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Any Hunting Tips for Vancouver, Canada?
- Thread starterbcspearo
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hey there bcspearo,
i am new to the sport as well but from what i know the area around vancouver is NOT really the place to be spearing as many of the areas are permanently closed to all types of fishing----essentially, there really are not enough fish around to be hunting or fishing.
i recommend you thouroughly research the area you intend to visit on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada website.
All Finfish, Including Salmon - Closures and Special Measures For other finfish limits, please visit the species and limits table. Those waters of Mannion Bay (Deep Bay) on Bowen Island lying westerly of a line between two boundary signs near the entrance to Mannion Bay, are closed to fishing for all finfish, September 1 to December 31.
Those waters of Howe Sound easterly of a line between a boundary sign 300 m north of the mouth of Britannia Creek and the southern tip of Minaty Bay, are closed to fishing for all finfish, May 30 to September 30.
It is prohibited to use more than two single-pointed hooks in tandem (as when fishing with bait) in the waters of Burrard Inlet near the mouth of the Capilano River from the 14th St. Pier to Prospect Light on the seawall of Stanley Park to the north tower of the Lions Gate Bridge from August 1 to December 31. Each hook must have a single point that measures no greater than 15 mm between the point and the shank of the hook.
It is prohibited to use more than one single-pointed hook in the tidal waters of the Seymour River from the BCR Railway bridge downstream to the fishing boundary signs located on the west and east shore of the Seymour River from August 1 to December 31. Each hook must have a single point that measures no greater than 15 mm between the point and the shank of the hook.
TOTAL FISHING CLOSURE
Map
The following park areas are closed to the harvest of all marine life for the preservation of the unique underwater habitat. Closures apply to all fishing of all marine life, all year:
Porteau Cove — Those waters east of a line drawn from a fishing boundary sign at the south shore of Porteau Cove northerly in a straight line to the white fishing boundary sign on the north shore of Porteau Cove.
Point Atkinson - Commencing 200 m from the southernmost tip of Point Atkinson (125 m east of the lighthouse), then extending northeasterly along the shoreline for 100 m to the entrance of Starboat Cove and extending 85 m offshore.
Whytecliff Park — Those waters inside a line that begins at the most southerly point of Whytecliff Park, then in a straight line to a point located 100 m east of the most southeasterly point of Whyte Islet, then following the southern shoreline of Whyte Islet at a distance of 100 m to a point lying 100 m from the most southwesterly point of Whyte Islet, then in a straight line to a point lying 100 m west of White Cliff Point, then following the shoreline at a distance of 100 m in a northerly direction to a point 100 m north of Lookout Point, then following the shoreline at a distance of 100 m in an easterly direction to a point 100 m perpendicular to the most northerly point of Whytecliff Park, then to the most northern point of Whytecliff Park on the mainland.
Effective June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007, all fishing activity is prohibited along the shoreline of West Vancouver: in Queen Charlotte Channel within Howe Sound, all shoreline from the most northerly point of Tyee Point, then southwest to the most westerly entrance point of Pilot Cove, a ribbon boundary 50 meters laterally from the low tide mark. This closure is being put into effect to assist the West Vancouver Municipality with their longer term vision of marine integrity as much of this shoreline is contained within Whytecliff Park and Lighthouse Park.
Check for Rockfish Conservation Areas
the info abover refers to area 28 (essentially the greater vancouver marine area) and can be found here:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Tidal/area28_e.htm
this shows the rockfish conservation areas:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Restricted_Areas/Rockfish_Maps_2004/MgmtAreas2004/SG1_final_e.htm
also, there is a complete closure on lingcod throughout the entire straight of geaorgia, which basically covers most of the inside passage of vancouver island.
Finfish Other than Salmon Effective October 1, 2006 until further notice, there is no fishing for lingcod or rockfish throughout the Strait of Georgia (Areas 13 to 19, 28 and 29). (Fishery Notice 0349)
finally, as far as i can tell you are not allowed to capture salmon by spear throughout bc.
however, the farther north up the coast you go the more fish there tend to be and the regulations in turn allow for the spearing of many types of fish.
i am also new to this sport and have yet to do any spearing but i plan to take some trips up to the tofino area once i get my gear organized in the next couple of months.
good luck with your diving,
sean
vancouver, canada
ps. i would contact amphibious or tylerz as i know these guys are experienced bc spearos --- please share with the rest of us any advice they bestow.
i am new to the sport as well but from what i know the area around vancouver is NOT really the place to be spearing as many of the areas are permanently closed to all types of fishing----essentially, there really are not enough fish around to be hunting or fishing.
i recommend you thouroughly research the area you intend to visit on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada website.
All Finfish, Including Salmon - Closures and Special Measures For other finfish limits, please visit the species and limits table. Those waters of Mannion Bay (Deep Bay) on Bowen Island lying westerly of a line between two boundary signs near the entrance to Mannion Bay, are closed to fishing for all finfish, September 1 to December 31.
Those waters of Howe Sound easterly of a line between a boundary sign 300 m north of the mouth of Britannia Creek and the southern tip of Minaty Bay, are closed to fishing for all finfish, May 30 to September 30.
