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[fishing slovakien]

Can anyone please take some nice pictures of the stave including fish from your recent experiences because I recently moved to Prince George and I want to come back to fish in a few weekends and I miss seeing the river. Thanks for everything 

[Verdi]

Category(s):      RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Subject:    FN0845-RECREATIONAL - SALMON: Region 2 Stave River

Further to FN0551, effective immediately, that portion of the Stave River,
known as the Ruskin Spawning Channel on the east bank of the BC Hydro park from
the inlet near the dam, downstream to the boat ramp crossing is closed to
salmon fishing until further notice.

This action has been reviewed and is supported by the local Sport Fish Advisory
Committee.

For more information contact the Mission DFO office at 604-814-1055.

Variation order 2009-412.


I would make me sick to see people fish it, It is about time they made it illegal.

[cutthroat22]

Hey this is just great they closed the spawning channel.  Hopefully they post signs there because many anglers seem to have a hard time understanding or simply ignore the regs. 

[fish2much]

It is awsome to see some progress in regards to the spawning channel, but am I correct in thinking they left the east side of the boat launch open? Without sounding too much like a whiner, is it not possible to close the whole thing?

[typhoon]

I agree. Upstream of the boat launch is still open. It's not like the fish stop at the launch bridge and the water is only a foot deep up there.

[whereismyfloat]

Finally. This has been pretty sad to watch over the last couple of weeks. I've witnessed people fishing the channel on the weekend when lot's of people are around and it's hard to find water. For the most part I think it's just a lack of education. Most that I have seen in the channel seem to be newbie fishermen/women. I don't think many of them know any better.

[HOOK]

so the area downstream of the concrete boat launch/bridge is open still ?? I think it would be wise if they closed that entire back channel thingy because the fish are sitting ducks back there.


KevinR - i know what your talking about with getting chrome fish that late on the Chehalis. i have gotten chrome ones in February on that river before  not many but they were still around.

[typhoon]

Looking at the river from the gate the area to the right of the launch bridge is closed (I believe this is downstream).
The area to the left of the launch bridge is open.

[HOOK]

typhoon if you facing the river the area to the right would be upstream and is the closed area.

[Rodney]

People, if you are looking upstream, water is flowing toward you. If you are looking downstream, water is flowing away from you.

And water doesn't always flow from north to south or east to west as someone suggested in my fluvial hydrology class once.

[typhoon]

typhoon if you facing the river the area to the right would be upstream and is the closed area.

The water flows from the bridge (upriver) towards the dam joining the channel from the base of the dam before dumping into the toilet bowl.

If you define water direction as from dam to Fraser then the right of the bridge is upstream. If you are looking at the water flowing in the channel it is downstream.

[HOOK]

who wouldnt define the Stave as running from the dam downstream to the Fraser ??  and you did say if your facing the toilet bowl. only way you can face it and have left or right directions is if your standing on the concrete boat launch. water only flows in one direction in a river and thats down hill.  LOL

[Rodney]

Just so new anglers are clear on where the closed area is without getting lost with the upstream/downstream business (because I'm already lost after the last couple of posts), here is a map that outlines the closed area (highlighted by the red shade).

[yakideath12]

saw CO putting boundary sign at spawning channel today

[HOOK]

all i tried to ask is WHY they dont just close the entire back channel ? would that not just make it easier rather then having the top closed and bottom not