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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rodney on November 02, 2004, 03:08:39 PM

Title: What happened to these pre-spawned fish?
Post by: Rodney on November 02, 2004, 03:08:39 PM

These photos are from the Vedder River.

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/member/pic/pic041102-1.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/member/pic/pic041102-2.jpg)

Title: Re: What happened to these pre-spawned fish?
Post by: DragonSpeed on November 02, 2004, 03:10:46 PM

Counted.

Title: Re: What happened to these pre-spawned fish?
Post by: Rodney on November 02, 2004, 03:13:15 PM

That's what I thought, but the photographer suggested they were pre-spawns.

Title: Re: What happened to these pre-spawned fish?
Post by: Koho on November 02, 2004, 03:17:06 PM

What day were these taken?

Title: Re: What happened to these pre-spawned fish?
Post by: Fish Assassin on November 02, 2004, 04:44:16 PM

They cut them in half to prevent them from counting them twice.

Title: Re: What happened to these pre-spawned fish?
Post by: DaN ThE MaN on November 02, 2004, 06:30:55 PM

What type of fish were these???

Title: Re: What happened to these pre-spawned fish?
Post by: Smiley on November 02, 2004, 06:48:28 PM

ds you are right it is a fish count. cutting them prevents double counting and also check to see if they have spawned or died prematurely.dfo does not gaff and kill they only count the dead ones. it is not a nice job but somebody has to do it. i volunteered my time once doing this dead fish count i had to chuck my clothes out and power wash my waders to get smell out .