BC Pacific Fishing Map
423 subareas across 29 DFO management areas — Areas 1 to 29 Live Data Updated 2026-10-21
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Campbell River Tides
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Major periods = peak feeding (2hrs). Minor periods = moderate activity (1hr). Based on moon transit.
Campbell River, BC
Major 1
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~2 hr window
Minor 1
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~1 hr window
Major 2
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~2 hr window
Minor 2
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~1 hr window
Solunar theory: fish feed most when moon is overhead or underfoot
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Chinook
(King Salmon)
Min: 45-62cm
ID: Black mouth, spots on both tail lobes, black gum line
RETENTION reopens July 15 (FN0674)
July 15 – Aug 31: 1/day, max 80cm (min 62cm). Sep 1+: 2/day, no max.
Campbell River zone (13-3/13-5): 1/day, no size limit. Non-retention through July 14. Barbless, 10 annual.
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Coho
(Silver Salmon)
Non-retention
ID: White mouth, spots on upper tail only, silver sides
Status: Non-retention in most areas (2026)
Size: 30cm min when open
Must release immediately. Handle gently — descend if deep-caught.
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Pink
(Humpy)
4/day · 30cm
ID: Small spots on tail, very small scales, light body
Limit: 4/day where open (odd years dominant)
Peak: Jul-Sep
Non-retention in inside WCVI areas (21-27).
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Chum
(Dog Salmon)
2/day · 30cm
ID: No spots on tail, green/purple bars when spawning, large canine teeth
Limit: 2/day (Areas 11-21)
Peak: Oct-Dec
Non-retention in Area 22 and some WCVI areas.
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Halibut
(Pacific)
1/day · max 112cm
ID: Flat, both eyes on dark side, diamond shape
Limit: 1/day, 10 annual. Max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off (FN0198)
Season: Apr 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
OPEN — effective April 1, 2026
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Lingcod
Open May 1 – Sept 30
ID: Long body, large mouth, mottled brown/green, sharp teeth
Status: Open May 1 – Sept 30 (closed Oct 1)
Fillet min: 53cm head-off when open
1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10.
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Rockfish
(All species)
Open May 1 – Sept 30
ID: Spiny fins, large eyes, many species (copper, quillback, yelloweye)
Status: Open May 1 – Sept 30 (closed Oct 1). Yelloweye = non-retention.
Required: Descender device on all vessels
Release immediately. Use descender to return to depth.
Tidal Waters Licence
Required for all saltwater fishing
Resident: $22.05/yr or $7.35/day
Non-resident: $109.90/yr or $7.35/day
Salmon Conservation Stamp
Required to retain any salmon
Cost: $6.30
Added to your licence
Required On Board
- Valid tidal licence
- Salmon stamp (if retaining)
- Catch recorded immediately
- Descender device for rockfish
Current Regulations — Chinook retention reopens July 15, 2026
- FN0674: Chinook retention reopens July 15 in Area 13 — 1/day, max 80cm (July 15 – Aug 31), then 2/day, no max size (Sep 1+); min 62cm. Non-retention through July 14.
- Campbell River Special Management Zone (Subareas 13-3 & 13-5, Discovery Passage) — 1 Chinook/day with no maximum size limit (Jul 15 – Aug 31).
- FN0198: Halibut is OPEN coast-wide — 1/day, max 112cm head-on (85cm pectoral head-off), annual limit 10.
- FN0717: Coho 2/day, hatchery-marked only (min 30cm). Sep 1 – 30 only: one of the two may be unmarked (wild); reverts to hatchery-marked only Oct 1 – Dec 31.
- Chum: Daily limit raised to 4/day (min 30cm) in Areas 11-21 — FN1081, effective Oct 3, 2026 through Mar 31, 2027.
- Lingcod: OPEN May 1 – Sept 30 (closed Oct 1) — 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10.
- Rockfish: OPEN May 1 – Sept 30 (closed Oct 1) — 1/day, all species except Yelloweye (non-retention). Closed inside any RCA.
Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA)
Red dashed areas: all recreational finfish fishing prohibited year-round. 149 RCA zones across all areas. Anglers must use descender devices.
Glass Sponge Reef Closures
Teal dashed areas: SARA-protected — bottom fishing prohibited year-round. 3 zones.
Prawn/Shrimp Closures
Purple areas: closed to prawn/shrimp fishing (daily limit 0). 62 subareas closed.
Winter closure Area 13: Jan 1–Mar 31 (conditional on fall spawner index assessment).
Open areas: 125 prawns/day, max 4 traps or ring nets per fisher. Setting/hauling: 07:00–19:00 only.
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| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Chinook | · | · | ○ | ● | ● | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ○ | · | · |
| Coho | · | ○ | ● | ★ | ★ | ● | · | |||||
| Pink (odd yrs) | ● | ★ | ● | |||||||||
| Chum | · | ○ | ★ | ● | ○ | |||||||
| Halibut | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ● | ● | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ● | ○ | ✕ |
| Lingcod | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ○ | ● | ★ | ★ | ● | ● | ○ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Prawn/Shrimp | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ● | ★ | ● | ○ |
★ = Peak ● = Good ○ = Available · = Low ✕ = Closed/Season over
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Active Fishery Notices
FN0674 — Chinook retention reopens July 15, 2026 (Areas 11-17, 111, 29-1/29-2): 1/day max 80cm to Aug 31, then 2/day no max size Sep 1+, min 62cm
FN0674 — Campbell River Special Management Zone (Subareas 13-3, 13-5): 1/day, NO maximum size (Jul 15 – Aug 31, 2026)
FN0674 — Bute Inlet north of Alpha Bluff line (Subarea 13-22): Chinook non-retention Jun 1 – Sep 30, 2026
FN0198 — Halibut Open Coast-Wide, April 1 2026 – March 31 2027, 1/day max 112cm head-on, annual limit 10 (IN EFFECT)
Chum daily limit reduced to 2/day (Areas 11-21)
Area 13 Fishing Regulations
DFO SourceCurrent recreational fishing limits, openings, closures, and gear restrictions for DFO Area 13 (Campbell River, Quadra, Cortes & Sonora Islands). A valid BC Tidal Waters sport fishing licence is required.
| Species | Min Size | Gear | Daily Limit | Status |
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| Chinook | 62 cm | Barbless hook & line | 1/day, max 80cm (Jul 15–Aug 31); 13-3/13-5 no max; 2/day Sep 1+ | Open Jul 15 |
| Chum | 30 cm | Barbless hook & line | 4 | Open |
| Coho | 30 cm | Barbless hook & line | 2 hatchery-marked only (1 wild allowed Sep 1–30 only; hatchery-only from Oct 1) | Open |
| Pink | 30 cm | Barbless hook & line | 4 | Open |
| Sockeye | 30 cm | Barbless hook & line | 0 | Non-Retention |
Aggregate limit: 4 salmon per day (all species, tidal + fresh water combined)
Chinook annual limit: 10 coastwide. Must record all retained Chinook (head-on length) on licence or NRLS.
Salmon conservation stamp required to retain salmon
Barbed hooks prohibited year-round in Area 13
Phillips Arm (13-24): Closed to all fishing year-round
| Species | Gear | Daily Limit | Status |
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| Halibut | Angling, spear diving | 1 | Open |
| Lingcod | Angling, spear diving | 1 (min 65cm, annual 10) | Open May 1 – Sept 30 |
| Rockfish (except Yelloweye) | Angling, spear diving | 1 | Open May 1 – Sept 30 |
| Yelloweye Rockfish | — | 0 | Non-Retention |
| Codfish | Angling, spear diving | 8 | Open |
| Greenling | Angling, spear diving | 3 | Open |
| Sole / Flounder | Angling, spear diving | 8 | Open |
| Sablefish | Angling | 4 | Open |
| Spiny Dogfish | Angling | 0 | Non-Retention |
| Skate | Angling | 1 | Open |
| Herring | Cast net, dip net, jig, rake | 20 kg | Open |
| Trout (all) | Angling | 2 (hatchery only) | Open |
| White Sturgeon | Angling | 0 | Non-Retention |
| Wolf Eel | Angling | 0 | Non-Retention |
| All other finfish | Angling, dip net, jig, rake, spear | 20 | Open |
Halibut: OPEN Apr 1, 2026. 1/day, max 112cm head-on (85cm pectoral head-off). Annual limit 10. Must record on licence.
