Interior Fraser steelhead are not the only summer stock in the Fraser system. The Whonnock specimen was taken on Aug 11. Bison didn't identify that one as a suspected IFS fish or use it in his forecast. There were no net openings in the lower Fraser during the IFS window and no steelhead reported in the openings that followed. Another comment I read elsewhere is that the Bison index is pretty coarse and has a margin of error up to the 50% mark moral being to wait until they do a spawning enumeration in the springtime which in all likelihood will still be pretty dire.

There has also been a few comparisons to the Coquihalla where the count this fall was 600 fish which must be something like the highest on record since before the first pipeline Then there was a super highway and another pipeline. The Coq had counts as low as just over a dozen back in the 90s to then bounce back to 500+within a few years. Some of these stocks display a remarkable resilience.

Okay, "Halibut and Potato Chips" sounds like an interesting twist on fish and chips! I wonder what preparation of halibut works best? Deep fried? Pan-fried? Lightly battered is key for flavor. 

It’s pretty wild they let the fn have in river net openings in October for chum on such a low abundance year. Especially after a huge amount of sockeye openings in August and then pinks. Goes to show once again what the people managing our resource care about. I don’t know how anyone can have support or respect for dfo any more

I just to point out the forecast of 19 fish is based on the assumption that 1 steelhead was caught in all the in river test fisheries. Usually it is based on the Albion test fishery. One fish was caught in August at Brownsville. August would be very early for a Thompson or Chilcotin and no one actually examined the fish. It could have been from one of the coastal summer run streams in the Hope area.

their was also one in whonnock. There is definitely ifs in the Fraser in August. There was a picture of one late August pulled out of a bet by a co in lillooet a few years back.

He one steelhead on August 29th and Brownsville falls within the migration timing of the chilcotin stocks. Plus over the years DFO has seine netted steelhead at Martel on the Thompson in early September when doing sockeye work. One other thing to note is the peak migration month for steelhead at one time was August. Before the 1960's all fish including steelhead where turned into the canneries and the month of August showed the highest catch rate. One needs to pull up commercial catch statistics from the 1950's to see this.

the actual forecast is less than 19 fish if one reads the report closely. Also less than 9 fish for the chilcotin.
After the Fall of 2021 atmospheric river event I can't see how this should be a surprise to anyone. How many smolt/fry does anyone think survived that event on the Coldwater/Nicola system besides Bonaparte and Deadman? I never paid attention to the Chilcotin that fall so unsure if it would have greatly affected that river also

A major shift in conscience needs to happen before things get better, and that takes time. Things could change faster if people stop doing things that maintain the illusion of having a choice or a free society. Voting is one these things. I had a period of not voting for I do not want to prop up the illusion, give it credit of legitimacy. I caved this last election and went to vote for PPC - a party in an informational blackout. You want things to change? Don't prop the illusion!

I just to point out the forecast of 19 fish is based on the assumption that 1 steelhead was caught in all the in river test fisheries. Usually it is based on the Albion test fishery. One fish was caught in August at Brownsville. August would be very early for a Thompson or Chilcotin and no one actually examined the fish. It could have been from one of the coastal summer run streams in the Hope area.

https://vancouversun.com/news/record-low-steelhead-return-raises-unprecedented-conservation-concerns-bc-wildlife-federation
Wow.. This is just Heartbreaking

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