Downstream of the Parker Creek confluence · closed to salmon above it · three stretches inside the open reach are closed to all fishing; the DFO table lists them · Region 1 freshwater
Limits and restrictions
✕ May not be kept5
✕ChinookClosed
✕CohoClosed
LaterOct 16–Dec 31: 2 hatchery-marked/day
✕Sockeye Closed.
PinkClosed
Not listed as open
closed unless announced
✕ChumClosed
LaterOct 16–Dec 31: non-retention
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.
Open below the Parker Creek confluence and closed to salmon above it. Three stretches inside the open reach are closed to all fishing, and two of them we cannot place: no power lines are mapped in this valley and Red Rock Pool is in no source we can reach. The table is the authority on where all three are.
Map of Vancouver Island's salmon rivers from Parker Creek downstream. Status: Nitinat 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)
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 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 1) + conservation surcharge stamp to retain salmon. Check the Region 1 table for gear rules and closed stretches before you go. VERIFY
