Thursday, July 14, 2011

The Outpost

Ten hours of fishing a day. Pulling up traps full of Dungeness crabs and spot prawns. Beachcombing for clams. It was all this and more during my recent visit to The Outpost in Haida Gwaii.


Who da where?

It's pronounced High-dah g-why and means "Islands of the People" in Haida, the language of the people of indigenous or First Nations descent, as recognized by the Canadian government. In 2010, the collection of 150 islands off the northwest coast of British Columbia was renamed Haida Gwaii, replacing the former moniker of the Queen Charlotte Islands.


No matter what you call it, it's beautiful country and good fishing.