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"A Family Tradition for 125 Years" PRESSING MIATTERS a by Joh "THE GREAT SALMON HUNT" In almost total darkness at 5:15 a.m. Friday, 'Is- land Girl' burbled past the old sunken freighter break- wall at the mouth of the Credit River, west of Toronto. A strong south-east wind was waiting on Lake Ontario, and the modified 23' Wellcraft ploughed into 5' seas as we picked up speed. The waves seemed twice as big in the dark. Big enough to send coffee and donuts flying. The fun' part of the trip was over. Conditions had changed. This was the last morning, and roughly {pun intended} four hours re- mained to nail the 45 Ib. King Salmon so desperately desired by Cap'n Wayne. Waves slammed and tossed the boat as the Cap went aft to help Billy the Kid set up downrigger lines. He chortled: "Man, these are perfect conditions. Those suckers will really turn on. We've got a crack at that 45 pounder!" Turk held our coffee and donuts in one hand, set up graph recorder and sonar with the other. We had the helm. Ten sets of navigation lights were visible fur- ther out, as they rose and fell in the troughs. Nobody had fired distress flares...not yet, anyway. But Lake Ontario is no place for small boats or faint hearts, when the wind blows fresh from south-east. "What the hell are you doing out here, James?" we wondered. Last year Wayne Goodchild, proprietor of Island Girl Fishing Charters, asked us to join his second expe- dition to the Toronto Star's "Great Salmon Hunt." The oft-delayed sale of The Amityville Bugle quickly buried that dream, leaving us vulnerable to fish stories of un- believable proportions afterward. This year would tell a different tale. Different she was, starting with the appearance of messenger Vernon "Turk" Beaudoin {age 71} at the kitchen door Sunday. Himself is the only guy we know legitimately cashing both old age pension and baby bo- nus cheques. Departure time had changed, the Turk reported. No surprise, we responded, knowing the Cap'n gets slightly overheated before fishing expeditions. Now the trek begins at 1 a.m. instead of 6 a.m., "So we can be fishing by dawn." There'll be no sleep this night for U- Know-Who. Sound foolish? Only to those who never caught a Salmon measuring three or four feet long, and darned near as big around. Yours truly landed his first -- precisely 28.42 Ibs. -- at 10 a.m. that same Monday morning. Grabbing the pole as line released from the downrigger, we set the hook into what felt like a brick wall. Then gaped slack-jawed, as 30 Ib. Stren screeched off the reel. In unison, everybody yelled "BIG FISH!!" No matter how hard we pulled on the doubled- over 9' rod, or cranked desperately to avoid slack when the giant turned toward the boat, it seemed he'd never tire. Sleep? Forget it. Land the fish, and get the bloody line back in the water. Ten keepers were boated Monday. At 9 a.m. Tuesday, Turk battled the only decent fish of the day; a 25 Ib. lunker that left his arms numb. Hundreds of huge fish appeared on the sonar. None made the boat. Wednesday our crew was joined by Vinnie and Gino. Extra bods allowed us to work six poles, and ex- periment with lures. As soon as a fish hit one line, all others would be rigged in similar fashion. You want fast? We set up 100 yards from the breakwall. Before all six lines were wet, things went to Hell in a handbasket. Bam! Bam! Vinnie and Gino fought the first two fish double-header style. In an hour, we boated five big salmon. Nine were taken by noon, the largest weighing 29.44 Ibs. The captain wanted to stay out while the ac- tion was hot. We coaxed him toward land by pointing out: a} the huge cooler /fish box was so full it wouldn't shut, and b} the boat was almost out of gas. Sure enough, the fish turned off. Despite fishing until dark, nothing much was caught. Thursday we fished all day with similar results. The front which pro- duced Friday's awe-inspiring conditions had done its dirty work early. In addition, police and game wardens were all over the water Thursday from dawn to dusk. It isn't easy to chat calmly with The Law while running tricky downrigger lines, but that's not something they worry about. We had twe visits, but didn't get shot. A word to the wise: don't even think about doing anything illegal on Lake Ontario. We watched as one small boat tried to run when cops approached, and was chased down in spectacular fashion. The occu- pants were placed under arrest, and the boat was seized. Not real funny. We survived Friday, but without the lunker. At Turn to page 8 Letters to the editor Developers not greedy To the Editor: 1 would like to