Lingcod: OPEN May 1 – Sept 30 (closed Oct 1). 1/day, annual limit 10. Min fillet size 53cm (21") head-off.
Rockfish: Must immediately return all rockfish to the water at the depth they were caught.
Discovery Passage: Spear diving closed year-round for codfish, greenling, halibut, lingcod, sole/flounder.
| Species | Subareas | Min Size | Daily Limit | Status |
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| Dungeness | 13-1 to 13-4, 13-6 to 13-43 | 165 mm | 4 | Open |
| Red Rock | 13-1 to 13-4, 13-6 to 13-43 | 115 mm | 4 | Open |
| Dungeness + Red Rock combined | All of 13 | — | 4 | Open |
| Box Crab | 13-1 to 13-4, 13-6 to 13-43 | — | 1 | Open |
| All crab species | 13-5 | — | 0 | Closed |
| King Crab | All of 13 | — | 0 | Closed |
| Shore Crab | All of 13 | — | 75 | Open |
Females prohibited: Cannot possess female Dungeness, Red Rock, King, Puget Sound King, or Box crab.
Max 2 traps/ring nets per fisher.
Trap requirements: Name & phone tag, two 105 mm escape rings, rot cord.
Campbell River mouth: Closed to all crab fishing year-round.
Gear: Dip net, hand picking, ring net, trap. No sharp instruments or snares.
Shore crab note: As of April 1, 2026, daily limit drops to 25 (all areas except 28/29).
| Subareas | Gear | Daily Limit | Status |
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| 13-2 to 13-11, 13-18 to 13-43 | Ring net, spear diving, trap | 125 | Open |
| 13-1, 13-12 to 13-17 | — | 0 | Closed |
Seasonal Closure: Jan 1 – Mar 31
Subareas 13-1, 13-12 to 13-17 (Quadra/Cortes Islands) are closed for spawning protection. Opens April 1.
Max 4 traps/ring nets per fisher.
Egg-bearing prawns: Must release immediately — cannot retain or remove eggs.
Trap requirements: Name & phone tag, rot cord (7×20 cm or 11×11 cm opening), spherical float min 27 cm diameter.
| Species | Gear | Daily Limit | Status |
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| Clams (all combined) | Hand digging, hand picking | 60 | Open |
| Oyster (Pacific) | Hand picking | 12 | Open |
| Oyster (Olympia) | — | 0 | Closed |
| Mussels (all) | Hand picking | 75 | Open |
| Geoduck | Hand digging, hand picking | 3 | Open |
| Scallop (Pink & Spiny) | Hand picking, diving | 75 | Open |
| Cockles | Hand digging, hand picking | 25 | Open |
Min clam sizes: Manila & Littleneck 35 mm, Butter 55 mm.
Contamination closures: Many subareas closed to bivalves — check DFO Area 13 for subarea-specific closures.
No harvesting within 300 m of industrial/sewage outfalls or 125 m of marinas/ferry wharfs.
Olympia oysters: Do not harvest any oyster under 5 cm to avoid accidental take.
| Species | Gear | Daily Limit | Status |
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| Octopus | Angling, hand picking, diving, trap | 1 | Open |
| Sea Cucumber | Hand picking, diving | 12 | Open |
| Sea Urchin | Hand picking, diving | 12 | Open |
| Squid (Opal) | Cast net, jigging | 200 | Open |
| Ghost Shrimp | Hand digging, hand pump | 50 | Open |
| Abalone | — | 0 | Closed |
| Giant Barnacles | Diving | 6 | Open |
| All other invertebrates | Various | 20 | Open |
| Location | Hepatopancreas Limit |
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| Campbell River (Elk Falls) / Discovery Passage | Max 100 g/week |
| Deepwater Bay | Max 100 g/week |
| Quadra Island (Area A) | Max 135 g/week |
| Quadra Island (Area B — Francisco Point east) | Do not consume |
| Sonora Island / Owen Bay | Max 13 g/week |
Advisory applies to crab hepatopancreas (tomalley/butter) only — crab meat is safe to eat.
| Area | Subarea | Name | Status | Regulations |
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| DFO Area 1 — Northern Haida Gwaii (7 subareas) | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 | West Graham Island (Cape Knox to Tian Head) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 1 | 1-2 | Langara Island / Parry Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Premier sport fishing destination. |
| 1 | 1-3 | Virago Sound | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 1 | 1-4 | Naden Harbour | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Naden Harbour — sheltered waters. |
| 1 | 1-5 | McIntyre Bay | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 1 | 1-6 | Masset Inlet | restricted | Chinook 0/day (non-retention) in Masset Inlet and Sound (south of Entry Point to Westacott Point line), 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 2/day in tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii, 30cm min, barbless; 4/day elsewhere. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. G̱aw Ḵáahlii (Masset Inlet) Marine Refuge: shore-based angling only (within 2m depth contour below chart datum) in designated refuge areas. Masset Inlet — large sheltered waterway. |
| 1 | 1-7 | Gunia Point to Klashwun Point | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| DFO Area 2 — Southern Haida Gwaii (22 subareas) | ||||
| 2 | 2-1 | Skidegate Inlet (East) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: Skidegate Inlet (waters west of a line from Lawn Point to Gray Point) 0/day non-retention; elsewhere 4/day, 30cm min. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. X̲aana K̲aahlii (Skidegate Inlet) Marine Refuge: shore-based angling only (waters inside and shoreward of the 2m depth contour below chart datum). Sachs Creek estuary: chum and pink closed Aug 15–Oct 31, 0/day. Skidegate Inlet east — Queen Charlotte City area. |
| 2 | 2-2 | Hecate Strait (Skidegate to Gray Point) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day (Tlell River tidal waters: 0/day non-retention), 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 2 | 2-3 | Cumshewa Inlet (East) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Mathers Creek: finfish closed any gear Aug 15–Oct 31 (waters of Cumshewa Inlet east of a line from a boundary sign on McLellan Island to a boundary sign 3.5 km west of Mathers Creek, and west of a line from a boundary sign on McLellan Island to a boundary sign 3.5 km east of Mathers Creek). Cumshewa Inlet — sheltered inlet fishing. |
| 2 | 2-4 | Cumshewa Inlet (West) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 2 | 2-5 | Carmichael Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 2 | 2-6 | Selwyn Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Selwyn Inlet — remote inlet fishing. |
| 2 | 2-7 | Hecate Strait (Skedans to Porter Head) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 2 | 2-8 | Juan Perez Sound North (Lyell Island area) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Lyell Island area — former RCA (now Gwaii Haanas protected). |
| 2 | 2-9 | Atli Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Atli Inlet — sheltered anchorage. |
| 2 | 2-10 | Darwin Sound | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Darwin Sound — between Lyell/Moresby Islands. |
| 2 | 2-11 | Juan Perez Sound South | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 2 | 2-12 | Burnaby Narrows / Huxley Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Burnaby Narrows — rich intertidal zone. |
| 2 | 2-13 | Burnaby Strait | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Burnaby Strait — between Burnaby and Moresby Islands. |
| 2 | 2-14 | Skincuttle Inlet (East) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Skincuttle Inlet east entrance. |
| 2 | 2-15 | Skincuttle Inlet (Central) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 2 | 2-16 | Skincuttle Inlet (West) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 2 | 2-17 | Carpenter Bay | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 2 | 2-18 | Kunghit Island East | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Remote southeast Haida Gwaii. |
| 2 | 2-19 | Cape St. James | restricted | Gwaii Haanas strict protection zone — most fishing closed. Check current notices. |
| 2 | 2-31 | South Moresby West (SGang Gwaay area) | restricted | Gwaii Haanas strict protection zone — ALL fishing closed in designated areas. |
| 2 | 2-35 | Tasu Sound | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Tasu Sound — former mining town area. |
| 2 | 2-40 | Rennell Sound | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day (hatchery and wild combined), 30cm min, barbless; tidal waters of all streams on Haida Gwaii: 2/day. Pink 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Rennell Sound — surfcasting and boat fishing. |
| DFO Area 3 — Portland Inlet (18 subareas) | ||||
| 3 | 3-1 | Dixon Entrance / Caamano Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 3 | 3-2 | Chatham Sound (North Dundas) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 3 | 3-3 | Dixon Entrance East / Wales Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 3 | 3-4 | Port Simpson | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Port Simpson — traditional Tsimshian territory. |
| 3 | 3-5 | Stumaun Bay | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 3 | 3-6 | Work Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (seasonal). Work Channel — deep fjord. |
| 3 | 3-7 | Portland Inlet / Union Inlet / Wales Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Portland Inlet — major inlet system. |
| 3 | 3-8 | Steamer Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 3 | 3-9 | Portland Inlet / Nasoga Gulf | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Nasoga Gulf. |
| 3 | 3-10 | Khutzeymateen Inlet | restricted | RESTRICTED — Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary. Special permit required. Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless where fishing permitted. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. |
| 3 | 3-11 | Pearse Canal | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Pearse Canal — international boundary waters. |
| 3 | 3-12 | Portland Inlet (Central) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Central Portland Inlet. |
