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#628592 - 10/17/10 11:28 PM Lower Dean Flooded Out!
RUNnGUN Repeat Spawner Registered: 12/06/07 Posts: 1385	Did my first trip to the Lower Dean River Lodge this Sept. Unbelievable trip to say the least. Great fishing, everyone there with multiple hookups daily landing at least one. Crazy fish that take the fly like a freight train, testing the best tackle. Great food and first class guides and accommodations. Billy has a great place. Sad to hear that after we left, the area flooded the worst since 1968. Dean, Bella Coola Valley community, and surounding areas were severely underwater from freak Sept. torrential rains. The Dean River Lodge Property was close to a total loss and they are scrambling to put the pieces back together before winter and next season. Keep your thoughts and prayers with them as they try to keep a great tradition alive. _________________________ "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller. Don't let the old man in!
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#628848 - 10/19/10 01:28 AM Re: Lower Dean Flooded Out! [Re: RUNnGUN]
cobble cruiser ~B-F-D~ Registered: 03/27/09 Posts: 2256	The Bella Coola erea received 8 inches of rain in a 24 hour period which also affected the Houston to Smithers area bigtime! The Bulkley went from a 70 year low to a level I've never seen. When Morice Lake turns over that is a heck of alot of rain! Even the Bulkley above the Morice was a chocolate consistency! Made the fishin' tough to say the least. _________________________ http://www.wooldridgeboats.com
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#628882 - 10/19/10 12:06 PM Re: Lower Dean Flooded Out! [Re: cobble cruiser]
Salmo g. River Nutrients Registered: 03/08/99 Posts: 13523	I've never seen the Bulkley upstream of the Morice with water more than ankle deep; OK, maybe knee deep. Always thought it strange that the Morice takes on the name of the Bulkley when the Bulkley is just a little creek, the current flood notwithstanding. Sg
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#628898 - 10/19/10 02:06 PM Re: Lower Dean Flooded Out! [Re: Salmo g.]
Driftfishnw Steelhead Hitman Registered: 02/10/09 Posts: 2026	Originally Posted By: Salmo g. I've never seen the Bulkley upstream of the Morice with water more than ankle deep; OK, maybe knee deep. Always thought it strange that the Morice takes on the name of the Bulkley when the Bulkley is just a little creek, the current flood notwithstanding. Sg I thought that the exact same thing..
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#629231 - 10/20/10 11:42 PM Re: Lower Dean Flooded Out! [Re: RUNnGUN]
OPfisher The Golden Boy Registered: 12/12/04 Posts: 1506 Loc: wa/ak	Originally Posted By: RUNnGUN Did my first trip to the Lower Dean River Lodge this Sept. Unbelievable trip to say the least. Great fishing, everyone there with multiple hookups daily landing at least one. Crazy fish that take the fly like a freight train, testing the best tackle. Great food and first class guides and accommodations. Billy has a great place. Sad to hear that after we left, the area flooded the worst since 1968. Dean, Bella Coola Valley community, and surounding areas were severely underwater from freak Sept. torrential rains. The Dean River Lodge Property was close to a total loss and they are scrambling to put the pieces back together before winter and next season. Keep your thoughts and prayers with them as they try to keep a great tradition alive. Got any pics??? I think that's a place on about everyone heres dream list, and I dont wana speak for anyone else but I know I would love to drool over a few!!!!! _________________________ watch out for the "Untra Lof Jags" http://www.olympicpeninsulaoutfitters.net/ http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Olympic-Peninsula-Outfitters/
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#630237 - 10/25/10 09:45 AM Re: Lower Dean Flooded Out! [Re: OPfisher]
RUNnGUN Repeat Spawner Registered: 12/06/07 Posts: 1385	Don't know how to post pics. _________________________ "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller. Don't let the old man in!
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