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[EricBou]

Hello...

I have an 8 yr old boy and I wanted to take him fishing for pinks... easy fishery to get a someone hooked on fishing!!!

I am trying to navigate the convoluted salmon regulations...

I see only Harrison and Squamish River listed... I understand they are listed under "Salmon Limits, Openings and Closures"...

At this moment the Fraser is out...

Where else (lower mainland and wading) can you take a young boy fishing for pinks even if it is only C&R...?

Thanks

[DanL]

Squamish is still your best bet of hooking up during a walk & wade, though it is C&R now. It's a bit early for the Fraser tribs. Give it a couple weeks.

I see only Harrison and Squamish River listed... I understand they are listed under "Salmon Limits, Openings and Closures"...

You are looking at the right section. FWIW the regs can be worded a bit confusingly. The default limit is 0, but unless a water is listed as "No fishing for salmon" like you noted the Fraser is currently, then you can C&R there.

So for instance, while the regs for the Vedder makes no mention of pinks, you can still C&R them. The end result is no different than the Squamish which currently lists pink as "non-retention"

[NothingToSnagAbout]

Squamish 100%. I hooked 12 landed 8 yesterday. there are a lot more fish in the system with retention closed