| 3 | 3-13 | Portland Canal (South) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Portland Canal — international boundary waters. |
| 3 | 3-14 | Observatory Inlet / Hastings Arm / Alice Arm | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Observatory Inlet — deep remote fjord system. |
| 3 | 3-15 | Portland Canal (Central) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Stewart/Hyder border area. |
| 3 | 3-16 | Portland Canal (Head) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Head of Portland Canal — Stewart BC. |
| 3 | 3-17 | Portland Canal (West Shore) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 3 | 3-18 | Iceberg Bay | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: non-retention. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: non-retention. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Iceberg Bay — small embayment. |
| DFO Area 4 — Chatham Sound / Porcher Island (15 subareas) | ||||
| 4 | 4-1 | Hudson Bay Passage / Brown Passage | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-2 | Hecate Strait / Edye Passage | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-3 | Hecate Strait (South) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-4 | Edye Passage (Inner) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-5 | Chatham Sound (Central) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-6 | Pearl Harbour | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Pearl Harbour — sheltered anchorage. |
| 4 | 4-7 | Big Bay (North) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-8 | Big Bay (South) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-9 | Chatham Sound (South) / Digby Island | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-10 | Prince Rupert Harbour | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Prince Rupert Harbour — urban port area. |
| 4 | 4-11 | Porpoise Harbour / Wainwright Basin | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Porpoise Harbour — industrial port area. |
| 4 | 4-12 | Chatham Sound (Inner) / Kennedy Island | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-13 | Brown Passage (East) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 4 | 4-14 | Cunningham Passage | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Cunningham Passage. |
| 4 | 4-15 | Telegraph Passage | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: non-retention in area 4, 4/day in area 104, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Telegraph Passage — inside channel. |
| DFO Area 5 — Greenville Channel / Principe Channel (24 subareas) | ||||
| 5 | 5-1 | Grenville Channel (North) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-2 | Ogden Channel | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Ogden Channel. |
| 5 | 5-3 | Kitkatla Channel | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Kitkatla Channel — Gitxaala First Nation territory. |
| 5 | 5-4 | Kitkatla Inlet (East) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-5 | Kitkatla Inlet (West) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-6 | Dries Inlet | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Dries Inlet — small inlet. |
| 5 | 5-7 | Serpentine Inlet | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-8 | Kitkatla Inlet (Central) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-9 | Porcher Inlet | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Porcher Inlet. |
| 5 | 5-10 | Browning Entrance (North) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Browning Entrance — open water. |
| 5 | 5-11 | Browning Entrance (South) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-12 | Freeman Passage | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Freeman Passage. |
| 5 | 5-13 | Principe Channel (North) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Principe Channel — deep water passage. |
| 5 | 5-14 | Petrel Channel | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Petrel Channel. |
| 5 | 5-15 | Hevenor Inlet | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Hevenor Inlet. |
| 5 | 5-16 | Ala Passage | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Ala Passage. |
| 5 | 5-17 | Principe Channel (South) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-18 | Mink Trap Bay / Patterson Inlet | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-19 | Port Stephens / Monckton Inlet | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Port Stephens — sheltered anchorage. |
| 5 | 5-20 | Hecate Strait (Central Banks Island) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-21 | Kingkown Inlet | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Kingkown Inlet. |
| 5 | 5-22 | Hecate Strait (South Banks Island) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. |
| 5 | 5-23 | Grenville Channel (Central) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Grenville Channel — scenic narrow passage. |
| 5 | 5-24 | Grenville Channel (South) | open | Chinook: 2/day, 45cm min, barbless. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day (Area 105), non-retention (Area 5), 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. 10 annual coastwide chinook limit, mandatory recording. Grenville Channel south — Sainty Point. |
| DFO Area 6 — Princess Royal Island (15 subareas) | ||||
| 6 | 6-1 | Kitimat Arm | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Kitimat River tidal waters — Chinook limit 0/day; barbless hook required year-round; no natural bait year-round. Kitimat Arm. |
| 6 | 6-2 | Douglas Channel (North) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Douglas Channel — major deep fjord. |
| 6 | 6-3 | Douglas Channel (South) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Douglas Channel south — approach to Verney Passage. |
| 6 | 6-4 | Gardner Canal | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Gardner Canal — remote deep inlet. |
| 6 | 6-5 | Devastation Channel | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). |
| 6 | 6-6 | Verney Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Verney Passage — between Gil Island and mainland. |
| 6 | 6-7 | Whale Channel | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Whale Channel — humpback whale habitat. |
| 6 | 6-8 | Squally Channel | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Squally Channel. |
| 6 | 6-9 | Princess Royal Island (East) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Princess Royal Island — Spirit Bear habitat. |
| 6 | 6-10 | Princess Royal Island (West / Laredo Channel) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Laredo Channel — west coast Princess Royal. |
| 6 | 6-13 | Laredo Sound | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Laredo Sound. |
| 6 | 6-16 | Kitasu Bay | RCA | Kitasu Bay RCA — no retention of rockfish or lingcod. Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). |
| 6 | 6-18 | Klemtu Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Klemtu — Kitasoo/Xai'xais community. |
| 6 | 6-19 | Mussel Inlet / Sheep Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). |
| 6 | 6-23 | Butedale / Fraser Reach | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Coho tidal portion of the Dala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Gilttoyees Creek and Kildala River: 1/day. Coho tidal waters of Kemano and Kitlope Rivers: 2/day. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye Rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon (tidal and fresh waters combined). Butedale — historic cannery site. |
| DFO Area 7 — Price Island / Hunter Island (15 subareas) | ||||
| 7 | 7-1 | Klemtu Passage South / Finlayson Channel | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Finlayson Channel — deep channel fishing. |
| 7 | 7-2 | Bella Bella / Denny Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Bella Bella — Heiltsuk First Nation community. |
| 7 | 7-3 | Seaforth Channel / Price Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Seaforth Channel. |
| 7 | 7-4 | Milbanke Sound | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Milbanke Sound — open water. |
| 7 | 7-5 | Mathieson Channel | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Mathieson Channel. |
| 7 | 7-6 | Oscar Passage / Don Peninsula | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. |
| 7 | 7-9 | Spiller Channel | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Spiller Channel. |
| 7 | 7-12 | Return Channel / Roscoe Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Return Channel / Roscoe Inlet. |
| 7 | 7-17 | Gunboat Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. McLaughlin Bay (Subarea 7-17): closed to all finfish by any gear or method Jul 1 to Oct 31. Gunboat Passage — tidal current fishing. |
| 7 | 7-18 | Lama Passage | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Lama Passage — between Campbell and Denny Islands. |
| 7 | 7-25 | Laredo Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Laredo Inlet. |
| 7 | 7-26 | Surf Inlet / Princess Royal Island South | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. |
| 7 | 7-27 | Jackson Passage / Dowager Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. |
| 7 | 7-31 | Hunter Channel / Hunter Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Hunter Island area. |
| 7 | 7-32 | Queens Sound / Goose Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon combined. Queens Sound — open water. |
| DFO Area 8 — Fitz Hugh Sound (16 subareas) | ||||
| 8 | 8-1 | Fitz Hugh Sound / Calvert Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Fitz Hugh Sound — major north-south passage. |
| 8 | 8-2 | Fitz Hugh Sound (Central) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Namu River mouth: closed to all gear or method (year round). |
| 8 | 8-3 | Koeye Inlet / Burke Channel South | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Koeye River estuary — salmon closure at river mouth. |
| 8 | 8-4 | Burke Channel (Central) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Burke Channel — deep fjord. |
