Chilko River Sockeye salmon are harvested by the Xeni Gwet’in (pronounced Honey Coteen) using dip nets as they have for 10,000 years.Some of the most popular sites are located below Chilko Lake and upstream of the Taseko River confluence to avoid those co-migrating sockeye stocks of concern.
Sockeye begin arriving in this area in mid-August but the Chilko fishery willingly delays to allow the weaker population of south Chilko Lake sockeye an opportunity to migrate past before their fishery starts, and fisheries may last until mid-September.
