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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: dennisK on August 11, 2018, 07:36:23 PM

Title: Do sockeye enter all arms of the fraser or only the north arm?
Post by: dennisK on August 11, 2018, 07:36:23 PM

I was just wondering when sockeye enter the fraser do they stick to the north arm - or do they go as far as the middle and south arm? Has anyone ever seen/encountered sockeye as low as the south arm?

Thanks

Title: Re: Do sockeye enter all arms of the fraser or only the north arm?
Post by: ynot on August 11, 2018, 08:16:21 PM

most go  up the south arm.

Title: Re: Do sockeye enter all arms of the fraser or only the north arm?
Post by: VAGAbond on August 12, 2018, 07:17:27 PM

In years of the big run like this year, about Sept. 18, you can sometimes see the entire south arm, just above Steveston, bouncing with jumping fish.  Hundreds and hundreds of them.   Unlike the Pink that seem to follow the shore, they go right up the middle.

Title: Re: Do sockeye enter all arms of the fraser or only the north arm?
Post by: tfishy on August 13, 2018, 09:24:39 PM

2010 Sockeye Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPnnKhTSbA

Title: Re: Do sockeye enter all arms of the fraser or only the north arm?
Post by: dennisK on August 14, 2018, 10:16:13 AM

Quote from: VAGAbond on August 12, 2018, 07:17:27 PM

In years of the big run like this year, about Sept. 18, you can sometimes see the entire south arm, just above Steveston, bouncing with jumping fish.  Hundreds and hundreds of them.   Unlike the Pink that seem to follow the shore, they go right up the middle.

thanks and wow that'd be a sight to see.

Interesting though when i was up at Hope a few years ago watching the sockeye flossing - the socks were being caught close to shore as well as folks casting way way out. And this was on a WIDE stretch of the fraser.

I wonder why they'd change their swimming behaviour from only focusing  on the middle further up from the mouth.

Title: Re: Do sockeye enter all arms of the fraser or only the north arm?
Post by: blueback on August 14, 2018, 11:36:25 AM

Faster current; harder to swim against.

Title: Re: Do sockeye enter all arms of the fraser or only the north arm?
Post by: VAGAbond on August 14, 2018, 05:18:52 PM

I suspect they follow the shore more than realized upstream where the current is stronger.  Fishers cast way out and hook fish on the end of the swing.  It depends of course on the topography.  They will hug a steep shore adjacent to strong current but move out to mid-stream on a shallow shore.  I think Springs tend to go up under the faster current.