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[Rodney]

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[~IvAn~]

why did they open it year round 

[rob.l]

 
Mis managment at work

[Fish Assassin]

Great news. Thanks for the link

[Rodney]

The hatchery supported the change. Not sure the reasoning behind it. I guess I can find out...

[~IvAn~]

thx rod

[rob.l]

IMO, It just seems to me that there is way to much presure on this system to support a year round opening.
My other concern is, the likleyhood of more poaching, as people take advantage of the "open year round, blanket". May be I'm wrong......

[Gooey]

There is not a better river to justify a high harvest rate for...think of it: limitted to no spawning grounds and a run of springs and coho that are pretty much 100% hatchery products.

As long as they get their brood stock at the hatchery, those fish should be harvested.

[Hiker]

Hatchery or not, how big is that run? It wouldn't be good to just wipe it out, but if it is a sustainable size I would be first to try.

[Fish Assassin]

I think the bait ban should be lifted. It was originally put in place to protect the chinook stocks. Now that chinook fishery is open for retention, I see no reason for having the bait ban.

[Rodney]

I think the bait ban should be lifted. It was originally put in place to protect the chinook stocks. Now that chinook fishery is open for retention, I see no reason for having the bait ban.

I thought the ban was to protect the fragile summer run steelhead stock?

[Gooey]

That was my impression too Rod, not to mention there has always been retention of springs on the cap, just late in the season when they are in less than prime shape.

Hey CF, for a guy who doesnt like saying much abut the cap, why do you continually brings up the red springs there.  I for one have never seen or heard of a red being hooked on the cap, I hope you aren't just BSing people.

Has anyone on this board (besides CF of coarse    ) recently caught a red on the cap??

[Rodney]

Here you go Ivan and those who are interested:

The Lower Fraser Sport Fishing Advisory Committee passed a motion requesting that Fisheries and Oceans Canada consider expanding recreational fishing opportunities for Chinook on the Capilano River.  The Capilano River was open year-round to the retention of hatchery Coho and from October 16 to December 31 to the retention of Chinook.

The Chinook run on the Capilano are of Harrison stock origin and were transplanted to support First Nations and recreational fisheries.  Stocks returning prior to October 1 are not used by the hatchery due to concerns related to low water.  Harrison origin Chinook are also produced at the Chilliwack Hatchery.

Coho are currently open year-round on the Capilano.

Obviously Chinook are not in the Capilano year-round, but if you are there fishing from September to November, you might just catch some.

Note:  Steelhead retention is prohibited on the Capilano and there is a bait ban in place from Aug. 31 to Oct. 31.

[rln]

I have seen red springs caught in the cap through out the 1980's. Wacked a 23lb beauty one day in early july.

[Gooey]

Thats kinda what I thought.  I spoke with the hatchery and they have used 2 rivers for brood: harrison (whites) and an island stream (qualicum I think) and those were reds.

They stopped using the island for brood stock 15 years ago...according to the guy at the Cap hatchery.  He said there are a very small number of reds in the cap...last year out of 1200 springs they used for brood, 10-15 were reds...thats basically 1%.  Chances are these fish were crossed with whites, so the production of pure reds is probably zilch.