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[UMAKKO]

Just I have a simple question.

Why is it named Stuart stock?  Is it the name of a Lake?

[Fish Assassin]

I believe it's named after the river

[hotrod]

These are the sox that return to the Stuart lake in Ft. St.james which is an hour and a hallf drive north west of Prince George. This is where they spawn. I'm from there.My dad grew up there and when he was a little boy he never heard of the ocean and the great trek these fish made.He just knew that every year they showed up in the river.

This is an 800 mile journey for these fish from the mouth of the fraser to Stuart Lake .If you drove from Vancoouver to the lake it would take you 10-12 hrs of driving.


   Hotrod

[adriaticum]

This is an 800 mile journey for these fish from the mouth of the fraser to Stuart Lake .If you drove from Vancouver to the lake it would take you 10-12 hrs of driving.


Right you are, that's why we should leave the poor fish alone ; )

[UMAKKO]

Now I found the lake and the river below it in the Northern BC Backroad Mapbook.  Wow that is a long journey!  That's why they have to run earlier than other stocks.  

Thanks guys for the answers.

Umakko

[THE_ROE_SLINGER]

Iv always wondered that also! now i know!!!

[Murkeywaters]

Which "Stuart" was the lake named after/by? any ideas?

cheers,

Paul.

[hotrod]

I have no idea, but I do know at one time Ft St. James was the capitol of B.C. way back when.


     Hotrod

[milo]

Which "Stuart" was the lake named after/by? any ideas?

The lake was named after John Stuart, North West Company, who accompanied Simon Fraser when he ascended the river in 1806 and established a trading post at the lake. In 1809 Stuart succeeded Fraser in the command of the New Caledonia district. He became a partner in the North West Company in 1813 and, after the merger of 1821, a Chief Factor in the Hudson's Bay Company. According to Father Morice, Stuart "seems to have been one of those well-meaning men who, unconscious of their own idiosyncrasies, make life a burden to others". Stuart retired to Scotland and died there in 1847.

Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names

[Murkeywaters]

thanks milo, appreciated!

cheers,

Paul.

[GoldHammeredCroc]

Interesting info Milo, thanks for bringing that up.

[milo]

You are most welcome, guys.
Here's a little bit more info on the gentleman, courtesy of Wiikipedia:

John Stuart (12 September 1780 – 14 January 1847) was a nineteenth century Canadian fur trader and explorer, employed by the North West Company. Stuart is best known as one of the two clerks (the other being James McDougall) who participated in Simon Fraser's explorations of present-day British Columbia, Canada from 1805 to 1808. After Fraser returned to his work in the Athabaska Department in 1809, Stuart was placed in charge of the New Caledonia District from its headquarters at Fort St. James. In this position, Stuart was instrumental in establishing a number of new posts, most notably Kamloops House. He was also instrumental in disrupting competition by John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company. Stuart became a partner in the North West Company in 1813 and a Chief Factor in the Hudson's Bay Company after its merger with the North West Company in 1821.

Stuart is noted for his exploration of Fraser Lake, where he and Fraser built a post, now known as Fort Fraser. Stuart Lake and Stuart River, both in British Columbia are named for him.

At Stuart's initiative, his nephew Donald Smith (later Baron Mt. Royal and Strathcona) was persuaded to come to Canada, where he would play an instrumental role in the building of the Canadian transcontinental railroad.