Waterbody · British Columbia
Fraser River Fishing Regulations 2026
Fraser River fishing regulations in 2026: top targets are chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, white sturgeon. 1,760 current rules across 111 species from FFSBC / DFO Pacific.
Rules (1760)
FFSBC / DFO Pacific regulates 1760 rules across 111 species at this water.
Trout
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Tidal Area 29)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Fraser River MainstemClosed
- Status
- Closed
upstream of the confluence with the Thompson River Oct 1-Oct 31
Fraser River Mainstem Downstream Of The Confluence With The Chilcoltin RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Oct 1
- Season closes
- Oct 31
Oct 1-Oct 31
Fraser River Mainstem: From Hell’s Gate To The Confluence With The Thompson RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
Oct 1-Nov 30
Fraser RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
No Fishing for trout in Fraser River mainstem: upstream of the confluence with the Thompson River Oct 1-Oct 31
Fraser River Mainstem: Upstream Of The Confluence With The Thompson RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
Oct 1-Oct 31
Fraser River Mainstem: Downstream Of Hell’s GateClosed
- Status
- Closed
Sept 1-Nov 15
“Geese” Lake (2 Km Northeast Of Eliguk Lake)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
“Grassy” Lake (Unnamed Lake Approx. 1 Km Southwest Of West King Lake)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
“High” Lake (Unnamed Lake Approx. 4 Km North Of Bridge Lake)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
“Kestrel” Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
“Little Bishop” Lake (Approx. 1.7 Km Northeast Of Bishop Lake)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
“Little Jones” LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
“Pete’s Pond” Unnamed Lake At The Head Of San Juan RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
“Sandy” LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
“Snag” LakeClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Gear
- Barbless
no powered boats single barbless hook
All Streams (Excluding Haida Gwaii)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
release of all wild origin trout in streams
Banks Island (Tidal Areas 5, 105)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Bella Bella, Denny Island (Tidal Areas 7, 107)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Bella Coola R. Mainstem Only
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 25 cm
of which only one may be a trout (cutthroat or rainbow) and none may be under 25 cm, no cutthroat may be over 33 cm, and no rainbow may be over 50 cm), Apr 1-May 31 ONLY none may be under 25 cm, Apr 1-May 31 ONLY
Blue Lake (Near Alexandria)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
none under 50 cm
Boar Lake (Dog Creek Drainage)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
none under 50 cm
Bonaparte River
- Min size
- 25 cm
no trout under 25 cm downstream of Bonaparte Lake
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subarea 111)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Tidal Area 11)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Cape Scott, Quatsino (Tidal Areas 27, 127)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Cheslatta River (Downstream Of Falls)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Crazy Bear (Ginny) Lake
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
Deadman River
- Min size
- 25 cm
no trout under 25 cm downstream of Mowich Lake
Dewar LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
Donnely LakeClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
- Gear
- Barbless
no powered boats single barbless hook
Dorsey Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
East King LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Gear
- Barbless
engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp) single barbless hook
Elk LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
- Gear
- Barbless
electric motor only - max 7.5 kW single barbless hook
Faulkner Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
Fawn LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW
Fish Lake (Unnamed Lake Approx. 2 Km Northwest Of McClinchy Lake)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
Fitz Hugh Sound, Bella Coola (Tidal Areas 8, 108)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Flathead River’s Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
none under 30 cm, June 15-Aug 31
Forest LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
- Gear
- No Live Bait
engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp) bait ban
Graham Island (Tidal Areas 1, 101)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Greenlee LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
- Gear
- Barbless
electric motor only - max 7.5 kW single barbless hook
Guichon Creek
- Min size
- 25 cm
No trout under 25 cm downstream of Mamit Lake
Herbert Point (Subarea 110)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Herbert Point (Tidal Area 10)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Kitimat, Kemano Bay (Tidal Areas 6, 106)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Kyuquot Sound (Subarea 126)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Kyuquot Sound (Tidal Area 26)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Lemon Lake (In Gibbons Creek Drainage)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
Little Charlotte Lake
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
Nanaimo (Tidal Area 17)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Nicola RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 25 cm
downstream of Nicola Lake, Jan 1-Feb 28 no trout under 25 cm downstream of Nicola Lake
Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet (Tidal Areas 25, 125)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Subarea 103)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Tidal Area 3)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Powell River, Texada Island (Tidal Area 15)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Subarea 104)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Tidal Area 4)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Region 1 - Vancouver IslandCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Max size
- 50 cm
All wild trout from streams Region 1 default daily quota (excluding Haida Gwaii). Max 1 over 50 cm (2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm allowed); max 2 from streams (must be hatchery). Release all wild steelhead, wild trout from streams, all char from streams. not more than 1 over 50 cm
Rivers Inlet (Tidal Areas 9, 109)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less - 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm - 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cm
Saltspring, Pender, Mayne & Saturna Islands (Tidal Area 18)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Seton River (Includes BC Hydro Power Canal Upstream Of The Dam Up To Signs Located On Seton Lake)
- Min size
- 25 cm
No trout under 25 cm downstream of Seton Lake
Shannon Lake (Netted Off Portion On The South End Of The Lake)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Teepee Lake (Adjacent To West Road River)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 30 cm
Tidal Area 121Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Tilgatgo LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Barbless
single barbless hook
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Subarea 124)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Tidal Area 24)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Tzuquanah Point, Nitinat Lake (Tidal Areas 21, 22)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 Combined Total
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Unnamed Lake “A” - Map A (Below)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Unnamed Lake “B” - Map A (Below)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Unnamed Lake “E” - Map B (Below)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Unnamed Lake “H” - Map B (Below)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Unnamed Lake Approximately 1.6 Km Downstream Of Joan LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Victoria, Sidney (Tidal Area 19)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 2 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Wahleach (“Jones”) Lake
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Max size
- 40 cm
- Slot max
- 40 cm
one over 40 cm
West Road ("Blackwater") River’s Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Gear
- No Live Bait
West Road (“Blackwater”) River’s Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 1
none under 30 cm
Chinook Salmon
Fraser River
- Min size
- 50 cm
adult chinook defined as over 62 cm from Sep 1 to Dec 31
Harrison River
- Min size
- 62 cm
downstream from white fishing boundary signs situated near the mouth of the Harrison River, from September 5 to December 31
South Thompson River
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/month
Monthly limit of 6 over 50 cm from the South Thompson River.
