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[Old Black Dog]

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RECREATIONAL - Salmon

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0131-Early timed Fraser Chinook: Areas 19 and 20, 29 and Region 2 - Recreational Management Actions

Spawning escapements of early timed Fraser Chinook have declined to very low
levels and the Department is implementing additional measures to reduce harvest
impacts.  Additional management measures are required for commercial,
recreational and First Nation fisheries to halt the decline of early timed
Chinook. 

Effective 00:01 hrs Tues, March 11 until 23:59 hrs Thurs, May 15, in Subareas
19-1 to 19-4 and Subarea 20-5 (those waters near Victoria between Cadboro Pt to
Sheringham Pt) the daily limit is two (2) wild or hatchery marked chinook
salmon per day between 45 cm and 67 cm in length.  An option to retain hatchery
marked chinook greater than 67 cm is still under consideration.

Effective 00:01 hrs Tues, April 1 until 23:59 hrs Fri, May 30 in Subareas 29-6,
29-7, 29-9 and 29-10 the daily limit is zero (0) chinook salmon.

Subareas 29-11 to 29-17 and Region 2 are currently no fishing for salmon. 
Effective 00:01 hrs Thurs, May 1 until 23:59 hrs Sun, June 15, the daily limit
is zero (0) chinook salmon.

Notes:

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal
waters of British Columbia.  This includes all species of fish in the Fraser
River.

Anglers are requested to release any hatchery marked sockeye.  These fish are
hatchery raised sockeye and part of a recovery program designed to increase the
numbers of Cultus Lake sockeye.

The term "hatchery marked" means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the
adipose fin.

Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the voluntary Salmon Sport Head
Recovery program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped
Chinook and coho salmon.  Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical
information for coast-wide stock assessment.  Contact the Salmon Sport Head
Recovery Program at (866) 483-9994 for further information.

Rockfish Conservation Areas that are currently in effect and are closed to all
fin fishing.  Descriptions of these closures, and other recreational fishing
information, can be found on the Internet at:

www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish

Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation?  If so, please call
the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line
at (800) 465-4336.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at
(866) 431-FISH.

Variation Orders No. 2008-97 and 2008-107 dated March 07, 2008


FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact the local DFO office in your area for further information.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0131
Sent March 7, 2008 at 15:26
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.

[chris gadsden]

31 hour ceremonial drift net fishery for early timed chinook from Jones Hill to Jesperson that took place from Thursday through to today.

[roeman]

Ceremonial fishery... this is such BS.  Do people really think the fishery is ever going to get better with this kind of activity going on over and over, year after year... I think not..
Give them a couple of cows and some chickens and they can party until the puke. Stay of the rivers.. Is the only way fishing will ever get better.
Did a couple of estimate on the reserve last week in Rosedale.  Absolutely disgusting how they treat the land they live on, you here about houses in Surrey where people leave there garbage out and old vehicles ect and the neighbours complain to the city.  This is what the reserve was like but every house had broken down campers, trucks boats, all kinks of crap.  And the white man thinks he is going to change there way of thinking, and raping everything they come in contact with. 

[Schenley]

This is what the reserve was like but every house had broken down campers, trucks boats, all kinks of crap. 

Sounds like my neighbourhood-- so whats your point???

[speycaster]

Seen the same thing in the hill country of Tennessee, also in Louisiana and Mississippi not much difference between any of the them and our natives except some were white, some were black and some used to be called red when they are actually brown.

[fish321]

if all of region 2 is closed to salmon fishing what will happen to our Capilano coho fishery???

[Old Black Dog]

if all of region 2 is closed to salmon fishing what will happen to our Capilano coho fishery???

Go back and read the new regulations carefully.

As for the Cap, bet that there will be a lot more people fishing here just like the Vedder.
You thought they were crowded before, just wait.

[troutbreath]

Pikeminnows still open right? These days are more ceremonial toonie Tuesday at KFC than eating seal blubber or Salmon.

[chris gadsden]

31 hour ceremonial drift net fishery for early timed chinook from Jones Hill to Jesperson that took place from Thursday through to today.

This was for a funeral and at this time I understand this is the only time these permits will be issued in the weeks ahead.

I hope FOC will deal with any illegal netting as everyone needs to share the cutbacks to try and make the early timed chinook stocks recover.

[Rodney]

The early chinook salmon closure shouldn't really affect anyone's summer fishing plan as there are so many fishing opportunities coming up. In fact, personally the Fraser River summer salmon fisheries are never on our agenda when planning out our summer trips. May and June will be time well-spent in the interior where hundreds of lakes offer world-class rainbow trout fishing. Bass fishing is also available if anyone is interested in alternative non-salmonid fisheries. A few of us will be doing just that during the first week of May. July and August are two great months for flyfishing in trout streams from the Fraser Valley to the Kootenay. There will also be hatchery coho salmon fishing opportunities in Area 28 and of course the Capilano River from late May to August. While good salmon fishing is not expected in the Fraser River, there'll still be white sturgeon fishing, bull trout and cutthroat trout fishing, as well as coarse fishing. The problem is not the lack of fish to harvest, but the lack of time to try out all the fishing opportunities being offered in BC.

[Gooey]

It makes absolutely no sense to have zero salmon retention in all of region 2 just to protect "early run fraser river chinooks". 

I was speaking with a local advocated on thursday regarding the rumors and he seemed to feel the summer fisheries on the Cap, Vedder and Chehalis, wouldn't be affected.  I'll have to check in with him today and see what he makes of this notice.

[Rodney]

Upcoming summer salmon fishing in systems of Region 2 other than the Fraser River will of course be available.

Subareas 29-11 to 29-17 and Region 2 are currently no fishing for salmon.