Area 29 (Lower Mainland & Sunshine Coast)
Salmon Limits, Openings & Closures
- Combined daily limit for all salmon species from all waters: 4
- Coastwide daily limit for chinook: 2
| Species | Subarea | Min Size | Daily Limit | Possession Limit | Annual Limit | Season | Gear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chinook Additional info |
62 cm. | 2 | 4 | 15 | April 1 - March 31 |
Barbless Hook & Line |
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| Chum | 30 cm | 4 | 8 | N/A | April 1 - March 31 |
Barbless Hook & Line |
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Hatchery Coho (Marked) |
29-3 and 29-10 | 30 cm | 2 | 4 | N/A |
April 1 - March 31 |
Barbless Hook & Line |
|
Hatchery Coho (Marked) |
See below for in-season decisions | June 1 - December 31 |
Barbless Hook & Line |
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Wild Coho |
See below for in-season decisions | June 1-December 31 |
Barbless Hook & Line |
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| Pink | 30 cm | 4 | 8 | N/A | Apilr 1-March 31 |
Barbless Hook & Line |
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| Sockeye | See below for in-season decisions | April 1-March 31 |
Barbless Hook & Line |
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Gear Restriction: in Area 29 other than the tidal portion of the Fraser River angling gear permitted for salmon fishing shall include a lure or bait with only one single barbless hook.
- Subareas 29-6, 29-7, 29-9 and 29-10: until July 15, 2013: non-retention of chinook salmon. FN0379 2013-05-16
- In Subareas 18-1 to 18-6, 18-9 and 18-11, Subarea 19-5, and that portion of Subareas 29-4 and 29-5 that lies south of a line from a point on the east side of Valdes Island located at 49.05.562N/123.39.989W then extending 57 degrees True for 5 nautical miles to a point at 49.08.316N/123.33.669W: until June 14, 2013: 2 chinook per day of which only 1 may be greater than 67 cm. FN0376 2013-05-16
- Annual limit of 15 chinook from the waters of Areas 28 and 29. Also see the annual limit for the tidal waters of the Fraser River.
- Keeping your chinook salmon? You must record (in ink) all retained catch on your Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence.
- Hatchery coho (marked): Coho salmon with a healed scar in place of the adipose fin.
- All year - Subareas 29-3 and 29-10
- No retention of coho in the tidal waters of the Fraser River until mid-October.
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In-season decisions will be posted here.
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In-season decisions will be posted here.
Finfish (Other than Salmon)
Halibut: 2013 and 2013 coastwide limits plus closure and opening dates.
Lingcod in Areas: 12-1 to 12-13, 12-15 to 12-48, 13 to 19, 20-5 to 20-7 and 29-5.
Closed:
Until April 30, 2013
Open: May 1 - Sept.
30, 2013
Limits, sizes and gear:
Daily limit: one
Possession
limit: two
Size limit: 65cm
Annual limit: ten
Gear: angling
(hook and line) and spear fishing while diving.
Rockfish in Areas: 12 to 19, 20-5 to 20-7 and 29-5
Closed: Until April 30, 2013
Open: May 1 - Sept. 30, 2013
Limits, sizes and gear:
Daily
limit: one
Possession limit: two
Size limit: none
Annual
limite: none
Gear: angling (hook and line) and spear fishing while
diving.
(Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish in the aggregate)
Note: No fishing for lingcod or rockfish (including catch and release) for Areas 28 and 29 (except of Subarea 29-5). FN0305 2013-04-19
Shellfish
Area 29 is closed to the harvest of all bivalve shellfish.
Navigational Closure Tsawassen Ferry Terminal and Deltaport
- Crab fishing is prohibited in the areas surrounding the Tsawwassen Fery Terminal and Deltaport.
- Co-ordinates for closure
- Click on below map illustrating closure to enlarge

Permanent shellfish closures due to sanitary contamination:
- Boundary, Mud and Semiahmoo Bays
- Chaster Creek to Gower Point
- Sand Heads to U.S. Boundary by Tsawwassen
- Sergeant Bay
- Whaler Bay
All Species, Closures and Special Measures
Rockfish Conservation Areas
RCAs are closed to all recreational fishing except:
- invertebrates by hand picking or dive
- crab by trap
- shrimp/prawn by trap
- smelt by gillnet
Tidal boundaries on rivers in Areas 28 and 29
Brunette River: Burlington Northern Railway Bridge
Campbell River: Burlington Northern Railway Bridge
Capilano River: BCR
Bridge
Chapman Creek: Highway 101 Bridge
Coquitlam River: Mary Hill
Bypass Bridge
Fraser River: CPR Bridge at Mission
Kanaka Creek: CPR
Bridge
Nathan Creek: CNR Bridge
Nicomekl River: Burlington Northern
Railway Bridge
Pitt River: CPR Bridge
Serpentine River: Burlington
Northern Railway Bridge
Seymour River: CNR Bridge
Squamish River: A
line between signs on the rock bluff on the west side of the river mouth, on
a piling in the river mouth, and at the site of the former FMC chemical
plant on the east side of the river mouth.
Stave River: CPR Bridge
West Creek: CN Railway Bridge
Whonnock Creek: CP Rail line
York Creek:
CP Rail line
- Date Modified:
- 2013-05-16