Thompson River From Kamloops Lake Outlet Downstream To The Fishing Boundary Signs Just Downstream Of Gold Pan Provincial ParkOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
To be determined
South Thompson River From The Green Can Buoy Near Outlet Of Little River, Including Little Shuswap Lake, To The Fishing White Triangle Fishing Boundary Approximately 100 M Downstream Of Campbell Creek.Out of season
- Season opens
- Aug 16
- Season closes
- Sep 22
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
only 2 over 50 cm
Thompson River From The White Triangle Fishing Boundary Signs Just Downstream Of Gold Pan Provincial Park To The Easterly Border Of The Skihist Ecological Reserve Along The Thompson River Located At 50°15'23.0"N 121°30'55.0"W, This Is Approximately 5 Km Northeast Of Lytton At Skihist Park.Out of season
- Season opens
- Aug 28
- Season closes
- Sep 22
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Max size
- 50 cm
none over 50 cm
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-1 To 29-5 And 29-8)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 62 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tidal Portion Of The Fraser River (In Area 29)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
barbless hook and line (year round )
Fraser River From The Cpr Bridge At Mission Upstream To The Powerline Crossing Situated About One Kilometre Upstream From The Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge
- Min size
- 62 cm
from September 5 to December 31
Harrison River Downstream From White Fishing Boundary Signs Sit
- Min size
- 62 cm
from September 5 to December 31
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-6, 29-7 And 29-9 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Alouette River And TributariesOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Nov 30
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Upstream of the 216th Street bridge to a line between two fishing boundary signs at Allco park
Banks Island (Subarea 105)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Banks Island (Tidal Area 5)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Bella Bella, Denny Island (Tidal Areas 7, 107)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Bridge RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for salmon
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subarea 111)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Tidal Area 11)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Cape Scott, Quatsino (Tidal Areas 27, 127)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Capilano RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Aug 1
- Season closes
- Oct 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
- Gear
- No Live Bait
including tributaries only 2 over 62 cm; including tributaries adult chinook defined as over 62 cm Bait ban; including tributaries
Chapman CreekIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
upstream of tidal water fishing boundary signs located below the Hwy 101 Bridge to 100 m below the falls. The falls are located approximately 550 m upstream of the powerline crossing. only 1 over 50 cm; upstream of tidal water fishing boundary signs located below the Hwy 101 Bridge to 100 m below the falls. The falls are located approximately 550 m upstream of the powerline crossing.
Chehalis RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
downstream of the logging bridge 2.4 km downstream of Chehalis Lake, including tributaries to that part only 1 over 62 cm; downstream of the logging bridge 2.4 km downstream of Chehalis Lake, including tributaries to that part adult chinook defined as over 62 cm from Sep 1 to Dec 31
Chilliwack/ Vedder River
- Min size
- 62 cm
downstream from Slesse Creek, from July 1 to December 31
Chilliwack/Vedder River (Including Sumas River)Out of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Min size
- 50 cm
from a line between 2 fishing boundary signs on either side of the Chilliwack River 100 m downstream from the confluence of the Chilliwack River and Slesse Creek downstream including that portion of the Sumas River from the Barrow Town Pump Station downstream to fishing boundary signs near the confluence with the Fraser River. only 2 over 62 cm; from a line between 2 fishing boundary signs on either side of the Chilliwack River 100 m downstream from the confluence of the Chilliwack River and Slesse Creek downstream including that portion of the Sumas River from the Barrow Town Pump Station downstream to fishing boundary signs near the confluence with the Fraser River. adult chinook defined as over 62 cm
CoastwideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Keeping your chinook salmon? You must permanently record all retained chinook salmon (head-on length) on your Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence. The licence holder may alternatively record retained catch immediately in an electronic licence held in an approved third-party application linked to their National Recreational Licensing System (NRLS) account, or if mobile internet access is immediately available, directly in their NRLS account. The licence holder shall ensure that all mandatory catch records for the current licence year are produced, either on the licence (paper or electronic), or from the licence holder's NRLS account at the time of inspection.
Coquitlam RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Non-retention
Fitz Hugh Sound, Bella Coola (Tidal Areas 8, 108)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Graham Island (Tidal Areas 1, 101)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Herbert Point (Subarea 110)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Herbert Point (Tidal Area 10)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kamloops LakeOut of season
- Season opens
- Aug 28
- Season closes
- Sep 22
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
only 2 over 50cm
Khartoum LakeIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Kitimat, Kemano Bay (Tidal Areas 6, 106)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kyuquot Sound (Subarea 126)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kyuquot Sound (Tidal Area 26)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Little Campbell RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 16
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Non-retention; downstream of 12th Avenue, including tributaries to that part. downstream of 12th Avenue, including tributaries to that part. hatchery marked; downstream of 12th Avenue, including tributaries to that part.
Lois LakeIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Nanaimo (Subareas 17-1 To 17-5, 17-7, 17-8 And 17-10 To 17-21)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 62 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Nanaimo (Subareas 17-6, 17-9)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 1 Combined Total
- Min size
- 62 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 1 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Nicomekl RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Dec 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Non-retention; downstream of 208th Street downstream of 208th Street
Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet (Tidal Areas 25, 125)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
North Alouette And TributariesOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Nov 30
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Subarea 103)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Tidal Area 3)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Powell River, Texada Island (Tidal Area 15)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 62 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Subarea 104)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Tidal Area 4)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Region 3 - Thompson-Nicola
- Min size
- 30 cm
All retained chinook must measure 30 cm or more from tip of nose to fork in tail.
