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VAGAbond

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Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« on: August 21, 2014, 04:22:06 PM »
Just wondering how long it takes the hole in the run created when the commercial folks net from Sandheads to Mission to move past Hope.  (How long does a typical sockeye take to get from Sandheads to Hope?). I think I saw this information recently but can't find it.

I have read that they travel 28 miles/day ocean.  Against the valley current they make what, half that?
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penn

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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2014, 04:50:20 PM »
 I think it is about 3 days from the mouth to Hope .
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2014, 06:46:50 PM »
We used to think 30 hours after a gillnet opening in the river.

I am not a scientist..... ;)
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2014, 08:08:18 PM »
check the PSC test fishery numbers for Cottonwood and Whonnock. I have found that 60 or more per set yields reasonable fishing from Chilliwack to Hope within a day or 2. It depends on the length of the opening and the strength of the run.

http://www.psc.org/info_testfishing_summaries.htm
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2014, 09:30:15 AM »
Chilliwack was dead yesterday after the commercial openings the 2 days before.

Started to pick up again around 5:00pm.
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2014, 10:57:47 AM »
How long was the opening?
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2014, 12:34:24 PM »
about 8hrs.
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2014, 02:20:57 PM »
My experience is that it isn't worht the drive out there until three full days after the opening. Just my experience though ;)
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2014, 02:24:19 PM »
Quote from: Easywater on August 22, 2014, 09:30:15 AM
Chilliwack was dead yesterday after the commercial openings the 2 days before.

Started to pick up again around 5:00pm.

This is exactly it. Nothing from 3pm-5pm for me. By 5:20 I was on my way home with both fish.
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2014, 03:14:27 PM »
Where can u find the details on openings? And which areas effect the Fraser?
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2014, 06:14:26 PM »
next opening Monday 8am til Tuesday 8 am   gill nets .
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2014, 06:49:45 PM »
Fraser Panel area water fishing regulations are also available
on the Pacific Salmon Commission recorded information line: (604)666-8200(604)666-8200.   area E Gillnet is the fraser river. or on their website.
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2014, 06:58:02 PM »
Quote from: ynot on August 22, 2014, 06:14:26 PM
next opening Monday 8am til Tuesday 8 am   gill nets .

I didn't believe you when I first saw this, but it's true. Combined with a FN economic opening the day before.... good bye next week.
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Re: Commercial fishing hole in sockeye run
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2014, 08:49:54 PM »
Quote from: LP89CG on August 22, 2014, 03:14:27 PM
Where can u find the details on openings? And which areas effect the Fraser?
Right here :
http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?CFID=9813797&CFTOKEN=40539261
Just hit the get notice list instead of going through the parameters  .
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