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[FlyFishin Magician]

Where in Aggasiz?

Now, now, we've been through this before.  Please don't use this general forum to ask for specific locations!  With the number of fish that have been moving through, I can imagine practically every major bar on the Fraser being productive.  The major bars have been discussed at length on this forum and the "other" forum as well.  Do some leg work and put two and two together.  We already heard that Peg was producing well (Chilliwack area).  Think about where Agassiz is located in relation to Peg, and start there.

[FlyFishin Magician]

sounds like beach seining - there's been limited beach seining opening this time of year for some years now.

http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=164684&ID=all

Yep.  Stratocaster and I saw them do this first hand last year while fly fishing for pinks at the top end of Peg.  They caught a ton of coloured up pinks, and released the few coho ad sockeye was that in their net as well.

[canso]

That is 100% correct. It is mind boggling how so many people can believe (brainwashed) otherwise. I'd like for those people to get in a net with 1000 other people and see if they aren't crushed to death.

Nothing survives (except the few fish on top) the giant seine nets that are used for sockeye in the ocean. The fish are either kept or they are dead from the weight of the other fish. Common sense.

The bag shouldn't be lifted into the boat. They use dip net brailers to sort fish.
I've seen them take 2 hours to empty the net at the side of the boat using a brailer. The brailer size depends on the possible by catch.

[RalphH]

I just want to clarify again that I was wondering if the 45 fathom line restriction was intended to avoid by catch other than sockeye. I was not trying to suggest purse seining is a selective method.

[silver ghost]

I just want to clarify again that I was wondering if the 45 fathom line restriction was intended to avoid by catch other than sockeye. I was not trying to suggest purse seining is a selective method.

No, that's not the rationale behind the restriction. It's to make it more challenging to catch fish instead of seining in super shallow water say 10 or 15 fathoms (~60-90feet) where they have no escape.

[TheLostSockeye]

any word yet on when this fishery is closing?

[ynot]

no need tp close it,only a few now going up river and they have enough to spawn.it will close on its own.

[blueback]

Has there been another PSC update notice for Sept.25 posted anywhere, or have I missed it? 

[Rodney]

http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=164959&ID=all

Effective 20:30 hours on Sunday, October 5, 2014 until further notice, you may
not retain sockeye salmon in the following waters:

- Fraser River waters in Region 2; and
- that portion of the Harrison River downstream of the Highway 7 Bridge to the
confluence with the Fraser River.


VO No. 2014-451

Notes:

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal
waters of British Columbia. 

Anglers are requested to release any hatchery marked sockeye.  These fish are
hatchery raised sockeye and part of a recovery program designed to increase the
numbers of Cultus Lake sockeye.

The term "marked" means a hatchery fish that has a healed scar in place of the
adipose fin.

Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery
program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped chinook and
coho salmon.  Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for
coast-wide stock assessment.  Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program
toll free at (866) 483-9994 for further information.

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.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at
1-(866)431-FISH (3474).


FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Barbara Mueller (604-666-2370).
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1093
Sent October 2, 2014 at 1541

[silver ghost]

Yayyy! Finally closing!

[blueback]

Any word on the salt?

[Rodney]

October 6th.

http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=164983&ID=all

Effective October 6, 2014 until further notice, you may not retain sockeye
salmon in the following waters:

- Areas 11, 111, 12 and 13 (Queen Charlotte Sound, Queen Charlotte Strait,
Johnstone Strait and Discovery Passage);

- Areas 14 to 19 (Strait of Georgia);

- Area 20 (Juan de Fuca Strait);

- Areas 121 and 123 to 127 (West Coast of Vancouver Island);

- Subarea 28-1, 28-2, and 28-7 (portions of Howe Sound and Burrard Inlet);

- Area 29 (Strait of Georgia and Fraser River downstream of Mission BC).

VO No. 2014-455

Notes:

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal
waters of British Columbia. 

Anglers are requested to release any hatchery marked sockeye.  These fish are
hatchery raised sockeye and part of a recovery program designed to increase the
numbers of Cultus Lake sockeye.

The term "marked" means a hatchery fish that has a healed scar in place of the
adipose fin.

Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery
program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped chinook and
coho salmon.  Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for
coast-wide stock assessment.  Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program
toll free at (866) 483-9994 for further information.

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.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at
1-(866)431-FISH (3474).


FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Contact your local DFO Office
   
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1098
Sent October 3, 2014 at 1503