Rivers Inlet (Subarea 109)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Rivers Inlet (Tidal Area 9)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Saltspring, Pender, Mayne & Saturna Islands (Subareas 18-1 To 18-5, 18-8, 18-9 And 18-11)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 62 cm
- Gear
- Non Retention
Saltspring, Pender, Mayne & Saturna Islands (Subareas 18-6, 18-7 And 18-10)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 1 Combined Total
- Min size
- 62 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 1 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Serpentine RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Dec 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Non-retention; downstream of 168th Street at Bothwell Park downstream of 168th Street at Bothwell Park
Shuswap LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
No fishing of chinook and coho salmon stocks, Sept 1-Dec 31 (anglers fishing from the community pier in the city of Salmon Arm are exempt from the closure) in Salmon Arm Bay, west of line between Engineer’s Point and Sunnybrae Point
Strait Of Georgia Chinook ClosureClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Angling Only
barbless hook and line (Apr 1 to Aug 31)
Sumas River
- Min size
- 62 cm
downstream from the Barrowtown pumping station, from July 1 to December 31
Tatshenshini River (Downstream Of The BC/Yukon Border)In season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
Tidal Area 121Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Toba Inlet
- Daily bag
- 1 Combined Total
Consisting of no more than: - 1 - Hatchery - marked - 1 - Wild - unmarked 80cm or less - 0 - Wild - unmarked over 80cm
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Subarea 124)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Tidal Area 24)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Tzuquanah Point, Nitinat Lake (Tidal Areas 21, 22)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Victoria, Sidney (Subarea 19-1)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 1 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Victoria, Sidney (Subarea 19-3)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 1 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Victoria, Sidney (Subarea 19-4)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 1 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Victoria, Sidney (Subareas 19-5 To 19-8)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 62 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Consisting of no more than: - 1 - Hatchery - marked - 0 - Wild - unmarked
Victoria, Sidney (Subareas 19-9 To 19-12)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 62 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Coho Salmon
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-1 To 29-5 And 29-8)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
South Thompson River From The Green Can Buoy Near Outlet Of Little River, Including Little Shuswap Lake, To The Fishing White Triangle Fishing Boundary Approximately 100 M Downstream Of Campbell Creek.Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for coho
Thompson River From Kamloops Lake Outlet Downstream To The Fishing Boundary Signs Just Downstream Of Gold Pan Provincial ParkClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for coho
Thompson River From The White Triangle Fishing Boundary Signs Just Downstream Of Gold Pan Provincial Park To The Easterly Border Of The Skihist Ecological Reserve Along The Thompson River Located At 50°15'23.0"N 121°30'55.0"W, This Is Approximately 5 Km Northeast Of Lytton At Skihist Park.Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for coho
Harrison RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
from the Highway 7 Bridge downstream to the confluence with the Fraser River hatchery marked; from the Highway 7 Bridge downstream to the confluence with the Fraser River
Tidal Portion Of The Fraser River (In Area 29)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 25 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
barbless hook and line (year round )
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-6, 29-7 And 29-9 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Alouette River And TributariesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Oct 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Non-retention; Upstream of the 216th Street bridge to a line between two fishing boundary signs at Allco park Downstream of the 216th street bridge to the confluence of the Pitt River hatchery marked; Downstream of the 216th street bridge to the confluence of the Pitt River
Ashlu CreekOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 15
- Season closes
- Jan 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
hatchery marked
Banks Island (Subarea 105)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Banks Island (Tidal Area 5)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Bella Bella, Denny Island (Tidal Areas 7, 107)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subarea 11-1)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subarea 11-2)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subarea 111)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subareas 11-3 To 11-10)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Cape Scott, Quatsino (Tidal Areas 27, 127)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Capilano RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Aug 1
- Season closes
- Oct 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Gear
- No Live Bait
including tributaries hatchery marked; including tributaries Bait ban; including tributaries
Chapman CreekIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
upstream of tidal water fishing boundary signs located below the Hwy 101 Bridge to 100 m below the falls. The falls are located approximately 550 m upstream of the powerline crossing. hatchery marked, only 2 over 35 cm; upstream of tidal water fishing boundary signs located below the Hwy 101 Bridge to 100 m below the falls. The falls are located approximately 550 m upstream of the powerline crossing.
Cheakamus RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 15
- Season closes
- Jan 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
hatchery marked only
Chehalis RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Non-retention; downstream of the logging bridge 2.4 km downstream of Chehalis Lake, including tributaries to that part downstream of the logging bridge 2.4 km downstream of Chehalis Lake, including tributaries to that part hatchery marked; downstream of the logging bridge 2.4 km downstream of Chehalis Lake, including tributaries to that part
Chilliwack/Vedder River (Including Sumas River)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Non-retention; from a line between 2 fishing boundary signs on either side of the Chilliwack River 100 m downstream from the confluence of the Chilliwack River and Slesse Creek downstream including that portion of the Sumas River from the Barrow Town Pump Station downstream to fishing boundary signs near the confluence with the Fraser River. from a line between 2 fishing boundary signs on either side of the Chilliwack River 100 m downstream from the confluence of the Chilliwack River and Slesse Creek downstream including that portion of the Sumas River from the Barrow Town Pump Station downstream to fishing boundary signs near the confluence with the Fraser River. hatchery marked; from a line between 2 fishing boundary signs on either side of the Chilliwack River 100 m downstream from the confluence of the Chilliwack River and Slesse Creek downstream including that portion of the Sumas River from the Barrow Town Pump Station downstream to fishing boundary signs near the confluence with the Fraser River.
Coquitlam RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
hatchery marked
De Boville SloughOut of season
- Season opens
- Oct 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
downstream of the confluence of Cedar Creek and Hyde Creek. hatchery marked; downstream of the confluence of Cedar Creek and Hyde Creek.
