fishing sockeye

[spring time]

okay, its been two years since sockeye fishing due to boat brake down and family death so what color of hootchie do you use( I know its pink but what numbers) and leader lenght. and fish dummy flashers and as many rods as you can

 

[danthewire]

The ever popular MP 16.Everybody has thier opinion on leaders me? 2.5 times flasher length.Dan

 

[chromechaser]

How far back from the downrigger do you run the dummy flashers. I have always run 10-12 feet back, but my father inlaw insists on running them 2-3 feet only.

 

[mason.jar]

Sockeye chew everything from drift jigging lures to spoons to plugs and hootchy skirts. What counts is where are you are fishing and targeting this species? That is the main question within this range more so than that asked of thus far. If you need to be successful in your target, you truly need to know more about the characteristics of the beast over what you think that it may hit, or that of what the majority thinks to be. Mason

 

[flail]

Should we not take a little responsibility in the preservation of our stocks and allow those few fish that will make it into the rivers a chance to spawn. Otherwise four years from now we'll be looking at the same situation as this year. There is a lot of blame placed on DFO for ruining our fishery, perhaps we should take a step towards self-regulation.

I for one will not target nor retain any Sox caught this year. Just my own way to try to be part of the solution.

Thinking for the future

Flail

 

[mason.jar]

If you are for certain convinced that DFO is doing their job, then you as an angler have an opportuity to follow their lead. This said however, if you as an angler or individual of British Columbia have better science than the governing body or better yet first hand experience in these matters, then you have an individual determination that there is an issue that may lead towards the extinction of certain salmonid stocks within the boarders of British Columbia, then it is your included duty to do as an angler and individual or custodian to advise the rest of the world of your substanciated findings. Otherwise, we as anglers, follow DFO, or fight to change their ideals. Mason

 

[flail]

I don't follow your post mason.jar. I have read it several times. I am limited in my education in legal-eze.

I do not complain of DFO management styles nor criticize those that do. I just choose to try to be one step ahead for my own future. Declining run sizes are obvious and we need look no further than our on East coast for signs of collapsing fisheries.

No malice intended.

flail

 

[mason.jar]

Flail

There are so many diffent ways to interpet information that is presented by every single individual involved, that this is why none of the stakeholders including DFO can agree on what truly is the real area of concern. Everyone continues to dance politely without a combustive argument. However we all have fallen to agree that we have a communicative issue that needs all of our attention. This is the main reason why we as anglers, a demonsterous group of diverse individuals who share a similar resourse whether salty, fly, drift or otherwise need to join forces as a single entity to fullfil our common goals and asspirations as a member of the angling public.

Let me ask you this, if you had a choice, no matter your taste in angling genre, if you were asked to stop angling, would you fight for the right to do as you have always had the opportunity to do or would you chose to stop and do as you were requested???

I know where my dedication lays! Mason

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