Chinook is open at Beecher Bay? Where do I find that information!
Go to area 20, hit the salmon tab and scroll down. Then look at the map. Creke point to southern tip of Fraser Island only. GPS coords also on salmon tab AFAIK
 
Go to area 20, hit the salmon tab and scroll down. Then look at the map. Creke point to southern tip of Fraser Island only. GPS coords also on salmon tab AFAIK
I only see mention of Beecher Bay under restrictions in the salmon tab. Are you sure you are reading it right? My understanding is the restrictions information comes in to play once the area is opened to Chinook.
 
agree with you BBlue .. Beacher Bay comes into play once area 20 opens for chinook as per species regulations , and then it is 1 based on restrictions - 1 hatchery, 0 wild
 
I only see mention of Beecher Bay under restrictions in the salmon tab. Are you sure you are reading it right? My understanding is the restrictions information comes in to play once the area is opened to Chinook.
Becher Bay is open for 1 hatchery as has been the case for the past few years from April 1 to August 1 and outside of those dates it’s the regular area 20 regs. Creike Pt to the southern tip of Fraser Island. Area 19 closes Chinook tomorrow until Aug 1 most likely.
 
Becher Bay is open for 1 hatchery as has been the case for the past few years from April 1 to August 1 and outside of those dates it’s the regular area 20 regs. Creike Pt to the southern tip of Fraser Island. Area 19 closes Chinook tomorrow until Aug 1 most likely.
Okay. They sure don’t make it clear on the DFO website. That’s why I thought I would check here to find out what’s what. Thanks everyone for responding.
 

I find this app pretty handy for up to date regs.
 
Out off of Pedder today. A couple of dogs, a big skate, released a Hali around 108cm at 10am (best guess with my measuring stick but definitely an over) and then landed a 101cm at 10:30am. Salmon belly and mackerel. Two crab pots out but when I pulled them both were totally covered with big leafy kelp. Only one keeper crab. Nice morning on the water.
 
Foggy as heck this morning in Sooke but flat calm. Got on the pick around 7:45 and lost a big one half way up within 30 minutes. 30 minutes later released a 125ish. Ending up keeping a 75cm and 84cm for my buddies. 3 dogfish.
Mackerel and herring today.
 

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Busy day in the bay this morning, quite a few boats milling about. We got out at our usual lazy man hour, about 9 and got a 6lb hatch spring about an hour later, just as we turned back into the bay at Creke.
We got 2 wild that we released and I lost a pretty big fish later - didn't seem like it could've been a Coho because it looked so big - but it sure behaved like one - jumping out of the water a few times and finally getting off about 25 feet from the boat. On the way back in, right out front of the big boat and the dock, managed to get a 15lb hatch, so that made up for losing the other one! ;)
 
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