Sam And Saundra's Year Long Adventure - Part 170

Sam And Saundra’s Year Long Adventure – Part 170

Canada

8/17/09  – Smithers, British Columbia

Netting On The Bulkley River

Due to the excessive cost of fishing the Skeena River (regular fishing license, special license to fish the Skeena, along with salmon stamp and steelhead stamp, even if you don’t plan to catch steelhead) we decide to move on down the road. Doug and Lila plan to go to Houston and check out the largest fly-casting rod.  Jim and Deb are going to meet friends that live on the Skeena River and maybe get a chance to look things over a little closer.  We are going to go until we decide to stop.

More Netting

Since we are through with the Cassiar Highway and on the Yellowhead Highway, I decide to set our new goal.  I choose Tyree Lake.  We follow the Skeena River through a few small villages, enjoying the scenery and the road.  At New Hazelton or South Hazelton or Hazelton (all three towns living near each other), the Skeena River takes a sharp left and leaves us.  A few miles later, the Bulkley River shows up to keep us company.  It is another very beautiful River, shades of glacier greens. We are able to pull over to the side of the road in Moricetown.  The river had entered a canyon just before entering town, and the view from this rest stop was fabulous. We looked down at the rocks below, where Indian fishermen were netting fish in this natural narrowing of the river. 

Darkness Making A Showing Again At Night

We had to travel a little further down the road to reach Lake Tyree.  We passed Trout Village.  When we make it to Smithers, we notice an RV Park attached to a golf course.  Sam stops and checks the price, as it has full hookup and free wifi.  We get back on the road and just on the other side of Smithers, we turn left to follow the signs to Tyree Lake. The Provincial Campground at this location is not close to the lake and the cost is the same as the RV Park in town.  The lake was set up for families with children, including a very nice playground, swimming area and beach. We chose full hookup.  Returning to Smithers, we get set up, check out the golf course, the town, and say goodnight.