October 3, 2009

Good morning from the Float House in Discovery Harbour Marina

Yesterday morning we had more Transient Orca (Mammal hunting) in the area! By 9:00 a.m. they were traveling north past Painter's Lodge and as they entered Seymour Narrows around 10:00 a.m. they turned and began their way back south. We caught up with them at Cape Mudge on Quadra Island at 12:30 p.m. and enjoyed an hour of quiet time with the T2's and T20 and T21 as they made their way south.

We had heard that there had been a group of Dolphins in the area earlier but they had made a quick exit when the Transients had turned at the Narrows. After some searching we found them in the far corner of Gowland Harbour. This group of about 12+ seemed quite agitated and were racing around in very shallow water, first in one direction and then another with no indication of feed in the area. There didn't seem to be any Orca in the Harbour but perhaps the dolphins knew something we didn't. We stayed and watched for a few minutes but nothing materialized.

The Commercial gill net fishery is over with very few fish taken, however Green Sea Bay still produced well for some of the recreational boys yesterday. Commercial Trollers are still working hard and the big boys (Seiners) hit the water on Monday. Time to get your lines wet this weekend!

The sun is shining so get outside and enjoy!

Cheers

Hurricane Jack
Campbell River Whale Watching