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[sockeyed]

Starting Thursday evening , we are heading into cooler and wetter weather.

I'm hoping it opens Thursday or Friday.

[bravo252]

Starting Thursday evening , we are heading into cooler and wetter weather.

I'm hoping it opens Thursday or Friday.

Wednesday would be better!

[ANFguy]

One of my friends said Garry point fishing is fine for pinks right now (in a certain area/monument)? He said an officer questioned him but let them still fish.

[Blood_Orange]

One of my friends said Garry point fishing is fine for pinks right now (in a certain area/monument)? He said an officer questioned him but let them still fish.

Where's the exact boundary between the salt and the tidal Fraser?

[Rodney]

Sub-area 29-9 is open to salmon fishing and pink salmon retention.

[Damien]

Yup 29-9 is open, 29-11 to 29-17 are closed.  29-10 is open, but I don't know if that or 29-9  is included in Garry point.

With that said, the tidal Fraser is still closed, which I feel Garry point is a part of the tidal Fraser.  But DFO might consider it 29-10?

I think it warrants a call to their office.

[Easywater]

It has been a long time since I fished there but there is a short section past a marker that is ocean.

Not really worth fishing as there is no reason for pinks to be there - just about 80 feet of shoreline.

[canoeboy]

Hopefully they open it Wednesday. I just had a Facebook reminder that this day two years ago was when I caught my first pink that season.

[Birkenhead]

Plenty of Pinks in the Thompson River near Cache Creek over the weekend.

[Hike_and_fish]

The canal/Fraser area was boiling again today

[Rodney]

Not sure why some of you are thinking any day now...

http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=200537&ID=all

"During the Fraser Panel call today, the run size for pink salmon was reduced
from the previous provisional run size of 4.8 million to 4.5 million with
August 23 run timing. The most recent pink stock identification samples
analyzed for Areas 12 and 20 purse seine test fisheries indicate Fraser origin
pink salmon comprise 75% and 71%, respectively. Based on a pink run size of 4.5
million the US total allowable catch has been achieved during the most recent
fisheries."

"Earlier in the season First Nations food, social and ceremonial sockeye
fisheries were restricted by a 4 week window closure protecting Early Stuart
and the earliest timed Early Summer run stocks with limited fishing
opportunities in-river directed at Chinook salmon. These Chinook directed
fisheries may continue to occur in both the lower and mid-river fishing areas
up to Lillooet and in portions of the Thompson River drainage, until the coho
window closure comes into effect. Areas in the Fraser River upstream of
Lillooet have been severely impacted by the numerous forest fires this season
which have prevented many First Nations from any fishing to date. As a result
the department is allowing for limited sockeye directed fishing opportunities
for a modest number of sockeye in a number of locations as no other species of
salmon are available for harvest in these areas.  In inside coastal waters,
limited fishing opportunities directed on pink, chum and chinook have been
permitted with the retention of dead sockeye being permitted. Sockeye
encountered and kept or released in all these fisheries are accounted for as
part of the Low Abundance Exploitation Rate limits."

"The Department is receiving questions regarding the possibility of recreational
fishery openings for chinook and/or pink salmon in the Fraser River.  At this
time management measures in place are aimed at limiting impacts on Fraser
sockeye while allowing First Nations food, social and ceremonial fisheries,
directed on other species, to occur.  DFO will continue to monitor the
migration of sockeye through the marine areas and the Fraser River and will
consider an opening for pink salmon when it is determined that impacts of an in-
river recreational fishery would be minimal for sockeye.  As Late Run sockeye
can demonstrate holding behaviour in the lower river and off the river mouth,
such an opportunity is likely not to occur in the immediate future. Due to
significantly reduced FSC harvest for First Nations this year, with very low
harvests of both sockeye and chinook to date, DFO is not considering opening
additional recreational chinook fisheries in the river at this time to provide
for priority access for First Nations FSC fisheries."

[Hike_and_fish]

Never had a Sockeye bite my pink spoon but whatever. We have to protect the sockeye I guess 

[chris gadsden]

No reason why the Chilliwack Vedder does not open for those that like to fish pinks.

[Easywater]

I was thinking about when they say things like "As Late Run sockeye can demonstrate holding behaviour in the lower river and off the river mouth".

My first reaction was "is that what you are observing this year?"
Seems like such a weak argument - based on an assumption.

Then I thought about the amount of manpower it would take to assess this.
DFO must be difficult to manage - for a few months of the year, you could use 100 more people.
But how do you justify that for the rest of the year?

[Hike_and_fish]

No reason why the Chilliwack Vedder does not open for those that like to fish pinks.

Same goes for the Harrison. But my instincts tell me since they're all connected to the Fraser system, the current lawsuit against the feds has something to do with it.  I can fish for them in the salt at the mouth but not in the Fraser? Something is fishy