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Fishing the Dean

HE FOOD is a short distance from
camp, hanging from a limb set be-
iween two larger trees, Pete points
out the rustic rod rack, alders

pinned together with a few nails. There are a
pair of nails for cach rod, enough pairs to ac-
commodate ten, and a length of double looped
nylon rope to hold them in place.

I scramble to keep up to Pete’s long strides as
we push through an African heat, along the dry
river channels, downstream.

“Victoria,” says Pete. “Named for a group of
anglers from Victoria who camped here.”’ There
is a gut on the far side running along a log jam.
It is easy to see where the fish will hold, and
easy to see that it will take a difficult wade and
a long cast to cover them.

Pete lifts rocks out of a small red raft the
Totems use to cross the river. We climb in and
cross in a few powerful strokes. :

“'The crowds have left. The fishing became so
competitive we discussed the possibility of
referees.’’ 1 shake my head. Pete continues:
“For example, a yellow card issued for racing
to the head of a run or barging ahead of another
angler might mean a two pool penalty.”’

As f listen to Pete, [ realize the steclhead run
has peaked. July is the busy month. We wili be
fishing over fewer fish, but competing with
fewer fishermen, which suits me.

‘Stump Run,’* announces white bearded Pete
with a sweep of the rod that makes me think of
Moses and the Red Sea.
~ “t's steep,’ ] observe.

“Quite a-pitch, it’s truc,’’ agrees Pete. ‘The
fish muster in the poc!l below, the Motel Run,
then, when the water is a suitable height, they
move into this run, sit for a while, then move
on.”

We make enough casts to convince us there
are no fish, then make a strong wade through
the tail of the pool and the head of the Motel
water,

A young man is awkwardly hurling a heavy
line out toward the rock wall on the lar side of
the pool’s tail.

“T hooked three fish. Broke the tip of my
rod,”’ he says excitediy.

It's not clear whether he’s broken the tip of
his pole with the fat, heavily weighted pink Dy
or it’s succumbed to the pull of a strong fish.
“They’re rolling all the time,”” he adds.

T’m skeptical, but as 1 watch him struggle with
the overly weighted fly and the lead core line at
the end of his fly linc, a magnificent steclhead
porpoises, then, minutes later, another and an-
other,

’ “They are ralling,’? I shout to Pete, who is
nol surprised as this unusual steelhead be-
haviour is not unusual on the Dean.

We watch another fish break free of the boy’s
hook then make our way back upstream. The
rocks radiate beat. I's too hot to fish with any
enthusiasm. At the top of the Victoria someone
calls to Pete. ;

“Scan Gallagher,”’ he extends his hand, and
introduces his partner, who is digging into a
container of canned spaghetti.

_ They tell us of ffantic fishing during their raft
trip from the upper river, and show us line
burned hands as confirmation. '‘Nice fellow,”
says Pete, ‘I met him, on the Thompson some
years back,”

_ Camp talk revolves around the crowds, the
competitive fishing and the aggressive approach
of many anglers working the river the past
month, —

Mike Ramsey, the young fisheries technician
. who monitors the river by jet boat and a four-
’ wheeled, all-terrain vehicle for the Ministry of

Environment, Lands and Parks tells of men pad-_

dting the river in belly boats aided with fins on
their hands, Joc Sayscll complains of fishertnen
racing each other to runs then monopolizing
them.

“They fish through arun, rush to the head of
it when they sce you coming and fish through
again so slowly that it ruins your fishing.””
“These are the | been there, done that
fishermen,’' says Pete. '‘They dress like com-
mandos and atiack the river.”’ .

The next day Gerry Wintle, angling legend
arid long time fixture on the Dean, returns to
camp with his wife Jean.

I watch him gently and efficiently work the
water below camp with 4 floating line anda
cane rod.Afier he is through we talk. As we do I
see fish roll out of the fast water below the
Camp Run and glide into its tail.

“*Coho?’’ I point to them.»

Gerry squints. ‘Steelhead, When you sce then
like that, you pick. up-your rod and go fishing,”*
he nods his head in the directlon of the far bank.

When anglers like Gerry talk, I liste.

‘(to be continued next week)

’

No mistake th

Twelve months ago a wiong tum

’ cost Dominic Baldwin victory in

the All-Seasons Half Marathon.
But this time the Coquitlam

racer had his mapping skills

honed as sharply as his running.
Baldwin was never troubled as

“he flew to a 1:13:19 time for the

21km finishing more than eight
minutes clear of nearest rival,
Brian Fuhr of Smithers.

Fuhr emerged top of the heap in
the Masters Men division, just 19
seconds clear of Terrace’s Gord
Buxton.

Local Sue Simpson was ‘once
again the best of the women,
clocking 1:39:02 to finish a

TERRACE STANDARD,

couple of minutes clear of Skeena
valley clubmale Sherrie Hamer.

Heidi Sicbring, another Ter-
racite and lone entry in the Open
Women class, posted the third
fastest time. ,

The Oct, 2 race held here also
featured Skm and 10km distances
with visiting runners dominating
the overall winners circle.

Dale Young of Kitimat scraped
home just two seconds clear of
Jordan Forester in the maie side
of the 5km, Steven Critchiey’s
17:48 fourth being the top Ter-
race performance.

Cheryl Martello of Prince
Rupert had an easier time on the

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female side, finishing a minute
elear of Kaya Musclow of
Kitimat to repeat her ’93 triumph.

Kim Barricre was best of the
hometown challengers, placing
cighth overall and taking the
runner-up spot in the Masters
women division only 29 seconds
behind Debbie McFayden of
Prince Rupert.

