Commercial Prawn opening West Vancouver Island

[Murry]

Anybody know heard/read when the commercial prawning season is opening on the West of Vancouver Island?
Usually is around May 10-15.
Just curious if anybody heard anything for this year.

 

[Old Blue]

My guess would be between the 6th and 9th for Barkley Sound, usually the 1st full week of may there

 

[Derby]

Commercial prawn is open May 15 this year.

 

[Murry]

Thanks

 

[Aces]

Go get them while you can

 

[Murry]

Going in 10 days!

 

[Laxputs]

Can someone please link the governmental site with the prawn opening date.

 

[jayinsurrey]

What about over here? When does commercial open around Bowen and Howe Sound?

 

[PEETZcanada]

What about over here? When does commercial open around Bowen and Howe Sound?

Commercial prawn is coast wide same time.

 

[SpringVelocity]

Commercial prawn is open May 15 this year.

Just posting this again.

 

[sly_karma]

I found it instructive to be out during the commie prawn season last year. It was interesting to see where and how they were setting - and weren't setting. I noted a couple of terrain nooks that seemed to be inaccessible to their long trap lines, and these missed spots proved to be productive for me in July. It also confirmed the best depths to be fishing - easy to follow the line between their buoys and observe depth by sonar. For the mid Sunshine Coast area, 300-350 ft flats appeared to be the preferred zone.

 

[Laxputs]

I found it instructive to be out during the commie prawn season last year. It was interesting to see where and how they were setting - and weren't setting. I noted a couple of terrain nooks that seemed to be inaccessible to their long trap lines, and these missed spots proved to be productive for me in July. It also confirmed the best depths to be fishing - easy to follow the line between their buoys and observe depth by sonar. For the mid Sunshine Coast area, 300-350 ft flats appeared to be the preferred zone.

Great post.