Fishery Notice

Fisheries described below will not impact Fraser Chinook stocks of concern by 
directing harvest on South Thompson 4(1) Chinook. The fishery will not impact 
Fraser 4(2) and 5(2) Chinook or Sockeye, and will not harvest fish affected by 
the Big Bar rock slide. 

Please see below for open times on the Thompson River in Region 3. 

Region 3:

Thompson River:

Effective immediately until September 22, 2019 at 23:59 hours, in the following 
waters you may retain four (4) Chinook per day, zero (0) of which may be over 
50 cm. From the WTFB signs just downstream of Gold Pan Provincial Park to the 
easterly border of the Skihist Ecological reserve along the Thompson River 
located at 50º15'N , 121º31'W, this is approximately 5 km northeast of Lytton 
at Skihist Park.

The remainder of the Thompson River remains closed to fishing for salmon.

Variation Order #: 2019-RCT-506, 2019-RFQ-507


Fishing for salmon is permitted during daylight hours only in Region 3. 
Daylight hours only refers to (one hour before sunrise to one hour after 
sunset). Reference to sunrise and sunset means the times for those events as 
calculated by the National Research Council of Canada and published daily at 
http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-45_metric_e.html. 


Notes:

Single barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in non-tidal waters 
of British Columbia.  

Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery 
program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped Chinook and 
Coho salmon.  Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for 
coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program 
toll free at (866) 483-9994 for further information.

If you're going fishing for salmon in non-tidal (fresh) waters, you need a Non-
Tidal Angling Licence, issued by the Province of British Columbia.  Visit the 
provincial website to buy your licence. Licences are available to B.C. 
residents and non-residents. Fees may vary and are listed online. 
(www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/licences)

Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation?  If so, please call 
the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line 
at (800) 465-4336 or the British Columbia's toll-free RAPP line (Report All 
Poachers and Polluters) at 1-877-952-RAPP (7277).

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 
1-(866)431-FISH (3474).


FOR MORE INFORMATION: Dale Michie, DFO Kamloops, Tel: 250-851-4946

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0934
Sent September 13, 2019 at 1525

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