Shinook
OPEN FOR CHINOOK & COHO

Stamp River

The river below Great Central Lake Dam · closed to all fishing between the Stamp Falls signs Jun 15 to Nov 15, above the Ash River confluence Jan 1 to Apr 30, and at the Robertson Creek hatchery lagoon Aug 25 to Oct 31 and Oct 1 to Oct 14 · Region 1 freshwater

Limits and restrictions

May be kept

Chinook

2per day

WhenAug 25–Dec 31
SizeOnly 1 of them over 77 cm (30.3 in)
EarlierJun 1–Aug 24: bait banned below Girl Guide Falls
Coho

2per day

WhenOct 3–Dec 31
EarlierJun 1–Aug 24: bait banned below Girl Guide Falls
EarlierAug 25–Sep 18: 2 hatchery-marked/day
EarlierSep 19–Oct 2: 2/day, only 1 unmarked

May not be kept3

Sockeye Closed.
Chum Closed.
PinkClosed

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

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.

DFO Region 1, preamble

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

DFO Region 1, preamble

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

DFO Region 1, preamble

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

DFO Region 1, preamble

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

DFO Region 1, preamble

River boundaries

From Great Central Lake down to the Somass, through Stamp Falls. Several stretches are closed; the DFO table lists them.

Map of Vancouver Island's salmon rivers from Great Central Lake to the Somass. Status: Stamp River open. Other waters are shown for context only.

Sproat Lk.Great Central Lk.Buttle Lk.Ash R. confluenceRobertson Ck hatcheryStamp Falls closureGirl Guide FallsCampbell RiverCourtenayPort AlberniNanaimo
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Closed to salmon (broken outline) Open (see species & limits) Other waters (context) River gauge (tap for level and flow)

Stamp Falls closure, upstream end. No fishing for anything between this sign and the one below the falls, Jun 15 to Nov 15. DFO places it 200 m above the fishway.

Stamp Falls closure, downstream end. The lower end of that closure, 500 m below the fishway. DFO also describes it as 225 m below the Deer Creek confluence.

Girl Guide Falls. Bait is banned downstream of here from Jun 1 to Aug 24. DFO places it about 275 m above the mouth of Beaver Creek, with triangular signs on the bank.

Ash River confluence. No fishing for anything from here up to the Great Central Lake Dam, including tributaries, Jan 1 to Apr 30.

Robertson Creek hatchery. The hatchery lagoon closures are here: no fishing Aug 25 to Oct 31 between the lagoon's inlet and outlet, and Oct 1 to Oct 14 for the 500 m above it. Both ends are signed on the river and are not in our sources, so this marks the hatchery rather than either sign.

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, Stamp River row

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

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

The most recent fishery notices naming this water, in DFO's own words.

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
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