The Head of Rivers Inlet-Visiting the Village & Percy Walkus Hatchery

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This week we are receiving another large barge delivery and staying warm because ITS STILL RAINING!
We got invited up to the Percy Walkus Hatchery in the village so a few of us went up with Ted to transfer the baby Salmon from their pens to the net pens in the ocean. It was a big day but felt amazing to help such a wonderful cause.
If youre interested in donating to the Percy Walkus Hatchery please visit the Pacific Salmon Foundation website. Link below.
psf.ca
While were were at the village, we picked as much mint as we could fit into my back pack and brought it back to the lodge to make a very special treat for us all to enjoy.
It's been a great week up here in Rivers Inlet. Thank you so much for joining us on our adventures! Thanks for watching and take care until next time!

[@ataglance556]

I absolutely LOVED @5:50-5:53 the stars streaking by so beautiful, Jenny you're one TALENTED woman

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much! I do love the nightlapses so much! The star trail version is my favourite. Thanks for watching!

[@123456bpb]

Thank you for the quality entertainment and precious scenery.

[@jenny_adrift]

Glad you enjoyed it thank you so much!

[@Dinsdale2020]

Another great video. Su h important work that hatchery is doing for the salmon stocks. 👍👍 You are a great Chef. Everyone is smiling. Great work Jenny🙏🙏👏

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much! The hatchery is doing really great work and I am grateful to have gotten the chance to lend a hand!

[@rustyharrison1717]

Back in the early 70 ‘s the airplane fuel was in a large tank across the bay. I went over with scuba and dove from the dock there down about 30’ or so to a very narrow ledge protruding from a steep wall of rock. I could sit on that ledge with my legs dangling over the edge, looking down into the darkness of the abyss. I was there a short while when my eyes caught movement coming towards me that my mind couldn’t grasp. It was a carpet of pink about two feet wide and maybe ten to fifteen feet long. It was fluttering as if in a breeze. It was a carpet of scallops and they would squirt along then flutter down a bit, then squirt along again. The whole carpet swam past and out of sight, it was magical. Just loved living and working at Good Hope, thanks for the memories that keep bubbling up….. Like the time we built a hang glider and towed it down the bay behind the tug with me desperately balancing it in a guide boat behind. One little breeze lifted me out of the boat, then ceremoniously dumped me in the drink, end of pilot training for that day, but the staff was hysterical, yup, really funny guys….but out of that I became a paraglider pilot, go figure. Or several of us going around the corner of the opposite point and when the tide is sweeping in diving down to the rock bottom and gliding along being carried by the tide, just like flying.

[@jenny_adrift]

Woah! Cool stories!! The owner and his sons do some diving up here and they’ve seen some really cool stuff! I’m pretty jealous haha thanks so much for sharing your experiences up here! Happy paragliding!

[@normcoe5754]

Fantastic video Jenny. What a wonderful collection of art, those masks are so beautiful! Interesting to see the operation of the hatchery, the big house and to learn about the story of the four brothers. Now I'm hungry, I have to go and find some ice cream!!

[@jenny_adrift]

Haha hope you had some icecream near by! The art up here really is incredible. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@DiZimmer]

I love love love your videos …… learn so much and just enjoy your adventures

[@jenny_adrift]

Amazing. Thank you so much for such a kind comment!

[@johncowperthwaite2525]

You just keep getting better 👍👍 Love it as always….ice cream🥰🥰 looked amazing

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate that!

[@chrisarmstrong5819]

Love the scenery, an awesome place to be.

[@jenny_adrift]

So awesome. I just love it up here and feel very grateful!

[@jetblackjake8510]

Livin the life!

[@jenny_adrift]

Absolutely am!! Thanks for watching!

[@stevev88]

Made a trip to Norway last year and River’s Inlet area looks very similiar. It’s on my bucket list for sure. Thanks for the awesome videos, very peaceful.

[@jenny_adrift]

Oh cool! Would love to visit Norway. Glad you’re enjoying the videos!!

[@driver1836]

Another amazing and very interesting video Jenny. Too many good parts to comment on particularly, just want to send my support to say, keep on sending these to us. Good Work!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!! I truly appreciate knowing how much you enjoyed my video!

