CLOSED TO SALMON
Reay Creek
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The creek · Region 1 freshwater
Limits and restrictions
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 1, 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.
Annual
10 a year chinook over 50 cm, from all fresh waters combined
Minimum size
25 cm a coho you keep, nose to tail fork
Minimum size
30 cm a chinook or sockeye you keep, nose to tail fork
Where
No fishing is allowed within 100 meters of any government facility operated for counting, passing or rearing fish unless otherwise stated.
Gear
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.
River boundaries
Closed to salmon all year.
Map of Vancouver Island's salmon rivers the creek. Status: Reay Creek 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.
Fishery regulations and notices
Regulation table
DFO Region 1, Reay Creek 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 1) + conservation surcharge stamp to retain salmon. Check the Region 1 table for gear rules and closed stretches before you go. VERIFY |