SPOOLED TV WEBLOG & RECENT NEWS 2010-08-19T21:58:57-07:00 Copyright 2004-2005 Ublog Reload 1.0.5 bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=82 2010-08-19T21:58:57-07:00 2010-08-19T21:58:57-07:00 2010-08-19T21:58:57-07:00 bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=81 2010-07-12T18:05:52-07:00 2010-07-12T18:05:52-07:00 2010-07-12T18:05:52-07:00
We have a monitoring plan in place any will be moving things forward shortly!

Stay tuned!]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=78 2009-09-28T22:53:38-07:00 2009-09-28T22:53:38-07:00 2009-09-28T22:53:38-07:00
I learnt the hard way to use saltwater tippet...

]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=77 2009-09-16T22:29:47-07:00 2009-09-16T22:29:47-07:00 2009-09-16T22:29:47-07:00
Alexandra Morton lays charges against Marine Harvest ]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=76 2009-09-16T22:21:16-07:00 2009-09-16T22:21:16-07:00 2009-09-16T22:21:16-07:00
Link to Ecojustice win against DFO ]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=75 2009-09-10T12:59:37-07:00 2009-09-10T12:59:37-07:00 2009-09-10T12:59:37-07:00
I have yet to give you an update on some of the highlights of my fishing experiences this past couple months! So let me fill you in..

Ascension Bay was AWESOME! I got to fight some amazingly strong, agile bonefish. ( I had a couple line burns on the fingers) What a feeling of accomplishment when you can say you have caught a few of those guys!! and my favorite, the BARACUDA!! The feeling you get when you see that 13 pound 'cuda spot your fly and instantly dart with its jaws opening under water exposing his razor sharp teeth and WHAM!! Hes gone with your fly in his mouth, your reel left screaming and your heart pumping, its like nothing else!!

What an unforgettable trip…

I was fortunate enough to spend 2 weeks in August salmon fishing (Rivers Inlet and Thasis). All I can say is salmon fishing has picked up tremendously since last year! A great amount of coho, pinks and chinook were landed and a relief that numbers are up is definitely in mind…

The picture I have posted is a 35 pound chinook caught mooching 10 feet down in 230 ft of water…go figure, I was in the middle of letting my line out!

So currently, the pinks and coho are running through the local rivers and there has been quite the fishing frenzy out there. There have been some great hook ups and has been a lot of fun! So saying that, I have been kept busy….

Stay tuned for more stories and pictures!

Jenna
]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=72 2009-08-31T13:31:07-07:00 2009-08-31T13:31:07-07:00 2009-08-31T13:31:07-07:00 blog .

Check it out! Lots of information on what she is up to and the latest and greatest on the fight to have the scientific weight of evidence heard regarding the adverse effects of salmon farms on wild salmon.

+10 from me!]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=71 2009-08-31T13:04:27-07:00 2009-08-31T13:04:27-07:00 2009-08-31T13:04:27-07:00
I my personal opinion, federal and provincial governments have intentionally done away with considering science in decision making processes (especially when it comes to fisheries management) as science is a) expensive, b) not always conclusive, c) doesn't always generate the results wanted or expected and, d) often leads to tough politics! An example of dismissing the role of science in fisheries management is the continued slashing of fisheries stock assessment budgets! That's right... how can you make fundamentally important management decisions without understanding run escapement/recruitment numbers etc?

It is far easier for governments to turn their collective backs on science (eg., Fraser River gravel removal, missing sockeye etc.) and make outlandish claims in the media such as Paul Sprout (DFO) did the other day when he claimed that (rough quote), "salmon farms had nothing to do with the collapse of the sockeye run this year". How do you know Paul? WHERE IS THE SCIENCE/DATA BEHIND THAT STATEMENT? I understand that Alexandra requested that DFO provide the data supporting this claim. To the best of my knowledge, no data has been provided to date.

You know things are getting bad when a high ranking offical from DFO, a federal government agency which is supposed to be managing fisheries for the BENEFIT of all Canadians, is making broad unsubstantiated statement such as this.

In what political back room was it decided that the new plan was to forgo conservation and protection of our wild salmon stocks in favor of big business and economic contribution to federal/provincial coffers? How did this happen that all these high ranking political figures have such a like mind about this?

Things that make you go hmmmm... and $%#&*!