[@kennethvernonprivate]

Yum....!!! All the best from Calgary!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you!!!

[@reeltimem9171]

Cheers! that mint chip yum

[@jenny_adrift]

Soooo good 🤤

[@normthompson9588]

Your very good at what you do want you do important to tell you how great you are

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you Norm! I really appreciate that!!!

[@Adam-yp1cc]

These vids just keep getting better and better , thanks for sharing such a beautiful place in our world we all call home, much love from Aotearoa (NZ)

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate that

[@ArizonaAppetite-pv9bv]

Jenny, came upon your channel clearly by chance. I made many trips to Good Hope Cannery/ Salmon King lodge and Dunkenby. Was really great to see both crews working on the salmon, and to get to seeTeddy again, wow that was awesome. Have fished with him a few times and was always a lesson in fishing and life. My truck was stolen years ago and my tyee pins were on my visor. On a trip to Dunkenby I asked if they new the owner of Good Hope, and maybe a chance I could get replacement pins, and sure enough they sent them down. Was a special moment for me. Really great to see the lodge again, wish I could come back but such is life. Thanks for the wonderful videos and will be watching them all, 3 so far. Will be telling my fishing partners to watch, they will love it. Thank you. Joe.

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much Joe! I am so sorry to hear about your truck and of course the pins! I’m glad I can share this place with you and have it bring back good memories in your life. Ted is an amazing man to fish with! Thanks again for watching!!

[@sherrilee230]

Thank you for sharing this video. It was quite enlightening that you can learn so much for just a little short time I never knew that they got their smell the baby salmon or got their smells and came back I thought it was all built-in thank you Jenny for sharing this

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos. Being from the prairies there’s so much I’m still learning all the time! The coastal lifestyle is so different.

[@Run_Darling]

Jenny!! Another amazing video!! The stories you tell always make me so teary!! Beautiful! Thank you for creating these!! 🤍 Martens are gone???? 😲

[@jenny_adrift]

The martens are no longer making messes in the kitchen or the Hilton but we have seen a couple running around the cannery still. So that’s perfect. Thank you so much for letting me know that you’re enjoying these videos. It means a lot to me.

[@vernsampson3584]

Great video! Again. Brings back so many great memories of our time in Rivers Inlet & working with Percy and his salmon enhancement crew. Thank you, Jenny for taking your subscribers on these great trips. Cheers from south of Caution.

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you for helping the salmon!! It felt great to help out! Thanks for watching!!

[@rallyman1122]

Another wonderful video. You have a knack for showing life at a more gentle pace. Thank you, Jenny.

[@jenny_adrift]

You are so welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed!!

[@240Turbo48]

Thousands of years of native history in BC, very cool. I’ve followed the hatchery for several years and the work they do is incredible and your homemade fresh picked mint ice cream made my mouth water. Tasty tasty! Another gooder Jenny. Thanks!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you! The work the hatchery does is incredibly awesome and I’m very grateful to get the opportunity to help out and witness it all happen!

[@JohnR-NZ]

Another great video Jenny, I'm getting the vibe of the place so much more now and with my interests it was great to see a good view of the barge , the fuel doc and then your supply, also the hatchery again, and of course the scenery 😊😊 just love every video you make for us 👍👍🇳🇿

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you!! I’m glad you enjoyed it. It’s a really cool place to capture. So happy I can share it with you!

[@eltonh8193]

That ice cream ! 🍨 🤤 Imma eating the whole tub

[@jenny_adrift]

right?! It’s so difficult not to haha

[@miked.5287]

Hi jenny..that ice cream looked so good..great vid!😁👍

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!!

[@vanessagill-rq3cc]

I cannot wait for the dog cam :)

[@jenny_adrift]

Right?! Haha he did so good. Only rolled onto it a couple times. Thanks for watching, Vanessa!!

[@richardredwood8880]

❤

[@jenny_adrift]

🙏

[@charliecruzen3394]

It is nice to see the New Duncanby Lodge commited to the hatchery. Are they commited enough to be a Catch and Release lodge also?❤ Chelsea smart using her head.

