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[scouterjames]

Fished Glenn Valley Friday 7am-10:30 - couple hits but no love.  Fished Glenn Valley today 7am-12noon; two of us -two hookups (two long line released).  We each used different bait - the two hookups were on year old frozen fire red cured coho roe - nothing on Barry's natural chum.

Not surprisingly, water was very colored - no vis past about an inch or two as far as we could see.....

FN nets out in front of us all day - one guy called RAPP (too much rain for phone internet? LOL) - the opening is until the 29th, so fishing likely will be S L O W

[poper]

Was pretty good at the bar we were at today, not many rods out.

[wildmanyeah]

Fraser River was high and Mud today at noon around Langley

[wildmanyeah]

Fishery Notice
Category(s): ABORIGINAL - Salmon: Economic Opportunities
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Gill Net
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll
Subject: FN1119-Salmon - Fraser River Chum Update - October 23, 2017

In-season estimates of abundance for Fraser River chum are based on catch
information provided by the Albion test fishery. Using Albion test fishery data
through October 22, 2017 the current median estimate for the terminal Fraser
River chum return is 1.32 million chum, with a 50% migration date of October
17, 2017.  There is an 80% probability that the run is between 596,000 and
2.851 million, and a 79% probability that the run will exceed the escapement
goal of 800,000. 

The current run size is sufficient to allow for commercial opportunities in the
Fraser River.  Additional information on available Commercial TAC and
commercial fisheries planning details will be provided via separate fishery
notices.

Opportunities to harvest chum salmon will be constrained by management
objectives for Interior Fraser steelhead which is a stock of concern presently
co-migrating in the Fraser River.  Harvest opportunities in commercial
fisheries, including First Nation economic opportunity fisheries, will be
planned to minimize impacts on these stocks, as outlined in the 2017 South
Coast Salmon Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP). Fishers are required
to take every measure possible to ensure that their fishing activities avoid
impacts on steelhead.  Any steelhead encountered must be released with the
least possible harm.   

While no additional in-season updates are planned at this time, we will
continue to closely monitor chum catch at the Albion test fishery over the
coming days. Should new data indicate the need to update the current run size
and timing estimate, additional updates will be provided.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Barbara Mueller, (604) 666-2370 or your local DFO Resource Manager



Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1119
Sent October 23, 2017 at 1302

[swimmingwiththefishes]

Fishery Notice
Category(s): ABORIGINAL - Salmon: Economic Opportunities
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Gill Net
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll
Subject: FN1119-Salmon - Fraser River Chum Update - October 23, 2017

In-season estimates of abundance for Fraser River chum are based on catch
information provided by the Albion test fishery. Using Albion test fishery data
through October 22, 2017 the current median estimate for the terminal Fraser
River chum return is 1.32 million chum, with a 50% migration date of October
17, 2017.  There is an 80% probability that the run is between 596,000 and
2.851 million, and a 79% probability that the run will exceed the escapement
goal of 800,000. 

The current run size is sufficient to allow for commercial opportunities in the
Fraser River.  Additional information on available Commercial TAC and
commercial fisheries planning details will be provided via separate fishery
notices.

Opportunities to harvest chum salmon will be constrained by management
objectives for Interior Fraser steelhead which is a stock of concern presently
co-migrating in the Fraser River.  Harvest opportunities in commercial
fisheries, including First Nation economic opportunity fisheries, will be
planned to minimize impacts on these stocks, as outlined in the 2017 South
Coast Salmon Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP). Fishers are required
to take every measure possible to ensure that their fishing activities avoid
impacts on steelhead.  Any steelhead encountered must be released with the
least possible harm.   

While no additional in-season updates are planned at this time, we will
continue to closely monitor chum catch at the Albion test fishery over the
coming days. Should new data indicate the need to update the current run size
and timing estimate, additional updates will be provided.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Barbara Mueller, (604) 666-2370 or your local DFO Resource Manager



Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1119
Sent October 23, 2017 at 1302

Wow other than a minor byline.They really don’t give a crap about the Thompson steelies.

[Jk47]

Wow this thread has sure hit the back burner. For good reason. Fished incoming and high slack this afternoon without a trace of a fish. This time last year there were chums everywhere you looked and good numbers of coho too. Water was still very coloured.

[TimL]

Just from today..6 jacks, 2 of them hatch, and a 5 lb hatch between 4 of us. Missed lots of good bites too and a few fish lost including a sturgeon! Almost all the action happened during the morning outgoing tide, afternoon incoming was dead...saw some more jacks landed when the tide turned again in the evening. 

[armytruck]

http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-fraser-river-chum-salmon-unsustainable-fishery-1.23077623
Sad