The whole river, except that no fishing is allowed year-round from the boundary signs at the power line crossing, about 25 m above the Quinsam Hatchery weir, down to signs about 300 m below the weir · Region 1 freshwater
Limits and restrictions
✓ May be kept
Coho
4hatchery-marked per day
WhenSep 1–Dec 31
Pink
4per day
WhenJul 15–Oct 15
✕ May not be kept3
✕Chinook Closed.
Sockeye Closed.
ChumClosed
Not listed as open
closed unless announced
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.
West of Campbell River, down to its confluence with the Campbell.
Map of Vancouver Island's salmon rivers from the upper valley down to the Campbell. Status: Quinsam River open. 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)
Quinsam Hatchery weir. No fishing year-round from the boundary signs at the power line crossing, about 25 m above this weir, down to signs about 300 m below it. Both signed ends are marked on the river and are in none of our sources, so the map shows the weir and not the closed reach.
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
