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Region 3 - Thompson-Nicola
This information is intended as a supplement to the B.C. Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis. Only freshwater (non-tidal) salmon species information is available here. For all other Region-based information, including other freshwater species, bait bans, gear restrictions, detailed maps, etc., please consult the Synopsis. It is your responsibility to know the regulations.
EXPECT IN-SEASON CHANGES!
During the year, a number of important regulation changes may have to be made in specific waters. These management changes and additional openings and closures are indicated in red on this page. You can also click on Updates on the left bar to see Fishery Notices.
- All retained Chinook and sockeye must measure 30cm or more from tip of nose to tail fork.
- An “adult chinook” in Region 3 is defined as being a chinook over 50 cm in size (fork length).
| WATERS | SPECIFIC AREA | SPECIES | DATES | LIMITS / GEAR |
| All | Any lake or stream or part thereof in Region 3, unless otherwise stated below | Coho, Sockeye, Pink, and Chum |
Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for coho, sockeye, pink, or chum. |
| Adams Lake | Including tributaries | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| Adams River | Upstream and downstream of Adams Lake | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| Albred River | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Anstey River | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Barriere River | Including tributaries | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| Bonaparte River | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Bridge River | Downstream from Road 40 bridge to the confluence of the Fraser R. (also see Fraser R. opportunity) | Chinook | ||
| 2012: To be determined | ||||
| All | Jan 01-Jun 20 Jul 18-Dec 31 |
No fishing for salmon. | ||
| Cayoosh Creek | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Clearwater River | From Clearwater Lake downstream to the confluence of the North Thompson R. (except CLOSED from Murtle R. downstream to 35 km post from Aug 16 - 31 to protect Mahood R. Chinook) | Chinook | Aug. 22 - Dec. 31, 2011 | No fishing for salmon.FN0602 |
| All | Sep 01-Dec 31 | No fishing for salmon. | ||
| Coldwater River | Including tributaries | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| Deadman River | Including tributaries | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| Dunn Creek | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Eagle River | Including tributaries | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| Finn Creek | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Fraser River | Mainstem of the Fraser R. in Region 3 except for that portion of the Fraser R. described below | Chinook | 2012: To be determined | |
| from the confluence with the Bridge R. downstream to the BC Railway bridge, 2km north of Lillooet (see also Bridge River opportunity) | Chinook | 2012: To be determined | ||
| Upstream of Thompson River confluence | All | Sep 26-Dec 31, 2011 Sep 24-Dec 31, 2012 |
No fishing for salmon. | |
| Downstream of Thompson River confluence | All | Sep 19-Dec 31, 2011 Sep 17-Dec 31, 2012 |
No fishing for salmon. | |
| from the confluence
of the Fraser/Seton River downstream to fishing boundary signs
located on both sides of the river approximately 4km downstream
of the town of Lillooet. |
Sockeye | 2012: To be determined | ||
| Chinook | 2012: To be determined | |||
| Pink | 2012: To be determined | |||
| All | Sept. 25, 2011, one hour after daylight until further notice | No fishing for salmon. FN0916 | ||
| Kamloops Lake | Chinook | Aug 27 - Sep 29, 2011, daylight hours only | 4 per day, 1 over 50cm fork length. FN0792 | |
| September 30, 2011, one hour after daylight until further notice | No fishing for salmon. FN0917 | |||
| Sockeye | Aug 27 - Sep 29, 2011, daylight hours only | 2 per day. FN0792 | ||
| September 30, 2011, one hour after daylight until further notice | No fishing for salmon. FN0917 | |||
| Pink | Aug 27 - Sep 29, 2011, daylight hours only | 4 per day. FN0792 | ||
| September 30, 2011, one hour after daylight until further notice | No fishing for salmon. FN0917 | |||
| Lemieux Creek | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Little Shuswap Lake - See South Thompson River | ||||
| Louis Creek | Including tributaries | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| Mahood River | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Maka Creek | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Mara Lake - See Shuswap Lake | ||||
| Nahatlatch River | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Nicola River | Above and below Nicola Lake | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| North Thompson River | Downstream of Station Road Bridge located in town of Clearwater to the Ferry crossing at Little Fort. | Chinook | Aug. 22 - Dec. 31, 2011 | No fishing for salmon.FN0602 |
| Mainstem river | All | Sep 01-Dec 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Salmon River | Above CPR bridge | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| Scotch Creek | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Seymour River | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Shuswap Lake | Including Little Shuswap and Mara Lakes (see exception under South Thompson R. for Little Shuswap Lake) | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| South Thompson River | Between Little Shuswap Lake to Hwy 5 Bridge at Kamloops | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon (See Chinook exception below). |
| From the green can buoy near outlet of Little River to 100m downstream of Campbell Creek | Chinook | 2012: To be determined | ||
| All | Sep 23 -Dec 31 | No fishing for salmon. | ||
| Spius Creek | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Stein River | All | Apr 01 - Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Thompson River | from Kamloops Lake downstream to the confluence with the Fraser River | All | Jan 01-July 14 | No fishing for salmon. |
| July 15 -Sept 16, 2012 | To be determined | |||
| Sep 19-Dec 31, 2011 | No fishing for salmon. | |||
| Sep 17-Dec 31, 2012 | No fishing for salmon. | |||
| from Kamloops Lake
downstream to the fishing boundary signs just downstream of Gold
Pan Provincial Park except closed in the following three (3)
locations: i) Deadman - from the fishing boundary signs approximately 1 km downstream of the Hwy # 1 bridge at Savona to the CN rail bridge approximately 500 meters downstream of the Deadman Creek/Thompson River confluence; ii) Juniper - fishing boundary signs approx 1.5 km downstream from Juniper Beach park downstream approximately 4km to fishing boundary signs located at GPS coordinates 50 degrees 46 53.58N, 121 degrees 8 6.61W; iii) Ashcroft - from the fishing boundary sign at the up stream side of the mouth of the Bonaparte River to Hwy 97C bridge in Ashcroft. |
Sockeye | Aug 27 - Sep 29, 2011, daylight hours only | 2 per day. FN0792 | |
| September 30, 2011, one hour after daylight until further notice | No fishing for salmon. FN0917 | |||
| Pink | Aug 27- Sep 29, 2011, daylight hours only | 4 per day. FN0792 | ||
| September 29, 2011, one hour after daylight until further notice | No fishing for salmon. FN0917 | |||
| Chinook | Aug 27- Sep 29, 2011, daylight hours only | 4 per day, 1 over 50cm fork length. FN0792 | ||
| September 30, 2011, one hour after daylight until further notice | No fishing for salmon. FN0917 | |||
