by Keith and Heather Nicol
On Saturday,
September 12 we headed to Puntledge Park in Courtenay to see if any salmon were
in the river. The day was sunny and warm for early September with temperatures
hitting close to the mid 20 C.
Even so
we donned our wet suits but there were several people snorkeling with just their
bathing suits. We headed for the pool just off the gravel beach and in no time
at all we were blown away by the quantity of fish in the slower water just
below the rapids. There must have been hundreds of pink salmon in this area alone!
The current is strong in places and the rocks are slippery so you need to pay
attention but by swimming to the other side of the river where the current is
slower you can stay in one place abit more easily. We had an underwater camera
that we were testing for the first time and these photos and video were taken
with it.
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| Some of the 100`s of salmon in the river |
We had so much fun
on Saturday that we returned on Sunday, September 13 as well but there were far
fewer people snorkeling , likely due to the chillier temperatures. This is an
amazing experience and we plan to go back. Click
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-YHu8dgHDQ for a short video on what we saw.
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| Salmon swimming upstream |
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