the US guys get them every year, we will be lucky to get them again in another 5 years.. the natives will get them though its their "right" lolDang. My big boat isn't ready anyways, but I was going to bring my costco inflatable and be that guy out there in the chance that it would open. But I'm up 19th-26th so it likely wasn't going to happen anyways. I heard there were some Socks in the lake already though.
Easy there big fella. They haven't yet announced if they'll fish. Some years they decline altogether if abundance is low.the US guys get them every year, we will be lucky to get them again in another 5 years.. the natives will get them though its their "right" lol
Yep this is the same story I'm getting. There are some sockeye in Skaha already, the early returners that headed straight up before things got hot.I just spoke with the ex DFO area chief and he said.
“They are all sitting in Wells Pool likely until September so may not be an opening here despite the record return of almost 800k”
Sounds like she’s all weather dependent at this point. It’s cooler this week but then high 30’s again next week. Looks like it could be another year of canning springs again…..![]()
Caught 6 in Skaha. At depths from 35 to 60 feet hitting 4 different Apexes. DFO will have a hard time convincing me there aren’t enough fish in Osoyoos to open a sport fishery. Nights are cold. Top water in Skaha is 67.3 at 530 in the morning. I would imagine the channel is a little cooler.
You’re right- I shouldn’t jump to conclusions and start with saying they’re being poached by you. I assumed that you were targeting them, from the way your post read. My experience is they typically only bite little pink hoochies or small pink apexes behind flashers. Thanks for the clarification that you weren’t targeting them; I’m glad that’s not the case. I see a lot of guys targeting them around here, which is sad to see. Conservation has been out fining people $1200 for salmon fishing lately. The numbers reflected in the US don’t necessarily reflect what we’ll end up with here in Canada, since they often hold in the US with warm water temps. This should have been a record year for us at 850,000 fish en route. Environmental factors, among others, determine how many fish actually return to our Canadian systems.You’re calling me a poacher? Released every fish I caught, including the 4 Kokanee and 1 rainbow that day as well. I follow the fish every year from the start of the run up the Columbia on the Washington State Dart website so I know exactly how many fish there are. If conservation is worried about someone hooking a salmon in Canada then they should completely shut down all fishing from Osoyoos to Okanagan Lake. Apparently we are still allowed to fish for big rainbows in Skaha. If you’ve heard otherwise, Johnny, let me know.