Chums in Brown’s Bay

Don't want to be a party killer, but found this FN today that would be of some planning interest to some:


Category(s):

COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Gill Net,

COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine,

COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll


Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada


Subject: FN1067-COMMERCIAL - Salmon - Chum - Area 12 and 13 - Commercial Mixed Stock Chum Fisheries in Johnstone Strait


Johnstone Strait Chum test-fishing catches to date have been poor and tracking

below the 2010 levels encountered during a similar time period. In 2010

fisheries were suspended based on the high likelihood that abundance was below

the critical 1.0 million threshold identified in the IFMP and Chapter 6 of the

Pacific Salmon Treaty. If this low abundance observed in the test fishery

persists, it is highly likely that the aggregate abundance of Inner South Coast

Chum will be below 1.0 million.


As outlined in the IFMP and Chapter 6 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty, commercial

Chum fisheries in Johnstone Strait will be suspended when an abundance estimate

of less than 1 million Chum salmon migrating through Johnstone Strait is

identified.


Area B seine, Area D gill net, and Area H troll fishers are advised that future

fishing opportunities may be suspended, if abundance estimates from in season

assessments do not improve. Test-fishing catches and abundance estimates will

continue to be monitored closely and if required a revised fishing plan, based

on in-season information, will inform future fishing opportunities.


Area H is scheduled to open on Friday September 28, and will continue as

scheduled unless closed for conservation. A decision regarding the Area B

opening, currently scheduled for Monday, October 1, 2018, will be made on

Friday morning and announced to the fleet via fishery notice.


The next scheduled update is Friday, September 28, 2018.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:


Christine Bukta, Resource Manager (250) 286-5888 or christine.bukta@dfo-

mpo.gc.ca


Greg Hornby, Resource Manager (250) 286-5886

Greg.Hornby@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
 
Has anyone fished in the last couple of days? Any chum showing up ?
Fished plumper first light Saturday morning. When we first pulled in there was a huge school
jumping just inside the bay, by the time we got set up they were gone. Fished there for a 1/2 hour
then moved to Deep Water Bay. Fished there for 2 hours. No schools seen jumping and no schools
on the sounder.
Not one bite on two rods and spoke to a lot of boats and no one had a chum, one boat had released a wild Coho..

Great day on the water, ducked the honey to do list. Going hunting tomorrow.
 
We fished BB Saturday am as well, last hour of the ebb (10:30 - 11:30) there was a short bite at plumper, saw 5 or 6 netted. Moved over to Deepwater for the flood, only saw a couple nets out, gave up on Chum and dropped the Coho gear. Between 2 pm - 3 pm we hit a bunch, lucked out with 3 nice hatchery fish. My wife got her biggest at 15 lbs! All 100 - 115 ft over 500 - 600 ft of water between Separation and BB proper, green flasher with green glow coho killer.
 
Fished Greensea Bay from 10 - 2. No takers, a few nets out but not often. Beauty day. Derby should be interesting. Fish being caught are said to be on the heavy side.
 
Fished today at Separation Hd just as tide was flooding with 17? other boats..didnt see any nets out. Nothing for us
We then headed up to green sea till 4pm..again nothing..

Heading down to turkey dinner at club house in BBay
Happy thanksgiving all
 
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Started at Green sea Monday morning @9. Saw a nice size school on the surface, 12 in the air at once. landed 1 lost 3. Nothing from 11-2 so moved to Deepwater where we landed 3 lost 1. 50% landing rate is an improvement over yesterday when we went 0 for3. Good to see the schools moving through.
 
Does anyone have more recent reports, or know of anyone else who was out there yesterday?
 
Does anyone have more recent reports, or know of anyone else who was out there yesterday?
Everyone is keeping quiet because of the derby lol. I’m heading up today. Try and get a couple hours in later this afternoon and I’ll post a report. I’m guessing things will be on the slow side this year but will make each fish you hook more exciting.
 
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