[Gooey]

The river has been closed to socks so far this season to protect the early stuarts...they (DFO) forcasted 40 or 45K and apparently they have seen 19K and its getting late in the season for the stuart socs. If things continue on this course, then there wont be an opening...really you do need a crystal ball.

As Warlo pointed out, the next 2 years in fact are low cycle years where both sport and comercial openings will probably be limited...definitely this is a fishery that is next to impossible to plan around any more than a few weeks out.

The only healthy run of socks I know of that are destine for a "south BC" river is the harrison run. Years past they have had openings in harrison bay and people were having good success float fishing purple and pink dyed krill. Most runs are headed way into the centre of our province some 600-800 km up the mighty fraser!

 

[Gooey]

If I had a choice (if i had a boat), I would avoid the fraser sock fishery. its a little bit of an emberasment because these fish aren't biting, they are snagged/flossed and all the beaks in the world come out to particapate in a fishery that has ZERO skill and little sport. The river gets burried in yards or discarded line and garbage by the week end warrior types. Some of the better bars, there will be a fisher every 3 feet for 300 yards!!! its a right gong show.

Got to Port alberni and enjoy a little solitude on the water with way more room to function. as well, ocean limits of sockeye have been 4 fish in the past were as the fraser is 2 not to mention an outstanding chinook fishery in PA too.