The 1999 Fraser River sockeye fishery

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Sockeye Salmon Fishing BC. Sockeye Salmon are present in our rivers from Aug- mid Oct, with the best fishing times being in August see “fish calendar“. When fishing in BC, expect the Sockeye Salmon to arrive in our rivers as lean, silver fish, fresh from the ocean and in prime fighting and eating condition.

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it.

This species is a Pacific salmon that is primarily red in hue during spawning. They can grow up to 84 cm (2 ft 9 in) in length and weigh to 7 kg (5–15 lb).Family: Salmonidae. Salmon Fishing. Located in the heart of the salmon migratory routes, millions of fish move through our local river systems every year.

With access to the Fraser, Harrison and Vedder Rivers; Fishing the Fraser provides you with an opportunity to fish all 5 species of salmon: Chinook, Coho, Chum, Sockeye and Pink.

Freshwater (Fraser River) Sockeye Fishing. As most know, sockeye are not aggressive biters as they travel through the Fraser River, in order to catch a The 1999 Fraser River sockeye fishery book we use a tactic that SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR SOCKEYE ON THE FRASER flossing.

We use a bait casting or spinning rod that is ft long with a spinning or bait casting reel loaded with 50lb or 65lb braided line.

Fraser River Valley Salmon Fishing Report. Fraser River Valley Coho & Chinook Salmon Fishing will start early to mid September Fall Salmon: Make sure you book early to get in on the intense Salmon fishing action for Chinook and Coho starting in mid September.

Then the Chum salmon arrive in early October. This will go well into November. The Sockeye Salmon fishing in BC is strictly controlled by our Fisheries Department (DFO), with a very regulated fish-retention season that usually opens in the first half of August and can last into the first week of Sept.

This is primarily a Fraser River “harvest” fishery with bottom bouncing being the common local fishing method for. Fraser River Sockeye June Historical Perspective HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE The summer of was a turning point for Fraser River sockeye. It held the potential for irreparable damage.

The narrows at Hells Gate were still blocked by rock debris, despite earlier attempts to clear away the remnants of the slide. Get this from a library. Angler effort and catch in the lower Fraser River sport fishery. [V Palermo; A S Thompson; Canada.

Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Pacific Region. Science Branch.] -- The lower Fraser River mainstream recreational fishery was assessed from to and again in andusing a combined access point/overflight survey design.

Sockeye salmon fever has hit the northwest. Typically, this fishery only opens once every four years on the Fraser River. This iterative 4-year cycle has continued to bring in a large return of Sockeye so the Fisheries open it up for us recreational anglers. Fraser River system revived by biggest sockeye salmon run in nearly years The Fraser River system, which includes the Adams, is experiencing the Author: Mark Hume.

When Sockeye open on the Fraser River anglers seem to come out of the woodwork. If you want to take advantage of this fishery it’s a fact that you will be fishing with other anglers – in some cases MANY other anglers. The good news is that the Fraser is huge and there is room for everyone.

sockeye has occurred independently of other upriver salmon populations e.g. Stellako River sockeye. Water quality improved significantly during the ’s, when Stuart sockeye declined.

This is opposite to what you would predict if water pollution was associated with Stuart/Takla Lake sockeye Size: 3MB. Sockeye salmon are migrating up B.C.'s Fraser River right now, but the water is so warm the fish may die before they have the chance to spawn. The Fraser River is the home of one of the world’s largest White Sturgeon populations.

Anglers travel from near and afar to do battle with these magnificent ancient fish. Not only does the Fraser River boast incredible sturgeon fishing, it is also known for its massive salmon runs, averaging million per year.

Learn More about the Fraser. Unfortunately, this book can't be printed from the OpenBook. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a PDF.

Visit to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery will remain closed for now, the Pacific Salmon Commission's Fraser River Panel decided Tuesday, after. On Aug. 11, ­— the same four-year sockeye cycle as this year’s sockeye runs — Botkin caught 1, fish in a single test fishery at Cottonwood with a somewhat longer gillnet of about.

- With the Fraser hitting temperatures over 19 degrees, the sockeye delay entering the river. The total run is only million with just over 2 million caught.

- Again about four. Fraser River salmon fishing closes Bethany Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Some of the six-pound sockeye salmon caught during a gillnet test fishery on the lower Fraser River on.

The Fraser River Panel met Tuesday, J to receive an update on the migration of the Fraser sockeye runs to date and review the status of migration conditions in the Fraser River watershed.

Gill net test fishery catches in the Fraser River have increased considerably in both the Whonnock and Cottonwood test fisheries with 93 being caught. Each year, Tidal Fraser River's fall salmon fishery starts in early October after DFO's Interior coho salmon management measures end. The fishery lasts for up to two months until all chinook, coho and chum salmon return to their Lower Fraser River tributaries.

It is a convenient, relaxing and sometimes productive fishery which is ideal for.Get this from a library! A comparison of estimates of First Nations catches of Fraser River sockeye salmon from to by scale-based discriminant function models and run reconstruction models.

[Jim Gable; Pacific Salmon Commission.].Fraser River sturgeon is a catch and release sport fishery. Sturgeon numbers thrive in these waters because of these conservation efforts.

Fishing the Fraser pride themselves in the ethical handling of all fish. Our Owner Chad McAdie has 15 years of experience as a fishing guide `.