"He fished just about every day he could, rain or shine, and worked the rivers and stream mouths north and south of Qualicum thoroughly and enjoyably, through his real enthusiasm was for summer steelhead of the Stamp.
"He understood this river and fished it almost as though it were his own private salmon stream in Scotland. There was in fact, very little competition in those days.
"It was General Money who persuaded me that winter steelhead could be taken on a fly as a regular thing and not just a fluke. He was deeply concerned about the life histories of salmon and steelhead as well as about catching them and he loved new methods. I recall one day when the Stamp was extremely low, that I showed him Wood's greased line technique and almost immediately he took a fish with it. The General promptly sent for suitable rods and low-water flies. When the new tackle arrived from England, I remember sitting with him and Mrs. Money on the porch at Qualicum, watching the sun set over Hornby Island and planning the next day's fishing on the Stamp." -- Roderick Haig-
Brown, reminiscing about fishing with his friend ,General Nole Money, during the late 1930's.
I, too, identify with the old general. In winter of 2005, one of my readers gave me a Spey Rod (an 18 ft. greenheart) that the general had bought for his business partner on the opening of the Qualicum Beach Hotel.
THE REPORT
Fishing on our Lower mainland lakes remains only fare, while our interior lakes are good.
The Fraser River is fishing well for spring, pink and cutthroat.
The Stave River is fair for rainbow and cutthroat.