address this let- ter to all residents of King St., Prince Albert, Victorian Village, Union Ave., Major and Allan St. of Port Perry regarding the letter of Mr. Stewards of August 13, 1991. Mr. Stewards, without even in- vestigating the people, who are the developers of the new subdivi- sion, calls them greedy. These developers are people, who have lived almost all their lives in Port Perry. These people are local businessmen, who have spent years on school boards and hespital boards and Chamber of Commerce. These are the people who do a great deal to promote the well being of the residents of Port Perry and surroundings. These are the people who have developed Kent Subdivision north of Port Perry, West Port Estates on the west, and Apple Valley on the east of town, complete with park facilities. As a resident of Canadians charitable To the Editor: While starvation and natural disaster afflict millions of people worldwide, residents of Port Perry have helped show that Canadian generosity is not runn- ing dry. In 1991 tragedies ranging from the Gulf War to a volcano in the Philippines have drawn heavily on charitable giving. People have begun to talk about donor fatigue, Turn to Page 8 Port Perry, I surely do not look upon these parts of town as shab- by, in fact, I find it a pleasure to drive through them with a certain pride, that we have such a nice town. I personally know the developers as people who really care, I would say that Mr. Stewards was out of line to call these men greedy. Regarding the construction of the new subdivision, the developers were asked by town council and the region of Durham, tore-design the parcel of land for water and sewer connections, as they did not like to have that many septic beds around town, which also is understandable. Furthermore, it is a good idea to make good use of this property, also regarding low-cost housing, which is badly needed around Port Perry. If we want Port Perry and surroundings to be a nice community to live in, we also have to think about all people, people who would welcome low- cost housing. As far as road construction is concerned, the developer will in- stall sewers and waterlines, and will re-do the road to road stan- dards, and pave it, all this at no cost to the taxpayer of course. I hope that Mr. Stewards has not become too greedy, as not wanting to share the beautiful view with the people of the new subdivision. (Just kidding, Sir). And of course, there will be am- ple parkland in this new subdivi- sion, a place where the children can play, to keep them safe and off the road. Thank you kindly, Bert Stulen, A Union Ave Resident Remember When ge i at 2? HISTORIC PHOTOS COURTESY SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUM The Port Perry Bank, circa 1806. Members a Charles Willlams, 'Teddy' Pargeter, Douglas Adams, Mr. Jo Goldring {leader}, Frank Willlams, Angus McGregor, Geordie Jamieson, Charles Denison. Back row left, Jack Denison, Mr. Powers, W. Armstrong, Howard Tummonds, Madison Williams, A. Carnegie, Wm. Short, 'Pat' Turner, H. Roberts, Lov Walling, Charlie Allison. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 25, 1966 Bell Canada announced that service code numbers will come into effect in Port Perry on September 1. The information number is to be "411" and the repair and cable locating service number is "611." Lightening struck a hydro pole southeast of Brooklin causing a blackout from Brooklin to Uxbridge. Port Perry was also plunged into darkness but the lights were back on by midnight. Deputy-Reeve Everett Quantrill of Whitby Town Council has accepted a position as superintendent of the new Home for the Aged in Beaverton. Sixty-four rinks competed in the General Motors Gold Cup lawn bowling competition. Port Perry's team of Arthur Cox, Fred DeNure, Irving re, front row left, Dr. McGratton, Dick Brown, Boyd and Roy Honey came out as three-game winners and each team member received an automatic electric grill and waffle baker. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday,August 25, 1971 Children playing with matches were responsible for setting a fire which totally destroyed their father's barn at the Burt Mitchell residence, just west of Utica. Fortunately the barn was not in use at the time of the blaze. The late Francis Edward Courtice, who lived in Port Perry as a youth, has bequeathed $2,155 to the village for the beautification of its streets and parks. Mr. Courtice made numerous donations to groups across the country and it was he who donated the chimes to the Port Perry United PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 10 aR = co VB an * daa a bo ToS. Vy