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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: scales on October 11, 2004, 09:18:35 PM

Title: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: scales on October 11, 2004, 09:18:35 PM

Any updates for the current numbers of Coho returns to the Chilliwack hatchery?

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: mark on October 13, 2004, 06:44:53 PM

LOTS

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: Fishin Freak on October 13, 2004, 08:18:12 PM

Quote from: mark on October 13, 2004, 06:44:53 PM

LOTS

That makes me wonder why the count in my freezer is so low this year  ;D

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: pepsitrev on October 13, 2004, 09:23:24 PM

 :'( :'(my freezer is empty :'( :'(

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: scales on October 13, 2004, 09:24:43 PM

Buddy informed me that he could not get into the hatchery facility today due to labour problems.  ???

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: GoldHammeredCroc on October 13, 2004, 09:52:04 PM

Yeah, same situation at the Chehalis hatchery.  They ask you not to cross the picket line there too.

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: Fish Assassin on October 13, 2004, 09:54:46 PM

Public Service is on strike.

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: Sandy on October 14, 2004, 04:34:16 PM

I'm beginning to wonder if the fish are just so spooked with the heavy equipment working in the lower canal they are mostly not biting.I have not had a worse coho season since I started fishing. 

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: 2:40 on October 14, 2004, 04:50:52 PM

Brutal for me as well.  Put in a morning with not even a bite.  Buddy lost one but that was it.

This has easily been the worst coho season Ive experienced.  Seems to be following  trend though...I look back at records 5-6 years ago and Ive had lots by now.  ??? ??? ???

Each year either it gets worse or my fishing ability gets worse.  :'(

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: scales on October 14, 2004, 08:26:59 PM

So the service dept. is on strike, poor smolts, how are they going to get their 3 course meals? :-\
Hopefully feedings is automated, if not there will not be any hatchery Cohoes in 4 years for us to harvest.  Wonder if the holding channels are overstuffed with returning Cohoes? :o
If this keeps up the fishers will have to cross the picket lines to save our resources ::)

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: Fish Assassin on October 14, 2004, 08:29:32 PM

In all probability some of the employees will be "designated" which means they will be required to report to work.

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: bkk on October 14, 2004, 09:44:42 PM

Each hatchery has "designate employees" who are required by law to work in the event of labour disruptions. Not to worry, the fish will get fed and the site integrety will be looked after ie; pumps and wells. I'm sure the collection facilities will also be closed  as the few staff around will not have the time or desire to handle adults. Also coho are 3 year old fish, not 4 year olds, at least not the majority of them.
 No offence, but the average angler would'nt know where to start in how to run a hatchery.

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: scales on October 25, 2004, 06:06:37 PM

Latest update anyone?

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: Dragnet on October 25, 2004, 09:09:22 PM

I talked to someone , on the river who apparently knows whats going in the hatchery and told me that they already had 10,000 coho return. That was on last Thursday.  Go figure.

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: scales on October 25, 2004, 09:40:31 PM

Thanks for the update, that leaves us with 20,000 to find in the system.  Happy hunting ;)

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: Sterling C on October 25, 2004, 10:55:55 PM

Thats ASSUMING that 30,0000 fish show up this year.

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: scales on October 26, 2004, 04:23:15 PM

Biffchan, based on these numbers for the last 5 years, it's a conservative guess of 30,000 Cohoes expected to return this year.  Some runs currently hold large numbers of Coho.  BP posted a great report.. :D  I'm still hooking into chrome fish which indicates late arrivals.  It's wonderfull to know that these fish are still in the system.   ;)

Chilliwack Hatchery - Fish Production
Fish Production - Targets
Species Eggs/Alevins
to be taken Juveniles
Released
Summer Red Chinook 500,000 410,000
Fall White Chinook 1,500,000 1,200,000
Coho 2,400,000 1,950,000
Chum 1,200,000 1,100,000
Steelhead 200,000 120,000

Juvenile salmonid releases from the hatchery for the past five years.
  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Summer Red Chinook 501,659 357,265 432,999 406,112 526,035
Fall White Chinook 1,221,825 1,233,113 624,672 1,226,873 1,807,651
Coho 1,554,071 2,108,776 1,919,481 1,988,529 1,988,196
Chum 1,742,687 1,612,557 1,809,284 1,314,928 3,899,000
Steelhead 122,444 131,879 116,920 112,156 129,088

Annual fish releases are also available through either the Mapster project, or through a query to the release database

Adult returns to the hatchery for the past five years.
  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Summer Red Chinook 1,460 435 553 336 382
Fall White Chinook 839 4,624 3,180 317 2,047
Coho 36,888 52,499 58,822 37,274 24,472
Chum 4,013 15,755 18,440 11,595 42,002

 

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: Nicole on October 28, 2004, 10:15:35 AM

That is sick what they are doing with the Chum releases, looks like Coho production is tailing off...

Coho 52,499 58,822 37,274 24,472
Chum 15,755 18,440 11,595 42,002

 :-[
Nicole

Title: Re: Coho count at the Hatchery?
Post by: Nicole on October 28, 2004, 02:30:20 PM

Oh thanks for clarifying that!

This proves I can't work and forum surf at the same time :)

-Nicole