| 8 | 8-5 | Burke Channel (North) / Labouchere Channel | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 8 | 8-6 | North Bentinck Arm | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. North Bentinck Arm — Bella Coola port. |
| 8 | 8-7 | Dean Channel (South) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Dean Channel south. |
| 8 | 8-8 | Dean Channel (North) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Head of Dean Channel. |
| 8 | 8-9 | Dean River / Kimsquit | restricted | RESTRICTED — Dean/Kimsquit Rivers classified waters. Special restrictions apply. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. |
| 8 | 8-10 | Cousins Inlet / South Bentinck Arm (North) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Cousins Inlet. |
| 8 | 8-11 | Cascade Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Cascade Inlet. |
| 8 | 8-12 | South Bentinck Arm | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. South Bentinck Arm — closed at south end for salmon. |
| 8 | 8-13 | Kwatna Inlet / Restoration Bay | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Kwatna Inlet. |
| 8 | 8-14 | Kwatna Bay | restricted | RESTRICTED — Kwatna Bay east of boundary line closed for salmon protection. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. |
| 8 | 8-15 | King Island / Fisher Channel South | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 8 | 8-16 | Codville Lagoon / Fitz Hugh South | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, open. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed (0). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Codville Lagoon area. |
| DFO Area 9 — Calvert Island / Rivers Inlet (12 subareas) | ||||
| 9 | 9-1 | Rivers Inlet (Outer) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Rivers Inlet — check specific opening dates. |
| 9 | 9-2 | Rivers Inlet (Inner) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Rivers Inlet inner — historic trophy Chinook area. |
| 9 | 9-3 | Johnston Bay / Rivers Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Johnston Bay waters shoreward of boundary signs: closed to all finfish Jun 1 to Sep 30. Johnston Bay. |
| 9 | 9-4 | Darby Channel / Moses Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Darby Channel. |
| 9 | 9-5 | Rivers Inlet (Upper) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Upper Rivers Inlet. |
| 9 | 9-6 | Owikeno Lake Approaches | restricted | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Wannock River waters shoreward of boundary signs: closed to all finfish Jun 1 to Sep 15. Kilbella Bay waters shoreward of boundary signs: closed to all finfish Jun 1 to Sep 15. RESTRICTED — Wannock River and Owikeno Lake salmon protection. Halibut: CLOSED (opens Apr 1, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod: CLOSED. Rockfish: CLOSED. |
| 9 | 9-7 | Rivers Inlet (Mid-Channel) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 9 | 9-8 | Draney Inlet / Schooner Channel | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Draney Inlet. |
| 9 | 9-9 | Duncanby Landing / Goat Harbour | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 9 | 9-10 | Hakai Passage / Nalau Pass | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Hakai Passage area. |
| 9 | 9-11 | Fitz Hugh Sound (South) / Penrose Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Fitz Hugh Sound south. |
| 9 | 9-12 | Fish Egg Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink: 4/day, 30cm min. Chum: 4/day, 30cm min. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day; Yelloweye: non-retention. Spiny Dogfish: non-retention. Wolf Eel: non-retention. White Sturgeon: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Fish Egg Inlet — Elizabeth Lagoon closed east of 127°48.500'W. |
| DFO Area 10 — Cranstown Point / Table Island (12 subareas) | ||||
| 10 | 10-1 | Smith Sound / Table Island | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Smith Sound — open water passage. |
| 10 | 10-2 | Smith Inlet (Outer) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Smith Inlet — major inlet system. |
| 10 | 10-3 | Smith Inlet (Inner) / Takush Harbour | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Wyclees Lagoon (Smith Inlet): all salmon 0/day (closed). Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Takush Harbour area. |
| 10 | 10-4 | Boswell Inlet / Millbrook Cove | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. |
| 10 | 10-5 | Margaret Bay / Blunden Harbour | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Margaret Bay — shellfish aquaculture area. |
| 10 | 10-6 | Belize Inlet (Outer) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Belize Inlet. |
| 10 | 10-7 | Belize Inlet (Inner) / Alison Sound | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Alison Sound. |
| 10 | 10-8 | Seymour Inlet (Outer) | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Seymour Inlet — remote deep inlet. |
| 10 | 10-9 | Seymour Inlet (Inner) / Nugent Sound | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Seymour Inlet inner — Nugent Sound. |
| 10 | 10-10 | Nakwakto Rapids / Slingsby Channel | restricted | RESTRICTED — Nakwakto Rapids, world's fastest tidal rapids. Exercise extreme caution. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. |
| 10 | 10-11 | Cape Caution Area | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Cape Caution — exposed open water. |
| 10 | 10-12 | Egg Island / Miles Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day, 45cm min, barbless, 10 annual coastwide limit, mandatory recording. Coho: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Pink/Chum: 4/day, 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye: closed. Halibut: 2/day. Lingcod: 3/day, 65cm min. Rockfish (all except Yelloweye): 3/day. Yelloweye rockfish: non-retention. Daily aggregate: 4 salmon. Egg Island — lighthouse station. |
| DFO Area 11 — Cape Caution / Westcott Point (10 subareas) | ||||
| 11 | 11-1 | Cape Caution to Bramham Point | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, mandatory recording, 10 annual). Coho non-retention. Sockeye non-retention. Pink/Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day, max 112cm — FN0198). Lingcod CLOSED. Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish CLOSED. Chinook 2/day in Subareas 11-1 & 11-2; Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids) non-retention Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026 (FN0674). |
| 11 | 11-2 | Storm Islands | RCA | ROCKFISH CONSERVATION AREA — Year-round closure to all finfish fishing. No retention of any finfish species. |
| 11 | 11-3 | Goletas Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, mandatory recording, 10 annual). Coho non-retention. Sockeye non-retention. Pink/Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day, max 112cm — FN0198). Lingcod CLOSED. Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish CLOSED. Chinook 2/day in Subareas 11-1 & 11-2; Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids) non-retention Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026 (FN0674). |
| 11 | 11-4 | Bull Harbour / Hope Island | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, mandatory recording, 10 annual). Coho non-retention. Sockeye non-retention. Pink/Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day, max 112cm — FN0198). Lingcod CLOSED. Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish CLOSED. Chinook 2/day in Subareas 11-1 & 11-2; Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids) non-retention Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026 (FN0674). |
| 11 | 11-5 | Nahwitti Bar / Cape Sutil | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, mandatory recording, 10 annual). Coho non-retention. Sockeye non-retention. Pink/Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day, max 112cm — FN0198). Lingcod CLOSED. Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish CLOSED. Chinook 2/day in Subareas 11-1 & 11-2; Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids) non-retention Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026 (FN0674). |
| 11 | 11-6 | Shuttleworth Bight | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, mandatory recording, 10 annual). Coho non-retention. Sockeye non-retention. Pink/Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day, max 112cm — FN0198). Lingcod CLOSED. Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish CLOSED. Chinook 2/day in Subareas 11-1 & 11-2; Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids) non-retention Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026 (FN0674). |
| 11 | 11-7 | Cape Scott | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, mandatory recording, 10 annual). Coho non-retention. Sockeye non-retention. Pink/Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day, max 112cm — FN0198). Lingcod CLOSED. Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish CLOSED. Chinook 2/day in Subareas 11-1 & 11-2; Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids) non-retention Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026 (FN0674). |
| 11 | 11-8 | San Josef Bay | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, mandatory recording, 10 annual). Coho non-retention. Sockeye non-retention. Pink/Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day, max 112cm — FN0198). Lingcod CLOSED. Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish CLOSED. Chinook 2/day in Subareas 11-1 & 11-2; Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids) non-retention Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026 (FN0674). |
| 11 | 11-9 | Quatsino Sound Entrance | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, mandatory recording, 10 annual). Coho non-retention. Sockeye non-retention. Pink/Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day, max 112cm — FN0198). Lingcod CLOSED. Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish CLOSED. Chinook 2/day in Subareas 11-1 & 11-2; Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids) non-retention Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026 (FN0674). |
