Alberni Inlet

[Derby]

I love those afternoons when u come out of the river and its blowing so hard the the boat moves 3 ft sideways tell u can get your nose into it.. then all is good

 

[Scorpiofisher]

Mid afternoon towards Port you'll be going against the wind if it's warm and sunny.

Think you got that backwards brah. Wind almost always blows up the canal towards Port on warm sunny days. Valley heating causes it.

 

[searun]

Correct x 10000 The reason we get big winds on hot days is Port Alberni really heats up and as the hot air (not from inhabitants) rises, it draws in the cooler air from out in Barkley Sound. The longest straight shot is from Pocahontas to Franklin River - that allows the wind to crank up the wave action by the time you hit Nahmint. Not uncommon on really hot days for 5 to 6 foot green ones to be encountered. Sometimes the Alberni Harbour also allows a straight shot, creating some really intense wind waves at the entrance to the river. Watch out for logs, the waves hide them really well. Travel safe, its nasty.

 

[ryanb]

Think you got that backwards brah. Wind almost always blows up the canal towards Port on warm sunny days. Valley heating causes it.

You're right, brain fart.

 

[searun]

Here's the latest update. Note the planned fin fish closure which is under discussion to further protect this small return of sockeye.



Somass Sockeye Stock Assessment Update

Pre-season forecast:

Somass (Great Central and Sproat) – 169,000

Henderson Lake sockeye outlook < 15,000

Escapement to May 23: Stamp: 10 Sproat: 900 Total: 910

Test Fishery: Seine vessel testing June 8th - 10th

First in-season re-forecast: June 25th

Catch Estimate: 0

Somass First Nations – 0

Maa-nulth First Nations – 0

Area D Gillnet – 0

Area B Seine - 0

Recreational – 0

NEXT WEEK’S FISHING PLANS:

All Fishing plans are subject to change depending on weekly meetings.

First Nations

Hupacasath & Tseshaht – Sockeye FSC closed, EO - closed.

Maa-nulth – Sockeye FSC closed

Commercial

Area D Gillnet – closed.

Area B Seine – closed.

Recreational

Sockeye closed

Upcoming : As a precaution to prevent incidental mortality of released Sockeye a full finfish closure to all sectors is expected to be implemented shortly. The area to be closed is from the tidal section of the Somass River at Paper Mill Dam downstream into the inlet

and south to Hocking Point. This measure and any future changes will be announced in Fishery Notices and this bulletin.

For more info please call the Port Alberni DFO office at 250 720 4440