From the area 20 Test fisheries, it looks like we may have more pinks this season compared to 2017. Any rumors of possible openings for the rec sector?
Yes it does appear that the test fisheries are improving and may be better then 2017. In pre season meetings DFO said there may be a 2 week opening for the rec sector in the Fraser for pinks.
The difficulty is late sockeye returns were forecasted to be Low, So if there is no salmon fishing to protect the late run sockeye and no salmon fishing to protect IF coho. It leaves a very small window where you can have an in river pink opening.
That was all too before there was a slide to worry about