Salmon Fishing on the Fraser River Closing Friday, August 14th, 2015

[BCWF]

FISHERIES NOTICE: SALMON FISHING ON THE FRASER RIVER CLOSING AUGUST 14th, 2015

All anglers please be advised that salmon fishing closures on the Fraser River will be going into effect later today:

Salmon fishing on the Tidal Fraser (including the "banana") closes at MIDNIGHT (11:59 PM), FRIDAY, AUGUST 14th, 2015.

Salmon fishing on the Non-Tidal Fraser (above the Mission Bridge) closes ONE HOUR AFTER SUNSET, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14th, 2015.

The closures are necessary as the summer run sockeye have not shown up in test fisheries - estimates for the summer run component have been reduced from 4.7 million fish to 1.15 million fish.

Visit the Department of Fisheries and Oceans website as more information becomes available:

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index-eng.html

[Glenny]

WTF??? This makes me wanna blow my top. (Hence the edit) Cant fish for any salmon at all cause no Sockeye are showing up. So no pinks, springs? This makes no sense.

[adriaticum]

I have been under self-imposed fishing ban since July 1st.

[Glenny]

How come man? Springs are plenty and pinks are in in droves.

[adriaticum]

How come man? Springs are plenty and pinks are in in droves.

Fraser is only the entry way for them and they are going to struggle up the dry river beds up north.
I don't want to put them under any more stress because I have an idea of what they will have to do to spawn this year.
We could lose some runs of Chinook this year.

[BigfishCanada]

Close it up. but to all , i havent fished the river this year, i thought it was closed, close it up no prob, but close it to all

[Sofa King]

FISHERIES NOTICE: SALMON FISHING ON THE FRASER RIVER CLOSING AUGUST 14th, 2015

All anglers please be advised that salmon fishing closures on the Fraser River will be going into effect later today:

Salmon fishing on the Tidal Fraser (including the "banana") closes at MIDNIGHT (11:59 PM), FRIDAY, AUGUST 14th, 2015.

Salmon fishing on the Non-Tidal Fraser (above the Mission Bridge) closes ONE HOUR AFTER SUNSET, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14th, 2015.

The closures are necessary as the summer run sockeye have not shown up in test fisheries - estimates for the summer run component have been reduced from 4.7 million fish to 1.15 million fish.

Visit the Department of Fisheries and Oceans website as more information becomes available:

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index-eng.html

pretty sure it's not closed to ALL anglers.
wish they'd be truthful in their wordings and say it's closed to everyone "but" (so and so) people.

[Glenny]

Thats what I was kinda thinken Captain Spalding. I'm pretty pissed about this. But from what I can see on the DFO site is that no one is allowed to fish.

http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fn...=174281&ID=all

[Wentrot]

The Department will manage all fisheries to minimize sockeye impacts and*
provide priority access to First Nations' fishing for food, social and*
ceremonial purposes.

[Wentrot]

RECREATIONAL - Salmon

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0859-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Area 29 (Fraser River Mouth) and Tidal Fraser River: - Immediate Closure of all Salmon Fishing

Effective at 23:59 Friday, August 14, 2015 until further notice, fishing for*
salmon is not permitted in Subareas 29-6, 29-7, 29-9 and 29-10 and the tidal*
waters of the Fraser River.

Subareas 29-6, 29-7, 29-9 and 29-10 are those waters also known as the banana.*
The tidal waters are those waters of the Fraser River from the mouth to the*
downstream edge of the CPR bridge at Mission, BC.

Current run size estimates of Fraser River Summer Run sockeye salmon combined*
with record water temperatures in the Fraser River have resulted in no*
allowable harvest and a conservation concern. The Department's priorities are*
to ensure that there is sufficient sockeye returning to the spawning grounds.
The Department will manage all fisheries to minimize sockeye impacts and*
provide priority access to First Nations' fishing for food, social and*
ceremonial purposes.
Recreational fishing opportunities on the Fraser River for pink and chum salmon*
are anticipated later in the season subject to available abundance.

Variation Order: 2015-394