HookNSlice
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get on them this weekend run downgrade likely coming next week.
Sockeye in port alberni
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the fog ducker
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SOMASS SOCKEYE BULLETIN # 4 – 2013 Date: July 4, 2013
Somass Sockeye Stock Assessment Update
Pre-season forecast:
Somass (Great Central and Sproat) 350,000 (range: 300,000 to 500,000);
Henderson Lake sockeye outlook ~ 15,000
Escapement to July 1: ~ 113,121 Adults (32,869 Great Central, 80,252 Sproat Lake)
Escapement will be monitored closely through the weekend.
Test Fishery: July 1-2: Estimate 5,000 inside 10-mile Point; 15,000 outside
Expected Somass Stock Composition: 45% Great Central, 55% Sproat Sockeye
Expected Somass Age Composition: 68%, 27%, 4%, and 1% for age 42, 52, 53 and 63 adults, respectively. Age 32 “jacks” sockeye are expected to be abundant.
July 4 reforecast - Runsize remains at 350,000
Catch Estimate: ~ 69,072 adults
Somass First Nations – 31,208
Maanulth First Nations Domestic harvest – 8,366
Recreational - ~ 5,513 (The majority caught at Paper Mill Dam)
Area D Gillnet – 11,250
Area B Seine – 9,128
Test Fish – 3,637
NEXT WEEK'S FISHING PLANS:
First Nations
Tsu-ma-uss (Hupacasath, Tseshaht)
No fisheries planned.
Maa-nulth – July 5 to July 11 The harvest plan includes contracting of designated Area
D Gillnet vessels to harvest sockeye. These vessels will be displaying Maa-nulth identification flags.
Commercial
Area D Gill – No fishery planned.
Area B Seine – No fishery planned.
Recreational
• June 15 until further notice 4 sockeye per day in Area 23 except for the tidal portions of the Somass River which remain at 2 sockeye per day.
• The tidal portions of the Somass River are closed 10 pm to 5 am daily.
• Non retention area for sockeye from Lone Tree to Hoik Island in Alberni Harbour no longer in effect.
For more information please contact the DFO office in Port Alberni at 250 720-4440
Somass Sockeye Stock Assessment Update
Pre-season forecast:
Somass (Great Central and Sproat) 350,000 (range: 300,000 to 500,000);
Henderson Lake sockeye outlook ~ 15,000
Escapement to July 1: ~ 113,121 Adults (32,869 Great Central, 80,252 Sproat Lake)
Escapement will be monitored closely through the weekend.
Test Fishery: July 1-2: Estimate 5,000 inside 10-mile Point; 15,000 outside
Expected Somass Stock Composition: 45% Great Central, 55% Sproat Sockeye
Expected Somass Age Composition: 68%, 27%, 4%, and 1% for age 42, 52, 53 and 63 adults, respectively. Age 32 “jacks” sockeye are expected to be abundant.
July 4 reforecast - Runsize remains at 350,000
Catch Estimate: ~ 69,072 adults
Somass First Nations – 31,208
Maanulth First Nations Domestic harvest – 8,366
Recreational - ~ 5,513 (The majority caught at Paper Mill Dam)
Area D Gillnet – 11,250
Area B Seine – 9,128
Test Fish – 3,637
NEXT WEEK'S FISHING PLANS:
First Nations
Tsu-ma-uss (Hupacasath, Tseshaht)
No fisheries planned.
Maa-nulth – July 5 to July 11 The harvest plan includes contracting of designated Area
D Gillnet vessels to harvest sockeye. These vessels will be displaying Maa-nulth identification flags.
Commercial
Area D Gill – No fishery planned.
Area B Seine – No fishery planned.
Recreational
• June 15 until further notice 4 sockeye per day in Area 23 except for the tidal portions of the Somass River which remain at 2 sockeye per day.
• The tidal portions of the Somass River are closed 10 pm to 5 am daily.
• Non retention area for sockeye from Lone Tree to Hoik Island in Alberni Harbour no longer in effect.
For more information please contact the DFO office in Port Alberni at 250 720-4440
the fog ducker
Well-Known Member
Commercial
Area D Gill – No fishery planned.
Area B Seine – No fishery planned.
go get em !!
fd
Area D Gill – No fishery planned.
Area B Seine – No fishery planned.
go get em !!
fd
eaglemaniac
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Any updates on the sox?
eman
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Derby
Crew Member
Any updates on the sox?
