Brief summaryThe bait ban in the Fraser River will be lifted as per the what was consulted on in the IFMP, that is:
Below Mission - you can use bait (when salmon fishing) as of Oct. 8 and you can retain up to 2 hatchery coho per day and
Mission to Hope - you can use bait (when salmon fishing) as of Oct. 11 and you can retain up to 2 hatchery coho per day.
Above Hope - same deal but not until Oct. 14.
Official DFO notices (edited)
Coho retention - Tidal Fraser Riverhttp://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/xnet/content/fns/index.cfm?pg=view_notice&lang=en&DOC_ID=83546&ID=recreationalThese opportunities are being provided on hatchery Coho only and do not pose a threat to upper Fraser and Thompson River Coho stocks as they have already migrated through the lower Fraser River.
In the tidal waters of the Fraser River (downstream of the CPR bridge at Mission)
Effective 00:01 h October 8 to 23:59 h December 31, 2005, you may use bait when fishing for salmon and you may retain:
- two (2) hatchery Coho per day (No retention of wild Coho);
- four (4) Chinook per day, only one of which may be greater than 50 cm;
- four (4) chum per day; and
- four (4) pink per day.
The aggregate daily limit for all salmon species from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is four (4) per day.
Anglers are reminded that a hatchery Coho means a Coho salmon that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. Single, barbless hooks are required when fishing in the tidal waters of the Fraser River.
For more information contact your local DFO office, or call our salmon information line at 604-666-8266.
Variation Order No: 2005-439
This reflects a change to the BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement. The online version of this guide will be updated within 24 hours of this notice, please browse:
http://www-comm.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/english/recreationCoho retention -Non-tidal Fraser River http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/xnet/content/fns/index.cfm?pg=view_notice&lang=en&DOC_ID=83550&ID=recreationalThese opportunities are being provided on hatchery Coho only and do not pose a threat to upper Fraser and Thompson River Coho stocks as they have already migrated through the lower Fraser River.
MISSION TO HOPE
Effective 00:01 h October 11 to 23:59 h December 31, 2005, in those waters of the Fraser River upstream of the CPR bridge at Mission to the Highway No. 1 Bridge at Hope, you may use bait when fishing for salmon and you may retain:
- two (2) hatchery Coho per day (No retention of wild Coho);
- four (4) Chinook per day, only one of which may be greater than 50 cm;
- two (2) chum per day; and
- four (4) pink per day.
The aggregate daily limit for all salmon species from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is four (4) per day.
HOPE TO ALEXANDRA
Effective 00:01 h October 14 to 23:59 h December 31, 2005, in those waters of the Fraser River upstream of the Highway No. 1 Bridge at Hope to the Alexandra Bridge you may use bait when fishing for salmon and you may retain:
- two (2) hatchery Coho per day (No retention of wild Coho);
- four (4) Chinook per day, only one of which may be greater than 50 cm;
- two (2) chum per day; and
- four (4) pink per day.
The aggregate daily limit for all salmon species from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is four (4) per day.
Anglers are reminded that a hatchery Coho means a Coho salmon that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin.
Single, barbless hooks are required when fishing in the non-tidal waters of the Fraser River.
Fishing for salmon in the non-tidal waters of the Fraser River is allowed during daylight hours only, that is from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Please check your local paper for sunrise and sunset times.
For more information contact your local DFO office, or call our salmon information line at 604-666-8266.
Variation Order No: 2005-439
This reflects a change to the BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement. The online version of this guide will be updated within 24 hours of this notice, please browse:
http://www-comm.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/english/recreation
Just to add something else to those notices in case some are wondering, you can only keep
Four salmon in total in one day.
Difference between a hatchery and wild coho salmon
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Topic: Hatchery coho openings in tidal and non-tidal Fraser River (Read 4576 times)