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[Britguy]

did I miss something here

ey, was at Lafarge on saturday and I saw 2 dead Chum on the side closest to Pinetree.

Chum! where did they come from? certainly no chum in Lafarge lake
Now I know we had a bit of rain but the rivers did not get that high

[Shawn6o4]

did I miss something hereChum! where did they come from? certainly no chum in Lafarge lake
Now I know we had a bit of rain but the rivers did not get that high

The waters indeed did get high enough, seen a few of these lafarge lake chum washed up on shore myself. I wonder how hit the return will be? 

[Quin]

Here's a link to a video for landlocked coho i.d.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY7XxDwWZcU

[Salmon__Slayer]

Was fishing there today for trout and noticed a smell and was Suprised to see a dead chum on the bank

[Knnn]

Coho can also be found in Rice Lake.  Unfortunately most people (and neither did I until a year ago) don't recognize them and keep them.  Not sure if they are land locked or not.  I presume not because they are never very big.  People have speculated that they are an excess or accidental cross stock, but they do not have the same wear patterns on the tail fins that stocked fish have.

[Salmon__Slayer]

Might bring some roe to rice this week

[Tylsie]

Coho can also be found in Rice Lake.  Unfortunately most people (and neither did I until a year ago) don't recognize them and keep them. ...

Not to pick on you Knnn because I wouldn't of thought there were Coho in Rice either, but I think that is the problem. The only place I can find mention of Coho being in these lakes is in this thread. Unlike Kawkawa where it is clear in the regs, in signs and all over online. These lakes are promoted as places to go and learn about fishing, to take kids fishing, and develop a basic understanding of what is involved. Yes, identifying fish is part of fishing, but when you go to websites such as GofishBC and under species present it only lists Catchable size Rainbow Trout most people will not look for Coho let alone a beginner.

In my opinion they should up the place the information in the regs, and up the signage at these lakes.

[clarki]

So is it presumed that that dead chum swam into Lafarge on their own?

Although I have fished the lake many times, I checked the City of Coquitlam's watershed map to confirm that their is no natural drainage from the lake. Remember it is an old gravel pit... Typically water flows into these, not out. However, I do recall that there is a overflow/storm drain in the SE corner of the lake, which I presume leads to a trib of the Coquitlam River (maybe Maple Creek?).

So is the thinking that the chum salmon migrated up a Coquitlam River trib and then through the underground storm water system to the lake.  If I recall, the overflow infrastructure at the lake is heavily screened off so there if no easy way for a salmon to make the transition from storm water system to open lake...

[RalphH]

why would Federal Regs apply to landlocked coho when they do not apply to kokanee? I sort of think the Feds don't have jurisdiction over Pacific Salmon that are not anadromous. It would be interesting to see how this would be interpreted in court or otherwise.

[hrenya]

Not to pick on you Knnn because I wouldn't of thought there were Coho in Rice either, but I think that is the problem. The only place I can find mention of Coho being in these lakes is in this thread. Unlike Kawkawa where it is clear in the regs, in signs and all over online. These lakes are promoted as places to go and learn about fishing, to take kids fishing, and develop a basic understanding of what is involved. Yes, identifying fish is part of fishing, but when you go to websites such as GofishBC and under species present it only lists Catchable size Rainbow Trout most people will not look for Coho let alone a beginner.

In my opinion they should up the place the information in the regs, and up the signage at these lakes.

don't need to pick on him , I can confirm his words , there is coho in rice lake .

[hrenya]

Here's a link to a video for landlocked coho i.d.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY7XxDwWZcU

37 seconds out of the water ) is you not supposed to keep them , I wonder what happened after ?  c&r ?

[Quin]

How did the chum cross the road ??   

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/salmon/chum/graphics/seattle_times_chum.jpg

[hrenya]

How did the chum cross the road ??   

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/salmon/chum/graphics/seattle_times_chum.jpg

king tide ?! + lots of rain ?!

[milo]

How did the chum cross the road ??   

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/salmon/chum/graphics/seattle_times_chum.jpg

Sliding on hormones.
Wouldn't you cross the road if a willing doe were waiting for you to play with her on the other side?

[Tylsie]

don't need to pick on him , I can confirm his words , there is coho in rice lake .

Didn't think I was. I don't doubt that there are coho there. I do however think that for lakes such as Rice and Lafarge that are specifically promoted as places to learn to fish, and as catch and keep fisheries they should promote the fact that the Coho are there. It would allow people to be able to identify them and reduce the amount taken. If I was learning to fish, and I was everywhere I looked the only mention I could find was rainbow trout if I caught another salmonid I could very likely conclude it is a different strain of rainbow trout.