| 11 | 11-10 | Queen Charlotte Strait (South) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, mandatory recording, 10 annual). Coho non-retention. Sockeye non-retention. Pink/Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day, max 112cm — FN0198). Lingcod CLOSED. Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish CLOSED. Chinook 2/day in Subareas 11-1 & 11-2; Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids) non-retention Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026 (FN0674). |
| DFO Area 12 — Northern Johnstone Strait / Port Hardy (35 subareas) | ||||
| 12 | 12-1 | Johnstone Strait East (Kelsey Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Pink 4/day (30cm min). Chum 4/day (30cm min). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). All rockfish closed. |
| 12 | 12-2 | Johnstone Strait (Port Harvey / Havannah Channel) | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Pink 4/day (30cm min). Chum 4/day (30cm min). Sockeye non-retention. RCA: Havannah Channel — year-round closure to rockfish fishing. |
| 12 | 12-3 | Johnstone Strait (Forward Bay / Cracroft Point) | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Pink 4/day (30cm min). Chum 4/day (30cm min). Sockeye non-retention. RCA: Cracroft Point South - Sophia Islands. |
| 12 | 12-4 | Johnstone Strait (Robson Bight / Weynton Passage) | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye non-retention. RCA: Weynton Passage. Robson Bight Ecological Reserve — vessel restrictions to protect orca rubbing beaches. |
| 12 | 12-5 | Johnstone Strait West (Hanson Island / Blackney Passage) | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Pink 4/day (30cm min). Chum 4/day (30cm min). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). All rockfish closed. |
| 12 | 12-6 | Broughton Strait (Swanson Island / Eden Island) | RCA | RCA: Eden - Bonwick - Midsummer - Swanson Islands. Year-round closure to all rockfish fishing. Also RCA: Numas Islands. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA boundaries. |
| 12 | 12-7 | Broughton Strait (Dickson / Polkinghorne Islands) | RCA | RCA: Dickson - Polkinghorne Islands. Year-round closure to rockfish. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min. |
| 12 | 12-18 | Cormorant Island North (Alert Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye non-retention. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). RCA: Haddington Passage. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). All rockfish closed. |
| 12 | 12-19 | Cormorant Island South | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye non-retention. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Chinook 0/day in Broughton Strait (defined portion of 12-19 south of Ledge Point to Haddington Island to Yellow Bluff to Gordon Bluff to Lewis Point line). RCA: Haddington Passage. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). All rockfish closed. |
| 12 | 12-14 | Hardy Bay / Port Hardy (Outside Waters) | open | OUTSIDE WATERS designation (12-14 only). Chinook 2/day (min 45cm — NOT 62cm), barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 1 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye non-retention. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Yelloweye non-retention. All other rockfish closed. Chinook retention open year-round (2/day, min 45cm). |
| 12 | 12-16 | Port Hardy Harbour / Bear Cove | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye non-retention. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Hardy Bay coho: 4/day combined total (max 4 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked). Keogh River coho: 0/day. Keogh River pink: 1/day. RCA: Hardy Bay - Five Fathom Rock. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). All rockfish closed. |
| 12 | 12-17 | Beaver Harbour / Duval Island | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye non-retention. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Cluxewe River pink: 1/day. RCA: Susquash. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). All rockfish closed. |
| 12 | 12-11 | Goletas Channel East (Nigei Island / Bolivar Passage) | RCA | RCA: Bolivar Passage. RCA: Browning Passage. Year-round closure to rockfish. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA boundaries. |
| 12 | 12-13 | Goletas Channel West (Browning Islands to Raynor Group) | RCA | RCA: Bolivar Passage (partial). RCA: Browning Islands to Raynor Group. RCA: Susquash. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless. |
| 12 | 12-15 | Goletas Channel / Shushartie Bay | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye non-retention. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). RCA: Goletas Channel. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). All rockfish closed. |
| 12 | 12-8 | Numas Islands / Queen Charlotte Strait | RCA | RCA: Numas Islands. RCA: Susquash. Year-round closure to rockfish. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA. |
| 12 | 12-9 | Queen Charlotte Strait (Susquash) | RCA | RCA: Numas Islands (partial). RCA: Susquash. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA. |
| 12 | 12-10 | Susquash / Malcolm Island West | RCA | RCA: Susquash. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min. |
| 12 | 12-12 | Bate Passage / Shadwell Passage | RCA | RCA: Bate - Shadwell Passage. RCA: Susquash. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA. |
| 12 | 12-21 | Havannah Channel South (Cracroft Point) | RCA | RCA: Cracroft Point South - Sophia Islands. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA. |
| 12 | 12-22 | Havannah Channel North | RCA | RCA: Havannah Channel. Year-round closure to rockfish. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA boundaries. |
| 12 | 12-23 | Havannah Channel Upper | RCA | RCA: Havannah Channel. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless. |
| 12 | 12-34 | Klinaklini River (Knight Inlet — PERMANENT CLOSURE) | closed | PERMANENT CLOSURE — all finfish, any gear or method, year-round. Klinaklini River mouth from Wahshihlas Bay to Rubble Point. |
| 12 | 12-35 | Knight Inlet (Kwatsi Bay) | RCA | RCA: Kwatsi Bay. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA. Single-point hook only Apr 1–Jul 14. |
| 12 | 12-36 | Thompson Sound | RCA | RCA: Thompson Sound. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA. |
| 12 | 12-37 | Bond Sound / Tribune Channel | RCA | RCA: Bond Sound. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless. |
| 12 | 12-39 | Echo Bay / Gilford Island | RCA | RCA: Eden - Bonwick - Midsummer - Swanson Islands (partial). Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA. Eden and Bonwick Islands single-point hook restriction Apr 1–Jul 14 (portions of 12-39 northeast of Gordon Point line and east of Eden-Bonwick-Midsummer-Swanson Islands RCA). |
| 12 | 12-40 | Greenway Sound / Broughton Island | RCA | RCA: Greenway Sound. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless. Single-point hook only Apr 1–Jul 14. |
| 12 | 12-41 | Nimmo Bay / Mackenzie Sound | RCA | RCA: Burley Bay - Nepah Lagoon. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless. Popplewell Point single-point hook restriction Apr 1–Jul 14 (portion of 12-41 north of Popplewell Point line to Bourmaster Point RCA boundary). |
| 12 | 12-42 | Drury Inlet | RCA | RCA: Drury Inlet - Muirhead Islands. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless. |
| 12 | 12-45 | Belleisle Sound | RCA | RCA: Belleisle Sound. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless. |
| 12 | 12-46 | Kingcome River (Kingcome Inlet — PERMANENT CLOSURE) | closed | PERMANENT CLOSURE — all finfish, any gear or method, year-round. Kingcome River mouth from Petley Point to opposite shore. |
| 12 | 12-48 | Wakeman Sound (PERMANENT CLOSURE) | closed | PERMANENT CLOSURE — all finfish, any gear or method, year-round. Wakeman River mouth, north of a line connecting boundary signs ~6km from head of Wakeman Sound. Also RCA: Wakeman Sound. |
| 12 | 12-20 | Johnstone Strait Central (Clio Channel / Lagoon Cove) | open | Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, mandatory recording. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 0 wild unmarked), 30cm min, barbless. Sockeye non-retention. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). All rockfish closed. |
| 12 | 12-26 | West Cracroft / Clio Channel (Eden-Bonwick RCA overlap) | RCA | RCA: Eden - Bonwick - Midsummer - Swanson Islands. Rockfish closed year-round. Chinook 2/day combined total, min 62cm, barbless, outside RCA. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery marked, 1 wild unmarked), 30cm min. Dinner Point area (portion of 12-26 north of Dinner Point line and east of Lower Clio RCA boundary): single-point hook restriction Apr 1–Jul 14; Chinook 2/day combined total. |
| DFO Area 13 — Quadra Island / Cortes Island (43 subareas) | ||||
