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[RainbowMan]

While fishing the tidal Fraser on the weekend, I saw two boats where 2 guys were fishing on each boat and they had 2 bar rigs in the water and were also casting spoons at the same time. My understanding of the regs is that each angler can only fish with one line in the water at a time. If this is not correct, can you please send a link to the current regulation? Thanks.

[Rodney]

One rod per person, regardless whether you are on a boat or shore.

[wildmanyeah]

The tidal portion of the Fraser River includes:

Fraser River downstream of the CPR bridge at Mission to a line drawn from a fishing boundary sign near the entrance to Canoe Passage
then to a fishing boundary sign on Westham Island
then following the westerly shoreline of Westham Island and Reifel Island to Pelly Point on Reifel Island
then to Garry Point on Lulu Island
then following the westerly shoreline of that island to the most northwesterly point of Lulu Island
then to the most southwesterly point of Sea Island
then following the westerly shoreline of that island to the Iona Island Road Causeway
then following that causeway and continuing in a straight line in a northerly direction to a fishing boundary sign on the north shore of Iona Island
then in a straight line in a northerly direction to a fishing boundary sign on the mainland.
It also includes those waters of the Pitt River downstream of the CPR Bridge.


It is prohibited to use more than one line!!!!!!!! when sport fishing in the tidal waters of the Fraser River. While only one line per angler may be used, gear designed to catch a maximum of two fish at one time (bar rig) is permitted in this area, provided that two single barbless hooks are being used.

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/fraser-eng.html

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/a-s29-eng.html

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/map-carte-eng.asp

[RainbowMan]

Thank you.

[fic]

I saw a guy get a double header on his bar rig on the Fraser.  One fish on each hook.

[fic]

I have never used this technique/Set Up myself ......


But was reading in the regulations that you can:

USE MULTIPLE HOOKS (Barbless ...of course) to hold the SAME PIECE of BAIT.
*Doesn't even say a specific number, just makes clear that the hooks are holding a single piece of bait.

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angle with a fishing line that has more than one hook, artificial lure or artificial fly attached except:

in the tidal waters of the Fraser River, where you can attach two hooks, artificial lures or artificial flies to a bar rig

in tidal waters, where you can attach any number of hooks to a fishing line if using the hooks in combination to hold a single piece of bait

in tidal waters, where you can attach any number of hooks to a fishing line if fishing for herring, mackerel, northern anchovy, Pacific sand lance, Pacific sardine or squid

Does this mean in the Tidal Fraser, I can toss a bar rig with a spoon in 1 T-Bar and then a spinner in the other T-Bar and then cast and retrieve?

[milo]

Does this mean in the Tidal Fraser, I can toss a bar rig with a spoon in 1 T-Bar and then a spinner in the other T-Bar and then cast and retrieve?

No. 
A bar rig is designed to be cast and left sitting on the bottom.

BTW, I'd love to see you casting and retrieving a bar rig...would be fun to watch!

[Rodney]

The exact wording is:

"While only one line per angler may be used, gear designed to catch a maximum of two fish at one time (bar rig) is permitted in this area, provided that two single barbless hooks are being used."

I don't see why it'd be illegal to use two lures, or two flies on a line. They are after all, designed to catch a maximum of two fish at one time.

[fic]

I was thinking about something like this, except it has 2 lures:

[KarateKick]

Or something like this?

[fic]

Or something like this?

The problem with this one is as you are retrieving, they are lined up in a straight line and follow the same path.  The other one where the lures are spread out, you are doing 2 different paths that are spread out, so in theory it covers more water.

[milo]

I was thinking about something like this, except it has 2 lures:

That's a trolling rig, Fic, not a bar rig. It would be a bi*ch to cast, with the wires tangling up. KarateKicks alternative is workable - I've used it with quite a bit of success in the past, but not for salmon.

[turbine]

How do you set up two hooks on one line? A double hook at the spin' glo, or can you clip on a second lure like a flat fish? Two spreader bars? The picture is what's used on the Columbia river for what they call plunking.

[top fuel]

If you are by yourself in a boat I thought you could use two lines

[Rodney]

If you are by yourself in a boat I thought you could use two lines

Lakes.