Duane Foerter is the Lodge’s Marketing Manager and on-water photographer. He decided to visit the boys in the afternoon which, unfortunately, was the time when nothing was happening. As the on-water photographer he’ll try to get shots of as many anglers and their catch as possible to make sure the guests have a nice photograph of their fish. By doing this the Lodge hopes it encourages the guests to “release” the fish. The thinking is that since the guests will now have photographic evidence of their catch they won’t need to take home the fish itself as proof of their fishing skills.
Part of the reason Paul Clough got involved in the business of running the lodge 11 years ago was his passion for the Haida Gwaii area and its art.
Duane Foerter is the Lodge’s Marketing Manager, but he also serves as an on-water photographer, capturing pictures of guests' fish catches.
Russ, a guest at Queen Charlotte Lodge, shows evidence of his great bartending skills through his preparation.
Keith Burdette's job as a Fish Master is to keep guests safe. Before his job existed, guests would sometimes get in trouble - like getting stuck onshore at night with a few hungry bears roaming around.
One of the most important jobs for Fish Master Keith Burdette is to keep track of the weather. Here he explains why this is so crucial for himself and the guests.
Brian Sobie is the Director and Executive Producer of The Lodge, Season 2. Brian took over production of The Lodge, Season 1 during the post production phase and oversaw all production in season 2 working in partnership with Image Media Farm of Vancouver. His experience this year has allowed him to get an inside view of the inner workings of both the show and the lodge itself. Brian has been in the sports television business for twently years, first as a producer at TSN (The Sports Network) and then as a programmer, creating and launching and operating three separate sports specialty channels. He returned to production to help complete season 1 of The Lodge and currently has three new projects in development.