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THE FISHERMAN
Tuesday, August 1, 1950
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REPORT FROM PRINCE RUPERT
By TOM PARKIN
SINCE my last report to The Fisherman, the "Sez You" and I have managed two weekends on the Skeena and one up the Naas and plan this coming week-end to again visit the Skeena camps. (Day of writing, by the way, is July 26.)
Calls on my first trip included Port Edward, Carlisle, Cassiar, Sunnyside, and North Pacific, where a fairly good average of the gillnet fleet was obtained.
At Sunnyside, I had the very welcome help of Allan Calford, a delegate on the "Moresby II," and although Al is a relatively new member of our Union he has done a fine job of contacting and signing up members on packers and collectors on the river.
North Pacific
At North Pacific, I met Charlie Schule from the Nanaimo local who was also very helpful with a number of fishermen all ready to sign on the dotted line. It makes a big difference when field delegates are on tire job at the different camps, since it is almost impossible to get to all of the members when they are moving around as they do up here.
While at N.P., I checked on a very serious accident in which one was killed and two others seriously injured when the gillnet boat owned by Rupert Woods blew up. A brother, Moses Woods, was killed and Rupert and a small child were badly burned.
The following day another young fisherman was drowned, and a week or two earlier another boat burned, injuring the owner, and still another one sank. It would appear that bad luck was dogging the fleet at N.P.
One factor which becomes clear following a series of tragedies of this kind is the need for the welfare fund established last year. In the case of Moses Woods, he leaves behind a widow with a family of three small children, and although the fund will not replace the father and breadwinner it will make the difference between having a few hundred dollars from the fund and what might have been complete destitution.
On the opening day of the season, Jack Ross, who was fishing for Inverness, was lost overside and his boat found drifting the next day. Here again the wife was left with a family of three children to support and the money from the fund will mean a great deal to her. Every fisherman on the Coast
should realize the need to belong
to the Union and support the
organization that has made such
conditions possible.
On The Skeena
On the weekend of July 14 to 17 I again visited the Skeena. call-
ing at Inverness on the Friday where a meeting of the plant crew had been arranged by Charlie Smith, the shop steward. Charlie is the engineer at Inverness and has done a good job as shop steward this year.
On Saturday, I made a return call to N.P. and Sunnyside and at N.P. enjoyed a good lunch on the "Jessie Island IX". Skipped Charlie Nelson, a member of the General Executive Board of the Union, was telling me that fishing on Rivers and Smith's Inlets was very good this year and it would seem that the news was pretty well known to the men on both the Skeena and Naas since quite a number headed down some time ago.
Fishing in this area has not been good this year and unless there is
a drastic change in the last two weeks of the season, there will be quite a number of men still in the red.
To Porcher Island
Late Saturday afternoon I headed to Porcher Island to call on the Humpback Bay fleet. There was a stiff westerly blowing but the boat handled very nicely, although I have a window to replace which fell out and cracked while she was rolling around.
Alex McLeod, Malcolm Stewart and John McSween were there again this year and after fixing up their books, were picking out victims for me to contact.
I met Ed Regnery from Queen Charlotte City with his wife and son along and Ed was enthusiastic about the prospects of a meeting on the Charlottes this fall and has
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Figures represent 48 lb. case or equivalent.
