Shinook
CLOSED TO SALMON

Tidal Fraser River

Mouth → CPR Bridge at Mission · Area 29 · DFO tidal jurisdiction

Limits and restrictions

A fishery notice affecting this water has come out since these limits were last reviewed. Read it before fishing: a notice outranks everything on this page.

May not be kept5

ChinookClosed

Closed

openings announced by notice

Coho Closed.
ChumClosed

Closed

fall openings announced by notice

SockeyeClosed
KeepNone: catch and release only

opening decision pending run size

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

River boundaries

Map of the lower Fraser River from the Strait of Georgia up to the CPR Bridge at Mission. Status: Tidal Fraser closed. Other waters are shown for context only.

CPR Bridge, MissionCultus Lk.Harrison Lk.Pitt Lk.Chilliwack Lk.VancouverChilliwackHopeSquamishTidal 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.

No time-of-day closure listed for this water in the regulations we watch, so the sun times above are for planning rather than a rule. Openings still run only on the dates the limits state.

Fishery regulations and notices

Regulation table
DFO Area 29, salmon restrictions table

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 Tidal Fraser River April through October.

Sockeye typically enter the Tidal Fraser River June through October.

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

Coho typically enter the Tidal Fraser River September through November.

Chum typically enter the 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 and tide are astronomy. Not a fishability call.

A timeline of moon phase, observed rain, observed barometric pressure, the river gauge level and predicted tide 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 tidal waters licence + Salmon Conservation Stamp to retain salmon. Barbless hooks. Single line only in the tidal Fraser. Retained chinook must be recorded immediately. Finfish fishing is closed from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, year-round.
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