2020 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[mikeyman]

I call bull **** on the dfo fines.

 

[Gungho]

Might not be the place but since we were talking
https://www.coastreporter.net/news/...-illegal-fishing-on-sunshine-coast-1.24167722

 

[mikeyman]

On July 6, DFO officers found four people in possession of 27 rockfish and seven undersize lingcod.

Ya that might do it.

 

[Aces]

On July 6, DFO officers found four people in possession of 27 rockfish and seven undersize lingcod.

Ya that might do it.

But the original DFO story was About Chinook retention

 

[Rain City]

On July 6, DFO officers found four people in possession of 27 rockfish and seven undersize lingcod.

Ya that might do it.

So this is the friend of a guy that someone on this forum knows?

 

[Pineapple Express]

My brother-in-law called from Sechelt yesterday to tell me his neighbor got caught by DFO with a Chinook and they fined him $4,300, took his rods and downriggers, and gave him a 10yr ban on fishing and hunting in BC.

This is the sort of penalty that is imposed by the courts after DFO has forwarded charges. DFO officers can confiscate equipment and assess simple fines, but anything more than that is handled by the courts.

 

[Gungho]

But the original DFO story was About Chinook retention

That is true, I only mentioned because of the penalty handed down. Chinook or ling what's the difference really? Illegal catch.

 

[Gungho]

I guess the best practice is to stick to the rules

 

[Aces]

So this is the friend of a guy that someone on this forum knows?

I would like to think that a forum member Would know better then keep 6 plus rockfish per person. That’s blatent poaching

 

[Bben]

seen this posted on FB, hope its helps people

This is wrong, correct? The purple part. Only 29-1 and 29-2 are open for retention starting July 15. The portion of the purple zone in 29-3 29-4 and 29-5 is still closed for retention till Aug 1.

Do people agree? Otherwise I’m hitting Thrasher hard on the 15th.

 

[Pineapple Express]

This is wrong, correct? The purple part. Only 29-1 and 29-2 are open for retention starting July 15. The portion of the purple zone in 29-3 29-4 and 29-5 is still closed for retention till Aug 1.

Do people agree? Otherwise I’m hitting Thrasher hard on the 15th.

Pretty sure this is correct. I think everybody from Vancouver is gonna be at Thrasher on Saturday July 18!

 

[the butcher]

Must off ruffled some feathers at DFO, out in full force today stopped twice by two different boats,

You mean

But the original DFO story was About Chinook retention

The original post could have possibly been posted by a DFO member. Not surprised if they lurk around here. While someone who poaches deserve the penalties the laws impose on them, a DFO member could have twisted the facts about the story on the sunshine coast which is an outrageous poaching and deserves the highest fines and a lifetime ban, they may have twisted the facts to say that it was those fines imposed on someone who retained 1 chinook. Wouldn't be surprised and wouldn't be the first time that DFO does dirty tactics so that they don't have to get their assess out of their cozy offices to patrol the water. ****, if they found blatent and over the top violations that one day they were out, imagine what they could do if they were out everyday like the US fish and game wardens in the US who do their jobs to protect their waters and their resources from poachers. That idiotic commercial guy that set hundreds of prawn traps in a sponge reef does more damage to the existing and future prawn and other fish stocks than what recreational anglers would take out of the waters for many years.

 

[wildmanyeah]

This is wrong, correct? The purple part. Only 29-1 and 29-2 are open for retention starting July 15. The portion of the purple zone in 29-3 29-4 and 29-5 is still closed for retention till Aug 1.

Do people agree? Otherwise I’m hitting Thrasher hard on the 15th.

