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Is fishing for sockeye salmon in the Fraser River system, as it is currently practiced, sport fishing? Or is it simple harvesting and, if so, should that be allowed to continue or should more sporting methods be employed?

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·June 28, 2013
Gerry KristiansonWant to know more about Gerry Kristianson? Read our Bio page, click here. Of course sockeye fishing as currently practiced in the Fraser system is sport fishing. Federal government regulations define sport fishing as “fishing for recreational purposes” with anglers prohibited from commercializing their catch by sale, trade or barter.
Sockeye salmon

FN0964-Salmon – Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Update – Areas 11 to 29 – September 17, 2021

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·September 17, 2021
The Fraser River Panel met Friday, September 17, to receive an update on the migration of the Fraser Sockeye and...
Coho salmon. Credit: mlharing/iStock.

FN0492 Recreational Coho Management Measures in Areas 11 to 20, 111 and Subareas 29-1 to 29-5

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·June 1, 2020
FN0492-RECREATIONAL – Salmon – Coho – Areas 11 to 20, 111 and Subareas 29-1 to 29-5 – Coho Management Measures...
Coho salmon. Credit: mlharing/iStock.

Region 1: Cowichan River – Coho Salmon Angling Opportunities Effective November 8, 2019

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·November 12, 2019
Effective 00:01 hours November 8, 2019 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2019, the daily limit for Coho Salmon is one (1)...
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FN0951-RECREATIONAL – SALMON: Sockeye – Region 8 – Osoyoos Lake – Closing – August 31, 2022

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·August 26, 2022
Okanagan Sockeye will be entering the Okanagan River to spawn in mid-September. This notice announces the closure of the Osoyoos...
Chum salmon. Credit: iStock.

FN1102-RECREATIONAL – SALMON: Region 2 – Fraser River Chum – Allouette River, Chehalis River, Chilliwack River, Harrison River, Stave River, Nicomen Slough

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·October 15, 2021
Further to FN1097, the coast-wide returns of Chum salmon have been very poor and the current in-season estimate for the...
The Fraser River. Steelhead stocks here have moved beyond recovery. Photo by iStock.

Extinction Of A BC Icon

Rod Clapton·January 25, 2020
Many steelhead stocks, particularly in the southern portion of BC, are at point of functional extinction. Winter-run fish in the...

Preview of our Jan/Feb Feature “The World of Nymphing: Part One”

Danie Erasmus·January 2, 2014
by Danie ErasmusNymph fishing has evolved from the simple practice of fishing a sunken fly into a myriad of different nymphing methods from around the world. Nowadays, you are likely to hear about European methods such as Czech, Polish, French and Spanish nymphing, but there is also the New Zealand...
Chum salmon. Credit: iStock.

Region 1: Nanaimo River, Puntledge and Courtenay Rivers, Qualicum River – Zero Retention Effective November 1, 2019

Fisheries and Oceans Canada·November 1, 2019
Due to lower than expected Chum returns in the Strait of Georgia, effective 00:01 hours November 1, 2019 until 23:59 hours...
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada Produces Tide, Current and Water Level Charts

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 26, 2013
Keep safe in all your boating and fishing adventures. Fisheries and Oceans Canada charts high and low tides by time and height at over 700 Canadian stations. This site allows you to hone right in on your prospective fishing or boating area and search 7 day predictions listed by the starting date...
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