Fish Facts
COHO
SUMMER & WINTER STEELHEAD
CHUM
PINK
COHO
Age Collected | 3 years |
Collection Location | Upper river seines and broodstock angling |
Spawning Time | Dec-Jan |
Number Spawned Annually | 75 – 100 pair |
Number of Eggs per Female | 2,500 average |
Release Date | Late May |
Age Released | 1.5 years |
Release Location | Fry: Released above dam and upper river habitat Smolts: Released in the Lower Seymour River Adults: Released above the dam to spawn naturally |
Number Released | Fry: 80,000 Smolts: 40,000 |
SUMMER & WINTER STEELHEAD
Age Collected | 3 – 7 years |
Collection Location | Broodstock angling throughout the River |
Spawning Time | March – May |
Number Spawned Annually | 8 pair Winters & 12 pair Summers |
Number of Eggs per Female | 3,000 average |
Release Date | Early June |
Age Released | 1.5 years |
Release Location | Burrard Inlet, West Vancouver |
Number Released | Summers: 20,000 Winters: 10,000 |
CHUM
Age Collected | 3 – 5 years |
Collection Location | Fish Fence & Allouette River |
Spawning Time | November |
Number Spawned Annually | 200 pair |
Number of Eggs per Female | 3,000 average |
Release Date | March / April |
Age Released | 5 Months |
Release Location | Lower Seymour River |
Number Released | 500,000 |
PINK
Age Collected | 2 years |
Collection Location | Lower River seines & Tenderfoot Creek |
Spawning Time | Sept – Oct |
Number Spawned Annually | 500 pair |
Number of Eggs per Female | 1,200 average |
Release Date | Jan – Feb |
Age Released | 5 months |
Release Location | Lower Seymour River |
Number Released | 500,000 |