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[fic]

Just wanted to add that the Area 20 Seine catch July 15th to date is a whopping 6 pinks. Gillnet is 284 since July 10.

Area 20 Purse Seine starts July 25th according to.

https://www.psc.org/publications/fraser-panel-in-season-information/test-fishing-results/

[RalphH]

my apologies. PSC report page for this years links to last year

https://www.psc.org/TestFish/Area20_1PSsummary.PDF

[fic]

First Area 20 Seine Net of the season yesterday resulted in 257 pinks caught.  It's looking good the Fraser and Puget Sound Area so far compared to 2 years ago.

In 2023, from 22nd to the 25th this is was the result.

28
62
70
50

[RalphH]

so that's 257 in one day vs 210 in 4 days in 2023.

On the basis of that I think it is more than justified to quadruple the forecast to 108 million pinks to the Fraser this year! YEE HAW!

[RalphH]

Worth noting that Washington State is forecasting 7.75 million pinks for Puget Sound (mostly the Green and Nisqually Rivers), 7.78 million for the Skagit and over 300k for the Nooksack, all also based on fry counts in the spring of '24.

[Easywater]

https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/washington-salmon-fishing-seasons-tentatively-set-2025-2026

The 2025 Puget Sound pink salmon forecast is 7.76 million — up 70% from the 10-year cycle average — and predicted to be the third largest total return on record (up from a 2023 forecast of 3.95 million and an actual return of 7.22 million). The Green and Nisqually rivers are expected to have strong pink returns. In southern British Columbia, the Fraser River pink forecast is 27 million.

[RalphH]

https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/washington-salmon-fishing-seasons-tentatively-set-2025-2026

The 2025 Puget Sound pink salmon forecast is 7.76 million — up 70% from the 10-year cycle average — and predicted to be the third largest total return on record (up from a 2023 forecast of 3.95 million and an actual return of 7.22 million). The Green and Nisqually rivers are expected to have strong pink returns. In southern British Columbia, the Fraser River pink forecast is 27 million.

a little more info there including the Puget Sound forecast for this year is very close to what the actual return was in 2023. It's also an example how inaccurate the pre-season forecasts can be.

2015 through 2023 saw comparatively lower returns than the previous 10 or 20 years so hopefully things are moving to a higher cycle period that saw more large returns ie 10 to 20 million to the Fraser.

[RalphH]

Dr Marvin Rosenau, BCWF Inland Fisheries Chair, presents a BCWF Conservation Webinar on the sustainability of a pink salmon fishery on the Fraser River this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZVcY_WLHt4&t=1706s&ab_channel=BCWildlifeFederation

[wildmanyeah]

pink fishing in front of bowen and west van has been slow this year compared to two years ago, does not look like the indian arm is going to have a huge return like it did in 2023 that made up a good portion of the late July pink fishing that was really good in 2023.  2023 was already done canning pinks by this time.

[RalphH]

Squamish was opened for Pinks Jul 1 - catch and release only. As of today no change. I don't know the Indian Arm well but they should be showing well by now. They could still come however it doesn't speak well for the Squamish run.

[RalphH]

There are reliable reports that pinks are now in the lower Squamish in modest numbers. That's pretty much average timing.

[RalphH]

PSC report for the week ending Aug. 1, 2025 on Fraser pink salmon abundance:

Test fishing and stock identification information

Thus far, pink salmon have mainly been caught in Johnstone Strait while catches in Juan de Fuca Strait have been low for the time of the year. These catches are expected to be dominated by non-Fraser pinks and reports on the proportions of Fraser pink salmon will be provided later this month...

In Season Assessment Information:

Fraser River Pink Salmon
It is still very early in terms of pink salmon assessments and in-season assessment results are expected to be available in the latter half of August.

https://www.psc.org/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?juwpfisadmin=false&action=wpfd&task=file.download&wpfd_category_id=723&wpfd_file_id=19337&token=&preview=1

[canoeboy]

We are tacking about 20,000 below this time last run but lots of time for the numbers to pick up in area 20 test fishery.

[pkan]

There are reliable reports that pinks are now in the lower Squamish in modest numbers. That's pretty much average timing.

I fished Furry Creek last Sunday, and didn't get a single bite, or see any signs of the pinks!  Did I miss them swimming through already?

[fic]

I fished Furry Creek last Sunday, and didn't get a single bite, or see any signs of the pinks!  Did I miss them swimming through already?

It's been like that the last 3 Pink Cycles.  2015 and earlier, you can't keep them off your hook there.   Probably flooding and gravel moving events has eroded a lot of the eggs.