I think you may be right portions of 29-3 are closed to september 1, while the other portion looks like it opens august 1 for 80cm slot. That said northern thrasher 29-2 and area 17-11 open july 15th. There is no mention of 29-3 at all in SOG North


Strait of Georgia - North - Areas 13 to 17, Subareas 29-1 and 29-2:
- Immediately to 23:59 hours July 14: Chinook non-retention.
- 00:01 hours July 15 to 23:59 hours August 31: 1 Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm.
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: 2 Chinook per day


Strait of Georgia - South and Juan de Fuca - Areas 18, Subareas 19-3 to 19-12, Subareas 20-3 to 20-7, Area 28 and Subareas 29-3 to 29-5 (with the exception of those
portions of Areas 28 and 29 listed in the section below), and Subarea 29-8:
- Immediately to 23:59 hours July 31: Chinook non-retention;
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours August 31: 1 Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm;

Strait of Georgia - North - Areas 13 to 17, Subareas 29-1 and 29-2:
- Immediately to 23:59 hours July 14: Chinook non-retention.
- 00:01 hours July 15 to 23:59 hours August 31: 1 Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm.
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: 2 Chinook per day

Portions of Southern Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound and Burrard Inlet - Subareas 28-7 to 28-9; that portion of Subarea 28-2 that lies southerly of a line drawn due east
from Halkett Point on Gambier Island (49 26.735'N, 123 19.302'W) to a point (49 26.550'N, 123 14.317'W) on the mainland corresponding with the southeast point of the
Lions Bay RCA; and those portions of 29-3 to 29-5 that lie east of a line from Gower Point (49 23.021'N, 123 32.166' W) near Gibsons to Shah Point on the southern tip
of Valdes Island (49 01.695'N, 123 35.721'W)

- Immediately to 23:59 hours August 31: No fishing for Chinook;
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: 2 Chinook per day.

 

[sir-vivor]

This is what I'll be targeting in area 29 , I put this on this thread for other fisherpersons educated on what's looks like a new fishery

 

[sasqman]

This is what I'll be targeting in area 29 , I put this on this thread for other fisherpersons educated on what's looks like a new fishery View attachment 54696

WOW!

 

[Pineapple Express]

This is what I'll be targeting in area 29 , I put this on this thread for other fisherpersons educated on what's looks like a new fishery

https://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum/index.php?threads/barracuda-in-alberni-inlet.82231/

 

[Bben]

Yes good point. North Thrasher (29-2) is ok to keep chinook on July 15th. But watch those drifts cause no retention in 29-3!

I think you may be right portions of 29-3 are closed to september 1, while the other portion looks like it opens august 1 for 80cm slot. That said northern thrasher 29-2 and area 17-11 open july 15th. There is no mention of 29-3 at all in SOG North


Strait of Georgia - North - Areas 13 to 17, Subareas 29-1 and 29-2:
- Immediately to 23:59 hours July 14: Chinook non-retention.
- 00:01 hours July 15 to 23:59 hours August 31: 1 Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm.
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: 2 Chinook per day


Strait of Georgia - South and Juan de Fuca - Areas 18, Subareas 19-3 to 19-12, Subareas 20-3 to 20-7, Area 28 and Subareas 29-3 to 29-5 (with the exception of those
portions of Areas 28 and 29 listed in the section below), and Subarea 29-8:
- Immediately to 23:59 hours July 31: Chinook non-retention;
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours August 31: 1 Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm;

Strait of Georgia - North - Areas 13 to 17, Subareas 29-1 and 29-2:
- Immediately to 23:59 hours July 14: Chinook non-retention.
- 00:01 hours July 15 to 23:59 hours August 31: 1 Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm.
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: 2 Chinook per day

Portions of Southern Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound and Burrard Inlet - Subareas 28-7 to 28-9; that portion of Subarea 28-2 that lies southerly of a line drawn due east
from Halkett Point on Gambier Island (49 26.735'N, 123 19.302'W) to a point (49 26.550'N, 123 14.317'W) on the mainland corresponding with the southeast point of the
Lions Bay RCA; and those portions of 29-3 to 29-5 that lie east of a line from Gower Point (49 23.021'N, 123 32.166' W) near Gibsons to Shah Point on the southern tip
of Valdes Island (49 01.695'N, 123 35.721'W)

- Immediately to 23:59 hours August 31: No fishing for Chinook;
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: 2 Chinook per day.

 

[Ringo]

Next thing we see is DFO putting a size limit on ‘em.

 

[myles]

fishing anchovies is going to get coho fishing shut down???? Guess I should stop cutplugging salmon rock then

coho love 7" cut plug herring You should be able to fish bait for coho 100% for gods sake I've got a spring on a chunk of rope with a hook.

 

[fishin solo]

What am I going to do with 3 cases of anchovies then lol