islander55
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hey guys im just wondering if anyone knows when the herring will start to come in the stuart chennel and spawn and if anyone knows anywhere pritty good to jig them ?? thank you
herring!
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The herring usually spawn starting the first week of Mar starting at Cape Lazo (Comox) and finish at Yellow Pt about mid Mar. They are usually up on the surface at dawn and dusk and go deeper during daylight.
Andrew P
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Hey Islander55,
Take a look at this link. http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/scienc...agique/herring-hareng/herspawn/173fig-eng.htm
There is lots of good info to sift through about the timing, locations etc. Note there is quite a range from year to year for the exact date.
Find those herring and you should also find some happy salmon too!!
Take a look at this link. http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/scienc...agique/herring-hareng/herspawn/173fig-eng.htm
There is lots of good info to sift through about the timing, locations etc. Note there is quite a range from year to year for the exact date.
Find those herring and you should also find some happy salmon too!!
islander55
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ok thank you very much for the info i wonder if theres gunna be pre good salmon fishin like shallower
steel_dreamin
Member
How should one interpret the lenght, width and layer column(s)?
I also assume that the specified date indicates presence?
Andrew P
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So, I am not absolutely clear on the recording methods. DFO quote: "Detailed records of herring spawns in British Columbia have been collected annually by fishery officers and diver teams (Hay and Kronlund 1987). Usually, an estimate of the location, length, width and density of each spawn deposition has been recorded."
Herring generally spawn right up high in the water column, with majority above low tide mark. It is really along the coastline and mostly in coves and bays, but also open stretches of coast. Once there is a spawn, it is easy to go check it out on the seaweed and eelgrass at low tide. It is very interesting to see the stuff that they obviously preffer.
Length: lenght of coastline that is spawned
Width: how wide the swath of spawned area is.
Density/layer/thickness: how many layers of eggs are deposited.
I'll dig out some pics from last year's spawn...
Hey excuse my ignorance, but what do people sport fish these spawning herring for? Is it a food fishery or do people process them for their annual supply of bait? I have primarily been a salmon, and trout fisherman but have recently got interested in pillaging the ocean of its bounty for the goal of table fare. Prawns, crab, oysters, and clams are a few to speak of aswell as bottom fish like flounder and sole have been my targets recently, and if these things are any good to eat I am always excited to try something new. As of now if it comes out of the ocean I am yet to be dissapointed taste wise..
islander55
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also i herd of people pickling herring to. i dont think i have the guts to try a herring but i like to jig them for salmon, bottom fish bait, and i wanna buy a used grinder or something from a thrift store and grind up different types of smaller fish and make prawn/crab bait. it would be alot nastier doin that then trying pickled herring but still i emagine it would be real stinky and work good.
I hear herring is actually really good for you (better then salmon) when prepared correctly. Not sure if smoked or pickled would qualify on the healthy side but both probably taste good.
I hope to try for some herring this year too never been though so no clue where to start. I suppose a couple herring jigs will get me on my way. I'll be using it for bait (halibut maybe salmon) not food though.
Not sure about grinding up herring sounds messy I'm sure it works but so does a salmon carcass, halibut scraps, prawn heads or a $.52 can of cat food.
I hope to try for some herring this year too never been though so no clue where to start. I suppose a couple herring jigs will get me on my way. I'll be using it for bait (halibut maybe salmon) not food though.
Not sure about grinding up herring sounds messy I'm sure it works but so does a salmon carcass, halibut scraps, prawn heads or a $.52 can of cat food.
Don't be trash talkin' pickled herring my man
T2
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That's why I buy herring at the annual Steveston sale.
wstcoaster
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spawning herring not to good for table use; all good body fats gone to producing roe; there very good up to about christmas then git thin while making roe
