Watch: My First Season as a Fishing Guide, 114 Days on Haida Gwaii

On May 22nd I left home in Prince George to spend the summer as a first-time fishing guide at a remote lodge on Haida Gwaii. This film is those 114 days.

Getting tossed the keys to my boat, learning the water, beaches that feel like another planet, orcas under the net, humpbacks, sea lions stealing our fish, the guests, the grind of midsummer, and the last day on the water.

Chapters

• 0:00 Orcas, sharks & sea lions

• 0:49 Leaving Prince George

• 4:30 Welcome to my office

• 6:47 Bizarro beach

• 9:43 Learning the water

• 13:27 The wildlife

• 17:02 The guests show up

• 18:24 A day in the life

• 20:16 The grind

• 21:41 Last day on the water

More from the season

• Read: The Odyssey of a First-Time Fishing Guide (what the season taught me)

• Listen: Fishing Guide Q&A: A Day in the Life on Haida Gwaii (Wild Ways Podcast S2E02)

• Listen: 114 Days as a First-Time Fishing Guide on Haida Gwaii (Wild Ways Podcast S2E01)

Read the Odyssey | Listen to the Q&A | Listen to S2E01

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