My Canadian summer

Jackson Wade

Big Sky to Bella Bella, B.C.

• 1500 miles travelling by plane, car, ferry, and boat to Llama Pass Fishing Lodge

• Bella Bella is a small town on the edge of Campbell Island about 300 miles north of Vancouver, B.C.

• Llama Pass is accessible by a 10 minute boat ride from Bella Bella

Mountains, forests, and water

The Trip Up

When I first arrived in Seattle, we went to the Woodland Park Zoo.

When we got to the Raden family farm on Whidbey island we went out and caught some crab in the bay in front of the farm.

We had to take multiple ferry rides to get to Llama Pass Fishing Lodge in British Columbia.

Ferry Travel

View of the Inland Passage and Queen Charlotte Islands along the way

Huge, amazing place

What It Looked Like

Montana is a lot like British Columbia as far as the geography… just with out the salt water

Typical Cedar Forests along the shore with lots of bald eagles

Whiskey Cove and Spirit Island and Llama Pass Fishing Resort

At the dock at Whiskey Cove

Fish ON!

What we caught

We caught our limit in Coho salmon many days. We also caught crab, halibut, perch, rock fish, snapper and King salmon.

Early morning and calm water

Cleaning my first salmon

Bounty from the sea

View from the cockpit

My first King Salmon

We’re eatin’ fish tonight

Sushi anyone?

What We Saw

We saw lots of Killer Whales, humpback whales and porpoises. We also saw sea otters, sea lions and seals.

We were visitors in their home.

Stormy morning

One of the only sand beaches

Driftwood Art

When we weren’t fishing

We were swimming!

But, we mostly fished

Home Sweet Home

Wonder why dad came to get me?

What I learned

I learned a lot about the art of fishing and how the equipment worked. I also learned about the different types of fish in the area I was fishing and how to identify them. I also learned about the native culture and the history of the area that I was in. I hope to share my stories and adventures with many people and I hope to go back to Llama Pass!

Thank You!

This scholarship allowed me to go to a place that I would of never gotten to go to if I had not received this scholarship. It also challenged me to be away from my family for so long.Thank you Mr.Harder and Ms.Breuner for the letters of recommendation and thanks to the Yellowstone Club Dave Mueller Fund and Casey Schwartz for making this possible!