Shinook
CLOSED TO SALMON

Non-tidal Fraser River

Upstream of Mission CPR Bridge · Region 2 · mainstem

Limits and restrictions

May not be kept3

All salmonClosed

No fishing for salmon since Apr 1, 2026, until further notice

SockeyeClosed

Apr 1 until further notice: No fishing for salmon

Pink

No run in 2026 (odd-year cycle)

Across this region, not just this water
Daily
4/day all species of Pacific salmon, tidal and fresh waters combined

Individual species limits also apply. DFO Region 2, daily limit preamble

Possession
8 at a time salmon you may have in your possession, however many days you have fished. Salmon at your ordinary residence do not count.

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Annual
10 a year chinook over 50 cm, from all fresh waters combined

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Minimum size
25 cm a coho you keep, nose to tail fork

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Minimum size
30 cm a chinook, chum, pink or sockeye you keep, nose to tail fork

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Where
No fishing is allowed within 100 meters of any government facility operated for counting, passing or rearing fish.

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River boundaries

Map of the lower Fraser River from the CPR Bridge at Mission up to Hope. Status: Non-tidal Fraser closed. Other waters are shown for context only.

CPR Bridge, MissionCultus Lk.Harrison Lk.Pitt Lk.Chilliwack Lk.VancouverChilliwackHopeSquamishNon-tidal Fraser: CLOSEDStrait of Georgia
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Closed to salmon (broken outline) Open (see species & limits) Non-tidal (hatched); solid = tidal Other waters (context) Tide station (tap for next high and low) River gauge (tap for level and flow) Pressure station (tap for trend)

Timing

When you may fish, as opposed to what you may keep. Sun times are for this water, today.

Time-of-day closure. No fishing on the non-tidal Fraser in Region 2 from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. Region 2 synopsis

Fishery regulations and notices

Regulation table
DFO Region 2, Fraser River row

Last checked: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · 7:29 p.m. PDT

A fishery notice outranks the regulation table when the two disagree.

The most recent fishery notices naming this water, in DFO's own words.

When fish are typically in

Typical run timing, not an opening. The limits above say what you may keep.

Chinook typically enter the Non-tidal Fraser River April through October.

Sockeye typically enter the Non-tidal Fraser River June through October.

Pink typically enter the Non-tidal Fraser River August through September, peaking in September (odd years).

Coho typically enter the Non-tidal Fraser River September through November.

Chum typically enter the Non-tidal Fraser River September through November.

Albion test fishery

DFO's daily gill-net index on the lower Fraser near Fort Langley. It reports what a standard test net took; an abundance index for assessment, not a promise of fish anywhere.
  • Albion chinook. 7 caught in 2 sets on Oct 6 · last 7 fished days: 58 total
  • Albion chum. 278 caught in 2 sets on Oct 5 · last 7 fished days: 1260 total
Daily reports at DFO

Almanac

A day back and two ahead on one clock. Pressure and river level are observed and stop at Now; future rain is ECCC's HRDPS weather model, and the moon is astronomy. Not a fishability call.

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

What you need on this water
BC freshwater licence (Region 2). Retaining salmon also requires a conservation surcharge stamp.
Buy online (WILD)Licence types & fees