As I said earlier in this discussion, the tidal Fraser Pink salmon fishery is short and usually lasts no more than a week to 10 days starting some time late in the first week of the month or in the second week. Over the years I have seen many anglers fooled by the hype, fish the river in late August or around Labor Day and get skunked. I remember one early Sept day when my wife and I went to Fort Langley and then drove east on river road past Glen Valley to Duncan bar, just for the drive. There were some people fishing there and a pair of Fisheries Officers. I asked them how the fishing was and while they had been to a number of bars that day they'd looked at one fish and heard of a few others. The back of their vehicle was packed with confiscated fishing tackle though,so they'd made a good haul. I talked to a few anglers on the bar and they told the same story as the FOs. Little sign of fish and very few hooked, let alone landed.
If you can't fish, at least it's likely you are not missing much.