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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: hue-nut on January 06, 2009, 09:20:12 PM

Title: Norrish Creek
Post by: hue-nut on January 06, 2009, 09:20:12 PM: just curious, does anyone know if the run of Steelhead for the Norrish system is decent?
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: Jonny 5 on January 06, 2009, 10:38:46 PM: It would be far from my first choice if I wanted to catch one... Vedder has the biggest run in the lower mainland.
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: doja on January 07, 2009, 08:00:55 AM: I agree with jonny 5. I looked at return rates for local steams and rivers and the vedder and chalis (poor spelling ) would be my top and only pick.

Doja
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: dss on January 07, 2009, 08:31:39 AM: It's a very small returning number from what I've heard.
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: chromer on January 07, 2009, 08:40:48 AM: I've asked at the hatchery and they told me that no steelhead return to the Suicide. I think they do broodstock for other systems but not the Norrish. I know they do coho for other systems.
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: hue-nut on January 07, 2009, 11:06:01 AM: thanks for the replies, guys
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: steeleagle on January 07, 2009, 01:47:05 PM: Just got back from walking the dog down at norish and the water is with in 2 ft of the bridges, it isn't going to be fishable for a while either.
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: younggun on January 07, 2009, 07:43:14 PM: i dont expect to many systems to be fishable for atleast a week in time. From wat i researched in the fall on norrish, the only steelhead it would recieve would be strays from other systems.
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: bbronswyk2000 on January 07, 2009, 07:45:28 PM: Quote from: younggun on January 07, 2009, 07:43:14 PM
i dont expect to many systems to be fishable for atleast a week in time. From wat i researched in the fall on norrish, the only steelhead it would recieve would be strays from other systems.

Stray steelhead from somewhere else? Where did you get that info from?
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: younggun on January 07, 2009, 07:47:54 PM: watever gov. site i was on, thats wat i'm remembering from wat i read.
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: bluesteele on January 07, 2009, 08:57:40 PM: Norrish hatchery does produce steelhead for other systems AND they do receive a small run of winters as well.

February being the best time in my experience. Catch them every year without fail. 8 in one afternoon.

Not strays. Whatever info you read Youngun is wrong. :)
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: lucky on January 07, 2009, 08:58:56 PM: I dug up some stats on the Norrish, apparently it has a very small run of wild winter fish. Looks like they did stockings in 90-92, not sure why they stopped?

http://www.bccf.com/steelhead/pdf/norrish-sha-2002.pdf
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: poper on January 07, 2009, 10:11:02 PM: I wouldn t be telling any one I caught 8 steelys in one day!Youe going to ruin it!
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: chromer on January 08, 2009, 07:48:50 AM: Why don't they stock the Norrish? They have a good run of Coho and a hatchery on the system to boot. It would make sense to stock the system with steelhead.
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: dss on January 08, 2009, 08:30:52 AM: Maybe they don't want to mix hatchery fish in with the current tiny wild run? That system is so small and pressured already I don't see why it would need it.
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: Fishmaster J on January 10, 2009, 03:58:00 PM: I feel so sorry for the coho trapped in there in the fall, people harvesting tomatoes and flossing fish that are half dead. It would be a shame to see the same happen to their small wild steal run
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: RalphH on January 11, 2009, 10:24:30 AM: here's the best info available:

http://www.bccf.com/steelhead/r2-focus5.htm#nor
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: hue-nut on January 11, 2009, 09:20:37 PM: thanks for the replys, much appreciated
Title: Re: Norrish Creek
Post by: nutsford on January 12, 2009, 03:46:27 PM: I agree with fishmaster to small of stream not too many ethics anymore boundry should be hiway bridge!!!