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Skeena River Fishing Regulations 2026
Skeena River fishing regulations in 2026: top targets are chinook salmon, steelhead, coho salmon. 865 current rules across 17 species from FFSBC / DFO Pacific.
Rules (865)
FFSBC / DFO Pacific regulates 865 rules across 17 species at this water.
Chinook Salmon
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
Fraser River
- Min size
- 50 cm
adult chinook defined as over 62 cm from Sep 1 to Dec 31
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
Graham Island (Tidal Areas 1, 101)Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 45 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
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
Harrison River Downstream From White Fishing Boundary Signs Sit
- Min size
- 62 cm
from September 5 to December 31
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
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
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-6, 29-7 And 29-9 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
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
South Thompson River
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/month
Monthly limit of 6 over 50 cm from the South Thompson River.
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
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
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.Out of season
- Season opens
- Aug 28
- Season closes
- Sep 22
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Max size
- 50 cm
none over 50 cm
Tidal Area 121Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 45 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 )
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
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
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
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
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
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-6, 29-7 And 29-9 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
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
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
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
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
Tidal Area 121Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
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 )
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
Pink Salmon
Region 6 - SkeenaClosed
- Status
- Closed
No fishing for sockeye, pink or chum salmon, unless otherwise stated for specific waters.
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
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
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
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
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-6, 29-7 And 29-9 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
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
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
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 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
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 Area 121Open
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 4
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Tidal Portion Of The Fraser River (In Area 29)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Angling Only
barbless hook and line (year round )
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
Region 6 - SkeenaClosed
- Status
- Closed
No fishing for sockeye, pink or chum salmon, unless otherwise stated for specific waters.
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
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
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
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
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Fraser River (Subareas 29-6, 29-7 And 29-9 To 29-17)Closed
- Status
- Closed
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.
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
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
Tatshenshini River (Downstream Of The BC/Yukon Border)In season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
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 Area 121Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 30 cm
- Gear
- Angling Only
Non Retention
Tidal Portion Of Fraser River (Area 29)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Angling Only
barbless hook and line (year round )
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
Salmon
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 )
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 )
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 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.
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
Kispiox RiverClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Gear
- No Powered Boats
no powered boats
Kitwanga RiverClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Sep 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Gear
- No Live Bait
Angling prohibited for non-guided non-resident aliens on Saturdays and Sundays, all year
Skeena River/Kispiox River ConfluenceClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Gear
- No Angling From Boats
no angling from boats Waters within 3 white fishing boundary signs located at the confluence of the Skeena and Kispiox rivers
Region 6 - Skeena
- Gear
- Barbless
Single barbless hook required in all streams of Region 6, all year.
Skeena River, Section 4, Zone AClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
Angling prohibited for non-guided non-resident aliens on Saturdays and Sundays from the Shegunia River confluence to Sedan Creek confluence, July 1-Dec 31
Kispiox River (Including Tributaries)Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Gear
- No Live Bait
No natural bait allowed
Skeena River Mainstem Waters Only, Upstream Of CedarvaleClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- May 31
No fishing for salmon
Skeena River All Waters Within The 4 Triangular Fishing Boundary Signs Located At The Confluence Of The Kispiox River With The Skeena RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for salmon
Skeena River Mainstem Waters Near The Kitsumkalum River Mouth, From The Confluence With The Zymagotitz River (Also Known As Zymachord River) Upstream To The Classified Waters Boundary At The Top Of Hell’s Gate.Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Jul 1
- Season closes
- Aug 31
No fishing for salmon
Skeena River Section 4, Zone BClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
Angling prohibited for non-guided non-resident aliens on Saturdays and Sundays from the Chimdemash Creek confluence to 1.5 km upstream of Zymoetz River confluence, July 1-Dec 31
Kitsumkalum RiverClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
Angling prohibited for non-guided non-resident aliens on Sundays for the entire river all year
Skeena River Section 4Closed
- Status
- Prohibited
Angling prohibited for non-guided non-resident aliens on Saturdays and Sundays in two zones: (a) Shegunia River confluence to Sedan Creek confluence July 1-Dec 31 (See map page 54), and (b) Chimdemash Creek confluence to 1.5 km upstream of Zymoetz River confluence, July 1 - Dec 31, (See map page 55)
Skeena River Mainstem Waters Near The Kitwanga River Mouth, From Mill Creek Upstream To The Highway 37 BridgeClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
No fishing for salmon
Kitsumkalum River (Including Tpinributaries)Out of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Jun 15
- Gear
- No Live Bait
No natural bait allowed
Skeena River (Mainstem Only)Closed
- Status
- Prohibited
Angling prohibited for non-guided non-resident aliens in Skeena River Section 4 on Saturdays and Sundays in two zones: (a) Shegunia River confluence to Sedan Creek confluence July 1-Dec 31, and (b) Chimdemash Creek confluence to 1.5 km upstream of Zymoetz River confluence, July 1 - Dec 31
Steelhead
Ahnuhati RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-June 30
All B.C.
