2024 OFFISHALL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Saltwedge]

This red area is a SRKW Closure layer on the BC Sportfishing app… is it going to be that big come Sept.1?!

 

[TMan]

This red area is a SRKW Closure layer on the BC Sportfishing app… is it going to be that big come Sept.1?!View attachment 108840

I noticed that too. That's a big area.

 

[TMan]

I think 29-6 was closed last year too.

 

[pescador]

This red area is a SRKW Closure layer on the BC Sportfishing app… is it going to be that big come Sept.1?!View attachment 108840

The App clearly says "Southern Resident Killer Whale Closures'. If they've decided to enlarge the area to include that part of 29-3, fishing is done in Vancouver. That's where most people fish in Sept. Let's hope that's an error because no one has mentioned a change in the SRKW zone that I recall.

 

[Aquaholic]

5:01 am today on the app. 28-6 only, 62-80 cm. iPhone couldn’t screenshot the 80 cm maximum part but it is there for sure.

 

[A-a-Ron]

This red area is a SRKW Closure layer on the BC Sportfishing app… is it going to be that big come Sept.1?!View attachment 108840

Nah that’s why I don’t trust the apps. Nothing like this has come thru DFO fishery notices, not that I’ve seen. Just the area by north arm closed til Sept 30.

 

[Aquaholic]

Just looked at the bottom of that damn notice and the timestamp for when it got released.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0757
Sent July 31, 2024 at 1639

This is the critical part. The updated regs came out at 5 AM this morning after they sent out the update you refer to from yesterday afternoon. Strange.

 

[3Dplugprint]

I also read the regs completely multiple times, I agree it does look like 28-3,28-4,28-5 and a slice of 28-2 (north of halkett pt/south line of lions bay RCA) anybody have anything in writing stating otherwise?

 

[Tinny]

BC tidal area 28 - Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish: Recreational fishing limits, openings and closures | Pacific Region | Fisheries and Oceans Canada

BC tidal area 28 - Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish: Recreational fishing limits, openings and closures

www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

[3Dplugprint]

BC tidal area 28 - Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish: Recreational fishing limits, openings and closures | Pacific Region | Fisheries and Oceans Canada

BC tidal area 28 - Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish: Recreational fishing limits, openings and closures

www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Yes, this is what i read, over and over
Nowhere does it cite 28-3,28-4 or 28-5
It eludes to the closer BELOW the halkett pt, lions bay rca line, but if not listed, they would fall under 28 species regulations..

 

[Tinny]

Yes, this is what i read, over and over
Nowhere does it cite 28-3,28-4 or 28-5
It eludes to the closer BELOW the halkett pt, lions bay rca line, but if not listed, they would fall under 28 species regulations..

I just look at the map that is linked lower down the page. Seems to me that 28-6 and uppper Howe Sound is good to go.

 

[Ringo]

 

[JKOZAK]

Looking at the sportfishing app (point taken though on not trusting the apps), it suggests that 29-3 (ie T10) is open for chinook. Am I wrong? I’m sure that’s not the case otherwise we would all be there.

 

[JKOZAK]

And then the DFO site says no chinook fishing in 29-3 between Aug 1-31. I wonder how they expect everyone to fully understand all this. Quite confusing, but DFO site is the final word.

 

[Ringo]

Is South Bowen still producing o

And then the DFO site says no chinook fishing in 29-3 between Aug 1-31. I wonder how they expect everyone to fully understand all this. Quite confusing, but DFO site is the final word.

Correct! just stick with DFO notices and work on a PhD degree to interpret them to the humans language! It’s always confusing af

 

[Rain City]

Looking at the sportfishing app (point taken though on not trusting the apps), it suggests that 29-3 (ie T10) is open for chinook. Am I wrong? I’m sure that’s not the case otherwise we would all be there. View attachment 108890

With the app you have to look at all the regs that are there. You can't cherry-pick one of them.

 

[wildmanyeah]

If anything changed from last year regsthe tackle ships would be posting it all over social media would not be a secret

 

[Aquaholic]

Looking at the sportfishing app (point taken though on not trusting the apps), it suggests that 29-3 (ie T10) is open for chinook. Am I wrong? I’m sure that’s not the case otherwise we would all be there. View attachment 108890

You must keep scrolling until you see any "Closed" section in the regulation report that shows up, and then you must read what it says. And now they even type it in red so it stands out for all to see. You stopped when you saw what you liked (you're not alone). Keep scrolling.

Do you know you can narrow it down to a sub area to be even more precise to where you want to fish? You chose Area 29 and the default choice All Sub-Areas, when you could have chosen Sub-Area 29-3 (example only) to be more precise.

 

[Aquaholic]

If anything changed from last year regs the tackle shops would be posting it all over social media would not be a secret

Highwater didn't seem to do a map though, which was previously so helpful that Pacific Angler had it at their front desk as a resource.

 

[Fishing?]

And then the DFO site says no chinook fishing in 29-3 between Aug 1-31. I wonder how they expect everyone to fully understand all this. Quite confusing, but DFO site is the final word.

Ask a DFO officer. But I know they will not tell you, I have in the past and they can't figure it out either.