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wagonmaster

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Looked through a pile of regs in the app and can find current regulations no problem. Chinook closed to July 31 off Victoria, but no mention of future open dates and/or restrictions. Pretty sure retention of springs begins August 1st and if I wait until then the app will inform me. My question...is there anywhere on the app that details future regulations so one can plan ahead? Does the DFO site give future regs? Thanks.
 
Hey Wagonmaster! Yes you are right. Chinook fishing is closed until the 1st unless otherwise written by notice or changed between now and then. I use to use the app but found it wrong or slow to load new regulations at a few times while using it. So I stoped using the app entirely. Unfortunately with the DFO it’s best to keep track of the regulations on there site. It’s very rare they will divulge info on later opening and closures. But it definitely does happen from time to time. I recommend signing up for the email notices fisheries gives out by email. Then periodically checking the regulations each time you want to go out fishing.

At the bottom of the page you will see a sign up for fisheries email notifications.
https://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm
 
Looked through a pile of regs in the app and can find current regulations no problem. Chinook closed to July 31 off Victoria, but no mention of future open dates and/or restrictions. Pretty sure retention of springs begins August 1st and if I wait until then the app will inform me. My question...is there anywhere on the app that details future regulations so one can plan ahead? Does the DFO site give future regs? Thanks.


https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/co-chq/19-chq-eng.pdf
 

I’ve been looking for a hour for a map like this for area 18. No doubt user error but FU$K is it frustrating trying to put all these Dfo and whale Regs together! The app is great at times but for opening day it sucks. Still only showing info ending tonight.

edit- found something. Blood pressure slowly returning to “normal”. Sure wish I had a relaxing hobby to distract me from this recreational fishing BS
 
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I’ve been looking for a hour for a map like this for area 18. No doubt user error but FU$K is it frustrating trying to put all these Dfo and whale Regs together! The app is great at times but for opening day it sucks. Still only showing info ending tonight.

edit- found something. Blood pressure slowly returning to “normal”. Sure wish I had a relaxing hobby to distract me from this recreational fishing BS

https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/co-chq/18-chq-eng.pdf

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his is what you want. Fortunately managing fisheries is not the only thing DFO can’t do....They keep their urls human readable and predicable ... Just changed the 19 to 18 in the url....
 
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