The river and its tributaries upstream of the Cedar Road Bridge, with closed stretches DFO lists separately; the tidal river below it is not covered here · Region 1 freshwater
Limits and restrictions
✕ May not be kept5
✕Chinook Closed.
Sockeye Closed.
PinkClosed
Not listed as open
closed unless announced
✕CohoClosed
LaterOct 16–Dec 31 between the Cedar Road Bridge and the Highway 1 overpass: 4 hatchery-marked/day
elsewhere on the river and its tributaries: non-retention from Oct 15
✕ChumClosed
LaterNov 1–Dec 31 between the Cedar Road Bridge and the Highway 1 overpass: 2/day
elsewhere on the river and its tributaries: not listed as open
Across this region, not just this water
Daily
4/day all species of Pacific salmon, tidal and fresh waters combined
Annual bait ban in effect in all streams of Region 1 as follows: All streams in Region 1 except: Quatse River; Somass River; Sproat River; Stamp River downstream of "Girl Guide Falls" (approximately 275 m upstream of the mouth of Beaver Creek), unless otherwise described below.
From the upper valley down to the estuary, with closed stretches the DFO table lists.
Map of Vancouver Island's salmon rivers from the upper valley to the estuary. Status: Nanaimo River closed. Other waters are shown for context only.
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Closed to salmon (broken outline) Open (see species & limits) Other waters (context) River gauge (tap for level and flow)
Cedar Road bridge. The downstream end of the reach FN0952 opens to hatchery-marked coho from Oct 16 to Dec 31, and the one the table opens to chum from Nov 1 to Dec 31. The notice measures it from the upstream side of this bridge.
Highway 1 overpass. The upstream end of that reach, measured from the downstream side of the overpass. Everywhere else on the river and its tributaries, coho are non-retention from Oct 15 until DFO says otherwise.
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.
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 1) + conservation surcharge stamp to retain salmon. Check the Region 1 table for gear rules and closed stretches before you go. VERIFY