The men’s i0km crown went to
Bend Guderjahn, another
Ruperteer, his 34:28 being more
than a minute faster than nearest
challenger Chris Desjardins of
Smithers,

Lisa Keogh brought the coast
city its third overall triumph,
finishing 25 seconds ahead of
tcammate Cathy Blicaklcy.

Justin Keitch provided the host
club with ils lone divisional title
in the 10km as he comfortably
held off all comers in the Youth
men class.

Mike Reid and Neil Ficis-
chmann finished two-three in the
Masters men while Diana Wood,

Gail Sheasby and Cheryl Brown —

chased Smithers Susan Davies
home in the Masters women.
Dave Cater’s fifth and Lecanne
Cole’s sixth were as close as Ter-
race runners would get in the

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Open divisions of the 10km.

In the 5kin boys class, Terrace
swept the event with Dylan Evans
moving up from Jast year’s fourth
to win from Daniel Mathews and
Kevin Hawkins.

Brandi Young of Kitimat ran
two minutes faster than last year
to take the girls title, a division
which had no hometown repre-
sentation.

Terrace was also missing from
the Youth women’s line up where
Musclow forced Prince Rupert's
Lisa Sambo to settle for second
again.

Larry Bolingbroke chased
Prince Rupert’s Larry Martello
home in the Masters men while
Marsha Cater placed third in the
Masters women.

And in the Open classes, Ter-
race got second third placings
from Blake Assejtone and Glen
Kaihler plus Crystal Thomas and
Natalie Wiens.

Asseltone was just 17 seconds
shy of Kitimat’s Bill Bovingdon’s
winning time.

The All-Scasons, the closing
event of the running season in the
northwest, drew a record tumout
of 168 all of whom enjoyed ex-
cellent condilions.

NUMBER ONE, signals Dominic Baldwin left) after cruising to
victory in the All-Seasons Half-Marathon. Above, Cheryl Martello
stretches out on her way to a second straight women’s 5km title.

UP TO PAR.

That was the case for no fewer
than five of the 21 teams taking
part ia the Ray Taft Memorial

Autumn Leaves scramble, Sun-

day, Oct. 2,
The Lloyd-Jones, Johnson and

Wiltiamson; Jones, Gieselmann

and Rosengren; Sheasby,
Rosentreter and Leach; Car-
ruthers; and Homer, Findlay and

Cal girls have

FORGET LAST year: that’s the

message the Caledonia girls bas-

ketball team is sending rivals
Charles Hays.

‘The Prince Rupert team ruled
the zone roost in the 93-94 season
and eventually went on. to. finish
fifth at the provincials.

Although Hays have since lost
three of their starters, Caicdonia
coach Scott Stewart points out

their line-up will still include two ..

of the best senior girls players in
B.C. ‘They will still be our
major competition.””

However, Stewart says Cal will

be, ‘100° per cent better’? this

time around.

Apart from five returnees from

last year’s squad, ‘‘there are some
pretty good ball players coming
up’’, he 2 explains, :

They* include. students ‘from.

Thornhill, New Alyansh and a

quartet that were: part of the. :

Skeena team which dominated
the zone at the junior level,
Although the 18 hopefuls are
already working out in the gym,
formal training sessions will not
get under way until Nov. 1 —
provincial schools regulations

Collison teams all finished the
nine holes in even par 36.

That forced a putt off which

saw Clayton Lloyd-Jones squad
take the title ahead of Carruthers.

A total of 88 golfers took part

with the proceeds going towards
the Skeena Valley Golf and
Country club’s building fund and
the junior golf program.

Describing the scramble as ‘‘a

great day and great fun’’, club
manager Bruce Carruthers paid
special tribute to kitchen manager
Judy Austin for the ‘'20 course
meal’? enjoyed by ail
participants,

The Autumn Leaves was the
season’s final official event for
the club but it will remain for golf
open as long as the -weather
permits. ;

eyes on prize

tournaments that are a fundamen-
tal part Stewart's plan to restruc-
ture the basketball program.

If, as Stewart hopes, Cal wrests
the zone title from Hays this year,
they’ ll find themselves facing the
province's best soon after.

Throw in the need to buy new shorts and warm.
up outfits, and the team has to come up with $20-

- 30,000 this season.

‘prohibit coaches from taking
charge of thei am before then.

Apart from time spent in: the
gym, the Cal girls are also out
pounding the pavement trying to
get sponsorship. from |

businesses. .
Financial support is vital if the-
team is to take in the out-of-town —

local -

The best way to prepare for that
level of competition is to take on

teams of the same calibre during .

the regular scason, he adds.
With that in mind, he plans to

take Cal to the Top Ten Tourney -

in Vancouver afier Christmas.’
Also on the itinerary are trips to
Quesnel ‘and Prince George as

well as the regular play days

within the zone.

But the travel costs associated
with this kind of preparation add
up quickly.

Stewart explains the team gets
travel moncy from the school dis-
trict only for in-zone tourna-
ments,

But that’s offset by the require-
ment that if Stewart misses teach-
ing days because of coaching
commitments, the team has to
come up with the $150 per day
cost of getting a substitute teacher
to fi) ia for him.

Throw in the need to buy. new
shorts and warm up outfits, and
the team has to come up with
$20-30,000 this season. -

Apart from the sponsor drive,
the team will'also be organizing a
couple of other money raising
events this fall, he adds, -

In. between winning games, ‘of
course.” = |,