Fitz Hugh Sound, Bella Coola (Tidal Areas 8, 108)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Graham Island (Tidal Areas 1, 101)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Herbert Point (Subarea 110)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Herbert Point (Tidal Area 10)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kamloops LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for coho
Kanaka CreekOut of season
- Season opens
- Nov 1
- Season closes
- Nov 30
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
downstream of the 112th Street bridge. hatchery marked; downstream of the 112th Street bridge.
Khartoum LakeIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Kitimat, Kemano Bay (Tidal Areas 6, 106)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kyuquot Sound (Subarea 126)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Kyuquot Sound (Tidal Area 26)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Little Campbell RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 16
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Non-retention; downstream of 12th Avenue, including tributaries to that part. downstream of 12th Avenue, including tributaries to that part. hatchery marked; downstream of 12th Avenue, including tributaries to that part.
Lois LakeIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Mamquam RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 15
- Season closes
- Jan 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
hatchery marked only
Nanaimo (Tidal Area 17)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Nicomekl RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
downstream of 208th Street hatchery marked; downstream of 208th Street
Nicomen (Including Dewdney) SloughOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
from the confluence of Siddle (Bell's) Creek downstream to the Fraser River hatchery marked, only 2 over 35 cm; from the confluence of Siddle (Bell's) Creek downstream to the Fraser River
Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet (Tidal Areas 25, 125)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Norrish (Suicide) CreekOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
hatchery marked, only 2 over 35 cm
North Alouette And TributariesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Nov 30
Non-retention
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Subarea 103)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Tidal Area 3)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Powell River, Texada Island (Tidal Area 15)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Subarea 104)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Tidal Area 4)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Rivers Inlet (Subarea 109)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Rivers Inlet (Tidal Area 9)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Saltspring, Pender, Mayne & Saturna Islands (Tidal Area 18)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Non Retention
Serpentine RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
downstream of 168th Street at Bothwell Park hatchery marked; downstream of 168th Street at Bothwell Park
Shuswap LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
No fishing of chinook and coho salmon stocks, Sept 1-Dec 31 (anglers fishing from the community pier in the city of Salmon Arm are exempt from the closure) in Salmon Arm Bay, west of line between Engineer’s Point and Sunnybrae Point
Squamish River (Including Powerhouse Channel)Out of season
- Season opens
- Sep 15
- Season closes
- Jan 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
hatchery marked only
Squamish Watershed
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
hatchery-marked in the entire Squamish non-tidal systems combined
Stave RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
downstream of B.C. Hydro Dam to the CPR Railway Bridge; except you shall not fish for salmon in that portion on the east side of the Stave River, known as the Ruskin Spawning Channel on the east bank of the BC Hydro park from the inlet near the dam, downstream to the boat ramp crossing; and you shall not fish for salmon in that portion on the west side of the Stave River known as the Northrop Spawning Channel from the intake downstream to where the channel joins the Stave River mainstem, including its tributary containing the fishway hatchery marked, only 2 over 35 cm; downstream of B.C. Hydro Dam to the CPR Railway Bridge; except you shall not fish for salmon in that portion on the east side of the Stave River, known as the Ruskin Spawning Channel on the east bank of the BC Hydro park from the inlet near the dam, downstream to the boat ramp crossing; and you shall not fish for salmon in that portion on the west side of the Stave River known as the Northrop Spawning Channel from the intake downstream to where the channel joins the Stave River mainstem, including its tributary containing the fishway
Tatshenshini River (Downstream Of The BC/Yukon Border)In season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
Tidal Area 121Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Subarea 124)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Tidal Area 24)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tzuquanah Point, Nitinat Lake (Tidal Areas 21, 22)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Victoria, Sidney (Tidal Area 19)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Rainbow Trout
South Thompson River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Max size
- 50 cm
none over 50 cm
North Thompson River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Max size
- 50 cm
none over 50 cm
South Thompson River Between Shuswap Lake And Little Shuswap LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 50 cm
No Conservation Surcharge Stamp is required if you release all Shuswap Lake rainbow trout over 50 cm. Conservation Surcharge Stamp required to keep rainbow trout over 50 cm from South Thompson River between Shuswap Lake and Little Shuswap Lake.
Thompson River (Upstream Of Kamloops Lake)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Max size
- 50 cm
none over 50 cm
“Norman” Lake (Unnamed Lake Approximately 600 M Southeast Of Durand Lake)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
Adams River (Downstream Of Adams Lake)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Adams River (Upstream Of Adams Lake)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 30 cm
none under 30 cm
Aldrich LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Max size
- 50 cm
over 50 cm over 50 cm catch and release
AnsteyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 50 cm
No Conservation Surcharge Stamp is required if you release all Shuswap Lake rainbow trout over 50 cm. Conservation Surcharge Stamp required to keep rainbow trout over 50 cm from Anstey.
Bella Coola R. Mainstem Only
- Max size
- 50 cm
no rainbow may be over 50 cm, Apr 1-May 31 ONLY
Big O.k. (“Island”) Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Max size
- 50 cm
none over 50 cm
Crooked RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
upstream (south) of the 200 Road Bridge, Apr 1-June 30
Davie Lake Upstream (South) Of BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Apr 1-Jun 30
François LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
For the area at the outlet of François Lake described on map 1
Granby RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Downstream of Burrell Creek
Hart Lake (Crooked River Provincial Park)
- Daily bag
- 1
- Max size
- 40 cm
none over 40 cm
Kootenay LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 50 cm
No Conservation Surcharge Stamp is required if you release all Kootenay Lake rainbow trout over 50 cm. Conservation Surcharge Stamp required to keep rainbow trout over 50 cm from the main body of Kootenay Lake.