It was a good and a early bite today.... just pass China creek ...
eaglemaniac
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Thanks Derby. Heading out Monday morning. eman
eman
Derby
Crew Member
I will check with a couple of my friends tomorrow and I can let u know how it went...I'm out tuesday & Thursday again.... lotsa of jacks this year.....got 1 around 8lbs today.. actually pulled line....Thanks Derby. Heading out Monday morning.
albernifisher
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had a crew of 12 and 7 year old girls out today. We caught 6 and I lost track of how many we lost after 15 LOL. The bite lasted about 2 hrs and then petered out
The crew in action
Got bored so they started flying kites
guess the eagles don't see many kites out there,had a couple come check them out
Looked like derby weekend out there,lots of boats.Stopped and tied up at the new dock behind the brekwater at harbour quay and took the kids up for ice cream,all in all it was a great day with the family
The crew in action
Got bored so they started flying kites
guess the eagles don't see many kites out there,had a couple come check them out
Looked like derby weekend out there,lots of boats.Stopped and tied up at the new dock behind the brekwater at harbour quay and took the kids up for ice cream,all in all it was a great day with the family
Libbs
Member
I was out this am...had a blast with my daughter. We managed 4 keepers. Must have released a dozen jacks. We lost a bunch of nice ones at the boat too...could have limited if I had invested
In a longer handled net like I planned...
Started setting lines at 5ish. Got one side down and had a hit before I could set the other side. Lots of action till about 8:30 for us.
I ran a mix of typical sox gear and had action on every rod. Any depth from 25 to 70 produced at some point.
Gotta love the glitter those sox leave in the boat!
In a longer handled net like I planned...
Started setting lines at 5ish. Got one side down and had a hit before I could set the other side. Lots of action till about 8:30 for us.
I ran a mix of typical sox gear and had action on every rod. Any depth from 25 to 70 produced at some point.
Gotta love the glitter those sox leave in the boat!
albernifisher
Well-Known Member
Hey John, straight black hooks with no hootchie and a pink haze flasher caught the majority of our fish
Olde School
Well-Known Member
Hey Libbs.
Learned a tip from a older lady a few years back: sockeye go berserk when their noses hit air, so instead of tip up, the rule is tip out (to the side that is). Keeps a bend in the rod and gets the fish much closer to the boat. We use it for all salmon except big springs now.
Best of luck!
Smiley.
Learned a tip from a older lady a few years back: sockeye go berserk when their noses hit air, so instead of tip up, the rule is tip out (to the side that is). Keeps a bend in the rod and gets the fish much closer to the boat. We use it for all salmon except big springs now.
Best of luck!
Smiley.
Stress Medicine
Member
Fished Friday, Franklin Wall, one smaller jack, then nothing for over an hour. Good news coming over radio from Dunsmere so ran that way, seen friends at Arden Creek so stopped there, It was a bit spotty, but managed my limit in 3 hours. Lots of jacks.
Saturday, fished Sproat Narrows, lots of action, fish were schooling more eager to bite, Had trouble keeping them on, lost oddles, ended up with limit.
Sunday, fished Narrows and fish farm bay, Had some quiet times, but ended up with limit although smaller fish. Still having trouble keeping them on. Lots of others having same experience, lots of bites, but hard to boat.
I think they are here and in good numbers in that area. Will try Namint next weekend. No report from there reached my ears.
After thought, I caught all fish on a tandem bare red hook set up or A68 hoochies with 20 inch leader and green fashers. Friday and Saturday, they liked me to travel pretty fast, Sunday, I had to slow it down. 47 ft one side and 57 other side to cannon ball.
Saturday, fished Sproat Narrows, lots of action, fish were schooling more eager to bite, Had trouble keeping them on, lost oddles, ended up with limit.
Sunday, fished Narrows and fish farm bay, Had some quiet times, but ended up with limit although smaller fish. Still having trouble keeping them on. Lots of others having same experience, lots of bites, but hard to boat.
I think they are here and in good numbers in that area. Will try Namint next weekend. No report from there reached my ears.
After thought, I caught all fish on a tandem bare red hook set up or A68 hoochies with 20 inch leader and green fashers. Friday and Saturday, they liked me to travel pretty fast, Sunday, I had to slow it down. 47 ft one side and 57 other side to cannon ball.
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Libbs
Member
Thx for the tip Smiley. Makes sense...easier for them to shake their head in air than the more resistant water, so keep'em head down. I do try to do that whenever a fish is at the surface and squirming, but it's that last few feet where you try to pull it close enough to the boat to net'em...grrr lol. Def getting a longer handled net before the next sockeye trip. Unfortunately that might only be next year for me unless there's a miraculous Fraser run opening.
Olde School
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Hello, everyone.
Hit sox last night and this morning. Went 6 landed for 10 hits. Mostly smaller fish with some normal sized ones mixed in.
Most boats are getting a few, but vast majority of boats not limiting.
Our best rod (8 out of 10 hits) had a 15" leader!!!
Depths were 25-35'
It was very windy!
Hit sox last night and this morning. Went 6 landed for 10 hits. Mostly smaller fish with some normal sized ones mixed in.
Most boats are getting a few, but vast majority of boats not limiting.
Our best rod (8 out of 10 hits) had a 15" leader!!!
Depths were 25-35'
It was very windy!
