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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: tumbleweed on October 08, 2022, 01:33:05 PM

Title: Stave River
Post by: tumbleweed on October 08, 2022, 01:33:05 PM
Is the Stave open for Chum if you catch and release?

Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: Rodney on October 08, 2022, 01:37:20 PM
No.
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: tumbleweed on October 08, 2022, 01:45:18 PM
Thanks Rod. I had heard conflicting reports.
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: RalphH on October 08, 2022, 03:37:53 PM
Is was posted as non retention from Sept 1 to Sept 30th
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: Rodney on October 08, 2022, 03:41:36 PM
It's no specific enough. Nothing is listed for October 1st and beyond, so the general regulations for region 2 kick in, which means no fishing for salmon (including catch and release). I've sent an email to the resource manager last Friday and am waiting for a response. She has been on holiday until October 3rd and so far I haven't heard anything back from anyone. The Alouette regulations also need to be updated.
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: knotbadman on October 08, 2022, 04:02:33 PM
I think both the Stave and Alouette have now been updated. I was just checking a moment ago.
I live very close to the Alouette but I tend to not fish there as it seems like a fragile system.
Maybe I'll wander down for a evening cast or two.
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: Rodney on October 08, 2022, 04:21:02 PM
Thanks. The Alouette regs are now updated. The Stave one is kind of good, there really should be a "no fishing" clause added under chum salmon for October 1st - December 31st so people are well aware of the closure.
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: RalphH on October 08, 2022, 05:12:34 PM
It's no specific enough. Nothing is listed for October 1st and beyond, so the general regulations for region 2 kick in, which means no fishing for salmon (including catch and release). I've sent an email to the resource manager last Friday and am waiting for a response. She has been on holiday until October 3rd and so far I haven't heard anything back from anyone. The Alouette regulations also need to be updated.

I thought the non-retention listing for Sept may explain the conflicting information the OP had received. Whatever it may have been ceased Oct 1st & so would be the standard no fishing regulation for chum.

The Alouette update now allows the long standard 1 hatchery marked coho and 1 chinook and non-retention of chum... which is a bit of a contradiction compared to the Stave's chum regulation. Most other streams open for salmon are listed as non retention for chum
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: GordJ on October 09, 2022, 12:38:24 PM
Could someone post a link to the updated changes?
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: Lachs on October 09, 2022, 02:11:43 PM
Could someone post a link to the updated changes?

https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/fresh-douce/region2-eng.html
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: GordJ on October 09, 2022, 03:30:08 PM
Thanks
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: 243Pete on October 18, 2022, 02:29:27 PM
Well DFO best post/ issue a notice ASAP, seen a fair number of people fishing for chum in the main stem of the river on both the East and West side, also watched a dude net a big buck and then vanish with it on the East side of the river.

Seems a LOT of people think that they can either do catch and release or retain fish when they can't.
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: RalphH on October 19, 2022, 02:07:28 PM
chinook are also closed on the Harrison ... at least for some people:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE_kNHzXV_o

what's point of these closures if people keep fishing anyway.

and yes I have reported this.
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: wildmanyeah on October 19, 2022, 02:10:41 PM
chinook are also closed on the Harrison ... at least for some people:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE_kNHzXV_o

what's point of these closures if people keep fishing anyway.

and yes I have reported this.

Nothings closed unless the close it to no fishing for salmon. Drove past the stave the other days and it was lined with cars and boats. coho fishing must be hot.

although this genius literally put fishing for chinook in the title.
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: Rodney on October 19, 2022, 02:11:16 PM
Stave River chum info has been updated.

https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/fresh-douce/region2-eng.html
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: wildmanyeah on October 19, 2022, 02:35:58 PM
Stave River chum info has been updated.

https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/fresh-douce/region2-eng.html

I don't see any reason why chum is non retention givin the test set seems to be at historical average.

Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: roeman on October 19, 2022, 03:48:52 PM
I don't see any reason why chum is non retention givin the test set seems to be at historical average.
No boundary markers in the Stave so no tickets for you.
Title: Re: Stave River
Post by: RalphH on October 19, 2022, 04:01:18 PM
No boundary markers in the Stave so no tickets for you.

it's the railway bridge. It's gazetted in the fisheries regulations  has been for donkey's years.