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Fishing at the Discover Fishing Pier

January 23, 2007 | Tips from Us > Campbell River, Fishing
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The sun came out Saturday, January 20th and my son Braydon wanted to go fishing. It would have too cold on the waterfront so I thought to myself lets go the the Discovery Fishing Pier downtown (which I guess is waterfront as well but there are covered areas, picnic tables and benches)and see what that is like. It's funny that I've lived in Campbell River for 27 years and grew up fishing with my Dad in a 16 foot Lund, fished lakes and rivers but I never thought about the Pier. Visitors come from all over the world to try their luck and yes they catch some really big fish. I remember one day this past summer there were two Tyee's caught in a 2 hour period. In case you aren't familiar with the term Tyee; it means a Chinook Salmon over 30 pounds. Imagine reeling one of those to pier. Anyways back to fishing at the Pier. We weren't alone which I guess surprised me a little but like I said earlier the sun was shining and there was hardly a cloud in the sky. We stood at the south end of the pier, claimed a bench, sat down and prepared for the first cast. While the boys cast their fishing rods me and my daughter sat on one of the benches. It was wonderful, I closed my eyes and took in all the sounds associated with the ocean, Seagulls, boats and waves hitting the rocks. The sun actually had some heat to it so it was very relaxing. My son was so excited when people stopped and asked him if he was catching anything or if he ever had caught anything on the pier. He took real pride in explaining what he was doing and was kind of lures he was using. He spoke to visitors from Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta. After a few casts and jigs, my daughter and I went strolling to the north end of the pier. They have posters up in a couple of places that show what marine wildlife you might see, which is an interesting look. When we arrived at the end we noticed a seabird of some kind (sorry I don't know my seabirds that well) had a herring in his mouth and was trying

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Posted by Rhonda, Vancouver at 12:00 AM

Winterfest in Campbell River

December 5, 2006 | Tips from Us > Campbell River, Festivals & Events

This past Sunday December 3rd with all the snow still on the ground my family made the trek downtown to enjoy Campbell River's 2nd Annual Winterfest Parade. Because of the snowy conditions there wasn't as many spectators as we expected but it was a wonderful community event. In the parage itself there were the Fire engines, elves, Frosty, Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus handing out goodies, horses all decked out in red bows and such, newspapers and news channels showed up in force, the postal workers donated their time to gather letters from all the kids to Santa. The Mayor and a few Councillors waving to the crowd it was GREAT!! This being our 2nd annual parade it was about 15-20 minuteslong and I expect it will grow every year. It was thrilling to see all the kids running with their letters in hand and chasing after the candies and chocolate bars, they didn't care about the snow and the slush. The smiles on their faces made it all worth while. The parade ended at the Discovery Pier and Maritime Heritage Centre where the Winterfest Market opened for the first Sunday of the season. I couldn't believe the crafts, gifts, jewlery, knitted things like caps, scarfs, aroma therapy filled the air. It was a wonderful atmosphere and Santa was also available for pictures. There were hundreds of people so it was a little busy but everyone had a smile on their face and I was very proud of the volunteers and the citizens of Campbell River for showing their Christmas and community spirit. The Maritime Centre is also home to the BCP45 which a very historic boat in Canada because it was used by the Canadian Mint in the 70's-80's on our $5. This building was perfect for our Winterfest Market and I will be going the next two Sunday's just to be immersed in that wonderful atmosphere and maybe to make a purchase or two.

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Posted by Rhonda, Vancouver at 12:00 AM