| 13 | 13-1 | Strait of Georgia (Mitlenatch) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-2 | Discovery Passage South | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Spear fishing closed year-round in Discovery Passage. Approach Waters to Campbell River closed to any gear or method Oct 8 to Oct 31. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-3 | Discovery Passage (Campbell River) | open | Campbell River Special Management Zone. Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild; min 62cm, no maximum size limit; all Chinook retained in this area shall be recorded on the licence as being taken in Area 13 SMZ); barbless hook and line. Spear fishing closed year-round in Discovery Passage. Approach Waters to Campbell River closed to any gear or method Oct 8 to Oct 31. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-4 | Quathiaski Cove | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-5 | Campbell River & Tyee Pool | restricted | Includes tidal Campbell River. Spear fishing closed year-round in Discovery Passage. Approach Waters to Campbell River closed to any gear or method Oct 8 to Oct 31. Campbell River Special Management Zone — Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild; min 62cm, no maximum size limit; all Chinook retained in this area shall be recorded on the licence as being taken in Area 13 SMZ); barbless hook and line. Crab CLOSED in 13-5. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-6 | Discovery Passage (Menzies Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-7 | Deepwater Bay | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-8 | Seymour Narrows South | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-9 | Discovery Passage North (Chatham Point) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-10 | Okosolo Channel | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-11 | Kanish Bay | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Kanish Bay RCA east of 125°21.750'W — no finfish. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-12 | Quadra Island East Coast | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Village Bay (Subarea 13-12) closed to any gear or method Jul 1 to Oct 31. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-13 | Hoskyn Channel | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-14 | Sutil Channel | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-15 | Cortes Island West | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-16 | Read-Cortes Islands | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-17 | Rendezvous Islands | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Raza Island gear restriction: single-point hooks only (Apr 1 to Jul 14). Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-18 | Calm Channel | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-19 | Ramsay Arm / Raza Passage | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-20 | Bute Inlet South | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 1 wild-unmarked [13-20/13-21 year-round exception]; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-21 | Bute Inlet Central | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Single-point hooks only (Apr 1 to Jul 14). Note: Bute Inlet north of the Alpha Bluff line (Subarea 13-22) is Chinook non-retention. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 1 wild-unmarked [13-20/13-21 year-round exception]; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-22 | Bute Inlet North | open | Chinook non-retention (0/day), min 62cm, barbless hook and line — Alpha Bluff Chinook area: daily limit 0 (non-retention). Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-23 | Frederick Arm / Stuart Island | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-24 | Phillips Arm | closed | ALL finfish closed year-round by any gear or method. Complete closure. |
| 13 | 13-25 | Cordero Channel / Mayne Passage | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-26 | Nodales Channel North | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-27 | Johnstone Strait East | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-28 | Johnstone Strait (Ripple Point) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-29 | Johnstone Strait (Bear Bight) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-30 | Johnstone Strait (Palmer Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-31 | Johnstone Strait (Camp Point) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-32 | Johnstone Strait (Current Passage) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-33 | Kelsey Bay | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-34 | Salmon Bay / Salmon River | open | Salmon Bay closed to any gear or method Jun 1 to Dec 31. Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-35 | Sunderland Channel West | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-36 | Sunderland Channel / Wellborne | RCA | Wellborne RCA — ALL finfish fishing prohibited year-round. |
| 13 | 13-37 | Topaze Harbour | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-38 | Forward Harbour | RCA | Forward Harbour RCA — ALL finfish fishing prohibited year-round. |
| 13 | 13-39 | Wellbore Channel North | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-40 | Chancellor Channel West | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-41 | Chancellor Channel East | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-42 | Loughborough Inlet South | RCA | Proposed Homayno Marine Refuge - Southern portion (Subarea 13-42) — those waters inside the defined boundary are CLOSED to salmon by any gear or method. Outside the RCA boundary: Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| 13 | 13-43 | Loughborough Inlet North | RCA | Proposed Homayno Marine Refuge - Northern Portion (Subarea 13-43) — those waters inside the defined boundary are CLOSED to all finfish by any gear or method. Outside the RCA boundary: Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild); min 62cm, barbless hook and line. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery-marked only, 0 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hook and line). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 1/day (max 112cm head-on / 85cm head-off, annual limit 10). Lingcod OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day, min 65cm, annual limit 10 — record immediately. Rockfish OPEN (May 1 – Sept 30; closed Oct 1): 1/day (all species except Yelloweye); Yelloweye non-retention — release at depth with a descender device. Rockfish Conservation Areas remain closed to all finfish. |
| DFO Area 14 — Oyster River / Parksville (15 subareas) | ||||
| 14 | 14-1 | Parksville Bay | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-2 | Parksville Offshore / Glass Sponge Reef | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Glass sponge reef closure zone — bottom fishing (rockfish, halibut, crab, prawn) prohibited within reef boundary. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-3 | Qualicum / Sisters Islets | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-4 | Qualicum Beach Nearshore | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-5 | South Hornby / Deep Strait | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-6 | East Hornby / Ajax Bank | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-7 | Lambert Channel | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-8 | Baynes Sound / Chrome Island | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-9 | Comox Nearshore | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-10 | Elma Bay / Kitty Coleman | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-11 | Baynes Sound Inner / Comox Bar | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Comox Bar — shoal water, tidal currents. River mouth closure: closed to any gear or method within 75m radius of mouth of Trent River, Hart (Washer) Creek, Little River, and Mallard Creek (Sep 1 to Nov 30). Coho 4/day combined (max 4 hatchery/marked, 2 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-12 | Ajax-Achilles Bank (Offshore) | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-13 | Oyster Bay / Shelter Point | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). River mouth closure: closed to any gear or method within 75m radius of mouth of Hart (Washer) Creek and Little River (Sep 1 to Nov 30). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-14 | Comox Harbour | restricted | Chinook non-retention (0/day) year-round. Comox Harbour and inner waters — no Chinook retention at any time. River mouth closure: closed to any gear or method within 75m radius of mouth of Mallard Creek (Sep 1 to Nov 30). Coho 4/day combined (max 4 hatchery/marked, 2 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| 14 | 14-15 | Rathtrevor / Parksville Provincial Park | open | Chinook 2/day combined hatchery and wild (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). ALL fishing prohibited — Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park waters. No fishing by any method year-round. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless hook). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Codfish 8/day. Finfish - all other species 20/day. |
| DFO Area 15 — Brettell Point / Powell River (6 subareas) | ||||
| 15 | 15-1 | Malaspina Strait South | open | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed. Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 15 | 15-2 | Strait of Georgia (Powell River / Lund) | open | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed. Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 15 | 15-3 | Strait of Georgia (Cortes / Lund) | open | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed. Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 15 | 15-4 | Lancelot Inlet / Okeover Arm | open | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed. Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 15 | 15-5 | Desolation Sound / Pryce Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed. Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 15 | 15-6 | Toba Inlet | open | Toba Inlet (west of Snout Point line): Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Toba Inlet East (east of Snout Point line): Chinook 0/day (non-retention). Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery/marked, 0 wild/unmarked, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed. Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| DFO Area 16 — Texada Island / Lasqueti / Jervis Inlet (22 subareas) | ||||
