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[Jamier]

So thought I would give bar fishing a go today. Headed to Glen Valley. Only two other guys fishing.  Not a single coho. 5 sturgeon hook ups. 2 landed. 1 Chubb, 1 pike minnow.  Lots of nets in the water.  Not like it used to be.  Also fresh chum roe used. Maybe next time.

[wildmanyeah]

Commercial fishermen can retain hatchery coho and so can First Nations. First Nations have been fishing the last two weeks non stop
And the commercial guys all this week.

Getting a Marked coho now will not be easy

[fic]

Nothing but Sculpins for us a couple of days in the North Arm during the outgoing tide.  Anybody catching any Fraser coho?

[Fish Assassin]

Why do you think the DFO opened it in November ?

[RalphH]

Why do you think the DFO opened it in November ?

because it was closed in October. The big chum "cleanup" normally happened in the last week of October.

[Jamier]

Tried my luck again today. 4 sturgeon on, only 2 landed. This is a bar I have fished for years and has always produced coho's.  Not this year, not last year. Not even a jack.  This reminds me of about 15years ago fishing Duncan bar.  That year it was several small sturgeon and no coho.  Maybe I have to give it up until they open it again in October. Although, I might be dead by then   

[fic]

Why do you think the DFO opened it in November ?

I am sure there are still fish moving through. With numbers much lower in November, just have to win the lottery and get a biting salmonoid 

[Rodney]

What is the water visibility in the Tidal Fraser right now?

[Jamier]

Rod, yesterday water was high with all that rain. Vis was a few inches.  Pretty brown looking.  Glen valley which I know you are familar with, very little shore line to fish. Water will improve over weekend.

[RalphH]

Crossed both the Port Mann and Golden Ears this am and within the last hour. Few gill net boats out this morning and virtually none this afternoon.

[psd1179]

The albion test net report shows the run is diminishing.

[hammer]

What about sloughs and side channels of the Non tidal section of the Fraser? Are those only associated with hatchery systems opened.

[RalphH]

What about sloughs and side channels of the Non tidal section of the Fraser? Are those only associated with hatchery systems opened.

side channels & back waters should all be open for coho and chum salmon. Sloughs will be closed to salmon fishing if they are no listed in the BC Sport Fishing Guide for Region 2 - that basically leaves Nicomen. The Fraser above the Mission CPR Bridge remains closed to trout fishing until Nov 16th

[hammer]

How do distinguish you a slough from a backwater or side channel? Other than being called slough. Not being a moron here, just wondering.I fly fish for coho a lot and often catch late ones in cutty spots, just wondering what constitutes slough versus back waters

[clarki]

How do distinguish you a slough from a backwater or side channel? Other than being called slough. Not being a intelligent and respectable human being here, just wondering.I fly fish for coho a lot and often catch late ones in cutty spots, just wondering what constitutes slough versus back waters

You ask good questions for an intelligent and respectable human!

If I understand your question properly...some sloughs (ie Cattermole and Greyell) are actually side channels of the Fraser and have Fraser river water flowing through them ( if not now, then in periods of high water) and are currently open for fishing for coho.

Other sloughs (ie Maria or Pumphouse/Mountain) are not a side channel of the Fraser and are actually tributaries of the Fraser. They are called sloughs because they will back up during freshet. If a slough is a tributary of the Fraser and it is not named in the regulations,  then it is closed to fishing for coho.

Some sloughs are named in the regs (ie Hope) and are closed and others are named (ie Nicomen) and are open.

Rather than wonder if it is a slough, backwater or side channel, recommend asking yourself, is this part of the Fraser River, or is it a tributary? If it’s the Fraser, it’s open. If it’s a tributary, is it named in the regs as open to fishing? If not named, it’s closed.

Or has that made matters more confusing? 😀