Overnight prawn traps in Saanich Inlet

[Captain Dudds]

Do many of you guys leave your traps overnight in Saanich Inlet? I'm not concerned so much about the prawn yield as I am the chances of my traps being scooped up.

With so many people in the area I would think its a pretty safe place, but I'm wondering if anybody has had their traps stolen there.

Thanks

 

[JDR]

how much do you value your gear. I don't leave them and I usually stay pretty close, Yes they do go missing

 

[scott craven]

If it's overnight only, i would go for it....
there are more honest people around than not.

 

[Captain Dudds]

fingers are crossed....

 

[spillytalker]

hey dudds, howd you make out sunday with the traps??? get a bunch?

 

[Whole in the Water]

I would not do it, unless you put them out later in the day and pick them up at first light. Unfortunately too many thieves out there.

Long live wild salmon!!!
>&lt)))>

 

[Captain Dudds]

We did pretty good, as far as I'm concerned anyways. One pair of traps had only about 50, and the other pair had 110, then I ate one and my girlfriend freed one, so 158 was the tally. Nice size too.

Its too bad theft is such a hazard. It only takes a couple hours to burn out there and check traps, so I could leave the traps in for a week checking them every evening and I would have enough prawns for the year. However, I don't have enough time to sit out there for 3 or 4 hours each time making it a 6 hour overall trip. So, I can either risk the traps and get my prawns, or play it safe but only get out prawning once or twice, and it will take all day.

Next time I might experiment with a less popular area and small darker floats, although then its a safety hazard I guess.

 

[spillytalker]

nice catch dudds, like we talked about on saturday, when i get home from camp...we need to get out and slay some hogs and drop some traps somewhere for a couple days!!!!....but just like Whole in the Water said, you should be careful out there with your traps, i am pretty sure my uncle had his traps ripped off out that way last year!!!

 

[spillytalker]

nice catch dudds, like we talked about on saturday, when i get home from camp...we need to get out and slay some hogs and drop some traps somewhere for a couple days!!!!....but just like Whole in the Water said, you should be careful out there with your traps, i am pretty sure my uncle had his traps ripped off out that way last year!!!

 

[chris73]

What are the prawn openings now in the inlet? Is it still one week on and the next off or so? Can somebody summarize briefly? Thanks.

 

[scott craven]

pulse openings are finished as of April 01, it's open to fish
until DFO decide otherwise.

 

[Falcon]

quote:Originally posted by r.s craven

pulse openings are finished as of April 01, it's open to fish
until DFO decide otherwise.

Thanks for that, now I don't have to look it up! Cheers

 

[chris73]

Thanks!

 

[jaymasta]

My cousin was boating from sidney to mill bay last year for work and he left his prawn traps out there for almost 2 months and was checking them daily the odd time one of them was obviously checked and the prawns scooped but the traps never went missing.

 

[jaymasta]

My cousin was boating from sidney to mill bay last year for work and he left his prawn traps out there for almost 2 months and was checking them daily the odd time one of them was obviously checked and the prawns scooped but the traps never went missing.

 

[Cuba Libre]

Fishing daily for two months??? Where was he selling them............[V]

20ft Alumaweld Intruder

 

[Cuba Libre]

Fishing daily for two months??? Where was he selling them............[V]

20ft Alumaweld Intruder