quote:Originally posted by juandesooka
But since we're on the subject of pinks, I have a question maybe someone can answer. The odd year Fraser run is massive and I believe the even year run was completely wiped out decades ago by a landslide. I'm curious why the even year run wasn't restocked, because pinks seem to be pretty easy to grow. Is it because they are "just pinks"? Undesirable competition with other species for food/space? Anyone know? Because if seeking to develop more recreational fishing opportunities, that's a pretty easy and accessible fishery (with apologies to the slime haters...)
The Fraser has never had even year pinks-as far as I know. The line for pinks both years is around say...Nile Creek. Most places south only get Pinks in odd years while north of the Island they are only even years. North Island recieves pinks every year in most systems with even years being generally bigger. Then line is around Pt. Mcneill. The Cluxewe gets aprox. the same amount year to year(a few more in even years) while the Quatse in Port Hardy gets a huge run in even years and almost non-existant in odd years. They actually tried to stock even year pinks in some fraser Tribs. years ago that didn't take. The Coqutlam is one for sure. That being said, I have seen a couple in the Thompson in even years-we're talking only a few in my life. I figured they were lost or lived and extra salt....could be decendants of this lost strain you're you're talking about? I've seen lost salmon in strange places before-like sockeye in small west coast streams with no lake-who really knows?[/size=1][/size=2][/size=4]