| 16 | 16-1 | Malaspina Strait (Halfmoon Bay to Secret Cove) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-2 | Secret Cove (McNaughton Point) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-3 | Gillies Bay (Texada Island East) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-4 | Pender Harbour | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-5 | Sechelt Inlet (Churchill Bay / Poise Island) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 4/day (min 30cm) — Sechelt Inlet and Porpoise Bay daily limit 4. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-6 | Porpoise Bay (Sechelt Inlet) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 4/day (min 30cm) — Sechelt Inlet and Porpoise Bay daily limit 4. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Single-point hook restriction Apr 1 to Jul 14. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-7 | Vancouver Bay (Jervis Inlet South) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit) — except portion west of Salmon Inlet RCA meridian 123°43.00'W open as Jervis Inlet. Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Single-point hook restriction (portion of Subarea 16-7) Apr 1 to Jul 14. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-8 | Halfmoon Bay (Narrows Inlet) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit) — except portion west of line 49°41.5'N 123°48.4'W to 49°41.1'N 123°47.7'W open as Jervis Inlet. Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Single-point hook restriction (portion of Subarea 16-8) Apr 1 to Jul 14. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-9 | Skookumchuck Narrows | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Single-point hook restriction Apr 1 to Jul 14. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-10 | Agamemnon Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit) — except portion north of line 49°40.0'N 124°04.3'W to 49°40.0'N 124°05.1'W open as Jervis Inlet. Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Single-point hook restriction (portion of Subarea 16-10) Apr 1 to Jul 14. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-11 | Saltery Bay (North Nelson Island) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit) — except portion north of line 49°44.99'N 124°15.57'W to Ball Point 49°45.10'N 124°13.75'W open as Jervis Inlet. Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Single-point hook restriction (portion of Subarea 16-11) Apr 1 to Jul 14. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-12 | Hotham Sound (St. Vincent / Baker Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Single-point hook restriction Apr 1 to Jul 14. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-13 | Vancouver Bay (Jervis Inlet Mid) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit) — except portion south of line 49°50.7'N 123°55.2'W to 49°50.2'N 123°52.9'W open as Jervis Inlet. Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Single-point hook restriction (portion of Subarea 16-13) Apr 1 to Jul 14. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-14 | Deserted Bay (North Jervis Inlet) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-15 | Princess Louisa Inlet / Queens Reach | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-16 | Nelson Island (Hidden Basin / Blind Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-17 | Salmon Inlet (Quarry Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Finfish: Sakinaw closed to any gear or method Jun 15 to Sep 15. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-18 | Malaspina Strait / Sinclair Bank | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-19 | Lasqueti Island (Jedediah / Scottie Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-20 | Lasqueti Island (West / False Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-21 | Texada Island (Davie Bay / West Coast) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| 16 | 16-22 | Texada Island (Sabine Channel / Northeast) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit). Coho 2/day (min 30cm) — combined total of 2, no more than 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish closed. |
| DFO Area 17 — Nanoose Bay / Galiano Island (21 subareas) | ||||
| 17 | 17-1 | Ladysmith Harbour | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-2 | Saltspring Island North (Trincomali Channel) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-3 | Chemainus Bay (Askew Creek to Shoal Islands) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-4 | Nanaimo Harbour | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Nanaimo Harbour Finfish Closure: finfish closed any gear or method (Jul 15 to Oct 25). Nanaimo Harbour Gear Restriction: no hook with single point >22mm point to shank (Sep 1 to Mar 31); no hook with more than one point (Sep 1 to Mar 31). |
| 17 | 17-5 | Departure Bay | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Departure Bay Finfish Closure: finfish closed any gear or method (Aug 4 to Oct 25). Departure Bay Hook Restriction: no hook with more than one point (Sep 1 to Mar 31); no hook having a single point greater than 22mm from point to shank (Sep 1 to Mar 31). |
| 17 | 17-6 | Stuart Channel (Kuper/Thetis Islands) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-7 | Silva Bay (Gabriola Island South) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-8 | Montague Harbour (Galiano Island) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-9 | Osborn Bay (Crofton) | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Chemainus River Finfish Closure: closed any gear or method (Jul 15 to Oct 31). |
| 17 | 17-10 | Walker Hook (Saltspring Island North) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-11 | Lasqueti South / Young Point | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-12 | Nanoose / Ballenas Channel | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Nanoose Harbour and approaches — please review important harbour and vessel navigation restrictions as depicted on Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart 3459. |
| 17 | 17-13 | Central Nanaimo (Departure Bay / Descanso Bay) | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Departure Bay Finfish Closure: finfish closed any gear or method (Aug 4 to Oct 25) inside the defined Departure Bay closure area (Subarea 17-13). |
| 17 | 17-14 | Nanaimo Harbour Inner (Reynolds Point to Link Island) | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Nanaimo Harbour Finfish Closure: finfish closed any gear or method (Jul 15 to Oct 25) in the portion of Subarea 17-14 southerly from a line from Shaft Point on Newcastle Island to Pimbury Point on Vancouver Island. Nanaimo Fishing Pier Closure: finfish closed any gear or method (Oct 1 to Oct 25) in the portion of 17-14 shoreward of a line from the end of the most southerly dock at the Nanaimo Yacht Club to the Pedestrian Fishing Pier at Swy-a-lana Lagoon. |
| 17 | 17-15 | Northumberland Channel North (Duke Point) | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Nanaimo Harbour Finfish Closure: finfish closed any gear or method (Jul 15 to Oct 25) in the portion of Subarea 17-15 southwesterly of a line from Jack's Point to Gallows Point on Protection Island. |
| 17 | 17-16 | Northumberland Channel South | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-17 | De Courcy Island (Gabriola Passage) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| 17 | 17-18 | Lantzville (Peterson Road to Shoregrove) | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Nanoose Harbour and approaches — please review important harbour and vessel navigation restrictions as depicted on Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart 3459. |
| 17 | 17-19 | Nanoose Harbour | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Nanoose Harbour and approaches — please review important harbour and vessel navigation restrictions as depicted on Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart 3459. |
| 17 | 17-20 | Nanoose Bay / Schooner Cove | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. Nanoose Harbour and approaches — please review important harbour and vessel navigation restrictions as depicted on Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart 3459. |
| 17 | 17-21 | Hammond Bay | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery+wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (hatchery+wild), max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild-unmarked (min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (min 30cm). Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish — Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 1/day. |
| DFO Area 18 — Mayne Island / Saanich (11 subareas) | ||||
