Sources
Last checked: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 4:53 p.m. PDT
Official pages we watch for changes
- DFO fishery notices: recreational salmon, freshwater · The legal instrument for non-tidal Fraser & Vedder openings/closures.
- DFO fishery notices: recreational salmon, tidal south coast · The legal instrument for tidal Fraser (Area 29) openings/closures.
- DFO Region 2 (Lower Mainland) salmon page · Non-tidal Fraser & Vedder limits.
- DFO Area 29 tidal page · Tidal Fraser rules.
- Pacific Salmon Commission (Fraser Panel) · In-season sockeye run sizes driving opening decisions.
- BC freshwater fishing regulations · Provincial licence & gear rules for Region 2.
Credits & licensing
The maps and water data. Regulations are credited on the pages above.
- Base geography. Freshwater Atlas, Province of British Columbia (Open Government Licence – BC); landmarks from OpenStreetMap contributors
- Tides. Canadian Hydrographic Service water level predictions (DFO).
- River level. Water Survey of Canada real-time hydrometric data (ECCC).