we were at Grassy this weekend and the morning were pretty slow. On Saturday we lost three and got two in the boat. One spring was 24lbs while the other was 15. No sockeye hooked that day by us and we left the river just before noon. Sunday action was even slower but we took home a 20lb red and a smaller 12 pounder. We released 2 sockeye each - we're finding the easiest way to release the sockeye to be is to hold the mesh of thefairly tight against the handle and rest the fish on the mesh - they settle down and the hook easily slides out.
I like the presence of the DFO on the river. We were checked just as I was cleaning our fish. They really had a good approach. The three younger officers on the green jet pulled up slowly - they put out their bumpers and one officer at each ends of the boat held onto mine so they wouldn't slam against each other. They all were smiling and didnn't really even ask many questions - we just handed over our signed licences- no problems. We asked them some questions which they answered the best they could. Kind, courteous, freindly - they left us feeling good that they were out there doing their job. Perfect experience. What I liked to see was they looked forward at the next boat and re-adjusted their bumpers to accomodate the next boat. I see that type of action by DFO as being first class - not like the old jerk of the past that assumes everyone is doing something wrong and he would just bear down on you almost swamping you in the process then proceed to interigate you as though you were a criminal. WELL DONE DFO - NICE CHANGE.
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Topic: Fraser River July 23-24 (Read 3806 times)