Region 5B - Cariboo Part B, Coastal Watershed: Recreational salmon fishing limits, openings and closures
Cariboo Part B Coastal Watershed: Management Units 5-6 to 5-11
- No fishing is allowed within 100 meters of any government facility operated for counting, passing or rearing fish.
- You must be aware of these measurements:
- All retained chinook, sockeye, pink, coho, and chum must measure 30 cm or more from tip of nose to tail fork.
- An "adult chinook" is defined as being over 65 cm in the Bella Coola/Atnarko River.
- An "adult coho" salmon in Region 5B is defined as being greater than 50 cm measured from the tip of the nose to the fork in the tail (fork length).
- A "jack" coho salmon is defined as being a coho between 30-50 cm fork length.
- 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.
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Salmon limits, openings and closures
Unless otherwise stated in the table below, the daily limit for all waters in Region 5B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | All lakes or streams or part thereof in the aggregate (combined total), in Management Units 5-6 to 5-11 in Region 5B, unless otherwise stated below (i.e. Region 5 not including the Fraser River watershed). | Chinook | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | 4 per day, only 1 over 50 cm. |
| Coho | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | 4 per day only 2 over 50 cm. | ||
| Atnarko River including tributaries | Chinook | Jan 01 to Jul 22 | 4 per day, only 1 over 65 cm. | |
| Jul 23 to Dec 31 | No fishing for chinook. | |||
| Coho | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for coho. (see exception below) | ||
| Sockeye | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for sockeye. | ||
| Pink | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | 2 per day | ||
| Chum | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | 1 per day. | ||
| downstream of the fishing boundary sign located near Tweedsmuir Park Lodge. | Coho | Jan 01 to Oct 15 | 4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm. | |
| Oct 16 to Dec 31 | No fishing for coho. | |||
| Bella Coola River including tributaries (not including Atnarko River) | Chinook | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | 4 per day, only 1 over 65 cm (See exception below). | |
| Coho | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | 4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm. | ||
| Pink | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | 2 per day | ||
| Chum | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | 1 per day. | ||
| Sockeye | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for sockeye. | ||
| All tributaries to the Bella Coola River. | Chinook | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for chinook. | |
| Chuckwalla River | Chinook | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for chinook. | |
| Coho | Jan 01-Aug 31 | No fishing for coho. | ||
| Sep 01 to Oct 31 | 4 per day only 2 over 50 cm. | |||
| Nov 01 to Dec 31 | No fishing for coho. | |||
| Sockeye | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for sockeye. | ||
| Pink | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for pink. | ||
| Chum | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for chum. | ||
| Dean River | from the confluence with Crag Creek downstream to the tidal boundary, except for the canyon as listed below. | Chinook | Jun 01 to Sep 30 | 4 per day, only 1 over 50 cm. |
| Coho | Jun 01 to Sep 30 | 4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm. | ||
| All | Oct 01 to May 31 | No fishing for salmon. | ||
| from signs located approximately 500 m upstream of the canyon to signs located approximately 100 m below the canyon. | All | Jan 01 to Dec 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| upstream of the confluence with Crag Creek. | All | Jan 01 to Dec 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Docee River | All | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. | |
| Kilbella River | Chinook | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for chinook. | |
| Coho | Jan 01-Aug 31 | No fishing for coho. | ||
| Sep 01 to Oct 31 | 4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm. | |||
| Nov 01- to Dec 31 | No fishing for coho. | |||
| Sockeye | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for sockeye. | ||
| Pink | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for pink. | ||
| Chum | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for chum. | ||
| Long Lake | Including tributaries | All | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
| Wannock River | All | Apr 01 to Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon. |
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