Capilano River
Cleveland Dam down to Burrard Inlet, including tributaries · Region 2 freshwater · hatchery-supported system
Limits and restrictions
Across this region, not just this water
Individual species limits also apply. DFO Region 2, daily limit preamble
River boundaries
Map of the lower Fraser River showing the Capilano River from Cleveland Dam to Burrard Inlet. Status: Capilano open. Other waters are shown for context only.
Timing
Time-of-day rule. “You can only fish for salmon in Region 2 during daylight hours.” (DFO Region 2, preamble) DFO defines daylight hours as “The hours that start one hour before sunrise and end one hour after sunset. Sunrise and sunset refer to the times for those events calculated by the National Research Council of Canada.” (DFO recreational fishing definitions)
Fishery regulations and notices
Last checked: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · 7:29 p.m. PDT
A fishery notice outranks the regulation table when the two disagree.
When fish are typically in
Coho typically enter the Capilano River June through November.
Chinook typically enter the Capilano River October through November.
Almanac
A timeline of moon phase, observed rain, observed barometric pressure and the river gauge level across a day back and two ahead. Tide turns, river levels and pressure trend are also given in text on the water pages and map callouts.
Licence
| BC freshwater licence (Region 2) + conservation surcharge stamp to retain salmon. Seasonal gear restrictions are in the species rows above; check the Region 2 table before you go. VERIFY |