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[Jewelz]

Of course the weekend it opens, i'm away! Boo! Oh well, ima hit it all next week!

[adriaticum]

Now Berry's is going to be hung out to dry.
I guess that's why I saw a guy fishing the Fraser at River Road.
It's Berry's fault 

[DionJL]

For those too lazy to click the link:

The recreational fishery for salmon in the tidal waters of the Fraser River
will open immediately with the species limits and size limits noted below. 

The Department is planning fishery openings for more abundant pink, chinook and
chum salmon, with a cautious approach to minimize additional impacts on Fraser
River sockeye.  The Department's priorities are to ensure that there is
sufficient sockeye returning to the spawning grounds, and all fisheries are
being managed to minimize sockeye impacts and provide priority access to First
Nations' fishing for food, social and ceremonial purposes.

Anglers fishing for salmon in the Fraser River are required to take every
measure possible to ensure that their fishing activities avoid impacts on
sockeye salmon. Any sockeye encountered must be released with the least
possible harm.   Survival rates of sockeye released in this fishery are
expected to be high.  The Department is continuing to monitor the Fraser River
to ensure compliance.

Sockeye:

The regulation prohibiting fishing for sockeye will remain in effect until
further notice.

Chinook:

Effective immediately, until 23:59 hours, Saturday, August 31, 2013 the daily
limit for wild or hatchery-marked chinook salmon is four (4) per day only one
of which can be greater than 50 cm.

Effective 00:01 hours Sunday, September 1, 2013 until 23:59 hours, Tuesday,
December 31, 2013 the daily limit for wild or hatchery marked chinook salmon is
four (4) per day only one of which can be greater than 62 cm.

Coho:

No retention of coho is permitted effective immediately until 23:59 Friday,
October 4, 2013.

The use of bait and fishing for coho is prohibited from 00:01 Tuesday,
September 3, 2013 to 23:59 Friday, October 4, 2013.

Effective 00:01 hours Saturday, October 5, 2013 until 23:59 hours Tuesday,
December 31, 2013 the daily limit is two (2) hatchery-marked coho.

A hatchery-marked coho is a coho salmon with a healed scar in place of the
adipose fin.

Pink:

Effective immediately, until 23:59 hours Tuesday, December 31, 2013 the daily
limit is four (4) pink salmon per day.  There is a minimum size limit for pink
salmon of 30 cm.

Chum:

Effective immediately, until 23:59 hours Tuesday, December 31, 2013 the daily
limit is four (4) chum salmon per day.  There is a minimum size limit for chum
salmon of 30 cm.

Sport Fishing Advisory Board representatives have been consulted on these
measures.

Variations Orders: 2013-414, 2013-415, 2013-416 and 2013-417

Notes:

The aggregate daily limit for all species of Pacific Salmon (other than
kokanee) from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is four (4).

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal
waters of British Columbia.  This includes all species of fish in the Fraser
River.

Sport anglers and guides are reminded to label and submit heads from adipose
fin-clipped (hatchery-marked) Chinook and Coho salmon to the Salmon Head
Recovery Program. Recovery of coded-wire tags from recreational fishers
provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. For more
information and locations of Depots contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery
Program at (866) 483-9994 or visit the following site: http://www.pac.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tag-etiquette/prize-prix-eng.htm

Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation?  If so, please call
the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line
at (800) 465-4336.

[Kevgor]

Let the fun begin

[HKSR]

Unless I'm looking at the wrong spot, the counts for pinks right now in the Fraser is still pretty low, is it not?  I mean, they're in there, but I suspect the fishing for them won't really hit up for another week or so?

[RossP]

Let the games begin

[Rodney]

Now that the fishery has reopened, we'll continue the discussion at:

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=33431.0

so new anglers can see the fish ID information.