[@jenny_adrift]

Hi Charlie! Duncanby has been helping out at the hatchery for 12 years now. They do have a catch and release program and give out beautiful islander reels to guests who release tyees. And yes Chelsey is a very smart woman in so many ways. Thanks for watching!

[@johnbovard8454]

Looks like a very sturdy deck on that barge.

[@jenny_adrift]

Very sturdy!!!

[@DJ2CM]

Hi Jenny, Another great post 👌 so much going on 🙂 that artwork is incredible . the chance to go Into the big house with information about it . I'm in awe about it. Thank him very much please. Also the Hatchery what a great Endeavor. Thank you to you all for caring so much. Also as a kid we would pick fresh mint from the garden chop it up and mix in a bit of vinegar to put on lamb. Anyway thanks for taking the time to share ✌ Stay safe and keep smiling. 🇨🇦 Craig

[@jenny_adrift]

Hi Craig! Thank you so much! The artwork up here is truly incredible!! The feeling when we enter the big house is pretty awesome. It’s a powerful place and I was so happy that Ted took the time to speak about it. I loved helping the hatchery. It felt less like work and more like a gift. I love never made my own mint vinegar for lamb but you’ve inspired me to do so! Thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment. I appreciate you!!

[@johnmccormick175]

Wow Jenny your videos are awesome! I am new to your channel and looking forward to viewing all your videos,thanks for sharing and stay safe.

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you John! Welcome aboard!

[@jeffreycole6975]

Ran across your videos earlier this week. Pretty incredible. 👍 Have enjoyed all that I have seen. Your knowledge in the Kitchen and your commitment to serving good food both in looks and taste is wonderful to see. Have worked in the F&B Industry for years (44) so I've seen and done lot. Where did you get your training?? Keep the videos coming. It looks like a wonderful life up at Rivers Inlet. My Dad and I went up to the Queen Charlotte's two years in a row to fish. Wonderful, beautiful wild country. People coming together in this video to help one another when needed,... wonderful to see. 👍🙂

[@jenny_adrift]

Queen Charlotte area is stunning! What a great trip I’m sure you had! Thank you for your kind comment!! I love food and cooking for people so much. I trained at NAIT in Edmonton Alberta but Ive learned so much from fellow staff and chefs through the years and countless kitchens I’ve worked in. Never stop learning!!

[@shannonsheed977]

You weave a beautiful story that allow us to witness such interesting details of life on the coast! Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much for watching! It makes me want to continue making these videos!

[@YesChef357]

Great content Jenny, that ice cream looks amazing!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you!! It was delicious!

[@Ceilidh69]

Such important work that the Percy Walkus hatchery does - you are very lucky to have been there and participate. Another great video. Keep them coming!

[@jenny_adrift]

I feel very lucky and very grateful to have gotten to help with the hatchery indeed!

[@Cody-bf2fs]

Thank you for sharing a small piece of this beautiful province I can't wait for earl the camera man

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you Cody!! I’m excited to get started on the next video but I’m going to take a day or two just to relax and enjoy my surroundings. I spend hours in my room on my break and after work to make these videos. I’m a bit obsessed haha Looking forward to sharing the next one with you!!

[@Jason-kj1op]

Cheers from CTS! Great video, Jason

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you Jason!!

[@firesandfishing5589]

Thanks Jenny another great video,one subscriber at a time 👍

[@jenny_adrift]

Slow and steady! Haha. Thank you!

[@fiskit]

youre doing a great job! thanks for the videos

[@jenny_adrift]

Thanks for watching! So glad you’re enjoying them!

[@milehighhydroguy]

I fished at Rivers inlet lodge in late July 2008. It was a bust as out of 12 fisherman I was the only one that caught a salmon. They just were not there. The stock was over fished for so many years that they lost their strength in numbers and the fish population fell way off. Maybe this program going on will return the big salmon population one day but I hope BC has learned what needs to be done and reduce ALL recreational AND first nation take by 90%. The work going on to re-establish the salmon is very commendable! Well Done!

[@stevedockeray]

First Nations have been around the area several thousand years I find it offensive that you blame them for the situation we created!

