Youth Section

Gleneagle Secondary School

By Lorenzo Cirillo, Educator

It has been a very busy semester for the Fly Fishing 11 class at Gleneagle Secondary. We have had four outings over the course of the term, the last two being at the Harrison River and Whonnock Lake. We were fortunate enough to have a gorgeous spring day on the Harrison.  There were a lot of chum fry around, but unfortunately no cutthroat showed up to take advantage of the fry imitations we offered them. This trip affords the students an opportunity to learn about and discuss the significance of this river to First Nations communities, as well as its long and historical legacy as one of the great fly-fishing waters in the province. It also affords the opportunity to discuss the dramatic drop in the various species of fish that inhabit the Harrison.  We pondered the debate if this river should get supplemental help with cutthroat from hatchery augmentation.