The previous closure for bivalve shellfish at French Creek, near the City of Parksville, is no longer necessary and has been lifted.
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In the opening statement of the Fishery Notice you'll find,
"As a result of the reduced Summer run abundance and
increase management adjustment factor First Nations
Food, Social and Ceremonial fisheries targeting Fraser
sockeye are being closed in an orderly fashion to
reduce the impacts on Summer run sockeye. Fishers...
Giant Hogweed is an invasive species spreading through the province of BC. Visit this site on the French Creek Giant Hogweed Project for a wealth of information
Each plant produces about 50, 000 winged seeds that can float through the air for up to three days before settling in the soil...
Continued low survival rates and low brood year escapements are considered to be causes of the low numbers of Fraser River spring Chinook expected for 2014.Management Actions include:From March 1 to June 13 in waters near Victoria between Cadboro Point to Sheringham Point a two per day, wild or marked...
The 2021-23 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is now available online. These regulations are in effect from April 1, 2021 through...
Have you ever wanted to spend a day on the water with Phil Rowley and Brian Chan? Here’s your chance...
The river is completely open except for a small salmon closure from the top of the hatchery lagoon to the power lines that are located 500 meters upstream from the top of the lagoon. Starting to see a lot of Steelhead and that should get going very soon. We have a few good days with the fly this past week and once the rains come this weekend we will switch over to gear.
This fall has been great for Chinook and a very slow for Coho. The numbers of Coho counted through the Stamp falls counter has been fairly high but fish on the hooks has very low. Higher than normal flows for the last half of September have spread the Coho out and as you may know our Coho move very quickly making them a tough target. Our focus will change to Steelhead very soon and if you are thinking about Fall Steelhead, now is the time.
This Fishery Notice supersedes FN0251 to announce an increase to daily limit for halibut measuring under 90 cm in length....