Region 2 - Lower Mainland: Recreational salmon fishing limits, openings and closures
- You can only fish for salmon in Region 2 during daylight hours.
- No fishing is allowed within 100 meters of any government facility operated for counting, passing or rearing fish.
- You must be aware of these possession limits:
- The daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal and fresh waters combined is 4. Individual species limits also apply.
- The possession limit for all salmon from all waters is twice the daily limit. You cannot possess more than 8 salmon in total, except for salmon that are at your ordinary residence.
- The total annual limit for chinook salmon over 50 cm is 10 fish from all fresh waters combined.
- Squamish watershed: the aggregate daily limit of hatchery-marked coho in the entire Squamish non-tidal systems combined is one (1).
- Salmon measurements are taken from tip of nose to tail fork. You must be aware of these measurements:
- All retained coho must measure 25 cm or more.
- All retained chinook, chum, pink, and sockeye must measure 30 cm or more.
- An "adult chinook" in Region 2 is defined as being over 50 cm except in the following areas where an "adult chinook" is defined as being over 62 cm:
- the Fraser River from Sep 01 to Dec 31
- the Chehalis and Harrison Rivers from Sep 1 to Dec 31
- the Chilliwack/Vedder River (including Sumas River) and the Capilano River.
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Salmon limits, openings and closures
There is no fishing for salmon in waters of Region 2 flowing into Areas 28 and 29 except for the opportunities listed in the table below.
Unless otherwise stated in the table below, the daily limit for waters in Region 2 flowing into Areas 13, 15, and 16 is zero (0).
This table refers to fishing for salmon only. For information on other species please refer to the B.C. Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.
| Waters | Specific area | Species | Dates | Limits/Gear |
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| Alouette River and tributaries | Upstream of the 216th Street bridge to a line between two fishing boundary signs at Allco park | Chinook | Sep 1 to Nov 30 | 1 per day |
| Coho | Sep 1 to Sep 30 | Non-retention | ||
| Oct 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | |||
| Chum | Oct 31 to Nov 30 | Non-retention FN1159 |
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| Downstream of the 216th street bridge to the confluence of the Pitt River | Coho | Oct 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | |
| Chum | Oct 31 to Nov 30 | Non-retention FN1159 |
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| North Alouette and tributaries | Chinook | Sep 1 to Nov 30 | 1 per day | |
| Coho | Sep 1 to Nov 30 | Non-retention | ||
| Ashlu Creek | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Bait ban | ||
| Coho | Sep 15 to Jan 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | ||
| Capilano River | including tributaries | Coho | Apr 1 to Jun 30 | 2 hatchery marked per day |
| Jul 1 to Mar 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day | |||
| Aug 1 to Oct 31 | Bait ban | |||
| Chinook | Aug 1 to Nov 30 | 4 per day, only 2 over 62 cm | ||
| Aug 1 to Oct 31 | Bait ban | |||
| Chapman Creek | 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. | Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day, only 2 over 35 cm |
| Chinook | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day, only 1 over 50 cm | ||
| Cheakamus River | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Bait ban | ||
| Coho | Sep 15 to Jan 31 | 1 per day, hatchery marked only | ||
| Chehalis River | downstream of the logging bridge 2.4 km downstream of Chehalis Lake, including tributaries to that part | Chinook | June 1 to Aug 31 | 1 per day |
| Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 per day, only 1 over 62 cm | |||
| Coho | June 1 to Aug 31 | Non-retention | ||
| Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day | |||
| Chum | Oct 31 to Nov 30 | Non-retention FN1159 |
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| Chilliwack/Vedder River (including Sumas 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. | Chinook | July 1 to Aug 31 | 1 per day |
| Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 per day, only 2 over 62 cm | |||
| Coho | July 1 to Aug 31 | Non-retention | ||
| Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day | |||
| Pink | Aug 22 to Sep 30 | 4 per day, one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset FN0853 |
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| Chum | Oct 31 to Nov 30 | Non-retention FN1159 |
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| Coquitlam River | Chinook | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | Non-retention | |
| Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | ||
| De Boville Slough | downstream of the confluence of Cedar Creek and Hyde Creek. | Coho | Oct 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day |
| Dewdney Slough - See Nicomen Slough | ||||
