Tag Archives: Chinook
Port Authority Spawns Grant for Coho and Chinook Salmon Enhancement
The Prince Rupert Port Authority is floating a $60,000 grant upstream to the Toboggan Creek Hatchery in Smithers to help improve Coho and Chinook salmon productivity. The funding commitment from the p...
Jun 29, 2021
Nisga'a Fisheries and Wildlife announces salmon fishing closure
The Nisga'a government has put a pair of closures into effect for salmon fishing. The government has been tracking Chinook and Sockeye. As of July 7, 31,785 Sockeye have passed the fish wheels with 35...
Jul 13, 2020
DFO re-opens recreational Skeena Coho and Pink salmon fishery
Anglers are once again able to head back to the Skeena River watershed to fish. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has re-opened the recreational Coho and Pink salmon fishery. However, fish...
Aug 15, 2019 Photo Kevin Cass
Skeena First Nations call for closure of recreational Chinook fishery
First Nations along the Skeena Watershed are calling on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to close the recreational Chinook salmon fishery. The Gitxsan, the Wet'suwet'en, and Gitanyow, who rely o...
Jul 25, 2019 Photo Kevin Cass
DFO announces recreational salmon closures for the Northwest
It looks like a tough season ahead for the recreational salmon fishery in the Northwest. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced widespread salmon closures across the North Coast Region. ...
Jun 25, 2019 Photo Kevin Cass