It is prohibited to use more than two single-pointed hooks in tandem (as when fishing with bait) in the waters of Burrard Inlet near the mouth of the Capilano River from the 14th St. Pier to Prospect Light on the seawall of Stanley Park to the north tower of the Lions Gate Bridge from August 1 to December 31. Each hook must have a single point that measures no greater than 15 mm between the point and the shank of the hook.
It is prohibited to use more than one single-pointed hook in the tidal waters of the Seymour River from the BCR Railway bridge downstream to the fishing boundary signs located on the west and east shore of the Seymour River from August 1 to December 31. Each hook must have a single point that measures no greater than 15 mm between the point and the shank of the hook.
TOTAL FISHING CLOSURE
Map
The following park areas are closed to the harvest of all marine life for the preservation of the unique underwater habitat. Closures apply to all fishing of all marine life, all year:
Porteau Cove — Those waters east of a line drawn from a fishing boundary sign at the south shore of Porteau Cove northerly in a straight line to the white fishing boundary sign on the north shore of Porteau Cove.
Point Atkinson - Commencing 200 m from the southernmost tip of Point Atkinson (125 m east of the lighthouse), then extending northeasterly along the shoreline for 100 m to the entrance of Starboat Cove and extending 85 m offshore.
Whytecliff Park — Those waters inside a line that begins at the most southerly point of Whytecliff Park, then in a straight line to a point located 100 m east of the most southeasterly point of Whyte Islet, then following the southern shoreline of Whyte Islet at a distance of 100 m to a point lying 100 m from the most southwesterly point of Whyte Islet, then in a straight line to a point lying 100 m west of White Cliff Point, then following the shoreline at a distance of 100 m in a northerly direction to a point 100 m north of Lookout Point, then following the shoreline at a distance of 100 m in an easterly direction to a point 100 m perpendicular to the most northerly point of Whytecliff Park, then to the most northern point of Whytecliff Park on the mainland.
Effective June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007, all fishing activity is prohibited along the shoreline of West Vancouver: in Queen Charlotte Channel within Howe Sound, all shoreline from the most northerly point of Tyee Point, then southwest to the most westerly entrance point of Pilot Cove, a ribbon boundary 50 meters laterally from the low tide mark. This closure is being put into effect to assist the West Vancouver Municipality with their longer term vision of marine integrity as much of this shoreline is contained within Whytecliff Park and Lighthouse Park.
Check for Rockfish Conservation Areas
the info abover refers to area 28 (essentially the greater vancouver marine area) and can be found here:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Tidal/area28_e.htm
this shows the rockfish conservation areas:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Restricted_Areas/Rockfish_Maps_2004/MgmtAreas2004/SG1_final_e.htm
also, there is a complete closure on lingcod throughout the entire straight of geaorgia, which basically covers most of the inside passage of vancouver island.
Finfish Other than Salmon Effective October 1, 2006 until further notice, there is no fishing for lingcod or rockfish throughout the Strait of Georgia (Areas 13 to 19, 28 and 29). (Fishery Notice 0349)
finally, as far as i can tell you are not allowed to capture salmon by spear throughout bc.
however, the farther north up the coast you go the more fish there tend to be and the regulations in turn allow for the spearing of many types of fish.
i am also new to this sport and have yet to do any spearing but i plan to take some trips up to the tofino area once i get my gear organized in the next couple of months.
good luck with your diving,
sean
vancouver, canada
ps. i would contact amphibious or tylerz as i know these guys are experienced bc spearos --- please share with the rest of us any advice they bestow.
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howdy, sorry I missed this thread, been busy on a training course. Spend some time in the AltaSub forum and maybe put a "hi, new here" post in there, there a re a growing number of BC spearos and most of us are on this forum. spearfishing in the vancouver area is generally regaurded as poor, both due to the local enviroment, over fishing, and strict regulations on catch limits. we're in the intial moments of planning another June expedition to North Van Island in June, last years was fantastic, would be a great way to jump in with both feet and meet and greet the local BC Spearfisherman.
Goodluck!
Goodluck!
amphibious
wow! if you guys get another trip this summer off the ground you can count me in. i read all about your telegraph cove adventures with delight.
jpplay
i will have my gear organized (fins, elios suit, ect) by christmas time.
come march i will have been in the water a bunch of times and would LOVE a chance to go spearing.
cheers,
sean
vancouver, canada
wow! if you guys get another trip this summer off the ground you can count me in. i read all about your telegraph cove adventures with delight.
jpplay
i will have my gear organized (fins, elios suit, ect) by christmas time.
come march i will have been in the water a bunch of times and would LOVE a chance to go spearing.
cheers,
sean
vancouver, canada
Sean, watch for the thread around newyears, will start the brainstorming then (providing my current classes don't kill me first).
bcspearo said:
hey bcspearo,
here is the link to area 18 and all the regulations (i think mayne is within that area) --- read it through before heading out.
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Tidal/area18_e.htm
from what i read it seems there are many closures during the fall.
this also jumped out at me:
Finfish Other than Salmon
Effective October 1, 2006 until further notice, there is no fishing for lingcod or rockfish throughout the Strait of Georgia (Areas 13 to 19, 28 and 29). (Fishery Notice 0349)
also the bc map with all of the areas is located here:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Tidal/coastalmap_e.htm
cheers,
sean