FW: 3rd Extension to for Economic Sockeye Fishery in Harrison R. to Monday, August 25th 12 noon

 

Harrison Sockeye Economic Fishery

3rd Extension to Monday, August 25th

 

August 20, 2014

 

 

Species:          Sockeye salmon

 

                        All efforts and attempts shall be made to return all non target                                     species including steelhead and sturgeon to the water alive and                                    unharmed.  Steelhead and Sturgeon must not be retained.

 

River:              HARRISON RIVER

 

Area:               Those waters of the Harrison River located between the outlet of                                Harrison Lake downstream to the orange boundary signs labeled                                    “Fishing Boundary HFA” below the Railway Bridge.

 

Allocation:     25,347 Harrison sockeye

 

Dates and Times

 

Set Nets :  Maximum 100 ft length and 60 meshes deep

 

1.      6 pm, Tuesday, August 12, 2014 to 12 noon Monday, August 25, 2014

 

Drift Nets:  Maximum 300 ft length and 60 meshes deep

 

1.      6 pm, Tuesday, August 12, 2014 to 12 noon  Monday, August 25, 2014

 

“Please remember that we do not want any fishing that blocks the passage of Weaver sockeye to the Weaver Spawning Channel.  This area is on front of Chocolate bar.”

 

We caught 8,902 sockeye out of the 25,347 allocation as of August 20th 4:30pm.

 

 

Kim Charlie

Fisheries Manager

Sts'ailes

4690 Salish Way

Agassiz, B.C.

V0M 1A1

 

E:  kim.charlie@stsailes.com

Tel:  (604) 796-2116 ext. 381

Fax:  (604) 796-3946

Cell:  (604) 997-3149

www.stsailes.com

www.stsailesdevcorp.com

 

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