First of all, a big thank you to all of those who helped with the pink salmon egg takes on the Chilliwack River. We ended up taking an estimated 1.7 million eggs of which around 1 or so million will end up at the Seymour for hatching and releasing. Hopefully it will result in a good return of pinks to the Seymour in 2011. Our adult return this year was very encouraging with good numbers of fish seen all the way up to the dam and in Hurry Creek - the numbers we saw were definitely a first in the upper river above the canyon. We counted over 200 pinks spawning in the area at Spur 7.

We will be looking for some volunteers to help on two consecutive Wednesdays with the chum salmon egg take (28th October and 4th November). We will leave from the North Shore at 8:00am from outside the Tim Hortons on Amherst Ave just south of Dollarton Highway, we will then aim to get the eggs and milt and leave the Allouette River by 1:00pm at the latest. We will then bring the eggs and milt back to the hatchery where we will do the fertilizing. It won't be necessary for you to come up to the hatchery to do this unless you would like to help out and see what we do so we can drop you off on the North Shore on the way back. Bring rubber boots or waders if you have them, as well as lunch, warm clothes, rain gear. If you don't have boots/waders we can bring a pair of waders for you to use - just let us know if you need a pair. It would also be possible for volunteers to meet us out at the Allouette - just let me know if you want to do this and I will organize some directions for you.

We are looking for a couple of people to help us out on the 29th of October to dismantle the pink salmon trap - this should only take a couple of hours hopefully. We will leave from the North Shore at 8:00am from outside the Tim Hortons on Amherst Ave just south of Dollarton Highway, head up to the Chilliwack for 9.30-10:00am, hopefully we will be done by around midday. This might suit people that live near the Chilliwack or plan to fish that day in the Chilliwack.

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