Kootenay Lake - Main Body
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
- Possession
- 20 fish/year
Conservation Surcharge Stamp required to keep rainbow trout over 50 cm
Kootenay Lake - Upper West ArmCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Jan 1-May 31
Little Shuswap LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 50 cm
No Conservation Surcharge Stamp is required if you release all Shuswap Lake rainbow trout over 50 cm. Conservation Surcharge Stamp required to keep rainbow trout over 50 cm from Little Shuswap Lake.
Mahood River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Max size
- 35 cm
Downstream of Goodwin Falls none over 35 cm, Downstream of Goodwin Falls
Mara LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 50 cm
No Conservation Surcharge Stamp is required if you release all Shuswap Lake rainbow trout over 50 cm. Conservation Surcharge Stamp required to keep rainbow trout over 50 cm from Mara Lake.
Nechako RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 35 cm
from Cheslatta River to a boundary sign 5 km downstream no rainbow trout under 35 cm from said sign downstream to Hwy 27 bridge
Region 7B - PeaceCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
of any size from streams, May 1-June 15
Salmo RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Sheep Creek to South Salmo River Remainder of mainstem: none under 30 cm, June 15-Oct 31
Salmon ArmsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 50 cm
No Conservation Surcharge Stamp is required if you release all Shuswap Lake rainbow trout over 50 cm. Conservation Surcharge Stamp required to keep rainbow trout over 50 cm from Salmon Arms.
Salmon RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
downstream of Hwy 97 bridge at Falkland
SeymourCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 50 cm
No Conservation Surcharge Stamp is required if you release all Shuswap Lake rainbow trout over 50 cm. Conservation Surcharge Stamp required to keep rainbow trout over 50 cm from Seymour.
Seymour RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
downstream of the falls
Shuswap LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 5 fish/year
- Min size
- 50 cm
- Max size
- 50 cm
May 15-Mar 14, in the waters lying west of a line between signs at Henstridge Road and Wharf Road to a line between signs on the south and north shores of Little Shuswap Lake annual quota = 5 none under 50 cm
StreamsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
of any size, May 1-June 15
Unnamed LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
approx. 500 m south of Natalkuz Lake
West Kettle River’s TributariesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Whiteswan Lake’s Inlet & Outlet Streams
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
catch and release all other species when open
Wicheeda Lake
- Daily bag
- 1
- Min size
- 30 cm
none over 40 cm No rainbow trout under 30 cm
Williston Lake (In Zone A)
- Min size
- 30 cm
No rainbow trout under 30 cm
Pink Salmon
Thompson River From Kamloops Lake Outlet Downstream To The Fishing Boundary Signs Just Downstream Of Gold Pan Provincial ParkClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for pink
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-1 To 29-5 And 29-8)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Fraser River From The Confluence With The Seton River Downstream To The Fishing Boundary Signs Located On Both Sides Of The River Approximately 4 Km Downstream Of The Town Of LillooetClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for pink
South Thompson River From The Green Can Buoy Near Outlet Of Little River, Including Little Shuswap Lake, To The Fishing White Triangle Fishing Boundary Approximately 100 M Downstream Of Campbell Creek.Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for pink
Thompson River From The White Triangle Fishing Boundary Signs Just Downstream Of Gold Pan Provincial Park To The Easterly Border Of The Skihist Ecological Reserve Along The Thompson River Located At 50°15'23.0"N 121°30'55.0"W, This Is Approximately 5 Km Northeast Of Lytton At Skihist Park.Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for pink
Tidal Portion Of The Fraser River (In Area 29)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Angling Only
barbless hook and line (year round )
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-6, 29-7 And 29-9 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Bamfield, Port Alberni, Ucluelet (Subarea 123)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Bamfield, Port Alberni, Ucluelet (Tidal Area 23)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Banks Island (Subarea 105)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Banks Island (Tidal Area 5)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Bella Bella, Denny Island (Tidal Areas 7, 107)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Campbell River, Cortes-Sonora-Quadra Islands (Tidal Area 13)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subarea 111)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Tidal Area 11)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Cape Scott, Quatsino (Subarea 127)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Cape Scott, Quatsino (Tidal Area 27)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Comox, Parksville, Denman & Hornby Islands (Tidal Area 14)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Fitz Hugh Sound, Bella Coola (Tidal Areas 8, 108)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Graham Island (Tidal Areas 1, 101)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Haida Gwaii (Tidal Areas 2, 102, 130, 142)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Herbert Point (Subarea 110)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Herbert Point (Tidal Area 10)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kamloops LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for pink
Kitimat, Kemano Bay (Tidal Areas 6, 106)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kyuquot Sound (Subarea 126)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kyuquot Sound (Tidal Area 26)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Nanaimo (Tidal Area 17)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet (Subarea 125)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet (Tidal Area 25)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Port Hardy, Robson Bight (Tidal Area 12)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Subarea 103)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Tidal Area 3)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Powell River, Texada Island (Tidal Area 15)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Subarea 104)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Tidal Area 4)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Region 6 - SkeenaClosed
- Status
- Closed
No fishing for sockeye, pink or chum salmon, unless otherwise stated for specific waters.
