tigerprawn
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It's good to see the numbers up all over the south coast for Coho.
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Coho return
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Doug
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The resent rain has opened up the fish flood gates and today we had a record one day return of Coho in the Craigflower creek trap. 300 plus fish were released up stream which bring our new total fish count to over 900 for this small creek. Some of the fish were still chrome and only starting to darken and the biggest fish I estimate at 17lb.The average fish is running at 9lb to 10 lb, all good size fish.
Silver Streak
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As of November 22 we have approximately 1060 coho through the Craigflower Creek fence. By the end of today
a new all-time record should be set for total coho. The previous high was 1071 back in 2000-2001. It is quite
likely at the rate they are showing up, that we could surpass 1200 by the end of the month. Colquitz River is
getting a few daily (30 on this past Monday) but high water is flowing around the fence and the fish can bypass
the trap. They are therefore missing many fish in their count. They have over 100 so far, with many of that
being jacks - although the recent fish have all been good size spawners. Oil smell/residue in the water may be
diverting fish to Craigflower Creek where the water is much cleaner - less turbidity and no oil yet. Nonetheless,
good news for the local creeks.
a new all-time record should be set for total coho. The previous high was 1071 back in 2000-2001. It is quite
likely at the rate they are showing up, that we could surpass 1200 by the end of the month. Colquitz River is
getting a few daily (30 on this past Monday) but high water is flowing around the fence and the fish can bypass
the trap. They are therefore missing many fish in their count. They have over 100 so far, with many of that
being jacks - although the recent fish have all been good size spawners. Oil smell/residue in the water may be
diverting fish to Craigflower Creek where the water is much cleaner - less turbidity and no oil yet. Nonetheless,
good news for the local creeks.
Doug
Well-Known Member
Craigflower Creek has now reached over 1320 Coho returning this year and Coho are still showing up. This is the largest fishing return for this creek since records were kept. Hopefully this return and the other experienced on the southern end of Vancouver Island will provide future fishing opportunities for anglers.
I would like to thank the Esquimalt Anglers Club (Bruce,Gary,Wayne) for supporting Craigflower Creek and the Goldstream Hatchery for taking care of some of the creeks future stock. Also a BIG thanks goes out to the Consultant Invitation Derby who supplied the much needed funds to improve the creeks habitat
Hopefully future fish returns will match or exceed this year
I would like to thank the Esquimalt Anglers Club (Bruce,Gary,Wayne) for supporting Craigflower Creek and the Goldstream Hatchery for taking care of some of the creeks future stock. Also a BIG thanks goes out to the Consultant Invitation Derby who supplied the much needed funds to improve the creeks habitat
Hopefully future fish returns will match or exceed this year
fish stalker
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Wow great news!
