as a guide. It would be sad to lose the steelhead. Indiscriminate netting is a shame!" When asked what he thought of the surcharge on fishing licenses for out-of-province anglers, Wilson responded positively. "It makes people respect what they have. Unless you make fishermen res- ponsible, they’ll take it for granted.” Upon their return to Britain, the crew has eight days to get organ- ized for their trip to Zimbabwe. Then Sweden will be the last stop for this six-part series. Editing, formatting and narration will com- plete the project. SATELLITE TV 635-5134 3514 King Ave. Terrace, B.C. V8G 4Z3 West Coast Landscaping DESIGN — INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE COMMERCIAL — RESIDENTIAL e LAWN REJUVENATION ¢ IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SKIDOO Electronic Equipment 4519 Lakelse, Terrace SIMONS CONSTRUCTION® Carpentry — Renovations “No Job too Small’’ Seniors Rates « PRUNING © SPRING CLEAN UP Cancom/Valuevision authorized d dealer PRO-TECH % ELECTRONIC moon TECH aS ee Comic EN ENG I N EERI NG (A DIVISION OF F LACROLX INDUSTRIES (10.) 4609 ENCOUNTERS Residential, Commercial and industrial Terrace 638-7293 Matcolm Simons Ph. 635-7724 Jon Blake 635-2572 3923 Simpson Cres. Terrace, B.C. 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