District No. 2
District Naas & Other District
Week Ending No. 1 Skeena Areas No. 3 Totals
SOCKEYE
July 22, 1950 80,352* 71.602 43,194 112 195,260
July 23, 1949 15,431 44,304 25.810 4,030 89,575
July 24, 1948 17,349 57,135 34,954 5,284 114,722
July 19, 1947 18,565 31,843 44,995 5,797 101,200
July 20, 1946 17,763 30,149 21,681 6,108 75,701
July 21, 1945 33,015 75,390 35,305 8,976 152,686
SPRINGS
July 22,1950 684 2,199 435 40 3,358
July 23, 1949 1,437 1,590 |642 145 3,814
July 24, 1948 1,846 3,591 662 178 6,277
July 19, 1947 73 1,126 143 27 1,369
July 20, 1946 226 942 920 174 2,262
July 21, 1945 933 1,311 465 85 2,794
STEELHEADS
July 22, 1950 150 Vi 489 297 — 936%
July 23, 1949 . 82 291 |220 44 637
July 24, 1948 159 528 678 36 1,401
July 19, 1947 16 92 252 2 362
July 20, i946 43 374 323 7 747
July 21, 1945 121 183 384 1- 688
BLUEBACKS
July 22, 1950 6,062 — — — 6,062
July 23, 1949 2JS27 — — 2,627
July 24, 1948 17,182 ■— — — 17,182
July 19, 1917 3,853 — — 88 3,941
July 20, 1946 1,822 — — 44 1,866
July 21, 1945 6,498 — — — 6,498
COHO
July 22, 1950 9,892 6.204 1,251 109 17,456
July 23, 1949 15,418 19,108 4,577 107 39,210
July 24, 1948 21,681 8,799 5,605 122 36,207
July 19, 1947 9,171 3,485 1,117 — 13,773
July 20, 1946 4,579 5,974 3,928 107 14,588
July 21, 1945 5,226, 11.749 1,854 113 18,942
PINKS
July 22, 1950 681% 2,844 1,656 — 5,181 %
July 23, 1949 370 4,118 1,964 192 6,644
July 24, 1948 864 11,676 9.418 25 21,983
July 19, 1947 29 3,465 513 — 4,007
July 20, 1946 98 3,039 3.017 45 6,199
July 21, 1945 197 3,076 1,266 — 4,539
CHUMS
July 22, 1950 1,499% 4,185 2,974 — 8,608%
July 23, 1949 607 8,646 5,518 118 14,889
July 24, 1948 3,926 18,752 30,761 702 54,141
July 19, 1947 169 1,089 125 — 1,383
July 20, 1946 92 5,811 3,188 39 9,130
July 21, 1945 351 8,441 2,531 136 11,459
TOTALS
July 22, 1950 99,271% 87,523 49,807 261 236,862%
July 23, 1949 35,972 78,057 38,731. 4,636 157,396
July 24, 1948 63,007 100,481 82,078 6,347 251,913
July 19, 1947 31,876 41,100 47,145 5,914 126,035
July 20, 1946 24,623 46,289 33,057 6,524 110,493
July 21, 1945 46,341 100,150 41,805 9,310 197,606
*Sockeye pack reported in District No. in Districts No. 2 and 3.
1 to date, actually caught
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offered to assist in organizing one at a suitable date. I shall get in touch with Ed Stevens, who has been the Union delegate on the Islands for some time, before setting the date, as I know Brother Stevens will be able to give a lot of help.
Early Sunday morning, Brother Regnery and I took the skiff on the advice of Harry Butcher, net man at the camp, and prospected for some abalones which Harry swore could be obtained right in the mouth of the harbor. He was right, for after sliding around the rocks for an hour or so, we found it looking very lonesome by itself. I guess, if I'm going to get a feed of them, I'll have to go farther afield.
Arrandale, Kincolith
On the past weekend I was up the Naas as far as Arrandale and Kincolith. Not many boats fishing here, but I was able to have a good discussion with Fred Stewart, secretary of the Kincolith local, and arrange for a meeting later in the season when the majority of the members will be home.
On the way up on Friday, I called in to Port Simpson and cbv-ered the Cassiar, Nelson and Canadian Fishing Company camps. None of the boats have had good fishing on the Naas, although on the average the fishing has been better here than on the Skeena.
Before leaving Rupert I tried to get charts of the Naas but for some reason there was a shortage and in the end I had to leave with only part of what I needed. The chart I had, ended just above Port Simpson and I had to guess my way back to Arrandale. Having been there now, I will know the way in future but I managed this trip to head up a blind inlet near Ten
Mile Point, which wasted an hour or two before I got straightened out.
Return Trip
I did not have the time to go to Wales Island this trip, but in any case Brother Hannah had a good coverage there while in this area with the "Chiquita III."
This coming weekend, I plan to make a return trip to the Skeena camps and hope to get up to Port Essington again. With the season drawing to an end, I shall need to put in as much time as possible if we are to have the maximum coverage this year.
On one question there is general agreement among the membership —a full-time representative is needed in this northern area and many have expressed the opinion that every effort must be made to assure that in future someone will be kept here in the north.
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FISHERMEN:
When in Northern Waters, for Steam Baths and Massage
Come to
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