Greetings Two friends and I are planning a trip to the Queen Charlottes. We are taking the month of Sept. to do the trip. One week for travel to and from Victoria (ferries) and three weeks to go from Skidegate to Ninstints return. Never having gone on such a trip with no chance to resupply, we are looking into supplementing our food supply with gathering and fishing. Any suggestions or pointers would be welcome and appreciated. Also, any comment on vacuum packing. We all paddle Gulfstreams. Many Thanks Terry *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Gordon, I'm no expert on edible indigenous plants but you'll have no problems on the fishing end of things. Rockfish, lingcod and halibut (if you can get it in the boat) are all plentiful and depending on DFO regs for 2000 salmon are starting to run at that timeof the year. One concern I have doing a trip at that time of the year is the weather. Fall weather is starting to set in at that of year with associated fronts moving thru. Your biggest concern will be getting around the south end of Moresby. This is the crux move and is totally dependent on weather. Carpenter Bay and Benjamin Point should be treated with a lot of respect. As far as food resupply goes, you could arrange a food drop at Rose Harbour by Moresby Explorers (Sandspit Outfitters) to take the pressure of food gathering or a prearranged drop at one of the watchman sites by Moresby Air. If you have any questions, drop me a line . Julie and I were up there for a month last july and did a one way trip from moresby camp to rose harbour with a return via zodiac. I'm sure Dave Kruger will pick up this thread and have a few pointers for you. Anyways, it will be an awesome trip and your going to have a great time!!! Bill Pierson Bowen Island P.S. I assume your aware of the reservation situation? gordon terry asselstine wrote: > Greetings > > Two friends and I are planning a trip to the Queen Charlottes. We are > taking the month of Sept. to do the trip. One week for travel to and from > Victoria (ferries) and three weeks to go from Skidegate to Ninstints > return. > > Never having gone on such a trip with no chance to resupply, we are looking > into supplementing our food supply with gathering and fishing. Any > suggestions or pointers would be welcome and appreciated. Also, any > comment on vacuum packing. > > We all paddle Gulfstreams. > > Many Thanks > Terry > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Bill Pierson wrote: > > Gordon, > > [snip] you'll have no problems on the fishing end of things [in the > Charlottes]. Rockfish, lingcod > and halibut (if you can get it in the boat) are all plentiful and > depending on DFO regs for 2000 salmon are starting to run at that > timeof the year. Agree. Buzz bombs were the weapon of choice when I was there, with some inlets much better than others. Local consensus was the long liners were the guilty party. Re: foraging on land: might be deer season <g>. Too late for berries, I think. > One concern I have doing a trip at that time > of the year is the weather. Fall weather is starting to set in > at that of year with associated fronts moving thru. Your biggest > concern will be getting around the south end of Moresby. This > is the crux move and is totally dependent on weather. Carpenter > Bay and Benjamin Point should be treated with a lot of respect. Agree. Benjamin Point to Rose Harbour is an exposed stretch (to southeasters) with no bailout spots. Possible overfalls on B. Point, and ditto at the E. end of Houston Stewart Channel (flood or ebb), and some littler tide rips at the W. end of HSC, nasty in a strong westerly breeze. I never saw anything gnarly in Carpenter Bay, but we never had any significant swell or wind there. > As far as food resupply goes, you could arrange a food drop > at Rose Harbour by Moresby Explorers I back channeled the same suggestion, although not sure they are running that late. The residents at Rose Harbour must have some sort of food resupply mechanism Gordon could tap into, however. I think the Watchmen are still on Ninstints in September, so that might be an option, also. Definitely recommend avoiding carrying three weeks of food. Hauling it up out of bear reach would be problematic. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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