[@jenny_adrift]

Maybe you just weren’t fishing hard enough 😅

[@thomassantanafalwasser1739]

Kia Ora... And Thank You once again for the brilliant content... I love everything to do with Beautiful intelligent Humans,Water,Culture,Food,the Landscape and Donating. So Good.... 😊👌✌️

[@SwampDonkey530]

Cheers NZ🤙

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!! That’s makes me incredibly happy to hear!

[@tomburbridge1114]

Nice !!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thanks!

[@andrelabonte2294]

You’re true Canadian nice.👍☮️🇨🇦

[@jenny_adrift]

Through and through 🍁

[@MikeH-sg2ue]

Good to see Jonathan enjoying his work! Great video Jen, thanks for sharing! If you care to share some ice cream with me, that would be okay, too! Keep your smiles on!

[@jenny_adrift]

Haha thank you!! There’s plenty of Ice cream to go around! Jonathon was definitely enjoying his work. We all were

[@eaglezxz3354]

Kool hatchery visit...big thnx Jen to you and the local folks. Am hoping you and they will show us how hooligans are caught and processed....making oil...smoked?? etc...this fall.Plz

[@jenny_adrift]

That would be really cool to see!! Thanks so much!

[@lucymartyn8205]

Yes another awesome Jenny video, love bc, your job is so interesting, great scenery👍❤️🇨🇦

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!! I love BC too! What an amazing place!

[@anita3651]

What a wonderful video, enjoyed at 3am on a rainy night in White Rock, B.C.. Just got up for a drink of water and couldn’t put it down.

[@jenny_adrift]

Aww that’s so sweet. Thank you so much for watching!

[@r.g.bronson1866]

We anticipate each new episode, keep up the great work, Jenny!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!!! I love making them to share with you!

[@waynepretious7128]

Love this Jenny. Brings back great memories for me. 🙏 Looking forward to many more videos. 🙂

[@jenny_adrift]

That’s awesome. Thank you so much!!

[@patrickreid2767]

Jenny, your videos are getting so good! Much appreciate you!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you!! I’ve added a new camera this yesterday and it’s really changed the vibe!

[@sllahsram5031]

Jenny, Fantastic video! Whenever I see you have a new video I’m excited to see what’s new in Jenny Adrift. I love how you mix up your story line. You’ve also inspired me to try and make some ice cream. 😊

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much! Love to hear how your ice cream turns out and what flavour you chose.

[@robinpatterson8754]

Nice to see a hands on with the work at the fishery. You are doin a great job Girl

[@jenny_adrift]

Thanks! It was an honour to be apart of that work.

[@morrisamos3529]

i love your content

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you!!

[@kenknopp5327]

Another great video Jenny, you are making me homesick. LOL When the barge / freight boat came we called it "boat day" it was always a very exciting time.

[@jenny_adrift]

Boat day is the best!!! Haha thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@dougsjoberg2353]

Hi again Jenny! Loved the native artwork! As well as the tour of the village. It’s such a beautiful place! I can’t believe I’ve spent my whole life on the coast and never been up Rivers Inlet. I’m sure you get asked this a lot but does Tony ever open up the lodge to 3 or 4 day fishing trips for the public? Or strictly private only? I know Duncanby does a lot of that but the Cannery is so cool and the chefs food looks pretty spectacular! Keep the videos coming! I wish you continued success with the channel! Cheers. Doug from T-town.

[@jenny_adrift]

Hi Doug! Thank you for your lovely comment! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. At this time the lodge is completely private.

[@lharestad6804]

Jen your videos are the best!💕

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@Rob6668]

Mint Chip Ice-cream my personal favorite

[@jenny_adrift]

This one is soooo good!!

[@llen609]

Hello. I go into withdrawal when you don’t put out a video. My father-in-law and mother-in-law lived in a logging camp on Rivers Inlet. This was over 65 yrs ago . I enjoy the scenery. Coming from Sechelt this is great. Where did you get your drone. I would like to get one.

