Victoria Reports 2015

fished from 4-7 off the breakwater and esquimalt, skunked! tried chovies and coho killers
fished sunday morning out there too and skunked as well! lots of boats out sunday, didnt see too many nets.
 
Was out this morning not fishing. Saw a commercial troller headed out from the harbour, but off Albert head dragging tuna gear. Not kidding, dragging about 8-10 rattlers out the back. Anyone know what's up with this?
 
Prior lake coho release stillborn?

Thanks for your offer . The funds come from our membership fees , plus donations we get from helping on other derbies etc , money is not the issue , it's trying to get past all the hoops DFO put us thru to get ok for hopefully net pens at Ogden pt , also we enhance craigflower ck with last year was our biggest COHO returns ever 1876 adults returned normal run of 450 , colquitz has there biggest ever also 1560 these are west coast COHO UP TO 19 lbs , the club has been enhancing craigflower since 1987 , we trap every fish is sexed then over the fence to Thetis lake watershed , take 50 adults to hatchery for brood then release 30,000 fry trucked to PRIOR LK every October to guarantee a backup , in case of stream problems , also MILLSTREAM can be topped up , as the hatchery built a fish ladder behind the casino yrs ago which returns there is around ,250 return there every yr , so to see these returns very is very satisfying , enhancement works where there is low returns near cities etc

These pictures were taken after the coho were released yesterday.
 

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Oh No that is awful.

Maybe They shocked which is the water parameter was not right match from the hatchery coho to released to the river/lake. Or Water was toxic ?

Possible PH shock? or Conductivity shock or temperature shock?

Where did you see them? I want to go and look at them.
 
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Oh No that is awful.

Maybe They shocked which is the water parameter was not right match from the hatchery coho to released to the river/lake. Or Water was toxic ?

Possible PH shock? or Conductivity shock or temperature shock?

Where did you see them? I want to go and look at them.

Prior Lake...just got back and it appears to be a high mortality percentage...talked with someone who got there just after the fry were released; "many were near the surface and appeared to be gasping for air"

This news is disheartening;especially for the hatchery volunteers, who volunteer time and money to enhance local fisheries.
 
Terrible loss. Next time groups should sample the lakes before release and get an analysis from the CRD aquatic ecology lab. For questions, contact me.
 
How many were released into the lake?
 
Esquimalt anglers assoc

How many were released into the lake?

We released 25,000 coho fry in prior lk yesterday like we have done last 20 yrs , hatchery manager figures lake may have gone toxic do to the hot weather , lost about 10 % ,we are doing tests today and tomorrow, elk lake had a huge bow frog kill as well , which is a good thing ( Gary )
 
"many were near the surface and appeared to be gasping for air"

That signal was that there was something wrong with the water. It is possible the water parameter was wrong or toxic or parasitic or not enough oxygen? I am an aquaculture technician for over 15 years.

I want to know how big were the coho fry?
 
I ran over to Race this morning 500-600', one 8lb wild that I tossed back and lots of tinies from 45'-135'. After tiny number 12, I picked up and back to Vic harbour.
 
I ran over to Race this morning 500-600', one 8lb wild that I tossed back and lots of tinies from 45'-135'. After tiny number 12, I picked up and back to Vic harbour.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wild's are open now, arent they?
 
That wild fish just looked so pissed off for biting the spoon, so I let him go! I believe it's 1 wild and 3 hatchery retention west of Race, but I could be wrong. Tomorrow I'm going out to the USA border off Race. Big fleet of Yankee boats out there, they are all talking on 68
 
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