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In season assement has shown the Big Qualicum Hatchery has achieved their required coho broodstock and the hatchery believes they have enough coho for a wild spawn in the Big Qualicum.
Effective Oct 27 2010 there will a retention fishery above the E&N railway bridge of 3 coho, only one of which may be over 35cm .
Here is the entire notice:
<center>FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
FISHERY NOTICE
(BIG QUALICUM RIVER 2010)</center>
POSSESSION AND GEAR RESTRICTIONS AND OPEN AREAS
Closures:
No fishing from Hatchery counting fence to the Hwy 19A bridge Aug 10 – Oct 15.
From the Reserve boundary below the Big Qualicum hatchery downstream to the highway 19A bridge Jan 1- Dec 31.
Downstream of the E&N Railway bridge Dec 1 to June 15.
From the Hatchery counting fence downstream to the Qualicum First Nation Reserve, from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise Oct 16 to Nov 30.
Gear:
Fly fishing only September 1 to October 15.
From Horne Lake Dam to E&N railway bridge, hook or artificial lure Dec 1 to May 31.
Chum
Oct 1 - Nov 30, the daily limit of chum salmon is one (1) per day in the Big Qualicum River. Minimum size limit of 30 cm.
Chinook
Apr 24 - Oct 15, the daily limit of Chinook is four (4) less then 62cm, Hatchery or Wild. Oct 16 - Dec 31, the daily limit of Chinook is four (4) of which only two (2) may be over 62 cm Hatchery or Wild.
Coho
Oct 27 2010 - until March 31, 2011, the daily limit for Coho salmon is three (3) per day, only one (1) of which may be over 35 cm in the following area:
- Qualicum River, upstream of the E&N Railway Bridge
Pink/Sockeye Possession is zero (0).
Notes:
- Your limit of salmon is 4 per day of the aggregate (combined) allowable catch.
- Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters of British Columbia.
- The term "hatchery marked" means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose
fin.
Report all violations 24 hours per day to
1-800-465-4336
Effective Oct 27 2010 there will a retention fishery above the E&N railway bridge of 3 coho, only one of which may be over 35cm .
Here is the entire notice:
<center>FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
FISHERY NOTICE
(BIG QUALICUM RIVER 2010)</center>
POSSESSION AND GEAR RESTRICTIONS AND OPEN AREAS
Closures:
No fishing from Hatchery counting fence to the Hwy 19A bridge Aug 10 – Oct 15.
From the Reserve boundary below the Big Qualicum hatchery downstream to the highway 19A bridge Jan 1- Dec 31.
Downstream of the E&N Railway bridge Dec 1 to June 15.
From the Hatchery counting fence downstream to the Qualicum First Nation Reserve, from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise Oct 16 to Nov 30.
Gear:
Fly fishing only September 1 to October 15.
From Horne Lake Dam to E&N railway bridge, hook or artificial lure Dec 1 to May 31.
Chum
Oct 1 - Nov 30, the daily limit of chum salmon is one (1) per day in the Big Qualicum River. Minimum size limit of 30 cm.
Chinook
Apr 24 - Oct 15, the daily limit of Chinook is four (4) less then 62cm, Hatchery or Wild. Oct 16 - Dec 31, the daily limit of Chinook is four (4) of which only two (2) may be over 62 cm Hatchery or Wild.
Coho
Oct 27 2010 - until March 31, 2011, the daily limit for Coho salmon is three (3) per day, only one (1) of which may be over 35 cm in the following area:
- Qualicum River, upstream of the E&N Railway Bridge
Pink/Sockeye Possession is zero (0).
Notes:
- Your limit of salmon is 4 per day of the aggregate (combined) allowable catch.
- Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters of British Columbia.
- The term "hatchery marked" means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose
fin.
Report all violations 24 hours per day to
1-800-465-4336