Rivers Inlet (Subarea 109)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Rivers Inlet (Tidal Area 9)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Saltspring, Pender, Mayne & Saturna Islands (Tidal Area 18)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Sechelt Inlet, Jervis Inlet (Tidal Area 16)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Sooke, Port Renfrew (Tidal Area 20)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Tidal Area 121Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Subarea 124)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Tidal Area 24)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tzuquanah Point, Nitinat Lake (Tidal Areas 21, 22)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish (Tidal Area 28)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Victoria, Sidney (Tidal Area 19)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Sockeye Salmon
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-1 To 29-5 And 29-8)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Fraser River From The Confluence With The Seton River Downstream To The Fishing Boundary Signs Located On Both Sides Of The River Approximately 4 Km Downstream Of The Town Of LillooetOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
To be determined
South Thompson River From The Green Can Buoy Near Outlet Of Little River, Including Little Shuswap Lake, To The Fishing White Triangle Fishing Boundary Approximately 100 M Downstream Of Campbell Creek.Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
To be determined
Thompson River From Kamloops Lake Outlet Downstream To The Fishing Boundary Signs Just Downstream Of Gold Pan Provincial ParkOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
To be determined
Thompson River From The White Triangle Fishing Boundary Signs Just Downstream Of Gold Pan Provincial Park To The Easterly Border Of The Skihist Ecological Reserve Along The Thompson River Located At 50°15'23.0"N 121°30'55.0"W, This Is Approximately 5 Km Northeast Of Lytton At Skihist Park.Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
To be determined
Tidal Portion Of Fraser River (Area 29)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Angling Only
barbless hook and line (year round )
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-6, 29-7 And 29-9 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Bamfield, Port Alberni, Ucluelet (Tidal Areas 23, 123)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Banks Island (Subarea 105)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Campbell River, Cortes-Sonora-Quadra Islands (Tidal Area 13)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subarea 111)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Tidal Area 11)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Cape Scott, Quatsino (Tidal Areas 27, 127)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Comox, Parksville, Denman & Hornby Islands (Tidal Area 14)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Fitz Hugh Sound, Bella Coola (Tidal Areas 8, 108)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Graham Island (Tidal Areas 1, 101)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Haida Gwaii (Tidal Areas 2, 102, 130, 142)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kamloops LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
To be determined
Kitimat, Kemano Bay (Tidal Areas 6, 106)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kyuquot Sound (Subarea 126)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Kyuquot Sound (Tidal Area 26)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Nanaimo (Tidal Area 17)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet (Tidal Areas 25, 125)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Port Hardy, Robson Bight (Tidal Area 12)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Non Retention
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Subarea 103)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Powell River, Texada Island (Tidal Area 15)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Subarea 104)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Region 3 - Thompson-Nicola
- Min size
- 30 cm
All retained sockeye must measure 30 cm or more from tip of nose to fork in tail.
Region 6 - SkeenaClosed
- Status
- Closed
No fishing for sockeye, pink or chum salmon, unless otherwise stated for specific waters.
Saltspring, Pender, Mayne & Saturna Islands (Tidal Area 18)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Non Retention
Sechelt Inlet, Jervis Inlet (Tidal Area 16)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Non Retention
Sooke, Port Renfrew (Tidal Area 20)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tatshenshini River (Downstream Of The BC/Yukon Border)In season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
Tidal Area 121Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Subarea 124)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Tidal Area 24)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Tzuquanah Point, Nitinat Lake (Tidal Area 21)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish (Tidal Area 28)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Non Retention
Victoria, Sidney (Tidal Area 19)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
White Sturgeon
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Tidal Area 29)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Fraser River Downstream Of And Including Williams Lake RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
CLOSED TO ALL FISHING Sept 15-July 15
Region 2 - Lower MainlandCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Region 2 default: catch and release only. Fraser River side channels at Jesperson's, Herrling Island, Seabird Island closed to all fishing May 15-Jul 31.
Region 5 - CaribooClosed
- Status
- Closed
Region 5 default: closed to all fishing in Fraser River Watershed upstream of Williams Lake River. Catch and release downstream of Williams Lake River (closed entirely Sept 15-Jul 15).
Fraser River Watershed Upstream Of Williams Lake RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
CLOSED TO ALL FISHING
Fraser River Watershed Downstream Of And Including Williams Lake RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Fraser River Watershed (Including Tributaries) From The Cpr Bridge At Mission To And Including Williams Lake River In The CaribooCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
This is a catch-and-release only fishery - all sturgeon must be released.
Fraser River At Mission To And Including Williams Lake River In The CaribooCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all sturgeon must be released
Bamfield, Port Alberni, Ucluelet (Tidal Areas 23, 123)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Banks Island (Tidal Areas 5, 105)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Bella Bella, Denny Island (Tidal Areas 7, 107)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Campbell River, Cortes-Sonora-Quadra Islands (Tidal Area 13)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subarea 111)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Tidal Area 11)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Cape Scott, Quatsino (Tidal Areas 27, 127)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Comox, Parksville, Denman & Hornby Islands (Tidal Area 14)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Fitz Hugh Sound, Bella Coola (Tidal Areas 8, 108)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Graham Island (Tidal Areas 1, 101)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Haida Gwaii (Tidal Areas 2, 102, 130, 142)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Herbert Point (Subarea 110)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Herbert Point (Tidal Area 10)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Kitimat, Kemano Bay (Tidal Areas 6, 106)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Kyuquot Sound (Subarea 126)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Kyuquot Sound (Tidal Area 26)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Nanaimo (Tidal Area 17)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet (Tidal Areas 25, 125)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Port Hardy, Robson Bight (Tidal Area 12)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Non Retention
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Subarea 103)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Tidal Area 3)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Powell River, Texada Island (Tidal Area 15)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Subarea 104)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Tidal Area 4)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Region 1 - Vancouver IslandCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Region 1 default: catch and release only.
Region 3 - Thompson-NicolaCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Region 3 default: catch and release only.
Region 4 - KootenayClosed
- Status
- Closed
Region 4 default: 0 quota, CLOSED TO FISHING (no exceptions).
Region 6 - SkeenaClosed
- Status
- Closed
Region 6 default: CLOSED TO ALL FISHING.
Region 7A - OminecaClosed
- Status
- Closed
Zone A (Omineca) default: CLOSED TO ALL FISHING.
