09-15-2004, 03:50 AM
Fraser River - September 13th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Water levels are up due to heavy rains in the north where some major slides have created problems with heavy siltation. It is not known how long the Fraser will stay dirty with the unstable conditions along the Chilko River system but it is most likely going to take some time before the water cleanes up. The test fishery is showing good numbers of Chinook ranging well into the high 30-40 pound class. Bar fishing will be challenging due to the river conditions if you are wanting to fish for Steelhead. The Fraser will be closed to all Salmon fishing on Sept 9th untill Oct 11th to protect Upper River and Thompson Coho. The amount of gill netting this year has to be a great concern with a big question on how many fish really did in fact make it past the gauntlet of nets that were hanging and drifting everywhere. It will be interesting to see if there will be a continuation of netting during this Coho concern. It was a big disappointment to the angling community to see the recreational sector taken out early for conservation reasons and yet we know that the continued netting will have a huge impact on these same stocks, so our efforts are meaningless. It does not make sense especially when you consider the non-compliance issue that continues due to the lack of enforcement and the non-confrontation policy of the Department of Fisheries. The sport anglers are getting little consideration in this process that is completely flawed and unfair. The Sportfishing Defence Alliance held a protest in Kelowna on Sept 7th to get a meeting with the Minister which has been confirmed. Thanks to everyone that made this happen. You may want to get involved by educating yourself on what is going on here and let your views be known. All of the sports fishing reps are trying desperately to change the direction that fisheries is headed by truly putting conservation as a first priority while giving the anglers some consideration. We all know what the impact from sport fishing is. It has been monitored, surveyed, documented in every way imagingable on its has to be crystal clear that our legal catch is so insignificant when we consider the numbers that are caught by all users, we are not being treated fairly. No one should be able to abuse the resource without some accountability. Use the observe, report books or report line, 1-800-465-4336 to report any violations on sport or native fishers. Sturgeon fishing is good through out the entire river, however some days are challenging.
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=123,re"]Fred's Fishing Adventures[/url]
FISHING: Good
Water levels are up due to heavy rains in the north where some major slides have created problems with heavy siltation. It is not known how long the Fraser will stay dirty with the unstable conditions along the Chilko River system but it is most likely going to take some time before the water cleanes up. The test fishery is showing good numbers of Chinook ranging well into the high 30-40 pound class. Bar fishing will be challenging due to the river conditions if you are wanting to fish for Steelhead. The Fraser will be closed to all Salmon fishing on Sept 9th untill Oct 11th to protect Upper River and Thompson Coho. The amount of gill netting this year has to be a great concern with a big question on how many fish really did in fact make it past the gauntlet of nets that were hanging and drifting everywhere. It will be interesting to see if there will be a continuation of netting during this Coho concern. It was a big disappointment to the angling community to see the recreational sector taken out early for conservation reasons and yet we know that the continued netting will have a huge impact on these same stocks, so our efforts are meaningless. It does not make sense especially when you consider the non-compliance issue that continues due to the lack of enforcement and the non-confrontation policy of the Department of Fisheries. The sport anglers are getting little consideration in this process that is completely flawed and unfair. The Sportfishing Defence Alliance held a protest in Kelowna on Sept 7th to get a meeting with the Minister which has been confirmed. Thanks to everyone that made this happen. You may want to get involved by educating yourself on what is going on here and let your views be known. All of the sports fishing reps are trying desperately to change the direction that fisheries is headed by truly putting conservation as a first priority while giving the anglers some consideration. We all know what the impact from sport fishing is. It has been monitored, surveyed, documented in every way imagingable on its has to be crystal clear that our legal catch is so insignificant when we consider the numbers that are caught by all users, we are not being treated fairly. No one should be able to abuse the resource without some accountability. Use the observe, report books or report line, 1-800-465-4336 to report any violations on sport or native fishers. Sturgeon fishing is good through out the entire river, however some days are challenging.