Well, the good news is that the water clarity has improved slightly since yesterday. The bad news is that I have gone from losing fish to missing bites.
I fished from 3pm until 7:30pm this afternoon. When I arrived, Rick from Spirit Bear Boats was already trying out his luck. A quick greeting and I was ready to spin. We spotted the odd pinks surfacing close by, I was sure that I would get bites right away. Sure enough, a quick hit came on the third cast, but I was too slow on the strike. As time went by, more rises, one school of pinks was moving in front of us. After awhile, it was calm again. 30 minutes later, another school went by. When these two schools went by, I had a total of six hits, and missed every single one of them. I was disgusted.
Anyways, Perch phoned and reported that nets were drifting all over the place and close to shore at No. 3 Road pier in Richmond. People were unable to cast as the nets were so close. He then joined me for a quick chat. He mentioned that the other day he was able to find four spoons at low tide but all of the hooks were barbed. We discussed what can be done to make sure people know what rules to follow. We both agreed that pamphlets of local regulations need to be published in other languages as well, because a good portion of the anglers in Richmond are Chinese, Korean, Russian, etc. I think over this winter I will continue to bring this issue up to make sure something will actually be done.
FishOn later joined me for a very short while (I think he did six casts
). We called it a day as there had not been any fish surfacing for two hours.
Tomorrow...
Few things to remember
- You need a tidal sportfishing licence when fishing in the tidal Fraser River.
- You need to purchase a salmon conservation stamp if you intend to keep your pink salmon.
- Daily quota for pink salmon is four fish in tidal Fraser River.
- Daily quota for chinook salmon is four fish in tidal Fraser River, but only one maybe over 50cm.
- Daily quota for sockeye salmon is four fish in tidal Fraser River until further notice.
- You may only keep four salmon (mixed species) in total per day.
- Only a single barbless hook is allowed on the lure.
- Bait ban is in effect between September 6th and October 7th
- You must release any wild coho carefully.
- Pink salmon have large oval spots on their back and tail. Sockeye salmon do not have spots. Chinook salmon have tiny black spots on its back and tail.
- Complete tidal Fraser River salmon regulations can be found on this page.
- Report all fishing violations to DFO Steveston 604-664-9250.
- Make sure you have a good fillet knife to clean your catch and a cooler with ice to keep your it fresh.
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