2024 Fishing Season in Canada
Spring and summer is coming up quickly and we can’t wait to see you for the 2024 fishing season in Canada. Projections from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans look great again for this year. It was an incredible season last year with record returns to some rivers that we haven’t seen in decades.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM ISLAND FISHERMAN MAGAZINE:
“Data from the 2023 Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) reports and 2024 forecasts, highlighted in a recent SFI newsletter, tell the tale:
2023 returns of Summer 4.1 Chinook, which enter the Fraser July to September and spawn in the Thompson/Shuswap area, were estimated by DFO to be an unprecedented 627,000 fish. For the past decade, the average returns have been 75,000 to 100,000.
The Harrison River stock, closely monitored to provide a proxy for all the other rivers that make up the larger Fall 4.1 stock group, saw returns at 150,000—more than double the escapement goal.
Cowichan Chinook, another carefully monitored indicator stock, are estimated at 21,000, well over its escapement goal of 6,500 for over 7 years.
From 2023, enhanced Chinook returns to Barkley Sound are estimated at 200,000, and all West and East Coast Vancouver Island enhanced run returns are at high levels of abundance.”
See the latest newsletter from Island Fisherman magazine for more details on these statistics
Where to Stay In Vancouver
For those of you that are booked already, it’s time to start thinking about hotel stays in Vancouver if you require accommodations pre or post trip. Below you’ll find info on our hotel partners for this year and info on a couple of tradeshows we will be attending.
This coming season we have selected two hotel partners close to the airport. Both of these hotels provide excellent service, transportation to/from Seair Seaplanes and fish storage for your prized catch.
Click on the links below for rates and how to book with our Preferred Customer’s rates.
The Fairmont Vancouver Airport is very convenient for those flying in and out of Vancouver as it’s located right at the main terminal of YVR. There is also a sky train connection right there if you are interested in venturing to the River Rock Casino or into downtown Vancouver for some nightlife pre or post trip.
The Hilton Vancouver Airport is located a few short minutes from Seair and is in the heart of downtown Richmond. A variety of restaurants and shopping options exist right outside the door of this fine hotel.
Come See Us at a Tradeshow
If you live in the Lower Mainland of BC or the surrounding area of Edmonton, AB, we are pleased to say that we will be exhibiting at tradeshows there.
March 1 - 3 we exhibited at the BC Sportsmen’s Show at the Tradex in Abbotsford, BC at Booth 348.
March 14 - 17 we will be waiting for you at Booth 407 at the Edmonton Boat and Sportsmen’s Show! Would love to see you come by!