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fic

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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #30 on: July 24, 2021, 08:50:40 AM »

Anyone know how the health of the Squamish Pinks are this cycle?  The 2017 flood moved gravel and destroyed a lot of eggs and decimated the 2019 return.  Anything bad happen (other than the BC Hydro mismap) in 2019?

I remember when runs were so good, the Mamquam was even open and tons of fish were moving through there.
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #31 on: July 24, 2021, 12:22:19 PM »

It’s gotta be better then 2019 tonnes showing of south Bowen and they ain’t Fraser bound. Been good for the last two weeks.
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #32 on: July 25, 2021, 06:57:27 PM »

Somebody please bang the gong already!!
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #33 on: July 25, 2021, 09:29:33 PM »

Somebody please bang the gong already!!
Gong has been banged already.  :P People parking along highway 1 at the golf course fence area today, I guess the fact that they even put additional barriers up to stop people from using the area/ parking there doesn't seem to stop people from doing so.
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #34 on: July 26, 2021, 09:50:28 AM »

Gong has been banged already.  :P People parking along highway 1 at the golf course fence area today, I guess the fact that they even put additional barriers up to stop people from using the area/ parking there doesn't seem to stop people from doing so.

hey can someone post a pic; i've never seen a fence there...thx
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #35 on: July 26, 2021, 01:02:40 PM »

What ever fence CN puts up, some fisherman is always carrying wire cutters to make a hole in the fence lol.   ;D
Even if the fence is concrete, somebody will bring a sledge hammer.
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #36 on: July 26, 2021, 01:12:56 PM »

What ever fence CN puts up, some fisherman is always carrying wire cutters to make a hole in the fence lol.   ;D
Even if the fence is concrete, somebody will bring a sledge hammer.

The best way is to put up a row of parking pay station there. Everybody will be happy
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #37 on: July 28, 2021, 08:52:08 AM »

area 12 seine had some good catchers of pink yesterday, I still think DFO is being way cautious with there 3 mill figure. Will see in these next two weeks
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #38 on: July 28, 2021, 01:22:14 PM »

area 12 seine had some good catchers of pink yesterday, I still think DFO is being way cautious with there 3 mill figure. Will see in these next two weeks
Looks like some big schools came through yesterday.
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #39 on: July 30, 2021, 05:56:54 AM »

anyone doing well at the mouth of cap from the shore? been forever since I've been there...still a low tide fishery?
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #40 on: July 30, 2021, 07:20:12 AM »

Still no good Pink arrivals at furry creek and very little in Squamish. Hearing lots of hopeful “they’re just late”s though.
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #41 on: July 30, 2021, 09:38:18 AM »

Looks like some big schools came through yesterday.

Yep good catches in both area 20 and 12. Again yesterday
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #42 on: July 30, 2021, 11:25:45 AM »

Anyone know how the health of the Squamish Pinks are this cycle?  The 2017 flood moved gravel and destroyed a lot of eggs and decimated the 2019 return.  Anything bad happen (other than the BC Hydro mismap) in 2019?

I remember when runs were so good, the Mamquam was even open and tons of fish were moving through there.

[/quote The 2019 brood had 9 gravel moving events so that won't bode well for the mainstem spawning populations. There is however some semi protected habitat where they would have faired better. Hoping for better marine survival to off set the flood damage.
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #43 on: July 30, 2021, 11:38:24 AM »

the Pinks are thick off Sooke right now with most boats limited out in short order. this is likely the start of the Fraser run.
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Re: Arrival of the Pinks
« Reply #44 on: July 30, 2021, 02:29:16 PM »

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