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RECREATIONAL - Salmon

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0407-Salmon: Fraser Chinook Management Actions - Area 29 and the waters of the Fraser River in Region 2 - Recreational Management Actions

Further to FN0386, the best estimate of the Chinook return to the Fraser River
based on the Albion test fishery is 61,000 spring and summer Fraser Chinook
through June 8, 2009. 

Based on this information, Subareas 29-11 to 29-17 (the tidal waters of the
Fraser River) will open to the retention of Chinook salmon at 00:01 hrs on June
16 and until 23:59 hrs Monday August 31.  The daily limit is four (4) Chinook
salmon, hatchery or wild, with only one being greater than 50 cm.

The non-tidal waters of the Fraser River in Region 2 will open to the retention
of Chinook salmon at daylight on June 16 and until 23:59 hrs Monday August 31. 
The daily limit is four (4) Chinook salmon, hatchery or wild, with only one
being greater than 50 cm.

Please note that when fishing for salmon in the tidal portion of the Fraser
River only one line per angler is permitted and only a single barbless hook.  A
single barbless hook is a barbless hook with only one point.  A treble hook is
not considered to be a single hook.  Please refer to the 2009-2011 British
Columbia Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide, page 19 or our website:

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/SFG-GPS-eng.htm for more information.


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 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 Order No. 2009-234 and 2009-235 dated June 9, 2009.


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

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0407
Sent June 10, 2009 at 14:46
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

[Rodney]

Thanks Vic for putting the notice up. For those who plan to target chinook salmon when retention is opened on the 16th, please take a look at the following information:

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishy_news/090611-1.html

[coho killer]

 Is there any bars around chilliwack that arent under water? I dont have a boat so all info appreciated

[BNF861]

On the weekend, i didn't really see any bars that aren't under water that are accessible without a boat. I didn't look at the entire area though.

[Sir Snag-A-Lot]

Is it not still too early with a boat?  It seems to be running pretty high and silty for bar fishing success.

[BigFisher]

This is from yesterday, I could not see any exposed bars from any of the lookout locations.
Water to the bush

[rides bike to work]

The guides are anchoring on the shallows where the bars usually are and they are doing well from what I've heard.there were a few fish caught at scale bar yesterday as well but beware of no parking areas there were a lot tickets handed out yesterday .Im going out on a freinds boat saturday

[TheChumWhisperer]

Lots of boats on the river today, and it looked extremely high and dirty.  looks like its gonna be quite a while until the rest of us without boats are able to access the bars. 

[Remdrake]

Is Grassy bar just lined up with boats on a daily basis? I used to fight the crowds and bar fish there and do fairly well. I plan on going out Saturday but I imagine the bottom bouncers are there in force. Any fish being brought into Island 22? I also heard rumor that peg leg was dry earlier in the year, is that channel going to dry up for good or was that just a rumor? Thanks and be safe out there!

[hue-nut]

buddy of mine was out all day today b&bing around peg leg and grassy, no fish for him. he did not mention any other anglers out so it must not have been crowed. seems like not too many people are out yet, water is still pretty high.

[HOOK]

yes pegleg was bone dry but it wont be that way until next March/April(i was there april5th) i would imagine. I would actually love to see it dry up then we can get to new waters back there LOL

[rides bike to work]

Are they still doing gravel extraction at peg?Is the bar accessable there?

[Sir Snag-A-Lot]

I don't understand.  Are you saying that Minto Channel is infilling?  There was no water at all flowing through Peg Leg? If this is true every bar downriver will be greatly affected as so much more energy will be flowing through a smaller area.

[HARLEY]

I don't understand.  Are you saying that Minto Channel is infilling?  There was no water at all flowing through Peg Leg? If this is true every bar downriver will be greatly affected as so much more energy will be flowing through a smaller area.

Yes, peg leg was totally dry and there was a bridge built so that they could haul out gravel from the north west side. When they finished they took the bridge back down.

[odesseus]

Sounds like everyone is bottom bounching right now; just left HUB sports