Rivers Inlet (Tidal Areas 9, 109)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Saltspring, Pender, Mayne & Saturna Islands (Tidal Area 18)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Non Retention
Sechelt Inlet, Jervis Inlet (Tidal Area 16)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Non Retention
Sooke, Port Renfrew (Tidal Area 20)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tidal Area 121Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Subarea 124)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Tidal Area 24)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tzuquanah Point, Nitinat Lake (Tidal Areas 21, 22)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Upper Fraser And Nechako RiversClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
It is illegal to fish for, kill, harm, or harass SARA-listed White Sturgeon
Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish (Tidal Area 28)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Non Retention
Victoria, Sidney (Tidal Area 19)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
White SturgeonCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY
Salmon
Tidal Portion Of The Fraser River (In Area 29)
- Gear
- Angling Only
As per the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 - It is prohibited to use more than one line when sport fishing in the tidal waters of the Fraser River.
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Tidal Area 29)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Bamfield, Port Alberni, Ucluelet (Tidal Areas 23, 123)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Beecher Bay
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 31)
Bella Bella, Denny Island (Tidal Areas 7, 107)
- Gear
- Barbed Hook Prohibited
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Campbell River, Cortes-Sonora-Quadra Islands (Subarea 13-21)
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Campbell River, Cortes-Sonora-Quadra Islands (Tidal Area 13)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Subarea 111)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Cape Caution, Bramham Point (Tidal Area 11)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Cape Scott, Quatsino (Tidal Areas 27, 127)
- Gear
- Barbed
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Coastwide
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
The daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal and fresh waters combined is four. Individual species limits also apply.
Copper River Estuary / Pallant Creek Estuary
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (year round )
Dinner Point
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Eden And Bonwick Islands
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Fitz Hugh Sound, Bella Coola (Tidal Areas 8, 108)
- Gear
- Barbed Hook
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Graham Island (Tidal Areas 1, 101)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Haida Gwaii (Tidal Areas 2, 102, 130, 142)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Herbert Point (Subarea 110)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using barbed hook (year round )
Herbert Point (Tidal Area 10)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using barbed hook (year round )
Kitimat River
- Gear
- No Live Bait
You are not allowed to harvest using natural bait (year round)
Kitimat, Kemano Bay (Tidal Areas 6, 106)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using barbed hook (year round)
Kyuquot Sound (Subarea 126)
- Gear
- Barbed Hook Prohibited
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Kyuquot Sound (Tidal Area 26)
- Gear
- Barbed Hook Prohibited
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Nanaimo (Subareas 17-6, 17-9)
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Nanaimo (Tidal Area 17)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet (Tidal Areas 25, 125)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Popplewell Point
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Port Hardy, Robson Bight (Subareas 12-27, 12-28, 12-35, 12-38 And 12-40)
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Port Hardy, Robson Bight (Tidal Area 12)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Portion Of Subarea 16-10
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Portion Of Subarea 16-11
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Portion Of Subarea 16-13
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Portion Of Subarea 16-7
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Portion Of Subarea 16-8
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Subarea 103)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Portland Inlet, Alaska Border (Tidal Area 3)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Subarea 104)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Prince Rupert, Porcher Island (Tidal Area 4)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Proposed Homayno Marine Refuge - Southern PortionClosed
- Status
- Closed
Raza Island
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Saltspring, Pender, Mayne & Saturna Islands (Subareas 18-6, 18-7 And 18-10)
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to May 31)
Saltspring, Pender, Mayne & Saturna Islands (Tidal Area 18)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Sechelt Inlet, Jervis Inlet (Subareas 16-6, 16-9, 16-12)
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Sechelt Inlet, Jervis Inlet (Tidal Area 16)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Sooke, Port Renfrew (Tidal Area 20)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Tidal Area 121Closed
- Status
- Prohibited
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: barbed hook (year round).
Tidal Portion Of Somass River And Portion Of Alberni Harbour
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (year round )
Tidal Waters Of All Streams On Haida Gwaii
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (year round )
Toba Inlet
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Jul 14)
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Subarea 124)
- Gear
- Barbed Hook Prohibited
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Tofino, Meares, Vargas, Flores Islands (Tidal Area 24)
- Gear
- Barbed Hook Prohibited
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Tzuquanah Point, Nitinat Lake (Tidal Areas 21, 22)Closed
- Status
- Prohibited
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: barbed hook (year round).
Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish (Tidal Area 28)Closed
- Status
- Prohibited
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
Victoria, Sidney (Subarea 19-1)
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to May 31)
Victoria, Sidney (Subareas 19-3 To 19-8)
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to May 31)
Victoria, Sidney (Tidal Area 19)
- Gear
- Barbless
You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: - barbed hook (year round )
All Species
Fraser River (Upstream Of The Cpr Bridge At Mission), Jesperson’s Side ChannelClosed
- Status
- Closed
No Fishing in the Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Side Channel, and Seabird Island north Side Channel May 15-July 31
Lower Harrison River (Fraser River Upstream To Harrison Lake)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- No Live Bait
Dead fin fish as bait only permitted when sport fishing for sturgeon You may use the head of fin fish or the headless body of fin fish as bait, only when sport fishing for sturgeon in Region 2
Fraser RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Gear
- Hook Size Restriction
EXEMPT from bait ban upstream of Cottonwood River mainstem waters upstream of the CPR Bridge at Mission, BC no hooks greater than 15 mm from point to shank, Oct 1-Dec 31
Fraser River Between Fishing Boundary Signs Approximately 6.5 Km Downstream Of Boston Bar To Signs 2.8 Km Downstream Of Hell's GateClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fraser River From The Confluence With Thompson River To The Cnr Bridge Approximately 1 Km DownstreamClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- No Hooks Greater Than 15mm
Oct 1-May 31 from point to shank, Oct 1-Dec 31
Chilcotin RiverClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Oct 1
- Season closes
- May 31
- Max size
- 15 mm
- Gear
- No Live Bait
No angling from powered boats No hooks greater than 15 mm from point to shank
Fraser River, Jesperson’s Side ChannelClosed
- Status
- Closed
CLOSED TO ALL FISHING in the Fraser areas of Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Island Side Channel and Seabird Island north Side Channel, May 15-July 31
Thompson River (Downstream Of Signs At Kamloops Lake Outlet To The Confluence With Fraser River)Closed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- May 1
- Gear
- No Live Bait
No angling from boats Additional opening from the CNR Bridge downstream of Deadman River to CNR Bridge upstream of Bonaparte River, May 1-31 Upstream of boundary signs 1 km downstream of Martel
Fraser River (Upstream Of The Cpr Bridge At Mission)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Oct 31
No Fishing in the non-tidal portion of the Fraser River in Region 2 from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise No Fishing in the area bounded by a line commencing at a fishing boundary sign located at the eastern end of Landstrom Bar (Scale Bar) to a fishing boundary sign on the opposite bank of the river, thence to a fishing boundary sign at the southern end of Croft Island, thence to a fishing boundary sign on the nearest bank of the river in a westerly direction, thence following the bank of the river in a westerly direction to the Point of Commencement, May 1-Oct 31
Region 2 - Lower Mainland
- Gear
- Barbless
Single barbless hook required in all streams of Region 2, all year.
