I like this spot.It’s at the rivers corner,so I can see upstream & downstream.When I see a bear in either direction,I paddle my canoe in that direction.While waiting for one of my furry friends to drop in for tea,I kept seeing the salmon jumping downstream! So I decided to play a game to pass the time.My goal was to get a shot of one of them jumping! I found it fairly hard! I had to basically prefocus,get the exposure & wait.I put my elbows on my knees as an in prompt bi-pod. I held the camera steady but didn’t look through the viewfinder.Instead I watched over the camera with both eyes & shot as quickly as I could when I saw one of the buggers jumping.Even than the best I could do was a tail! The amount of time we’re talking is measured in hundreds of seconds to react!
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That is a Big salmon, how did a bear miss this one?
Bears can only grab the salmon in the shallows.So the fish stay in deep water.I saw hundreds today.I walked upstream & they just swam slowly in front of me.I felt like a salmon herder!
we went to the Cowichan River and didn’t see any salmon.. maybe its too soon for here.
do you go there every year & know where to look for them?
yes, they come very close to the deep section of the river bank next to the walking path.. Also the seagulls are a give-a-way that they are spawning but so far only one or two seagulls and no salmon to be seen. we live close to the river so we go there frequently.
than you are having a low year for salmon returns.There must be a stream watching group in your area that you could contact & ask? They would have a better idea on the numbers.
They did say earlier that the run was going to be low this year. Perhaps it will pick up later this month? By the way, here is the URL for my new blog on Vancouver Island.. http://livingonvancouverisland.wordpress.com/ I hope you will check it out if this comment doesn’t go into your spam because of the link.
thanks Vicki!
one can generally smell it before they see or hear anything.
What a lovely spot to wait for all the action and visitors for tea. Great post!
got no visitors today,tea went cold :(
yes it is but I did get into some trouble there.The current caught my canoe & forced it under a tree laying in the water & I was pinned! I had to force the canoe under & back to dislodge myself! Gave me a fright for a minute!
That does sound like a scary moment and I may have to change my comment about a lovely spot. Do you often encounter these conditions? It is usually always calm when I’m out in my kayak.
No,don’t change it.It’s still a beautiful spot.I wasn’t careful.The canoe is long & when I put it at 90 degrees to the current it had a lot of force against it which pushed me into that downed tree limb.
Great shot – and glad that you got your canoe and yourself freed! Stay safe out there…
thanks I try.I’m very tempted to head out today but the weather is closing in,so am staying on land.