Okay... I am a Yank! But, I have a lot of Canucks that I call friends!
I have fished the Nootka area for years! And it was a real logging road from Gold River to Tahsis! The first year I was the ONLY WN boat fishing and could run all day without seeing a WN boat and usually without seeing more than a couple of CA boats. There were only two or three small CA guide boats in the area. It was really nice! Now when I go... all I see is boats. Both WN and CA... boat to boat with a lot of them being guides from all over the Island. I can only go for two weeks out of the year, so I have not noticed any WN guides working illegally, but believe me… If I did… I would be the first to report it to the RCMP, Coastguard, and DFO. And suggest that ALL of you do, too!
Personally I wish everyone would go back to "Campbell River" and "Ucluelet" or fish the “Highway” and take some of the pressure off Ferrer Point! If you want to really do something to save “your” fish don’t bother with the transient fish (headed south anyway), protect Ferrer Point from being over fished! Get it closed downed permanently… AND STOP GUIDING THERE! THOSE ARE “YOUR” FISH! If you really do care about the “Canadian” fish and you know what I am talking about, you will agree and call DFO to get it closed! If you don’t know, don’t ask, because I’m not talking! But a phone call to DFO stating some crazy Yank thinks Ferrer should be shut down to protect the “Canadian Chinook”; they will probably agree!
Now the real reason for this post! Cathy at Westview is one of the nicest and most law bidding people I have ever met. She is also one of the most concerning people I know about Canadian laws and DFO rules and regulations. If she knew of anything "illegal", I am sure she would report it! To even suggest Westview is knowingly supporting any such thing... is BULL!
