The river otter trying his hand at the bear's fishing spot after he left
Our initial sighting of the grizzly getting set to fish
Here is our boy trying to catch a fish for a while quite unsuccessfully
Our very first sighting of a grizzly bear fishing successfully in the wildEarly in the morning we waved goodbye to our friends from BYC as they departed the docks earlier than we intended to pull out. It was great to see them again in Prince Rupert and share some more laughs at Smiles restaurant.
I sold one of my old D8 batteries to a guy on the dock who was having starting problems, killing two birds with one well aimed stone. The guy could start his boat (I hope since I had to leave) and I did not have to haul it back to Vancouver to try and find a buyer there.
We left Prince Rupert on a nice warm sunny day and headed for the Grenville Channel, well known in the BC Ferry hall of shame. We stopped at Lowe Inlet which is very pretty featuring a swift flowing water fall at the head onf the inlet. We wanted to anchor near the waterfall and the old adage of some nights you are the audience and some nights you are the entertainment came true in spades. I took 4 tries to get anchored properly as the water was really deep in spots and drying in others. What a zoo, the first mate was looking for a bag to put over her head as there were several other boats watching in the bay. Oh well, we had done pretty well up to that point on the trip so I guess we were due.
After finally getting the hook down we dropped the dinghy in and headed around the inlet to see what it was all about. We ended up at the waterfall and I was just getting ready to take some pictures when I suddenly noticed a young grizzly bear standing at the foot of the waterfall trying to catch one of the salmon vaulting up into the waterfall. He was just learning to fish and was hysterical. The fish would jump up the water fall and actually bounce off the bear as he swiped at them. Patience and hunger eventually overcame lack of skill and our boy finally caught a fish and quickly made his way up the rocks beside the waterfall to have dinner. We caught a few pictures so I hope you can see both bear and fish. This was our first encounter with bears fishing in the wild not including the Anan conservatory.
After the bear and dinner departed, a suddenly embolden river otter climbed up on the same rock as the bear but his fishing consisted of diving under the waterfall to try and catch the salmon that way so we never did see if he was successful.
After all this action we returned to the boat to catch some rays as this was the first real summer day we have had, hot and sunny since the end of June in Rupert. Then we BBQ'd some sockeye salmon acquired fresh in Rupert which was fantastic.
I sold one of my old D8 batteries to a guy on the dock who was having starting problems, killing two birds with one well aimed stone. The guy could start his boat (I hope since I had to leave) and I did not have to haul it back to Vancouver to try and find a buyer there.
We left Prince Rupert on a nice warm sunny day and headed for the Grenville Channel, well known in the BC Ferry hall of shame. We stopped at Lowe Inlet which is very pretty featuring a swift flowing water fall at the head onf the inlet. We wanted to anchor near the waterfall and the old adage of some nights you are the audience and some nights you are the entertainment came true in spades. I took 4 tries to get anchored properly as the water was really deep in spots and drying in others. What a zoo, the first mate was looking for a bag to put over her head as there were several other boats watching in the bay. Oh well, we had done pretty well up to that point on the trip so I guess we were due.
After finally getting the hook down we dropped the dinghy in and headed around the inlet to see what it was all about. We ended up at the waterfall and I was just getting ready to take some pictures when I suddenly noticed a young grizzly bear standing at the foot of the waterfall trying to catch one of the salmon vaulting up into the waterfall. He was just learning to fish and was hysterical. The fish would jump up the water fall and actually bounce off the bear as he swiped at them. Patience and hunger eventually overcame lack of skill and our boy finally caught a fish and quickly made his way up the rocks beside the waterfall to have dinner. We caught a few pictures so I hope you can see both bear and fish. This was our first encounter with bears fishing in the wild not including the Anan conservatory.
After the bear and dinner departed, a suddenly embolden river otter climbed up on the same rock as the bear but his fishing consisted of diving under the waterfall to try and catch the salmon that way so we never did see if he was successful.
After all this action we returned to the boat to catch some rays as this was the first real summer day we have had, hot and sunny since the end of June in Rupert. Then we BBQ'd some sockeye salmon acquired fresh in Rupert which was fantastic.
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