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[clarki]

This is the most anachronistic statement I have read on any forum in quite a few years.
I have to agree with Darko telling you off, but I will say it more politely: you are so out of touch with reality, you poor relic of an era bygone. In case you didn't notice, the empire is no longer. You can thank the immigrants you so despise for keeping this country great, not the aging, dwindling old white boys who cannot accept change.
I hope you live long enough to see the day when sport fishing is given to First Nations for management.

Go harvest them boys. Tis a lot of fun!
 

One of the most eloquent Go Eff Yourself posts I’ve read.

Never piss off an English teacher, boys!😀

[danielk]

20’ leaders.   Lets goooooooooo  hahahah.  And that guy is a douche    He wins the douche of the year award !!!!   

[Wiseguy]

Ralph is tying up 25 ft leaders as we speak. lol

[milo]

Been a while since I've flossed for sockeye and was never successful at it.
You want to time it ~3-4 hours after high tide in Vancouver right?
Curious on fishing near Chilliwack when its near low tide in Vancouver.
How successful is this when the tide is pulling with the river?

Don't worry about the tides so much. Pay attention to commercial and FN openings and work your way around them. Catching is quite poor for recreational fishers when Jimmy's fleet is at it in the Fraser or at the mouth, or when some of the bands along the river are drifting all day and setting nets. 
Regardless of what some jesters say, any leader longer than your rod's length is an invitation to trouble, for reasons I cannot even begin to enumerate. The ideal flossing technique is with a 6-8 foot leader. It still covers a lot of water, and you can feel the pull of a fish tensing the leader almost immediately. A shorter leader also helps to reduce unnecessary tangles with other harvesters.

Remember that sockeye in the Fraser are not actively biting, they are too far from their spawning grounds for that. You are flossing them, even if the hook is in the mouth, usually lodged in the mouth's corner on the side facing the opposite bank from the one you are fishing from. Use an old-fashioned corky or a hard plastic bead to lift the hook off the bottom as they last a very long time. Wool works, too, but corkies rule in the Fraser, IMHO. On occasions you will get a biter, which will be hooked inside the mouth, but they are few and far between.

Catch your limit of sockeye and go home. Don't catch and release. With these water temperatures, the socks need every ounce of energy to complete their journey.

And most importantly, NEVER use flossing with a bouncing betty anywhere else except the Fraser for sockeye. You will incur the wrath of everybody around you if you try that on the Vedder or any other local river. And there's no need for it.
Ahhh, the good old flossing days...standing in the river for hours in sandals in +30C temps. It was fun, but that's past tense for me. If I did it today, I'd probably end with trench foot and skin cancer.

Enjoy it youngsters, and don't forget to slip-slop-slap! (Most of you will have to ask ChatGPT about that one, it's a boomer phrase, LOL!).
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[milo]

Forgot to tell you, if you see a FN boat drifting their nets, reel in your gear and wait till they pass. It might happen several times in a day. The same goes for sportboats chasing a fish downstream, but those are usually mid river. If you happen to have a fish on at that moment, break it off and reel your gear in. Net drifters cannot stop the drift for your fish. Avoid all confrontation - it's not worth it.

[Dave]

Excellent 2 posts Milo!

[RalphH]

Ralph is tying up 25 ft leaders as we speak. lol

I am not tying any leaders AH you can go do something with urself as well.

Water temps are down a couple of C

[wildmanyeah]

When i used to BB the fraser used to call the automated PSC test fishery phone line, after whonnock hit 100-150 sockeye per set we would head out a day later.

[armytruck]

Another note*
Not a good idea to leave the fish lying in a slow cooker rock pool while you try a get your limit . Best to get them on ice quickly so not to spoil . Same goes for pinks .   

[Wiseguy]

I am not tying any leaders AH you can go do something with urself as well.

Water temps are down a couple of C

Calm down Ralphy boy. Don’t get your knickers in a knot. It was a joke.

[RalphH]

I am not in any hurry to drive 280km return up the valley to floss me up a couple of picnic baskets of sockeye, believe me.

[dobrolub]

You can thank the immigrants you so despise for keeping this country great.

Hm, you need to explain how immigrants are keeping Canada great, and focus on one thing at a time. Start with healthcare may be. My understanding is that it became far worse then before. Or has that gotten better over the last 25 years?

[bigblockfox]

Hm, you need to explain how immigrants are keeping Canada great, and focus on one thing at a time. Start with healthcare may be. My understanding is that it became far worse then before. Or has that gotten better over the last 25 years?

Takes 2 seconds to google "how do immigrants contribute to the economy". No explaining needed. The evidence is far greater positives then negatives.

Wasn't that long ago when people would be embarrassed to say stuff like this. Unfortunately a certain someone gave them the courage to come out of the closet. Its up to the rest of us to keep this bs in check.

[dobrolub]

No explaining needed. The evidence is far greater positives then negatives.

Sure, that's until you need healthcare services and then you just need for that one thing to work. And it's not just healthcare that's gotten far worse. But you keep with the party line, it works great until it doesn't.

[SuperBobby]

Takes 2 seconds to google "how do immigrants contribute to the economy". No explaining needed. The evidence is far greater positives then negatives.

Wasn't that long ago when people would be embarrassed to say stuff like this. Unfortunately a certain someone gave them the courage to come out of the closet. Its up to the rest of us to keep this bs in check.

Your first problem is looking in Google for your answers. They are bought and owned by radical left wing dolts.
Perhaps your first real enquiry should be the immigrant ratio to infrastructure development since Trudope took power.
Once you find the real stats on that, you'll understand that there are ZERO positives to this 'latest' invasion from India and the surrounding nations. Just for starters... our medical system is teetering on collapse and they just keep bringing more and more welfare immigrants into our country by the 100s of thousands.
Anyone with grade 3 math knows this isn't sustainable.