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[alwaysfishn]

Has anyone gone up to the hatchery recently? They have been processing the salmon funneling into the hatchery and as of a couple days ago, they had hauled out 32 of those big plastic totes. The channel is brimming full. Looking like a great return this year!

[Dave]

Damn fish farms!

[alwaysfishn]

Damn fish farms!

Com'on Dave.....   You can't go blaming the fish farms for everything!

[Dave]

 
Have to agree, runs of all species are doing well this year on the Chilliwack.  Great to see a good chum return; hope they continue long into fall.

[adriaticum]

Damn fish farms!

LOL 

[chris gadsden]

Damn fish farms!

Good man, if we can get rid of them we will have better returns.

[Dave]

Go for a nap ya beek

[fishyfish]

How does it work with regards to  the required numbers of fish returning to the hatchery?  Is there a set goal for numbers of returning salmon? Is there a maximum they can handle?  Are they really wild coho or are they all  hatchery and some they don't  clip? ( great system) 

[chris gadsden]

Go for a nap ya beek

Where are the buds.

[silver ghost]

How does it work with regards to  the required numbers of fish returning to the hatchery?  Is there a set goal for numbers of returning salmon? Is there a maximum they can handle?  Are they really wild coho or are they all  hatchery and some they don't  clip? ( great system) 

Yes they spawn a certain quota of salmon as the feed budget only allows for so many fry to be raised.

Yes, wild vedder coho are true wilds, this has been discussed in recent weeks.

Yes, hatchet staff and volunteers are diligent to make sure all hatchery fish are clipped.

[dcajaxs]

Yes they spawn a certain quota of salmon as the feed budget only allows for so many fry to be raised.

Yes, wild vedder coho are true wilds, this has been discussed in recent weeks.

Yes, hatchet staff and volunteers are diligent to make sure all hatchery fish are clipped.

thanks for the info, I thought this is what the hatchery does, One questions I do have about the hatchery fish is do they select by size and weight or just take an amount of coho for rearing the next generation?

[dnibbles]

They only spawn the biggest ones.

[Dave]

They only spawn the biggest ones.

Last I heard the Chilliwack hatchery attempts to spawn three groups of coho; early, middle and late timed arrivals to the hatchery.  The key word here is arrivals as water conditions play a huge part in when these fish show up to be sorted and eventually spawned.  Historically, early run timed coho spawned in tributaries of Chilliwack Lake and Post Creek; mid timed runs spawned in the mid river main stem and tribs like Neskawatch, Foley, Pierce, Borden, Slesse, Deer, and perhaps lower Tamihi and Liumchen Creeks.
Lower river coho, the late timed group, are now pretty much a memory but once provided a fun but not abundant November fishery back in the late 60’s, early 70’s  . These fish spawned in Salwein, Hopedale and pretty much any back channel or ditch that consistently held water for an appreciable amount of time.

But that was then and this is now .. Nibs, have things changed?  Anything new regarding coho enhancement on the Chilliwack coming down the pipe?   Perhaps some strategic late run broodstock collections and subsequent fry releases to these lower sites?
Hate to put you on the spot bud but you know that comes with the turf and that's why you are here on FWR 

[clarki]

Last I heard the Chilliwack hatchery attempts to spawn three groups of coho; early, middle and late timed arrivals to the hatchery.  The key word here is arrivals as water conditions play a huge part in when these fish show up to be sorted and eventually spawned.  Historically, early run timed coho spawned in tributaries of Chilliwack Lake and Post Creek; mid timed runs spawned in the mid river main stem and tribs like Neskawatch, Foley, Pierce, Borden, Slesse, Deer, and perhaps lower Tamihi and Liumchen Creeks.
Lower river coho, the late timed group, are now pretty much a memory but once provided a fun but not abundant November fishery back in the late 60’s, early 70’s  . These fish spawned in Salwein, Hopedale and pretty much any back channel or ditch that consistently held water for an appreciable amount of time.

Very interesting, Dave! Thx

[salmonrook]

Could this be why there seems to be a large number of wild coho left in the river versus hatchery.The latest ones i have caught have been wild and noticed a few members mentioning they have caught wild as well.