Fishermen wait for a bite while fishing for pink and chum salmon on the Fraser River at Gill Bar on Saturday.

Fishermen wait for a bite while fishing for pink and chum salmon on the Fraser River at Gill Bar on Saturday.

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Fishermen wait for a bite while fishing for pink and chum salmon on the Fraser River at Gill Bar on Saturday.

Fishermen wait for a bite while fishing for pink and chum salmon on the Fraser River at Gill Bar on Saturday.

Recreational angling opened Saturday morning above the Mission bridge.

Related story:Fraser salmon fishing resumes but not for sockeye

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