[@jenny_adrift]

Wow what a compliment. I’m so glad you are enjoying my videos so much! I am working on releasing a new one in the next day or 2 so stay tuned! I can imagine Rivers Inlet was a bit different 65 years ago! I bought my drone online from a company called DJI. The one I own now is a Mini 3 pro and I absolutely love it. You can find them on Facebook market place but I suggest spending the money on a DJI. Thanks again!

[@Im2qwik]

Another gem...thanks !

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!!!

[@SwampDonkey530]

Cool things Jenny😎you’re getting good at this. Thanks

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much!!!

[@RCfire55]

Great videos, such a calm, soothing voice.

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you!! It’s a calm place that I’m working at.

[@duncanmuir9275]

Keep em coming Jen, top notch content!

[@jenny_adrift]

Awesome. Thank you so much!!

[@elsiesmith1771]

Awesome video - Thanks Jenny!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you for watching!!

[@ecossearthur]

Awesome as always!

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you!!

[@MrKurMudgen]

Thank you.

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank YOU!

[@oldepoppop358]

Nice very nice

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you!!

[@bigchuy]

another great video! just wondering if you're following the Oilers?

[@jenny_adrift]

Thank you so much! Yes, those Panthers better watch out!

[@senorbeaver1]

Thought you were making mojitos lol

[@jenny_adrift]

We might have done that also haha

[@sverre054]

Fellow fishing resort chef here, up on Prince of Wales Island, AK. Really enjoying the channel. How many guests/staff do you usually cook for a night?

[@jenny_adrift]

At the moment we have no guests. The first month is a skeleton crew of about 6 people. Right now there are 10 of us and when guests start arriving in July through mid September there are at most 12 of them. Plus staff and the owner and his family. During the busiest time I cook for around 40 people but usually 20 during guest season. How about you?

[@sverre054]

@@jenny_adrift we can fit 30+ guests if at capacity, which we generally are starting in late June through September. With staff we cook for 40-50 a night. Only 10 guests here right now, so the calm before the storm. Have a good season!

[@wesyoungquist393]

Curious as to what exactly a "private fishing lodge" means. Is it a corporate retreat, a personal (one-owner) retreat, or a group of private owners who own it? thanks.

[@jenny_adrift]

Great question! It is owned by 1 family. A dad and his 2 sons. They invite guests up and we take care of them. But most of the year it’s just staff and the dad.

[@Itsjustmethere]

16:47 anyone know what experiment they have going on the windowsill there, those upside down glass jars?

[@jenny_adrift]

We are sprouting mung beans but we also sprout other seeds to add to salads. Sprouted mung beans are usually cooked and when you add them to cooked basmati rice it makes a complete protein! Very good stuff. Thanks for asking!

[@beebop4333]

OBSERVATION..ULine is sooo expensive.

[@jenny_adrift]

True!! That’s why they send “free” gifts

[@natalieb7583]

what kind of dogs are those?

[@jenny_adrift]

These are Newfoundlanders 🐾

[@Retired-nohurry]

How old is the "Big House"?

[@jenny_adrift]

I believe it was built in 1997. It took 6 months to build and all the lumber was milled in the village. So amazing!

[@Retired-nohurry]

@@jenny_adrift they are skilled carvers.

[@terryPratt-re4du]

your putting the art work up, why was it taken down??? Theft? Doesn't someone live there year around??

[@jenny_adrift]

No theft here. The winter watchmen lives here in the off season but has no use for the art. It all gets put away in the fall to keep it from getting dusty or weathered. Good question!

[@terryPratt-re4du]

@@jenny_adrift thank you

[@happyfisherman4432]

i think you spend way too much time filming and not nearly enough time fishing.. I was the chef for idabel lake resort in Kelowna for several years and spent every waking free moment on the lake,,,, I also did a few summers as the head camp cook for the salvation army camp in Hopkins Landing on the sunshine coast..I lived on the pier catching flounders thoses summers. if I had a gig cooking in rivers inlet those halibut would have me on an avoid at all cost list.. oh my god so close to wicked high quality fresh seafood can you sense my jealousy ???

[@jenny_adrift]

I can sense your jealousy haha. Sounds like you’ve done a lot of fishing! 🎣 If I spent all my extra time fishing, I wouldn’t be able to create these videos which is what I love to do.