| Fraser River | mainstem waters upstream of the CPR Bridge at Mission, BC | Apr 1 until further notice | No fishing for salmon | |
| from the downstream side of the CPR Bridge at Mission upstream to the Highway 1 Bridge at Hope and from the Highway 1 Bridge at Hope to the downstream side of the Alexandra Bridge | Sockeye | Aug 22 to Sep 1 | 2 per day, one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset FN0841 |
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| from the downstream side of the CPR Bridge at Mission upstream to the Highway 1 Bridge at Hope | Coho | Nov 3 to Nov 30 | 2 per day, hatchery marked only FN1171 |
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| Pink | Aug 22 to Sep 21 | 4 per day, one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset FN0841 |
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| from the Highway 1 Bridge at Hope to the downstream side of the Alexandra Bridge | Pink | Aug 22 to Sep 25 | ||
| Harrison River | from the outlet of Harrison Lake downstream to the confluence with the Fraser River | Sockeye | Aug 22 to Sep 2 | 2 per day, one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset FN0854 |
| Pink | Aug 22 to Sep 30 | 4 per day, one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset FN0853 |
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| Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day | ||
| Chum | Oct 31 to Nov 30 | Non-retention FN1159 |
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| Kanaka Creek | downstream of the 112th Street bridge. | Coho | Nov 1 to Nov 30 | 1 hatchery marked per day |
| Khartoum Lake | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Single barbless hook | ||
| Chinook | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day | ||
| Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day | ||
| Little Campbell River | downstream of 12th Avenue, including tributaries to that part. | Chinook | Aug 15 to Sep 15 | 1 hatchery marked per day |
| Sep 16 to Dec 31 | Non-retention | |||
| Coho | Aug 15 to Sep 15 | Non-retention | ||
| Sep 16 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | |||
| downstream of a line between 2 fishing boundary signs on either side of the Little Campbell River to the pedestrian bridge at the foot of Stayte Road. | Aug 15 to Sep 30 | No fishing for salmon | ||
| Lois Lake | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Single barbless hook | ||
| Chinook | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day | ||
| Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day | ||
| Mamquam River | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Bait ban | ||
| Coho | Sep 15 to Jan 31 | 1 per day, hatchery marked only | ||
| Nicomekl River | downstream of 208th Street | Chinook | Sep 1 to Nov 30 | 1 per day |
| Dec 1 to Dec 31 | Non-retention | |||
| Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | ||
| Nicomen (including Dewdney) Slough | from the confluence of Siddle (Bell's) Creek downstream to the Fraser River | Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day, only 2 over 35 cm |
| from the Highway 7 bridge at Dewdney downstream to the Fraser River | Chum | Oct 31 to Nov 30 | Non-retention FN1159 |
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| Norrish (Suicide) Creek | Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day, only 2 over 35 cm | |
| Serpentine River | downstream of 168th Street at Bothwell Park | Chinook | Sep 1 to Nov 30 | 1 per day |
| Dec 1 to Dec 31 | Non-retention | |||
| Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | ||
| Chum | Oct 31 to Nov 30 | Non-retention FN1159 |
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| Squamish River (including Powerhouse Channel) | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Bait ban | ||
| Coho | Sep 15 to Jan 31 | 1 per day, hatchery marked only | ||
| downstream of the powerline crossing at 9 mile (approximately 1.5 km upstream of the confluence with the Cheakamus River) | Pink | July 1 to August 28 | Non-retention FN0566 |
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| Pink | Aug 29 to Sep 15 | 4 per day FN0881 |
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| Pink | Sep 16 to Dec 31 | Non-retention FN0566 |
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| Stave River | downstream of B.C. Hydro Dam to the CPR Railway Bridge | Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day, only 2 over 35 cm |
| Pink | Aug 22 to Sep 30 | 4 per day, one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset FN0853 |
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| Chum | Oct 31 to Nov 30 | Non-retention FN1159 |
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| in that portion 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 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 | All | Oct 31 to Nov 30 | No fishing for salmon FN1159 |
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| Sumas River - See Chilliwack River | ||||
| Vedder River - See Chilliwack River | ||||
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