islandboy
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fishery Notice
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Subject:
FN1106-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Coho - Areas 19 and 20 - Coho Management Measures - September 23, 2022 - Reminder
This Fishery Notice reminds recreational fishers of upcoming changes to Coho retention opportunities in Areas 19 and 20. Retention opportunities for Area 19 and 20 (excluding those areas that are closed to salmon fishing or closed to all fin-fishing) are as follows:
Area 19:
Effective 00:01 hours October 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2022, the daily limit is two (2) Coho per day, of which only one (1) may be wild (unmarked).
Area 20:
That portion of Subarea 20-1 seaward of a line between a square white boundary sign at Owen Point, the Port San Juan Light and Whistle Buoy, and San Juan Point, and Subareas 20-3 to 20-7 (excluding those portions of Subareas 20-1 and 20-5 that are closed to salmon fishing until to 23:59 hours October 31, 2022):
Effective 00:01 hours October 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2022, the daily limit is four (4) Coho per day, of which only one (1) may be wild (unmarked).
Subarea 20-2 and that portion of Subarea 20-1 shoreward of a line between a square white boundary sign at Owen Point, the Port San Juan Light and Whistle Buoy, and San Juan Point:
The daily limit is four (4) Coho per day, of which two (2) may be wild (unmarked) in Subarea 20-2 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2022.
Variation Orders: 2022-RFQ-222; 2022-RCT-058
The minimum size for Coho is 30 cm.
Fishers are reminded of management measures to support the survival and recovery of Southern Resident Killer Whales that include areas closed to salmon fishing and/or vessel traffic. Please refer to Fisheries Notice FN0972 (fisheries management measures) or FN 0523 (vessel management measures), or visit the following webpage for additional information:
Management measures to protect Southern Resident killer whales | Pacific Region | Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Management measures to protect Southern Resident killer whales
Notes:
Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters of British Columbia.
The term "hatchery marked" or "marked" means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. This is also referred to as an adipose fin-clipped (AFC) fish. Unmarked fish still have an adipose fin present.
Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery program by labeling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped Chinook and Coho Salmon. Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program toll free at 1-866-483-9994 for further information.
Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) are currently in effect and are closed to all fin-fishing. Descriptions of RCAs, other closures such as finfish closed areas and salmon non-retention areas, and other recreational fishing information, can be found on the Internet at:
Restricted fishing areas | Pacific Region | Fisheries and Oceans Canada (dfo-mpo.gc.ca)
Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation? If so, please call the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line at 1-800-465-4336 or by email at DFO.ORR-ONS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-866-431-FISH (3474).
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1106
Sent September 23, 2022 at 1014
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Date modified:2022-10-07
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Let several go trying to hold out for a big one that never showed. Naked spoons 45 - 90'. Some pretty long pauses between crazy action. Whales seemed to turn the fish on.
