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| Barry
Thornton |
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Barry
M. Thornton is a monthly contributor to the BC Adventure
Network. He is the author of five B.C. fishing books;
"Steelhead, The Supreme Trophy Trout", "Steelhead",
"Saltwater Fly Fishing for Pacific Salmon", "Fly Fishing,
the Thornton Anthology", and a fact/fiction book, "Salgair,
A Steelhead Odyssey". He is also a co-author of "The
Gilly", "West Coast Fly Fisher", and, the B.C. Adventure
Network's, "Masters Series Book 1, Fly Fishing British
Columbia". |
| Brian
Chan |
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Brian
Chan is a popular contributor to the BC Adventure Network,
and the author of a BC fishing book, "Flyfishing Strategies
for Stillwaters." Brian has also produced two volumes
of an instructional video series entitled "Flyfishing
Strategies for Stillwaters."
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| D.C.
Reid |
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Dennis
Reid has spent a large portion of his life fishing for
salmon on the West Coast and has had phenomenal success
hooking the prized fish. With degrees in biology, philosophy
and public administration, and a burgeoning literary
career in poetry and fiction, Dennis seems to be particularly
suited to the mental and physical battle that is salmon
fishing. |
| Dennis
Kaska |
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Dennis
works as an employment counsellor and devotes a lot
of time to his family. In his spare time he likes to
explore the back country, play guitar, listen to music,
read and above all, write. |
| Doc
Waters |
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Every
so often, in the course of shooting the bull with other
anglers, I have heard recurring stories about the antics
of birds on certain lakes. The tales usually revolve
around eagles or loons, who, as the story goes, have
become so bold that they steal fish right off the angler's
hook! |
| Fred
Curtis |
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For
the last 10 years, Fred and Anne Curtis have owned the
popular Sportsmans Service outdoors and flyshop in Lac
La Hache. Prior to that, Fred's experience as manager/buyer
for a major sporting goods supplier, allowed them to
fish most of the rivers and lakes in the Pacific Northwest.
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| Gordon
Honey |
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Let
me introduce myself. Prior to my current professional
piscatorial pursuit, I spent 27 years in the Television
Broadcast Industry, which concluded in 1992. Following
much soul searching (about 30 seconds worth), and with
a little jingle in my pocket, I decided to turn this
opportunity and my passion for flyfishing, into a career.
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| Ian
Forbes |
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Ian
Forbes has fished the rivers of the province for 40
years. His 35 year employment with the Ministry of Forests
has allowed him the freedom to sample all the major
rivers and most of the smaller ones. He has been a regular
outdoor writer for over 20 years and had fishing articles
published as far back as 1958. He is the fly tying columnist
for B.C. Outdoors and does features for most of the
outdoor magazines. |
| Jan
Lee |
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Her
writings have ranged from articles on travel and Northwest
history to poetry and fiction. She has been published
in Canada, the United States and Mexico. In addition
to writing travel articles, she occasionally teaches
specialized language courses to boaters and fellow travellers.
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| Murphy
Shewchuk |
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I
grew up in the British Columbia mining town of Pioneer
Gold Mines during the late 1950s. I developed a triple
interest in outdoor exploring, photography and electronics
while still a teenager. In 1971, my work took me to
Kamloops B.C., where I began writing a weekly Outdoor
Scene column for the Kamloops Sentinel. From the column,
I moved on to features in BC Outdoors and many other
magazines. My wife Katharine and I now live in Merritt,
B.C. where I write and illustrate newspaper and internet
columns, magazine articles and books. |
| Peter
Austen |
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Peter
Austen, Ph.D. is a mountaineer, mountain guide with
30 years experience, business consultant, and author,
educator and adventure company operator. He speaks five
languages, has academic degrees from Canada, England
and the USA. He has lived in six countries and has explored
and taken groups to fifty more. He was the leader of
British Columbia's first and Canada's only truly National
Everest expedition, the "Climb for Hope." A true adventurer
at heart, he has climbed mountains and mountain walls
on five continents. |
| Peter
Caverhill |
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In
my writing and photography for BC Adventure, I hope
you will allow me to dabble in a variety of topic areas
including innovative gear and methods; the aesthetics
of the angling experience; the future of angling; being
neighbourly on the water; fish and fly casting. What
I will try my darndest not to do, in this age of instant
communication and growing angler population, is direct
a lot of anglers to sensitive fisheries, with small
wild fish populations and very little angler elbow room.
So forget the "secret spot" stuff from me. |
| Philip
Rowley |
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I
participate regularly in the International Sportsman's
Expositions in Seattle and San Mateo plus local shows
within the greater Vancouver area. As a commercial fly
tyer I have been fortunate to include such customers
as Brian Chan, Gordon Honey and some of the members
of Canada's 1994 world fly fishing team that traveled
to Norway. I consider myself very fortunate to have
been part of A.K.'s Fly Tying Tools pro staff, as I
had the opportunity to watch some of the world's finest
fly tyers. I am currently a contract tyer with Umpqua
Feather Merchants. |
| Ron
Newman |
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Like
many people, I progressed through worms, grasshoppers
and lures to fly-fishing. In 1974, I became interested
in the scientific aspects of fly-fishing (Piscatology).
Since 1976, I have been keeping detailed records of
fly-fishing as it relates to the weather, the water,
the fish, the feed, the fly, the moon, the catch and
an assortment of other information. This computerized
database along with research, observation and knowledgeable
friends has gone a long way to help me understand the
art and science of fly-fishing. |
| Steve
Kaye |
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Steve
Kaye is a licensed fishing guide and the owner operator
of Streamside Tackle and Fly in Langley, BC. He is an
avid and passionate fisherman, and is known to his customers
and friends as a dedicated and productive angler. Steve
is probably best known for his salmon and steelhead
floatfishing techniques. Favorites include fishing for
sturgeon and flyfishing for all of BC's game fish such
as salmon, steelhead and rainbow trout. He is a regular
contributor to the Real Angler Magazine and has also
co-authored an upcoming book about steelhead fishing
and has been a guest on the TV Show "Sport Fishing BC".
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