Indigenous food, social and ceremonial salmon fishery openings for middle and upper Fraser River
This table shows current Indigenous food social and ceremonial (FSC) salmon harvesting opportunities and closures for middle and upper Fraser River for a 1 week period (Monday to Sunday). Fishing opportunities and closures may precede this date period or continue into following weeks.
Fisheries open at midnight (00:00) and end at 11:59 pm (23:59) unless otherwise stated.
| First Nation or Indigenous group | Area | Species | Open time | Gear | Licence number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft Indian Band | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Boston Bar First Nation | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Cooks Ferry Indian Band | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Kanaka Bar Indian Band | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Lower Nicola Indian Band | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Nicomen Indian Band | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Siska Indian Band | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Spuzzum Indian Band | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Scw'exmx Tribal Council | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek; Thompson River - Fraser confluence to the Bonaparte confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| St'at'imc Nation communities (LTC, T'it'q'et, Ts'kw'aylaxw) | Fraser River - Texas Creek to Kelly Creek | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Xaxli'p First Nation | Fraser River - Lillooet between 3 mile north and 14 mile north (East side) | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band | Fraser River - Kelly Creek to Barney Creek | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| High Bar First Nation | Fraser River - Barney Creek to French Bar Creek | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, Tsilhqot'in National Government, Esk'etemc First Nation, Williams Lake First Nation | Fraser R - Confluence with Deadman Creek upstream to Alexandria Indian Reserve: Chilcotin River from the Chilko River confluence downstream to the Fraser River; Chilko River - TNG only | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Lhtako Dené Nation, Lhoosk'uz Dené Nation and Nazko First Nation | Fraser River - Alexandria upstream to confluence with Blackwater River; Quesnel River from Fraser confluence to BC Rail Bridge | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Nazko First Nation | The Westroad (Blackwater) River downstream of the confluence of the Baezeko River; the Baezeko River downstream of Coglistiko Forest Service Road crossing; and the Nazko River downstream of the Coglistiko Forest Service Road crossing near Marmot Lake. | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Lheidli T'enneh First Nation (designated fishers) | Bowron River - from the confluence of the Fraser upstream to FSR Bridge | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Lheidli T'enneh First Nation | Fraser R - Naver Creek upstream to the Nechako River confluence; Nechako R - downstream of Isle Pierre to the Fraser-Nechako confluence | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| CSTC (Saik'uz) | Nechako River - from Isle Pierre to Finmore; Fish trap - in the Nechako River near Vanderhoof | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| CSTC (Stellat'en) | West end of Fraser Lake; and in the Stellako River downstream from the Endako confluence. | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Nadleh Whut'en First Nation | Fraser Lake (East end), Nautley River | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Tl’azt’en Nation; Binche Whut'en First Nation | Stuart Lake adjacent to the villages at Tachie and Binchi; Tachie River near Grand Rapids, and Trembleur Lake at the outlet of Middle River | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Nak'azdli Whut'en First Nation | Stuart Lake (East end) | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Yekooche First Nation | Stuart Lake - adjacent to the village at Yekooche | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Takla First Nation | Takla Lake | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Adams Lake Indian Band | Thompson R. upst of Bonaparte (specific locations): South Thompson R and tribs; Little Shuswap R and tributaries; Shuswap Lake and tribs draining into Shuswap Lake; (fishers may fish the Shuswap Rivers if a designation is obtained from the Splatsin Band.) | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Adams Lake Indian Band | Salmon River; Upper Adams River; Harbour Creek; Sinmaz Creek | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Bonaparte Indian Band | Thompson River between the mouth of the Bonaparte River and Juniper Beach | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Bonaparte Indian Band | Bonaparte River | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Neskonlith Indian Band | South Thompson River | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Simpcw First Nation | Clearwater River at Kettle Falls; Louis Creek; Raft River; Finn Creek | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Simpcw First Nation | Dunn Creek; Louis Creek; Lemieux Creek; Lyon Creek | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Skeetchestn Indian Band | Thompson River between Juniper Beach and Kamloops Lake; Kamloops Lake and tributaries. | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Skeetchestn Indian Band | Deadman River | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Skwlax te Secwepemc | Thompson R. watershed upstream of Bonaparte (specific locations): Little Shuswap Lake and tributaries; Shuswap Lake and tributaties; Little River and tributaries. | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Skwlax te Secwepemc | Thompson R. watershed upstream of Bonaparte (specific locations): Scotch Creek: Seymor Arm; Lower Adams River | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Tk'emlups te Secwepemc | South Thompson R. from Pritchard Bridge to the North/South Thompson R. confluence; Thompson R. from the North Thompson/Thompson R. confluence to the outlet of Kamloops Lake, including the waters of Kamloops Lake. | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Tk'emlups te Secwepemc | Tranquille River; Louis Creek (above Hydroaccoustic/sonic site) | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Splatsin Indian Band | Lower Shuswap River, Middle Shuswap River, Mabel Lake, Mara Lake, Shuswap Lake | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Splatsin Indian Band | Eagle River, Salmon River | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Neskonlith Indian Band | Salmon River | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Simpcw First Nation | Upper Barrier River; Raft River; North Thompson and tributaries | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
| Okanagan Nation Alliance | Middle Shuswap River between Mabel Lake and Shuswap Falls. | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
Contact us
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