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Tide Rips and Back Eddies: Bill Proctor's Tales of Blackfish Sound Kindle Edition

by Bill Proctor (Author), Yvonne Maximchuk (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

Billy Proctor, resident legend of Echo Bay, BC, recounts almost a century’s worth of experience with this collection of stories, memories and local knowledge of the central BC coast region around Blackfish Sound. Situated in the beautiful Broughton Archipelago between northern Vancouver Island and the mainland coast, this region boasts a history and culture as engaging as its stunning locale—and nobody tells its story quite like Proctor.


A lifelong fisherman, trapper, logger and, in later life, author, Proctor learned from both the indigenous Kwakwaka’wakw people and the settlers who came to live in Blackfish Sound. Along with his entertaining tales of the surrounding communities, Proctor also discusses the ingenious technology necessary to both fishing and everyday survival. Covering the natural and domestic history of the area and everything in between—from recollections of old-time fishermen to Billy’s own stories of sasquatches and other strange thing—Tide Rips and Back Eddies is a riveting and deeply moving account of a long and uniquely coastal life.


Writing collaborator Yvonne Maximchuk’s drawings illustrate Proctor’s personal anecdotes as well as carefully detail an eclectic array of interesting items collected by Proctor throughout his lifetime for his personal museum. Tide Rips and Back Eddies is not only a historical archive of immeasurable significance, it is a fascinating read for those interested in the Blackfish Sound region as well as an honest and whimsical look into the life and lessons learned by a local legend.

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    258 pages
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  3. Publisher
    Harbour Publishing
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  5. Publication date
    October 10, 2015
  6. File size
    14.0 MB
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About the Author

Yvonne Maximchuk is a lifelong working artist, illustrator and author. She is the co-author of Full Moon, Flood Tide and Tide Rips and Back Eddies with Bill Proctor (Harbour Publishing, 2003, 2015) and the author of Drawn to Sea (Caitlin Press, 2013). She lives with her husband, Albert, in Echo Bay, BC.



Bill Proctor is a fisher, trapper, logger and author who has lived on the Central Coast for eighty years. He lives in Echo Bay, BC.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0161WL234
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harbour Publishing
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 10, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 14.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1550177268
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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  • Margy Lutz
    5.0 out of 5 stars A step back in time on the BC coast
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2017
    Tide Rips and Back Eddies begins with Billy’s early life growing up and becoming a young man in Freshwater Bay on Swanson Island. Here he learned to love nature, fish, and make a living from the abundant resources on the land and in the sea. Billy was an amazing commercial fisherman. There are stories of his many boats, fishing expeditions, his marine ways for boat repairs, and his old time compatriots. In between the stories are lots of great fishing tips, especially for salmon. The parts of the book I enjoyed the most were about life on the remote BC coast over the years and his mother’s float home. That’s something I can relate to because I now live in one myself. Chapters I really enjoyed were about his life in Echo Bay on Gilford Island, his collections, museum and the historic buildings he has reconstructed. The detailed description of building a hand loggers shack was especially interesting. Co-author Yvonne Maximchuck highlights key points with photographs, drawings and her own artwork. I highly recommend this great book about Coastal BC history.
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  • B. T.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great writer in a down home style that provides a ...
    Reviewed in Canada on May 18, 2016
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    Well worth the money and will read this more than once. Great writer in a down home style that provides a great deal of information - a time when men were men and families worked and played together.
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  • dia kask
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Interesting for those who have never been ...
    Reviewed in Canada on October 18, 2015
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    Great book. Interesting for those who have never been to Blackfish Sound or never will be but especially interesting for those having been up that way.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Living off the land
    Reviewed in Canada on February 26, 2016
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    After personally meeting Billy Proctor during a kayaking trip in 2015 I found the book very interesting. His fish stories and all the characters he talked about while living on the coast.
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  • Dan Hiebert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting !
    Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2017
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    This book is a must especially if you have visited or are planning to visit this area.
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  • Elaine Robitaille
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2016
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    Gift for our grandson
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