November IS Sturgeon fishing!
Awesome days on water with Tony Nootebos catching, doing the science and releasing White Sturgeon on Harrison River! Big thanks to BC Sportfishing Group for awesome river time…and good luck derbying!
#whitesturgeon #harrisonhotsprings #fraservalley #bcsportfishinggroup #builtforthewestcoast
Happy Halloween!
#halloween #sturgeon #fallfishing #mercurypartner #builtforthewestcoast
Percy Walkus Hatchery is powered by a pair of @bridgeviewmarine purpose-built welded aluminum jet boats with @mercurymarine 150hp outboard jets!
Big thanks to Don and James McNeice for making sure the rigs run awesome…and the whole team for giviner on the river!
It ain’t over till it’s over!
#wannockriver #customjetboat #wuikinuxv #mercurypartner #builtforthewestcoast
Big bucks!
Male Chinook Salmon released back into Wannock River to spawn!
Each day on Wannock River broodstock fishery big males are kept in a buck pen…some are taken for sperm for hatchery but most are sampled and released back into River to spawn naturally!
Underwater…it’s a thundering herd!
#chinooksalmon #wuikinuxv #percywalkushatchery #mercurypartner #builtforthewestcoast
That’s a wrap!
Thanks to all for an incredible 2026 Percy Walkus Hatchery broodstock fishery on the Wannock River in Wuikinuxv Traditional Territory!
#riversinlet #wuikinuxv #percywalkushatchery #mercurypartner #builtforthewestcoast
On target on the Wannock!
One last day for the Percy Walkus Hatchery team at broodstock fishery in Wuikinuxv! Just a few more females to catch and hatchery trays set for winter!
#percywalkushatchery #wuikinuxv #chinook #mercurypartner #builtforthewestcoast
River time!
Stunning day in Wuikinuxv Traditional Territory drifting sets down Wannock River. Percy Walkus Hatchery work rolls on…and these iconic Chinook salmon inspire us all every day!
#percywalkushatchery #riversinlet #wuikinuxv #mercurypartner #builtforthewestcoast
Just the hawgs!
Handling these incredible Chinook salmon is a true highlight of the Percy Walkus Hatchery broodstock fishery. These big males, held by myself, Ted Walkus, Mike Keay and James and Don McNeice were all taken and their sperm used for fertilizing Wannock Chinook eggs!
It takes approximately 40 female and 40 male Chinook to hit the goal of 300,000 fertilized eggs in hatchery trays. And the team has surpassed 200K and is on the home stretch!
#percywalkushatchery #wuikinuxv #wannockriver #mercurypartner #builtforthewestcoast
