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Title: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Stu on September 10, 2009, 07:47:29 PM
I had a strange encounter on Fraser yesterday. As I was fishing, an aluminum boat went close by to the shore with 2 guys in it. The one was driving the boat the other was periodically taking pictures of the shore?/fishermen?/fishing spots?. They looked like they were in some kid of uniform and had high risibility wests on.

Anyone has any idea what was that about?  ???
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: alwaysfishn on September 10, 2009, 07:57:30 PM
Maybe they were filming all the secret fishing spots so they could post them on the internet??   :-\
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Sam Salmon on September 10, 2009, 08:01:52 PM
Maybe they were filming all the secret fishing spots so they could post them on the internet?? 

Busted! :-[ :'(
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Stu on September 10, 2009, 08:04:41 PM
Busted! :-[ :'(

Seriously?   :o
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: bbronswyk2000 on September 10, 2009, 08:06:08 PM
Ya secret spots on the Fraser LOL
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Fish Assassin on September 10, 2009, 08:11:25 PM
I had a strange encounter on Fraser yesterday. As I was fishing, an aluminum boat went close by to the shore with 2 guys in it. The one was driving the boat the other was periodically taking pictures of the shore?/fishermen?/fishing spots?. They looked like they were in some kid of uniform and had high risibility wests on.

Anyone has any idea what was that about?  ???

Same thing happened to me down by No. 3 Road. The boat came within 25 feet from shore. One of the occupant had a binocular trained on the fishermen. I suspect they were checking to see whether we were using treble  or barbed hooks.
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Stu on September 10, 2009, 08:41:57 PM
Same thing happened to me down by No. 3 Road. The boat came within 25 feet from shore. One of the occupant had a binocular trained on the fishermen. I suspect they were checking to see whether we were using treble  or barbed hooks.

To check to see if you using barbed hock he would have to use the Hubble instead of a binocular.  ;D
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Fish Assassin on September 10, 2009, 08:47:04 PM
Not when they were that close to shore. :D
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Slamdunk on September 11, 2009, 08:47:35 PM
Hey, for many years, and still to this day, we have all been crying for more inforcement by DFO, and now with the response to this post, all is negative??

If it was indeed the DFO, I say "good on ya",,,,,
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Stu on September 11, 2009, 10:18:13 PM
Hey, for many years, and still to this day, we have all been crying for more inforcement by DFO, and now with the response to this post, all is negative??

If it was indeed the DFO, I say "good on ya",,,,,

The point is that we don't know who was that.
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Dr. Backlash on September 11, 2009, 10:30:34 PM
DFO
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Rodney on September 11, 2009, 10:34:59 PM
Hey, for many years, and still to this day, we have all been crying for more inforcement by DFO, and now with the response to this post, all is negative??

Curiosity should not be confused with negativity.

Stu, describe the uniform, then I maybe able to answer your question.

Fishery officers in the Tidal Fraser travel in this:

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/member/gallery/2008fftf/080712_54
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Kevgor on September 11, 2009, 10:48:56 PM
I think they were Google "Fish-Maps" guys; soon all fishing spots everywhere will be superimposed onto Google Maps.  ???
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: arimaBOATER on September 11, 2009, 11:00:41 PM
Maybe taking pics of the land as possibly the land will up for sale for some house or commercial constrution so pics show the shoreline "area" etc for developement.... (wild guess ???)
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: grease line on September 12, 2009, 01:10:29 AM
Could have been students doing some sort of geographic studies, or a company doing the same thing.
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Stu on September 12, 2009, 06:42:35 AM
Curiosity should not be confused with negativity.

Stu, describe the uniform, then I maybe able to answer your question.

Fishery officers in the Tidal Fraser travel in this:

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/member/gallery/2008fftf/080712_54

The boat I saw was very similar to this one:
http://www.governmentauctions.org/uploaded_images/boat-751198.JPG (http://www.governmentauctions.org/uploaded_images/boat-751198.JPG)

As for the uniform, I said: it looked like they had some kind of uniform (it could have been just the same rain jacket I didn't have my binoculars with me), and they had high vis. vests on.
It don't think it was DFO.
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: lude98r on September 12, 2009, 08:11:13 AM
There are alot of lumber purchasers in town right now maybe them if there were any log booms nearby.
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: Davis on September 12, 2009, 10:30:06 AM
Don't be surprised by anything you see on the Fraser.It attracts all kinds of people there every year.One of the most accesible and crowded rivers in B.C.Any thing and every thing happens there all the time.Go to Gill rd and have a look around there if you don't believe me.
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: GoldHammeredCroc on September 12, 2009, 11:30:46 AM
Could be a creel survey.  Take pictures and review them once back at the office for a more accurate count.  All important info in determining the numbers of fish that head for the spawning grounds. 

Same with the creelers on the vedder, island 22 etc.  Give them your 5 minutes of time, it all helps in the end.
Title: Re: Strange encounter on Fraser yesterday.
Post by: fishyfish on September 12, 2009, 02:56:34 PM
Sorry guys. It was my wife. She sent them out because I was not home in time. Those were tazer guns they had. I have only been tazered once for being late. Now I can recognize them and I put on those funny big nose glasses with the mustache. Sorry about the confusion. Like someone on here wisely said and I have kept repeating during the last half hour of fishing. It is easier to apologize than ask. I liked that one.  ;) :)