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The Tyee Club fears somone is The Tyee Club fears somone is deliberately attempting to disrupt deliberately attempting to disrupt their iconic recreational fishery at their iconicofrecreational the mouth the Campbellfishery River. at the mouth of the Campbell River.the It’s one of three issues dogging It’s one of three issues dogging the club this Tyee fishing season, rangclub this Tyee season, ranging from the fishing deliberately-placed ing from totheconflict deliberately-placed obstacles over Aborigiobstacles to conflict over nal fishing rights in the TyeeAborigiPool to nal fishing rights in the Pool to boaters driving throughTyee the motorboaters driving through the motorboat-prohibited zone both deliberboat-prohibited zone both deliberately and unknowingly. ately and unknowingly. In the third week of August, club In the third week of August,their club members started finding members started finding their lures becoming snagged on unseen lures becoming unseen objects. Divers snagged were sentondown to objects. Divers were sent the down to find out what was causing snagfind out what was causing the snagging. They discovered clusters of ging. They discovered of brick-sized beach rocksclusters wrapped brick-sized beach rocks wrapped in pieces of fishing net attached to in piecesofofrope, fishing netend attached to a length at the of which aare length of rope, at the end of which several white floats. areThe several white floats. objects were designed to hold The objects were designed the floats under the surfacetoofhold the the floats underhad thelarge surface of tied the water and often loops water and often had large loops tied in the line to increase their exposure in line to increase their exposure to the passing lures. to“They passingwere lures.clearly intentionally “They were clearly placed, ” Sharon Fisher,intentionally president of placed, ” Sharon president of the Tyee Club ofFisher, B.C. told the Mirthe Tyee Club of B.C. told the Mirror. ror. The Tyee Club fishery involves The Tyee Club involves– anglers fishing forfishery Tyee salmon anglers fishing for Tyee salmon salmon over 30 pounds – in the Tyee– salmon 30 pounds – inCampbell the Tyee Pool at over the mouth of the Pool at the mouth of the Campbell River using traditional tackle from River using traditional tackle from
human-powered rowboats. Motorhuman-powered Motorboats have been rowboats. officially prohibboats have been officially prohibited from the pool on the eastern ited from the pool on the eastern side of the Tyee Spit since 1985. The side of the Tyee Spitissince 1985. The 91-year-old club famous inter91-year-old club is famous internationally and membership in it is nationally it is earned afterand anmembership angler lands in a Tyee earned after an angler lands a Tyee according to the club’s regulations according to the club’s regulations regarding traditional tackle and vesregarding traditional sels. The season runstackle fromand Julyves15 sels. The season runs from July 15 to Sept. 15. toClub Sept.members 15. have retrieved 10 Club members retrieved 10 of the objects and have believe there may of the objects and believe there may be more still down there. be“People more still there. lures in a aredown still catching “People are still catching few places,” Fisher said. lures in a few places, ” Fisher The RCMP havesaid. been informed The RCMP been informed as has Fisherieshave and Oceans Canada as has Fisheries and Oceans Canada and an investigation is under way. and an the investigation is and under way. Besides loss of tackle disrupBesides the loss of tackle and disruption of the fishing, the submerged tion the fishing, thehazard submerged floatsofbecome a safety when floats become a safety hazard when the Tyee fishing season closes on the Tyee fishing season closes on Sept. 15. After that time, motorSept. 15. After that time, motorboats are allowed to pass through boats are Pool allowed pass through the Tyee andtocould become the Tyee Pool and could become ensnared in the traps. Meanwhile, ensnared in thepresent traps. Meanwhile, they currently a danger to they currently present a danger to float planes which take off and land float planes which take off and land from the Tyee Spit float plane base. from Tyeethe Spitonly floatcontentious plane base. Thistheisn’t This isn’t the only contentious issue in the Tyee Pool these days. issue in 6:15 the p.m. TyeeTuesday Pool these days. Around night, the Around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday night, issue of Aboriginal fishing rightsthe in issue of Aboriginal fishing rights in the Tyee Pool surfaced again when the TyeeChickite Pool surfaced again Nathan drove his boatwhen into Nathan Chickite boat the vicinity of thedrove Tyee his Pool forinto the the vicinity Tyee Pool Chickfor the second timeofinthe a few weeks. second time in athing few weeks. Chickite did the same two years ago, ite did the same thing two years ago,
Photo courtesy tyee club of b.c. Photo courtesy tyee club of b.c.
Tyee Club weighmaster Bob Goodwin displays the anchored floats that were recovered from the botTyee Club Bob were Goodwin the anchored floats lures. that were recovered from the bottom of theweighmaster Tyee Pool which useddisplays to apparently snag fishing tom of the Tyee Pool which were used to apparently snag fishing lures.
saying he was exercising his aborigisaying heto was exercising his aboriginal right fish in the pool. nal“Iright to fish in the pool. have a right to be out there fish“I no have a rightwhich to be out fishing matter waythere I want to ing matter whichifway to do itno – just as much, not aI want little bit do it – just as much, if not a little bit more priority than them,” Chickite more said. priority than them,” Chickite said. Fisher talked to Chickite who had Fisher talked to Chickite who had
set his net for about 30 minutes set his net about minutes Tuesday but for didn’t catch30 anything. Tuesday but didn’t catch anything. “He was concerned about his “Hetowas concerned about his” right fish under the constitution, right fish “He under constitution, Fishertosaid. wasthe exercising what” Fisher said. “He was exercising he felt was his right to fish.” what heThe felt Tyee was his right to recognize fish.” Club does the The Tyee Club does recognize Aboriginal right to fish there. the Aboriginal right to fish there.
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“We support the aboriginal first “Weofsupport aboriginalunder first right harvestthe guaranteed right of harvest guaranteed under the constitution,” Fisher said. the constitution, ” Fisher said.rule in But they feel the no motor ButTyee theyPool feel applies the no motor rule in the to everyone. the Tyee Pool applies to everyone. Fisher said she also doesn’t underFisherwhy saidthere’s she also doesn’t stand an issue withunder“such stand why there’s an issue with “such
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