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Blood_Orange

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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #285 on: August 14, 2018, 08:21:19 PM »
Do you figure the commercial opening on Wednesday will make for poor fishing on Thursday? I booked a boat for my dad and I on Thursday and am wondering if it'd be best to reschedule.

(Edit: The opening hadn't been announced when I booked.)
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #286 on: August 14, 2018, 08:42:03 PM »
Quote from: Blood_Orange on August 14, 2018, 08:21:19 PM
Do you figure the commercial opening on Wednesday will make for poor fishing on Thursday? I booked a boat for my dad and I on Thursday and am wondering if it'd be best to reschedule.

(Edit: The opening hadn't been announced when I booked.)

If you booked with a guide I wouldn't worry. They'll put you into fish.its their job. I di believe you'll get into fish for Thursday tho.
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #287 on: August 14, 2018, 09:00:48 PM »
Quote from: Blood_Orange on August 14, 2018, 08:21:19 PM
Do you figure the commercial opening on Wednesday will make for poor fishing on Thursday? I booked a boat for my dad and I on Thursday and am wondering if it'd be best to reschedule.

(Edit: The opening hadn't been announced when I booked.)

Thursday should be okay, Friday will suck, Saturday evening might be okay
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #288 on: August 15, 2018, 10:57:51 AM »
Quote from: wildmanyeah on August 14, 2018, 09:00:48 PM
Thursday should be okay, Friday will suck, Saturday evening might be okay

There is an opening for 16 hours on Weds and again Thurs.  Chilliwack should start to see return to typical by Sun., or later Sat.
« Last Edit: August 15, 2018, 11:07:40 AM by marshal »
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #289 on: August 15, 2018, 08:17:43 PM »
This week has been dynamite. Limits fast ! This morning I hooked 8 before I got my back to back. My buddy almost the same. Reading the water is key. It's so obvious where the travel lanes are. They're surfacing like crazy around Calamity point.i just wish other boaters would get the drift and anchor out some more. We were hammering them and left within an hour. As we were leaving the guy down river from me got the drift and anchored out 10 feet. Why are people so stubborn ? So set in their ways I guess. Change it up !
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #290 on: August 15, 2018, 10:10:17 PM »
Quote from: Fish Assassin on August 14, 2018, 04:52:23 PM
Anybody know how much are the sockeyes selling for at the Steveston dock ?

I bought one last Thursday for 30 bucks.  It was about 6 pounds cleaned head on.  Some boats were asking 7 bucks a pound uncleaned.  You have to shop around.  The prices should be lower after this weeks opening and if they get another one, lower still.

Doubt it will get to 2010 prices where I got them for 10 bucks a piece off the docks.  Did a lot of smoking that year!

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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #291 on: August 16, 2018, 09:29:23 AM »
This morning was crazy. Got my limit in 3 casts. Everyone hooking up
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #292 on: August 16, 2018, 09:50:45 AM »
Quote from: dave c on August 16, 2018, 09:29:23 AM
This morning was crazy. Got my limit in 3 casts. Everyone hooking up

Those are fish which were already in the system before the commie netting started.
Tomorrow and most of Saturday will be ghost city.  :'(
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #293 on: August 16, 2018, 10:02:51 AM »
There could be a bit of a lull if the main part of the summer run has now passed Mission while the Adams River run builds and enters. Keep watch on the in river test fisheries and the Mission hydro-acoustic count.
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #294 on: August 16, 2018, 10:20:00 AM »
Quote from: Stratocaster on August 15, 2018, 10:10:17 PM
I bought one last Thursday for 30 bucks.  It was about 6 pounds cleaned head on.  Some boats were asking 7 bucks a pound uncleaned.  You have to shop around.  The prices should be lower after this weeks opening and if they get another one, lower still.

Doubt it will get to 2010 prices where I got them for 10 bucks a piece off the docks.  Did a lot of smoking that year!

That's insane. By those numbers my initial investment of BB gear and boat gas has already paid two fold. If I limit 4 more days a week till the end of the season itll 4x pay itself. $30 a fish is retarded. They're selling roadside in Hope for $20 gutted.
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #295 on: August 16, 2018, 10:34:40 AM »
OK. Motor dropped a cylinder (I think) last night out in the mouth. Ended fishing right away. Limped back to Steveston.

Wheres the shore fishing going on?
I'm in Richmond but, don't necessarily want to go to Chilliwack.

Also, anyone know where I can get this motor looked at?
1989 Mariner 90HP 3cyl.


Thanks

oh yeah. They're selling down here for $3.40/lb
« Last Edit: August 16, 2018, 10:36:52 AM by Sir Castalot »
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #296 on: August 16, 2018, 12:01:10 PM »
Limped back to Steveston...

Check your plugs!!
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #297 on: August 16, 2018, 12:17:22 PM »
Limited out this morning, almost everyone was into fish. A few chromers with sea lice were caught!
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #298 on: August 16, 2018, 01:27:30 PM »
17.5lb spring caught on the Fraser!
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Re: 2018 Fraser River Sockeye Notices
« Reply #299 on: August 16, 2018, 01:36:17 PM »
I hooked into a bruiser this morning. My shouts of "Spring on" went unnoticed and my line was cast over multiple times. We even anchored up and lost our spot to some prick in a 14 foot green Legand. Thanks buddy. Real classy. Maybe I should buy a buoy and leave a few scattered at some of my favorite spots and bounce around all day and be That Guy.
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