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 |
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Nlaka’pamux communities | Fraser River - Sawmill Creek to Williams Creek; Petch Creek to Texas Creek | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
Nlaka’pamux communities | 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 |
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 River - Confluence with Deadman Creek upstream to Alexandria Indian Reserve | Chinook (no retention of sockeye) | July 18 2025 00:01 to July 20 2025 23:59* | Dip net, angling with hook and line | XFSC 177 2025, XFSC 178 2025, XFSC 179 2025, XFSC 180 2025 |
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, Tsilhqot'in National Government, Esk'etemc First Nation, Williams Lake First Nation | Chilcotin River (Chilko River - TNG only) | Chinook (no retention of sockeye) | July 18 2025 00:01 to July 20 2025 23:59* | Dip net, angling with hook and line, gaff - Chilko River only | XFSC 177 2025, XFSC 178 2025, XFSC 179 2025, XFSC 180 2025 |
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 (crossing Quesnel River in Quesnel) | Chinook (no retention of sockeye) | July 18 2025 00:01 to July 20 2025 23:59* | Dip net, Angling with hook and line | XFSC 195 2025, XFSC 196 2025, XFSC 198 2025 |
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. | Chinook (no retention of sockeye) | July 18 2025 00:01 to July 20 2025 23:59* | Dip net, Angling with hook and line | XFSC 195 2025 |
Lheidli T'enneh First Nation | Bowron River - from the confluence of the Fraser upstream to FSR Bridge | Chinook (no retention of sockeye) | July 15, 2025 18:00 to July 20 2025, 23:59* | 8" mesh gill net | XFSC 194 2025 |
Lheidli T'enneh First Nation | Fraser River - Naver Creek to Salmon River and Nechako River upstream to Isle Pierre | Chinook (no retention of sockeye) | July 15, 2025 18:00 to July 20 2025, 23:59* | 8" mesh gill net | XFSC 194 2025 |
CSTC (Saik'uz, 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 | 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 |
Okanagan Nation Alliance | Middle Shuswap River between Mabel Lake and Shuswap Falls. | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council | Thompson R. watershed upstream of Bonaparte (specific locations) including Shuswap River. | Closed for salmon fishing | Closed | Closed | No licence issued |
Contact us
For this week's open and closed times, please call:
- 1-877-256-4854 for pre-recorded message
- 1-250-256-2650 to speak to staff
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