herring spawn

[islander55]

hey there just wondering when the herring show up around nanaimo yellow point area rouphly?

 

[Tugcapitan]

Passed a fishery at night about two weeks ago off of Harmac. The boat with the net out said on the radio that they were pumping fish onto another vessel. As we passed it, the net looked fairly boiling, and the breath of the sea lions and seals doing perimeter laps around it was creating a mist about 2 feet high off the water.
I'm assumed it was herring at the time? Now I'm not sure, but it looked cool.

 

[Cuba Libre]

Go on the dDFO website and sign up for notifications via email for openings and closures and other info. Here is the latest Gulf herring info

COMMERCIAL - Herring: Spawn on Kelp,
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Gill Net,
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Seine,
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Test Fishery

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0139-COMMERCIAL - Herring: Roe - Strait of Georgia - February 23, 2017

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 03

DATE: Feb 23, 2017

STRAIT OF GEORGIA

AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo-------Feb 23: 7,000 tons
TEST:Feb 23am Kuhushan Pt 2.3% 20.4cm 56m:40f 9-10-21-1-0(27gm:104gm)
TEST:Feb 22pm 2 mi E Miracle Bch 0% 19.7cm 54m:64f 1-20-43-0-1
E.C. Denman Island------------Feb 23: 10,000 tons in Horseshoe
TEST:Feb 22am Horseshoe 0%;19.1cm;70m:53f 0-16-37-0-2
TEST:Feb 20pm on 3,000 tons Komas: 0.1%;19.9cm;64m:45f;1-5-39-0-2
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------Feb 21: Few schools
E.C. Hornby Is----------------Feb 22: Not assessed
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Feb 23: 500 tons
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Feb 23: NFF
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Feb 23: Assessing
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------Feb 22: NFF
Nile Creek to French Cr-------Feb 22: NFF
French Cr to NW Bay-----------Feb 22: A few schools
Total 14: 17,000 tons assessment incomplete

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove-------Feb 22: A few schools
Inner Nanoose-----------------Feb 23: Not assessed
Outer Nanoose-----------------Feb 22: 225 tons
Blunden to Neck Point---------Feb 22: A few small schools
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Feb 23: Not assessed
TOTAL AREA 17N: 1,100 tons assessment incomplete

AREA 17 SOUTH-----------------Feb 21: Not assessed
Total Area 17N: Not assessed

TOTAL STRAIT OF GEORGIA: Assessment incomplete.

 

[Tugcapitan]

There was a herring ball 1.5 M due East of Thrasher tonight.

 

[hippaisland]

There was a herring ball 1.5 M due East of Thrasher tonight.

Did ya fish it!?

 

[Tugcapitan]

I wish, passed it at 10kts.

 

[islander55]

anyone seen any herring spawns near nanaimo - yellow point

 

[eroyd]

Saw a sea lion cruising up the Victoria Gorge this morning. Last week harbour seals were chasing something in the shallows. Probably a good sign good numbers of herring are arriving.

 

[Cuba Libre]

You REALLY could look this up yourself Islander55
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Herring: Spawn on Kelp,
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Gill Net,
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Seine,
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Test Fishery

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0208-COMMERCIAL - Herring: Roe - Strait of Georgia - Update March 12, 2017

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 20

DATE: Mar 12, 2017

STRAIT OF GEORGIA
AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo-------Mar 8: Schools in the shallows
E.C. Denman Island------------Mar 9: Scratches
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------Mar 12: NFF
E.C. Hornby Is----------------Mar 12: Not assessed
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Mar 12: Not assessed
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Mar 12: A few schools
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Mar 12: 2,000 tons
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------Mar 12: Not assessed
Nile Creek to French Cr-------Mar 12: Not assessed
French Cr to NW Bay-----------Mar 12: 4,000 tons
Total 14: 60,000 tons

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove-------Mar 12: Small schools
Inner Nanoose-----------------Mar 12: Not assessed
Outer Nanoose-----------------Mar 12: Skimmer
Blunden to Neck Point---------Mar 12: 1,000 tons
TEST:Mar 12:Neck Point 3.0%;17.6cm;49m:35f;25-3-7-79(12gm:60gm)
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Mar 9: 500 tons
TOTAL AREA 17N: 1,000 tons

AREA 17 SOUTH
Pylades Channel---------------Mar 11: NFF
Upper Stuart Channel----------Mar 11: NFF
Lower Stuart Channel----------Mar 11: 550 tons Yellow Point
Flattop to Thrasher-----------Mar 11: 750 tons Lock Bay and Gabriola Reef
Poirier Pass------------------Mar 12: Not assessed
Trincomali Channel------------Mar 12: Not assessed
Total Area 17N: 1,000 tons

Total Area 17N: 3,000 tons

TOTAL STRAIT OF GEORGIA: 65,000 tons

The seine fishery has not been active today; the two sets in lower Baynes Sound
this morning were released due to fish size. Fishing may resume in early
morning if the weather moderates and stocks are located. The seine fishery was
open March 6 and March 8 to 12. Catch estimate on hails and validations is
approximately 9,500 tons of the 13,013 ton quota.

The roe herring gill net fishery has been open since March 4. The catch for the
gill net fishery is 8,200 tons of the 15,171 ton quota.

The test vessel Denman Isle assessed the Nanaimo area to Northwest Bay, and
will assess Sabine Channel and Powell River over the next few days before
returning to Area 14 and ending the charter south of Nanaimo next weekend.

There was no spawn observed on the flight this morning at 10:00 hours from
Nanaimo to Shelter Point. Total miles of spawn to date are 34 NM. There is no
spawn flight planned for tomorrow. The dive assessment teams on the vessels
Ocean Cloud and Viking Spirit have commenced the dive survey program and
weather is hampering assessment.


ROE TEST CODEate;Location;roe yield;fish size;males:females;#1-#2-#3-#spawned-
#juvenile;(roe weight gm:fish weight gm)

 

[meathook]

Jigged a cooler full of herring today just off komox bluffs off Denman. beauty day. Lots of fish and gill netters