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[eddy]

Anyone seen any DFO predictions for this coming season? This is where keeping a log would come in handy. But, I didn't.
So, what do you guys think?

[bbronswyk2000]

Yup I dont have the link handy but I do remember one thing. 16-20million pinks are predicted 

[charles]

hopefully a few of those has my name on them

[johnny]

The early spring chinook run has been good so far from what I have heard.. a sign of things to come? Hope so... I also hope we aren't fishing from the trees, or my front porch till August lol!

[Rodney]

Edit: Nevermind, who cares anyway.

[Sandhead]

Does the DFO do any forecasting for the Indian River?

[Rodney]

Edit: Nevermind, who cares anyway.

[Rodney]

Edit: Nevermind, who cares anyway.

[Fish Assassin]

Good to hear that the pink run is expected to be 20 million. Let the fun begin !

[johnny]

I'll make another note to go with the above post. Everytime that I make such a suggestion on reduction in recreational fishing opportunities, it basically jeopardizes this website and my business as many individuals in the industry read the website and forum. It's almost crazy to be asking people to fish less, which may lead to less businesses for retailers, guides and lodges, resulting in possible losses of potential or existing advertisers on the website. Knowing the risks, it has to be said if we still wish to have fishing opportunities in ten years, twenty years or a few decades from now.

Well Rodney, the river is closed to them anyways so no risk in asking people not to fish for them but I definitely understand your point. My "source" for how the run is doing this year  comes from how many are being netted by the 1st nations. A natve friend of mine was saying the other day how much fresh spring he's been eating lately... sad.

[Rodney]

Edit: Nevermind, who cares anyway.

[BwiBwi]

Better fund management from DFO (infact all government agency).  Revive some now closed hatchery programs.  Re-think if leaving wild fish along to rebuild on it's on is the right thing (without drastic increase in numbers those 5, 10 sets of brood fish might just dissapear, by then what's there to protect? Besides, if natural selection is critical, why not setout fertilized eggs into man made redds in river beds?)
Rec fishery would feel more willing to fishless or even not harvest certain salmon runs if FN openings and their cathes are better regulated and the catch is really what they claim it's for.  I wouldn't feel I should be saving those salmons if I'm seeing $1.50/lb for sockeyes while I'm not even allowed to keep 1.

[Old Black Dog]

Rod, I think the majority of these runs are hatchery supplemented.
So, to say we the sports anglers will cause the demise of these runs is a real stretch.

Also, as noted the Sports Anglers catch few in comparison to others.


DFO has not yet declared these fish an endangered stock, they are a stock of concern.
There is a big difference.

One always has the choice of fishing for these or not.

[Mike D.]

I thought this over reely hard in the past hour (also regarding ur fishbc post) I'm not trying to sound like a dick rod...but I think you should spend a little more time fishing for springs on the fraser before you actually go ahead and promote your closing of the river to recreational sport fishers! If you saw the amounts of springs taken by the FA's at this time of year, you would be amazed! now I get it that you have facts! and you know that most of us recs have the common sense to know that we take roughly 1 out of every 100 springs caught out there in the spring! They're popping their drift nets in and going for a drift taking everything with them, including COQUEHALLA RIVER STEELHEAD! which I know are in the river right now!

Its not an easy task to catch a spring early on! I've been lucky compared to some early on! one weekend I got 4 at the beginning of may! I lost 1 released 2 and bonked 1! and I know that there is tons of fish hung up in nets right now as we speak!

So before you start this closing of the recreationals, you should think about the other people using the river! and the common sense that a net will do way more damage right now, than people plunking their single hook and line out there for a day!

I could go way more in depth right now, and don't reely care if I get slammed!

Mike <")))))))><

[Rodney]

Edit: Nevermind, who cares anyway.