- Possession
- 10 fish/year
only hatchery steelhead may be retained
Any WaterClosed
- Status
- Closed
When you have caught and retained your daily quota of hatchery steelhead from any water, you must stop fishing that water for the remainder of that day.
Atnarko/Bella Coola RiversClosed
- Status
- Closed
No Fishing for steelhead
Burnt Bridge Creek (Upstream Of Sitkatapa Creek)Closed
- Status
- Closed
No Fishing for steelhead
Chilcotin River WatershedClosed
- Status
- Closed
steelhead fisheries within the Chilcotin River Watershed may be closed
Copper CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30
Datlamen CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30
Fraser RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
No Fishing for steelhead from Hells Gate upstream to the Region 3 boundary Jan 1-Dec 31
Fraser River From Hells Gate Upstream To The Region 3 BoundaryClosed
- Status
- Closed
Jan 1-Dec 31
Fraser River From The Confluence With Spuzzum Creek (Region 3 Boundary) To Hells GateClosed
- Status
- Closed
Aug 15-Dec 31
Fraser River From The Confluence With The Chilcotin River Downstream To The Region 5 BoundaryClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Jan 1-Dec 31
Fraser River MainstemClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- Aug 15
- Season closes
- Dec 31
No Fishing Aug 15-Dec 31 No Fishing for steelhead Fraser River Mainstem Aug 15-Dec 31
Lower Mainland RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Your basic licence must be validated with a Conservation Surcharge Stamp if you fish for steelhead anywhere in B.C.
Region 1 - Vancouver Island
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm allowed
Thompson RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
downstream of signs at Kamloops Lake outlet to the confluence with Fraser River, Oct 1-May 31 (see tables for exceptions)
Wolf Lake (Situated Approx. 2.3 Km Northeast Of Lorin Lake)Closed
- Status
- Closed
No Fishing for steelhead
Young Creek (Upstream Of Hwy 20)Closed
- Status
- Closed
No Fishing for steelhead
Hatchery Steelhead
Kitimat River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
adipose clipped, >50 cm; province-wide hatchery steelhead annual quota = 10. When you have caught and retained your daily steelhead quota from the Kitimat, you must stop fishing the Kitimat for the remainder of that day
Region 1 - Vancouver Island
- Max size
- 50 cm
2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm allowed
Burbot
Region 6 - SkeenaOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
burbot may also be speared Region 6 default daily quota.
Arctic Grayling
Inconnu
Kokanee
Region 6 - Skeena
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
Region 6 default daily quota. None from streams.
Plus 5 more species. See the British Columbia pillar page for the full list.
FAQ
Who regulates fishing on Skeena River?
FFSBC / DFO Pacific regulates fishing on Skeena River.
What species can I target on Skeena River?
Skeena River is best known for chinook salmon, steelhead, coho salmon. 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.