Shinook
OPEN FOR COHO

Nicomen Slough

Nicomen and Dewdney sloughs, from the Siddle (Bell's) Creek confluence down to the Fraser near Dewdney · Region 2 freshwater

Limits and restrictions

May be kept

Coho

4hatchery-marked per day

WhenSep 1–Dec 31
SizeOnly 2 of them over 35 cm (13.8 in)

May not be kept4

Chinook Closed.
Sockeye Closed.
ChumClosed

Not listed as open

closed unless announced

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.

DFO Region 2, preamble

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

DFO Region 2, preamble

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

DFO Region 2, preamble

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

DFO Region 2, preamble

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

DFO Region 2, preamble

River boundaries

Map of the lower Fraser River showing Nicomen and Dewdney sloughs east of Mission. Status: Nicomen Slough open. Other waters are shown for context only.

Cultus Lk.Harrison Lk.Pitt Lk.Chilliwack Lk.VancouverChilliwackHopeSquamishDewdneySiddle (Bell's) Cr. confluenceDewdney Sl.DerocheNicomen Slough: OPENcoho (see limits)Strait of Georgia
1.0×
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)

Siddle (Bell's) Creek confluence. DFO Region 2: the salmon fishery runs "from the confluence of Siddle (Bell's) Creek downstream to the Fraser River". The slough above the confluence is not part of it.

Timing

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

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

Regulation table
DFO Region 2, Nicomen (including Dewdney) Slough row

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

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

No fishery notice has named this water in 2026. The feeds are watched on the same schedule as the regulation tables.

Almanac

A day back and two ahead on one clock. Pressure is observed and stops 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 and observed barometric pressure 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) + conservation surcharge stamp to retain salmon. Check the Region 2 table for gear rules before you go. VERIFY