On Day 3 of my trip to Vancouver Island in August of 2018, the trio from Norway and I get a personalized backcountry tour of eastern Van Isle salmon rivers from fly fisherman, poet and 'anti-salmon farm' blogger-Dennis Reid. Besides all that though...who is Niillas Somby?
Episode 6 relaunches the Salmonfolk Radio series after being on hiatus for nearly 2 long years! We are back with a bang and doing weekly Season One drops for the remaining 14 episodes every Tuesday.
This episode features the trio from Norway and I meeting Dennis Reid for the first time. He gives us a personalized backcountry tour of healthy salmon rivers ecosystems (Salmon, Adam, Eve, Nimpkish) on the Johnstone Strait side of Van Isle. Dennis runs the world's largest anti-salmon farming website https://fishfarmnews.blogspot.com/ and he's also a published poet and expert fly fisherman. We talk a LOT about salmon habitats, behavior and lifecycles. If you like to fish for salmon this one is for you.
You will also hear some more in depth conversation with the Norway trio about reconciliation, residential schools and how similar Norway and Canadian history is in those areas...and how it all relates to the spread of Norwegian salmon farms into unceded First Nations territory in Canada.
But most importantly, you get to find out the answer to the burning question: Who is Niillas Somby?