Thanks Derby. I fish Nanaimo down to Valdes in the spring. Im really hoping it stays open. It’s looking like my favourite west coast spots will be getting shut down and I’ll will be pissed off if everywhere I fish gets closed.
Biggest challenge for SOG and approach fisheries where Fraser & Thompson River Chinook stocks of concern are more commonly encountered or caught in rec fisheries is COSEWIC has listed 8 runs as "endangered" and there are a further 5 that are listed as "threatened." Add in concerns about Fraser Chinook as a Critical food source for SRKW, and that spells significant challenge navigating those particular fish through fishing areas where they are encountered with mixed stocks of other more abundant Chinook. Not trying to speculate at all, simply saying that my sense is status quo is highly improbable, particularly in places and times where catch data demonstrates higher incidence where these specific stocks of concern have been encountered in historical fisheries. That said, there could be times/places where we could maintain viable fisheries through measures such as marked selective (hatchery only) fisheries, or a combination of possession limits where we have 1 marked & 1 unmarked retention, or specific slot limits such as we have seen employed in JDF.
Thanks Derby. I fish Nanaimo down to Valdes in the spring. Im really hoping it stays open. It’s looking like my favourite west coast spots will be getting shut down and I’ll will be pissed off if everywhere I fish gets closed.
My guess as to why the nanaimo area doesn't have the chinook restrictions like the straight of Juan de fuca does in the spring/early summer is because majority of the returning Thompson river chinook migrate through the jdf straight during this time. I've been submitting heads to the salmon head recovery program for several years now and have received the percentages form DFO.Thanks Derby. I fish Nanaimo down to Valdes in the spring. Im really hoping it stays open. It’s looking like my favourite west coast spots will be getting shut down and I’ll will be pissed off if everywhere I fish gets closed.
My guess as to why the nanaimo area doesn't have the chinook restrictions like the straight of Juan de fuca does in the spring/early summer is because majority of the returning Thompson river chinook migrate through the jdf straight during this time. I've been submitting heads to the salmon head recovery program for several years now and have received the percentages form DFO.
My guess as to why the nanaimo area doesn't have the chinook restrictions like the straight of Juan de fuca does in the spring/early summer is because majority of the returning Thompson river chinook migrate through the jdf straight during this time. I've been submitting heads to the salmon head recovery program for several years now and have received the percentages form DFO.
Hopefully all sectors will be seeing changes.....especially food fishing! I have no problem killing less fish but everyone needs to be on board or else it’s pointless.It was based on DNA sampling from ardent anglers group.. that being said we all most likely will being seeing reg changes regarding chinooks as there are many moving parts now...SRKW, upper interior chinooks with a coupled other chinook reductions coming in play... the next 3 months are not going to be fun..
Hopefully all sectors will be seeing changes.....especially food fishing!
I really wish things were different. Never seen so many issues coming down at once. It's a complete gongshow.
Not a chance, the Supreme Court of Canada determined that. S.35, Sparrow, Five Nations ect... Rec fishing can't exist if you limit/restrict food fishing. It's really not worth spending effort on unless your goal is to completely shut down recreational salmon fishing. (some people are at that point).
Hard to tell what's going to happen in an election year. I am actually fairly optimistic that it wont be all that worse than this year.
Remember, they did not meet the goals projected in 2018.
You have seen the 2018 cwt data? Thought it wasent suppose to be out to later this year. Can you share?
Biggest challenge for SOG and approach fisheries where Fraser & Thompson River Chinook stocks of concern are more commonly encountered or caught in rec fisheries is COSEWIC has listed 8 runs as "endangered" and there are a further 5 that are listed as "threatened." Add in concerns about Fraser Chinook as a Critical food source for SRKW, and that spells significant challenge navigating those particular fish through fishing areas where they are encountered with mixed stocks of other more abundant Chinook. Not trying to speculate at all, simply saying that my sense is status quo is highly improbable, particularly in places and times where catch data demonstrates higher incidence where these specific stocks of concern have been encountered in historical fisheries. That said, there could be times/places where we could maintain viable fisheries through measures such as marked selective (hatchery only) fisheries, or a combination of possession limits where we have 1 marked & 1 unmarked retention, or specific slot limits such as we have seen employed in JDF.
Won’t be much worse than this year, I agree on that, once you get a total fin fish closure in your primary area, it’s hard to make it worse.Not a chance, the Supreme Court of Canada determined that. S.35, Sparrow, Five Nations ect... Rec fishing can't exist if you limit/restrict food fishing. It's really not worth spending effort on unless your goal is to completely shut down recreational salmon fishing. (some people are at that point).
Hard to tell what's going to happen in an election year. I am actually fairly optimistic that it wont be all that worse than this year.
Won’t be much worse than this year, I agree on that, once you get a total fin fish closure in your primary area, it’s hard to make it worse.