Fraser River Salmon Sturgeon update

White Sturgeon results from the past week

here’s the details of the salmon opening:

FN0767-RECREATIONAL – Salmon: Region 2 Non-Tidal Fraser River: Mission Bridge to Alexandra Bridge – Salmon Opportunities

Waters:  The Fraser River in Region 2 (from the downstream side of the CPR

Bridge at Mission, BC to the downstream side of the Alexandra Bridge).

Effective dates:

One hour before sunrise Monday, August 1 until one hour after sunset Monday,

September 5, 2016, the daily limit for chinook salmon is four (4) with only one

(1) greater than 50 cm.

One hour before sunrise Tuesday, September 6 until one hour after sunset

Saturday, December 31, 2016, the daily limit for chinook salmon is four (4)

with only one (1) greater than 62 cm.

Effective one hour before sunrise Monday, August 1 until one hour after sunset

Saturday, December 31, 2016 the daily limit for chum salmon is two (2).

There is no retention of sockeye salmon permitted at this time. Given the low

abundance of sockeye, the Department is working with all fishers to limit

impacts. While fishing for chinook and chum salmon, selective fishing

techniques are to be used to minimize impacts on sockeye.

The first principle of selective harvesting is to avoid catching non-targeted

stocks.  This means that anglers should use methods that do not catch sockeye.

The following fishing methods enable anglers to catch chinook and chum salmon

and rarely intercept sockeye salmon:

Bar Fishing

Trolling Spoons at Creek mouths

Float Fishing

Pulling Plugs

Fly Fishing

We encourage anglers to continue to use these methods to target chinook and

chum while avoiding sockeye.

Please note that bottom bouncing is NOT considered a selective fishing method

and is strongly discouraged.  The Department requests that selective fishing

techniques be used and will continue to closely monitor the situation to ensure

impacts on sockeye are at a minimum.