Fishery Notice

Further to FN1192, the in-season expected Fraser River Chum salmon run size estimate for the return to the Fraser River of 879,000 Chum is sufficient to allow for recreational retention opportunities in the following Fraser River waters.  

Waters:  Fraser River in Region 2 from the downstream side of the CPR 
Bridge at Mission, BC to the Highway 1 Bridge at Hope, BC.

Management measures:  

Effective November 3 until November 30, 2022:
- The daily limit for Chum salmon is two(2)
- The daily limit for Coho salmon is two(2) hatchery marked only.
- You may not retain chinook, wild coho, sockeye, or pink salmon.

Reminder:  In Region 2, fishing for salmon is only permitted from one hour before sunrise to one after sunset each day.

Variation Orders: 2022-RFQ-509, 2022-RCT-510


Notes:
The aggregate daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is four (4).  Individual species limits also apply.

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

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal waters and non-tidal waters in British Columbia. 

The term "marked" means a hatchery fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin.

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)

Anglers are advised to check http://bcsportfishguide.ca for fishing closures and other recreational fishing information

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:
Contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1226
Sent October 28, 2022 at 1409

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