Region 5 - CaribooClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Barbless
Spring closure: no fishing in any stream in Fraser River Watershed of Region 5 (including Thompson River Watershed) from Apr 1-Jun 30 (mainstem exceptions in tables). Single barbless hook required in all streams of Region 5, all year.
Thompson RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
downstream of signs at Kamloops Lake outlet to the confluence with Fraser River, Oct 1-May 31
Harrison River (From The Fraser River Upstream To Harrison Lake)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- No Powered Boats
No Fishing from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, tributaries not included Speed restriction or no powered boats in small bays along the river as signed
Fraser River, Seabird Island North Side ChannelClosed
- Status
- Closed
CLOSED TO ALL FISHING in the Fraser areas of Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Island Side Channel and Seabird Island north Side Channel, May 15-July 31
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-3)
- Gear
- Downriggers Prohibited
As a Condition of Licence, the use of downriggers is prohibited in portions of Subareas 28-1, 28-2, 28-3, 28-4, and 29-3 in the Howe Sound glass sponge reef marine refuges and fishery closure areas, as described at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/ceccsr-cerceef/closures-fermetures-eng.html.
Chilcotin River Upstream Of Chilko RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
Apr 1-June 30
Chilcotin River Downstream Of Chilko RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
Oct 1-June 10
Fraser River MainstemOpen
- Status
- Open
- Gear
- No Live Bait
open all year bait ban Sept 15-July 15
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-5)In season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Sep 30
INSIDE WATERS - Generally open May 1 to September 30, for Areas 13 to 19 and Subareas 12-1 to 12-13, 12-15 to 12-48, 20-5 to 20-7 and 29-5.
Fraser River, Herrling Island Side ChannelClosed
- Status
- Closed
CLOSED TO ALL FISHING in the Fraser areas of Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Island Side Channel and Seabird Island north Side Channel, May 15-July 31
Fraser River WatershedClosed
- Status
- Closed
No fishing in any stream in Fraser River Watershed of Region 5 (including the Thompson River Watershed) from Apr 1-June 30, EXCEPT the mainstem of the Fraser River and other streams listed in the tables.
Fraser River Watershed Of Region 5Closed
- Status
- Closed
No fishing in any stream from Apr 1-June 30
Thompson River WatershedClosed
- Status
- Closed
No fishing in any stream in Fraser River Watershed of Region 5 (including the Thompson River Watershed) from Apr 1-June 30, EXCEPT the mainstem of the Fraser River and other streams listed in the tables.
Fraser River (Upstream Of The Cpr Bridge At Mission), Herrling Side ChannelClosed
- Status
- Closed
No Fishing in the Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Side Channel, and Seabird Island north Side Channel May 15-July 31
Fraser River (Upstream Of The Cpr Bridge At Mission), Seabird Island North Side ChannelClosed
- Status
- Closed
No Fishing in the Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Side Channel, and Seabird Island north Side Channel May 15-July 31
Thompson River (Upstream Of Kamloops Lake)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Exempt from spring closure
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-1 To 29-4 And 29-6 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed year round
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-1 To 29-4)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed year round
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-6 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed year round
Fraser River From Hwy 99 Bridge At Lillooet Downstream Approximately 1.2 Km To BC Hydro’s Tail Race Outflow ChannelClosed
- Status
- Closed
Oct 1-May 31
Fraser River From The Lower Entrance Of The Fish Ladder At Bridge River Rapids To The BC Railway Bridge Approximately 2 Km North Of LillooetClosed
- Status
- Closed
Mar 31-June 20
Brook Trout
Region 8 - Okanagan
- Daily bag
- 20 fish/day
Region 8 default: additional retention from streams (above the Trout/Char daily quota).
Unnamed Lake ("Kinglet Lake") Located 100 M West Of Butterfly Lake
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
Unnamed Lake ("Redstart Lake") Located Approx. 200 M Southwest Of Butterfly Lake
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
Cutthroat Trout
Bella Coola R. Mainstem Only
- Min size
- 25 cm
- Max size
- 33 cm
none may be under 25 cm, Apr 1-May 31 ONLY no cutthroat may be over 33 cm, Apr 1-May 31 ONLY
Bivalve (All Species)
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-3)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-11)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-6)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-1)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-4)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-9)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-10)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-12)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-13)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-14)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-16)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-7)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-8)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-2)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subarea 29-15)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Closed to All Bivalve Species
Plus 99 more species. See the British Columbia pillar page for the full list.
FAQ
Who regulates fishing on Fraser River?
FFSBC / DFO Pacific regulates fishing on Fraser River.
What species can I target on Fraser River?
Fraser River is best known for chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, white sturgeon. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.
Where should I verify these rules?
These rules summarize FFSBC / DFO Pacific's published content. Always confirm with the official source before keeping a catch.
Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch.