Just got a call from a buddy, released a big old ET Fraser fish around high 30's to low 40's off the bluffs this morning and bagged a couple of smaller feeders.

Any other new reports? Time to start fishing at least one line up shallow I think

Just remember if its a got a fin you gotta let it swim

Wow, thats a huge Spring for this early in the season.
must have been tough to release that one !

WOW WHAT A FISH!
THINK I'LL START DRAGGING AROUND THE CORNER AT TEN MILE WHERE THEY'RE KEEPERS!
I SEE DS GOING THERE ALL THE TIME.

JUST KIDDING! ALTHOUGH THEY WOULD BE LEGAL AROUND THE CORNER YOU HAVE TO WONDER ABOUT DFO LEAVING THEM UNPROTECTED????


CHEERS MT

JUST KIDDING! ALTHOUGH THEY WOULD BE LEGAL AROUND THE CORNER YOU HAVE TO WONDER ABOUT DFO LEAVING THEM UNPROTECTED????

Makes no sense, the only reason i can think of is that hardly anyone fishes for
salmon between Caddy point and Sidney. maybe DFO thinks the fish won't swim down
Haro

yup or you can cruise up to point no point and everything is legal also. I used to always do a tact by that area on my way to fish halibut at jordan. Never did catch any big springs up there but I know some guys do.

caught three large springs last sunday,off the trap and beechey,one was wild and had to go back but the others were legal 20 and 18 lucky to get 2 hatchery in a row,they are out there and hungry .fish slack water.going out tomorrow if the wind gets down.ss out

Watch out guys, i hear DFO will be screwing up our summer Chinook season with more restrictions....
sounds like hatchery only till end of July

Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0387-RECREATIONAL- Salmon - Fraser River Spring Chinook - Areas 18, 19, 20 and 29 - Recreational Fishery Management Actions

Further to FN0092 and FN0352, the Department has been in consultations with
representatives of the Sport Fishing Advisory Board to develop additional
management measures to protect Fraser River Spring Chinook populations as they
pass through the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Fraser River during June and
early July. Details of these measures are outlined below.

2. Subareas 19-1 to 19-4, 20-5 and a portion of 20-4 from a point at the mouth
of Jordan River located at 48.25.382N/124.03.410W then true south to the point
of intersection with the international boundary between Canada and the United
States.

Effective 00:01 hours June 3, 2010 until 23:59 hours June 18, 2010 the daily
limit is two (2) chinook salmon per day which may be wild or hatchery marked
between 45 cm and 67 cm or hatchery marked only chinook over 67 cm in length.

Then,

Effective 00:01 hours June 19, 2010 until 23:59 hours July 15, 2010 the daily
limit is two (2) chinook salmon per day of which only one (1) chinook may be
greater than 67 cm. The minimum size limit in these areas is 45cm.

2. Subareas 18-1 to 18-6, 18-9, 18-11, 19-5 and a portion of 29-4, and 29-5
that lies south from a point on the east side of Valdes Island located at
49.05.562N/123.39.989W then extending 57 degrees True for 5 nautical miles to a
point at 49.08.316N/123.33.669W.

Effective 00:01 hours June 3, 2010 until 23:59 hours July 15, 2010 the daily
limit is two (2) chinook salmon per day of which only one (1) chinook may be
greater than 67 cm. The minimum size limit in these areas is 62cm.

i went out on July 1,Canada day,i did manage to get a 32lb spring after about 20minutes fishing,then not a sniff for the rest of the day,was too windy on the weekend.I am going out again on July 10-11 weekend,spring was taken between secretary and trap shack about 9am,herring.Ss out............

I find the salmon fishing off sooke to be rather slow the last couple of weeks ,no bites 2 sundays in a row,put in the time but didn'd ,just a lull between batches i am sure ,Renfew is suppose to be good,get first crack at the Juan de Fuca fish in port renfew.Ss out