]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=70 2009-08-30T11:58:09-07:00 2009-08-30T11:58:09-07:00 2009-08-30T11:58:09-07:00 It has now passed the first few screenings and looks great! We are very excited to release this episode and really hope it is enjoyed by all. ]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=69 2009-08-28T17:01:12-07:00 2009-08-28T17:01:12-07:00 2009-08-28T17:01:12-07:00 here to view a very interesting paper prepared by Dr. Daniel Schindler, professor of Aquatic Sciences at University of Washington.

I attended the actual presentation at Simon Fraser University a few months ago and was amazed at the extent of understanding regarding marine derived nutrient contribution from salmon (particularly sockeye salmon) to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in Alaska. Also interesting, were Dr. Schindler's comments regarding the linkages between MDN and the health of rainbow trout and grayling populations... How about this quote for the above referenced paper... "The entire annual growth of these fish occurs in a four or five week period (during the sockeye spawning migration) and the rest of the year it appears as though the fish are losing mass".

In my mind, this type of information speaks loud and clear regarding the absolute necessity of marine derived nutrients in oligotrophic (nutrient poor) freshwater environments to ensure the continued success of resident populations.

Also makes me think that if we lose our sockeye... there could be a large devastating ripple affect up the food chain... ouch.

LINK TO ARTICLE ON MARINE DERIVED NUTRIENTS ]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=68 2009-08-28T15:25:14-07:00 2009-08-28T15:25:14-07:00 2009-08-28T15:25:14-07:00
To quote Peter Julian, New Democrat Western Fisheries and International Trade Critic , "wild salmon resources generate $1.6 billion in revenue to the coastal communities and bring 52,000 jobs to the West Coast. Salmon farms create 4,000 jobs and 400 million in revenues, with profits going mostly to foreign shareholders (emphasis added)".

Interesting... doesn't quite make sense why the federal and provincial governments are willing to put 52,000 jobs and $1.6 billion on the line in favor of pleasing off shore companies.

See what Peter Julian is proposing here
]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=67 2009-08-28T09:14:34-07:00 2009-08-28T09:14:34-07:00 2009-08-28T09:14:34-07:00
The price for sending over 50 members could have paid for a good part of the Lower Fraser stock assessment program which has been AXED...a more appropriate cliche.

Please watch this video ... says it all.

]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=65 2009-08-23T23:43:57-07:00 2009-08-23T23:43:57-07:00 2009-08-23T23:43:57-07:00
Now considering the importance of wild salmon on the west coast of BC and indeed throughout our province, one would think that the federal and provincial governments would crawing all over themselves to ensure that any potential impediment to wild salmon survival and recruitment would be removed from their path. Makes sense right? Missing fish... well lets use the process of elimination and figure out what the problem is. Nope. Nothing. This type of action, otherwise known as the precautionary principle, is outright ignored.

Now I am not so naive to think that there is a simple solution...although there just might be...we dont know...no one is trying anything!

What about the open net pen fish farms right along the migration route of the sockeye salmon? The farmers themselves are adamant that their farms do not affect the fish, but do we know this for sure? No, no we dont, because they have not been removed or fallowed. Some how science is yet again ignored. The weight of evidence against open net pen fish farms is growing. It is time for action!

Look at the success of the Columbia River system this year! Massive returns! No net pens along those fishes migration route. Alaska, same deal. No net pens along those fishes route either. The USA wouldn't compromise such a valuable resource...

Why are we?




]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=64 2009-06-21T10:45:05-07:00 2009-06-21T10:45:05-07:00 2009-06-21T10:45:05-07:00 http://www.bcextremehd.tv/episode_guide.shtml page! No more downloads. We recognize that live-streaming capabilities to date are not up to par with the product we were able provide via download; however, it didn't seem that the whole downloading thing resonated well with a lot people. We simply want to get our product out to the masses and it is important that we are able to track the number of views in order to help determine the success of our project and communicate viewership numbers to potential sponsors. We provide the product to you for free, but we need to to fund this baby some how

Oh...on that note! Do us a favor and click on a bunch of our Google Ads while you are cruizing through our site!! ]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=63 2009-06-16T16:24:17-07:00 2009-06-16T16:24:17-07:00 2009-06-16T16:24:17-07:00
Furthermore, we do not need salmon diseases, such as those found in Norway, making there way over here to BC. Why can we not learn from other countries mistakes? Once we lose the wild gene pool, we can never get it back... the time to take responsibility and effect change is now!"]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=62 2009-06-06T17:23:57-07:00 2009-06-06T17:23:57-07:00 2009-06-06T17:23:57-07:00
Firstly, a kind friend emailed me the other day and advised me that there were some folks (on FLYBC forum) who took strong exception to the lake being named in the opening shot. Upon reading this email I blanched and quickly proceeded to erase the video from YouTube...it had been an honest mistake. I truely just forgot to erase the lake name before posting that version online. The version with the name I had made for Tim as a keepsake... If I pissed anyone off, I truely apologize. A small lake with big trout should remain as quiet as possible to preserve the trophy fishery and I respect those who wish to keep it that way!

