SALTWATER FISHING REPORT  ( july 19th, 2022)

- Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours October 15, 2022 - Subareas 17-5 to 17-7, 17-9, 17-13 to 17-17, 17-19 and 17-20; and

- that portion of Subarea 17-4 except for those waters southeasterly of a line from Shingle Point to Pilkey Point; and

- that portion of Subarea 17-12 inside a line from Tinson Point to Snake Island Light (RCA boundary) to the southern Five Finger Island group, then to the RCA boundary starting at Horswell Channel Buoy (49°12.93'N and 123°56.03'W), thence true west to a point on shore north of Horswell Bluff located at 49°12.93N and 123°56.47'W; and

- In Subareas 17-18 to 17-20 and a portion of 17-12, those waters inside a line from Icarus Point on Vancouver Island true north 2 nautical miles, thence northwesterly to the Navy buoy in Ballenas Channel, thence to Nankivell Point at the entrance to Schooner Cove on Vancouver Island.

Area 17 Chinook retention opportunities (excluding those portions listed above as closed or non-retention):

- 00:01 hours July 15 to 23:59 hours August 31: One (1) Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm on marked and unmarked Chinook.

- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: Two (2) Chinook per day, no maximum size limit.