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[chris gadsden]

Steelhead brood capture got off to a good start today.  It was the first day that the 70 to 80 fish will be taken for the 2013 brood stock.

Chilliwack River Hatchery staff were busy as when they picked up the small buck from me at 2 o'clock it was number 7 for the day. From all reports fish were taken all the way through the system.

I will get some pictures up on the Fraser Valley Salmon Societies FB page later or Rod will put them up here he wishes.

Thanks to all the volunteers that are carrying the tubes this year.

[typhoon]

Excellent news!

[islanddude]

Chris. Are you required to have a special permit issued by the province to catch steelhead brood on the Chilliwack system?

[steely02]

I would love to contribute. Where do I go to get a tube?

[chris gadsden]

Yes all people that have tubes are issued a permit before the program starts.

Thanks steely02 for your interest but all permits are now issued for 2013.

[DanJohn]

So obviously if you need a permit, you guys go for Wild Fish. Is that to say though, that  only Wild Fish are used for the brood program? Are hatchery fish not "reused" or would that mess with the genetics of the stock?

/learning

[chris gadsden]

So obviously if you need a permit, you guys go for Wild Fish. Is that to say though, that  only Wild Fish are used for the brood program? Are hatchery fish not "reused" or would that mess with the genetics of the stock?

/learning

Wild stock are used on the Chilliwack Vedder River.

[steely02]

Ok thanks Chris, how would I get a permit for next year then?

[chris gadsden]

Ok thanks Chris, how would I get a permit for next year then?

Abbotsford Hatchery issues them.

[Johnny Canuck]

Abbotsford Hatchery issues them.

Which is the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery. It's not very likely that they will be issuing any new permits for brood capture on the Chilliwack system as they already have quite a few brood anglers for that system. I have done brood work on other systems in the past and figured I would ask about the Chilliwack system as I fish there as well and figured I would bring the tube while I'm there. However was told that they have enough anglers to easily meet there set quota each season.

[chris gadsden]

Heard of only one wild doe tubed today in my neck of the woods anyway, by 11 AM. Nothing for me, only 850 more casts to go for the next one.

[Steely]

Add another one to that Chris as I gave my wild doe to a brood guy today. Always a nice feeling to be able to contribute

[chris gadsden]

Add another one to that Chris as I gave my wild doe to a brood guy today. Always a nice feeling to be able to contribute

Well done and thanks.

[Brian the fisherman]

I head that a 20+ lb fish was captured for brood, am I right or was that just a fisherman eye scale.

[alwaysfishn]

I head that a 20+ lb fish was captured for brood, am I right or was that just a fisherman eye scale.

I talked to a fellow that captured a 19 lb wild buck on the first day. It's natural that it would have grown to 20+....

Either way, should be a nice addition to the gene pool.