Just received DFO sesion report and spring salmon is opening on July 27 till September. 
with some restrictions.
Further to FN0485 which confirmed the predicted return of Spring and Summer 5-2
Chinook returns to the Fraser River is in zone 1. The following management
actions will be implemented until July 26, 2013.
Effective at one hour before sunrise Tuesday, July 16, 2013 and until one hour
after sunset Friday July 26, 2013, in those waters of the Fraser River in
Region 2 (non-tidal Fraser) there is no fishing for salmon.
Effective one hour before sunrise Saturday, July 27, 2013 and until one hour
after sunset Saturday, August 31, 2013, in those waters of the Fraser River in
Region 2 (non-tidal Fraser), the daily limit for wild or hatchery marked
chinook salmon is four (4) per day only one of which can be greater than 50 cm.
Effective one hour before sunrise Sunday, September 1, 2013 and until one hour
after sunset Tuesday, December 31, 2013, in those waters of the Fraser River in
Region 2 (non-tidal Fraser), the daily limit for wild or hatchery marked
chinook salmon is four (4) per day only one of which can be greater than 62 cm.
This is also a reminder that fishing for salmon in the waters of the Fraser
River in Region 2 are open during daylight hours only. Consult your local
newspaper for sunrise and sunset times.
Variation Orders: 2013-303 and 2013-305
This reflects a change to the B.C. Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide or to the
BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement. Please browse:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/SFG-GPS-eng.htm
Sport anglers and guides are reminded to label and submit heads from adipose
fin-clipped (hatchery-marked) Chinook and Coho salmon to the Salmon Head
Recovery Program. Recovery of coded-wire tags from recreational fishers
provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. For more
information and locations of Depots contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery
Program at (866) 483-9994 or visit the following site:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tag-etiquette/prize-prix-eng.htm
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.
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