by Keith and Heather Nicol
On Saturday,
September 2 we headed to Puntledge Park in Courtenay since temperatures were in
the high 20’s and we needed to cool off. Normally we either swim or tube in the
Puntledge River but on our recent trips we have been snorkeling to see if there
were salmon returning to the river. Since we had seen so many fish on trip
earlier in the week we decided to film them on this occasion. We started at the
fish hatchery off of Powerhouse Road where we had seen lots of fish 2 days before
and we were not disappointed. Unfortunately it was late in the afternoon and
much of river below the hatchery was in shade which we thought wouldn’t produce
good underwater video so after 2 quick swims we headed down to Puntledge Park.
The Pink Salmon run is in full force |
Fortunately this
area was in full sun. We headed for the pool just off the gravel beach and in
no
There are thousands of salmon in Puntledge River |
Just remember that water levels can change dramatically on the river and that currents can sweep unwary swimmers downstream very quickly.
Amazing!
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