Secondly, most people who viewed the video appreciated it for what it was - a fellow angler who happened to get lucky one day and caught the "fish of a life time". They revelled at the sight of such a large beast and used it as fuel to head to a similar trophy lake and run the risk of getting skunked just to have the opportunity to MAYBE hook a trophy fish (anything over 8lbs I'd say). However, there were a few others who were plain sour grapes. I want to address this unsettling issue that is quite prevalent in the fishing community and, I guess, society in general... many people are miserable and find it just too hard to be happy for another angler! What is with that guys! Can we not rally around a fellow angler and simply congratulate him on landing a massive trout!? Why the negative attitude?? The forum chat turned from "wow nice fish!" to "he held it out of the water too long...". WTF? Come on guys...if you hooked that beast, you would be snapping a few photos too!

What you don't know is that Tim was continually giving that fish a "drink"...I just editted out those portions for length purposes!

So, let's think about our attitudes guys... We are all out there enjoying our favorite past-time. Let's focus on the comradery and keep our swollen egos out of it.

Trevor
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]]> bcxhd eaglemoore@hotmail.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=58 2009-04-21T21:48:09-07:00 2009-04-21T21:48:09-07:00 2009-04-21T21:48:09-07:00
Tight lines!

Darren





]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=57 2009-04-06T12:56:01-07:00 2009-04-06T12:56:01-07:00 2009-04-06T12:56:01-07:00
We are really getting excited now! The reports are favorable... a few super slams have occurred over the past few weeks and a couple of grand slams. Our goal is to get a video super slam...bone fish, permit, tarpon and snook on the fly and on video from the take/hook set to the release. If we can accomplish this I think we will be in the rare few. Not sure that it has been done before (all on video)?

We really are excited to bring the stunning scenery of Ascension Bay home in 1080i and to piece together two episodes... 1a and 1b. Depending on the footage we get, we are also contemplating putting together a DVD... we'll see

Adios amigos!]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=56 2009-01-27T22:23:11-07:00 2009-01-27T22:23:11-07:00 2009-01-27T22:23:11-07:00 I am definatly looking forward to shooting our next episode in Mexico, hunting for bonefish! This one will be a blast, I promise!

On another note, I thought I would post some pictures of an ice fishing trip I recently went on in the interior of BC. This pic is one of a couple I was including for an article I am in the middle of writing on for a magazine, but thought I would share them with you all anyways!
Hope you like

Jenna

]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=54 2008-11-23T15:57:36-07:00 2008-11-23T15:57:36-07:00 2008-11-23T15:57:36-07:00
]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=50 2008-08-25T18:39:25-07:00 2008-08-25T18:39:25-07:00 2008-08-25T18:39:25-07:00
Just wanted to let you all know about BC Outdoors Backroads Tour!

This is free event coming to a Toyota dealership near you. Check in at the link above to find out the dates and details.

I (Trevor) will be speaking at the Courtenay and Campbell River events. The topic of my presentation will be an Introduction to Spey Fishing/Casting.

Come on by and say "hi". We will also be showing our latest videos on a HD display... looks amazing!!

]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=49 2008-08-25T18:37:53-07:00 2008-08-25T18:37:53-07:00 2008-08-25T18:37:53-07:00
All resolved now though! Get back to those downloads!!]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=48 2008-07-22T08:48:01-07:00 2008-07-22T08:48:01-07:00 2008-07-22T08:48:01-07:00
We have also started shooting episode 7... another lake episode, but we have already captured some amazing footage of fish and fishing in this amazingly clear interior lake!

We are also pleased to announce that we are in the process of adding a female co-host to the BCeXtremeHD team! More on this to come in the near future, so stay tuned!]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=44 2008-03-04T23:22:36-07:00 2008-03-04T23:22:36-07:00 2008-03-04T23:22:36-07:00
We recently received an email from German Cerotti of Objetivo Pesca in Argentina... now I must say that I have watched A LOT of pretty good fishing footage turn into crappy fishing videos on you tube and as a practitioner have sat behind a desk and in front of a computer for 60+ hours to produce one 1/2 hour show, so I know how much work goes into these things! Whoever is doing the production work for OP is quite good and seems to know what I like anyway...check it out here. Do yourself the favor and watch the fly fishing trailer... ]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=41 2008-02-11T19:58:20-07:00 2008-02-11T19:58:20-07:00 2008-02-11T19:58:20-07:00
I am sure there is someone out there who says "not for me...fishin's good!". If this is you then you are truly blessed :) Go buy a lottery ticket...

In all seriousness though I hope it has just been the weather (read: low water) holding them back up until now. This week it is all going to turn around!

If it does...I will be in the line waiting for my lottery ticket... :) ]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=40 2008-01-26T12:22:10-07:00 2008-01-26T12:22:10-07:00 2008-01-26T12:22:10-07:00
As a biologist by trade I keep pretty close tabs on what is going on along our coast out of interest from a naturalist (ecological integrity) perspective, as well as a diehard angler.

I am very disturbed by what I am hearing, reading and seeing with my own eyes! I know I am not alone in this...come on, I can see you out there nodding your heads in agreement thinking about how few steelhead or coho you have caught the last few years and how you wish you were out fishing today, but you decided to stay home where it is warm to avoid the disappointment of another blank day on the water (not that I condone that line of thinking :) ).

We have so many issues that affect the state of our resource today; here is a list I compiled:

Aquaculture - Fish farms
Ocean survival - Global warming
Habitat - Riparian integrity, instream complexity, spawning areas
Maintenance of minimum flow requirements
Hydro dams - run of the river hydro Projects (IPP's)
Treaty Allocations
First Nation fisheries
Poaching
Non-indigenous species
Forest practices
Development impacts -stormwater quality and quantity

Just to name a few...if you think about it you could probably even add a few more. What is my point you ask? All except ocean survival are MANAGEMENT ISSUES! They are all issues which are regulated, managed or the responsibility of our provincial and federal government. Our fisheries resource is ultimately in the hands of a bunch of politicians who, for the most part, really dont know much about fish. Now I must defend the many hard working federal employees (I once was one), they do their very best every day to use the limited resources thay have to protect our fisheries resource for us...the problem is they are lame duck managers because of all the new federal policy changes including the proposed changes to the Fisheries Act, the new Wild Salmon Policy, DFO's new EPMP etc. If you familiarize yourself with these changes/documents you will get a feel for DFO's new "corporate" direction. Let me summarize it for you...not good...no budget...too much reliance on smart regulation and self-management.

My point is this...as anglers we need to unite and speak with one unified voice regarding the state of our resource. The loss or demise of a fishery should be our rallying call, we cannot just move on and expect/trust that the government will protect/restore our fisheries...they cant! There is no more appetite for enforcement! The national direction is moving toward stewardship, not investigating and charging people for criminal acts against fish and habitat! Corporate DFO is way too political motivated. They are in place to essentially manage fisheries NOT fish, therefore, they are NOT a conservation-minded entity, but instead are looking after the business of fish as commodity. DFO and MOE are cutting budgets, removing FTE's and are slowly backing away and hiding from the messy business of protecting our resource in perpetuity.

So much for the precautionary principle/approach! What about the interior fraser coho? What about the Sakinaw sockeye? What about the Thompson steelhead? What about the Skeena steelhead...yeah...now I have you thinking!

State of the Resource? You tell me, but I bet you are concerned a little more than you were before!

PLEASE DO SOMETHING! WRITE LETTERS, GET INVOLVED!! VOTE WELL!

]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=11 2007-04-17T20:33:55-07:00 2007-04-17T20:33:55-07:00 2007-04-17T20:33:55-07:00
We are in the middle or working through encoding/ compression issues. This was somewhat anticipated, however, we didn't think it would be quite this problematic. Spent the weekend with one of the latest Mac Pro computers. This sucker had 2 xeon quad cores in it, for a total of 24 Ghz processing power! What a machine! Wish I could work with that thing more often... anyway.

Darren and I got away fishing this weekend and were into a couple of steelhead and bull trout. Not bad for three hours!

]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=10 2007-04-10T19:23:13-07:00 2007-04-10T19:23:13-07:00 2007-04-10T19:23:13-07:00
Episode 01 is right around the corner...just a week away or so. The episode is produced and now on DVD (screener), we are just having issues with sorting out music licensing etc. There will be a live streaming trailer out soon too.

Episode 01a (prequel to 01)...has been largely edited, we are just trying to figure out if we want to release it or not...only a couple of fish and a little sketchy the odd time in terms of quality of footage (?). If you want it released email us here

Its coming! Please be patient with us, we guaruntee it will be worth the wait!

Trevor Welton]]>