| 18 | 18-1 | Saanich Inlet (Goldstream / Mill Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-2 | Prevost Island North | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-3 | Prevost Island South / Saltspring East | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-4 | North and South Pender Islands | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Pender Island Vessel Restricted Zone: No vessels or fishing (with some exceptions) in the Vessel Restricted Zones located in a portion of Subarea 18-4. Human-powered vessels (kayaks, canoes, etc.) may use a 20 m transit corridor along the shoreline. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-5 | Mayne and Saturna Islands | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Saturna Island Vessel Restricted Zone: No vessels or fishing (with some exceptions) in the Vessel Restricted Zones located in portions of 18-5. Human-powered vessels (kayaks, canoes, etc.) may use a 20 m transit corridor along the shoreline. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-6 | Northeast Saanich Peninsula / Portland Island | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm); SRKW Closure: Coho closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Pink 4/day (min 30cm); SRKW Closure: Pink closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Chum 4/day (min 30cm); SRKW Closure: Chum closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Sockeye non-retention; SRKW Closure: Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Gear restriction in portion of subarea 18-6: no hook having more than one point (Jun 1–Jul 31). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-7 | Cowichan Bay / Saltspring Island West | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Cowichan Bay (portion of 18-7 inside Separation Point to Wilcuma Wharf line): Finfish closed any gear or method Aug 1 to Oct 31. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-8 | Satellite Channel (Saanich North) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Cowichan Bay (portion of 18-8 inside Separation Point to Wilcuma Wharf line): Finfish closed any gear or method Aug 1 to Oct 31. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-9 | North Pender Island (Navy Channel / Swanson Channel) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-10 | South Saltspring Island (Fulford Harbour / Burgoyne Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 18 | 18-11 | Saturna Island (East Point / Plumper Sound) | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (hatchery and wild, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, 0 wild, min 30cm). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. SRKW Closure: Chinook closed any gear or method Jun 17–Nov 30; Coho, Chum, Pink, Sockeye closed barbless hook and line Jun 17–Nov 30. Saturna Island Vessel Restricted Zone: No vessels or fishing (with some exceptions) in the Vessel Restricted Zones located in portions of 18-11. Human-powered vessels (kayaks, canoes, etc.) may use a 20 m transit corridor along the shoreline. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1 per FN0198, 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish ALL CLOSED — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| DFO Area 19 — Saanich / William Head (12 subareas) | ||||
| 19 | 19-1 | Victoria Harbour | restricted | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 45cm), barbless hook. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). Boating/fishing restrictions in harbour. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-2 | Esquimalt Harbour | closed | CLOSED to ALL fishing since May 10, 2016 due to fuel spill. No retention of any species. Bivalves closed to all species. |
| 19 | 19-3 | Royal Roads / William Head | restricted | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 45cm), barbless hook. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). RCAs: Duntze Head (Royal Roads), Race Rocks, Trial Island — no finfish retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-4 | Haro Strait / Oak Bay | restricted | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 45cm), barbless hook. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). RCAs: Discovery-Chatham Islands, D'Arcy Island to Beaumont Shoal, Trial Island — no finfish retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-5 | Sidney Channel / Haro Strait North | restricted | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. RCAs: Brethour/Domville/Forrest/Gooch Islands, D'Arcy Island to Beaumont Shoal — no finfish retention. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-6 | Cordova Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Bivalves closed to all species. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-7 | Saanich Inlet — North Basin | open | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, single point hook Jun 1–Jul 31, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Shrimp closed (19-7 to 19-12). Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-8 | Brentwood Bay | restricted | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, single point hook Jun 1–Jul 31, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Brentwood Bay RCA — no finfish retention. Shrimp closed. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-9 | Saanich Inlet — Coles Bay / Squally Reach | open | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Shrimp closed. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-10 | Saanich Inlet — South Basin | open | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Shrimp closed. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-11 | Finlayson Arm | restricted | Chinook 2/day (hatchery and wild combined, min 62cm), barbless hook, mandatory recording, 10 annual limit. Mid Finlayson Arm RCA — no finfish retention in RCA zone. Shrimp closed. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 19 | 19-12 | Saanich Inlet — Bamberton / Mill Bay | RCA | Chinook non-retention (0/day, min 62cm), barbless hook. Christmas Point (Subarea 19-12, Saanich Inlet south of Christmas Point) — Finfish closed any gear or method Sep 1 to Nov 30. Shrimp closed. Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm), barbless hook. Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention (0/day, min 30cm). Halibut 2/day. Lingcod closed (0/day). Rockfish all species except Yelloweye 1/day — Yelloweye non-retention. |
| DFO Area 20 — Sooke / Bonilla Point (7 subareas) | ||||
| 20 | 20-1 | Bonilla Point / Carmanah | open | Chinook 2/day combined (min 45cm, barbless hooks). Coho 4/day combined total (max 4 hatchery-marked, 1 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hooks). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Owen Point: Chinook daily limit 0. Owen Point Closure: finfish closed any gear or method (Aug 15 to Sep 4). Carmanah RCA — no finfish retention in RCA zone. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish (all except Yelloweye) 3/day; Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 20 | 20-2 | Port San Juan / Port Renfrew | open | Chinook 2/day combined (min 45cm, barbless hooks). Coho 4/day combined total (max 4 hatchery-marked, 2 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hooks). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Pedder Bay sanitary closure for bivalves. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish (all except Yelloweye) 3/day; Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 20 | 20-3 | Sombrio Beach / Jordan River West | open | Chinook 2/day combined (min 45cm, barbless hooks). Coho 4/day combined total (max 4 hatchery-marked, 1 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hooks). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Part of Botanical Beach closure area. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish (all except Yelloweye) 3/day; Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 20 | 20-4 | Otter Point / Sheringham Point | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (min 45cm, barbless hooks). Juan de Fuca Strait Salmon Closure: Chinook, Coho, Chum, Pink, and Sockeye closed barbless hook and line (Aug 1 to Oct 31). Coho 4/day combined total (max 4 hatchery-marked, 1 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hooks). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Barbed hooks prohibited year-round for salmon. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish (all except Yelloweye) 3/day; Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 20 | 20-5 | Becher Bay | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (min 45cm, barbless hooks). Juan de Fuca Strait Salmon Closure: Chinook, Coho, Chum, Pink, and Sockeye closed barbless hook and line (Aug 1 to Oct 31). Coho 4/day combined total (max 4 hatchery-marked, 1 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hooks). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Trout 2/day hatchery only. RCAs: Bentinck Island, Becher Bay East — no finfish retention in RCA zones. Barbed hooks prohibited year-round. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish (all except Yelloweye) 1/day; Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 20 | 20-6 | Sooke Basin / Sooke Harbour | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (min 45cm, barbless hooks). Gear restriction in Sooke Inlet (Subareas 20-6 and 20-7): hook having a single point greater than 15mm from point to shank prohibited Aug 1 to Dec 31; hook having more than one point prohibited Sep 1 to Mar 31. Coho 4/day combined total (max 4 hatchery-marked, 1 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hooks). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Trout 2/day hatchery only. Sooke Bay RCA — no finfish retention in RCA zone. Barbed hooks prohibited year-round. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish (all except Yelloweye) 1/day; Yelloweye non-retention. |
| 20 | 20-7 | Sooke / East Juan de Fuca | restricted | Chinook 2/day combined (min 45cm, barbless hooks). Gear restriction in Sooke Inlet (Subareas 20-6 and 20-7): hook having a single point greater than 15mm from point to shank prohibited Aug 1 to Dec 31; hook having more than one point prohibited Sep 1 to Mar 31. Coho 4/day combined total (max 4 hatchery-marked, 1 wild-unmarked; min 30cm, barbless hooks). Pink 4/day (min 30cm). Chum 4/day (min 30cm). Sockeye non-retention. Trout 2/day hatchery only. Barbed hooks prohibited year-round. Halibut 1/day. Lingcod 1/day (min 65cm). Rockfish (all except Yelloweye) 1/day; Yelloweye non-retention. |
| DFO Area 21 — Tzuquanah Point / Nitinat Lake (5 subareas) | ||||
| 21 | 21-1 | Bonilla Point to Carmanah Point | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Chum 4/day, Pink non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. RCA: Carmanah Point. |
| 21 | 21-2 | Carmanah Point to Clo-oose | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Chum 4/day, Pink non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. West Coast Trail zone — limited access. |
| 21 | 21-3 | Clo-oose to Nitinat Narrows | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Chum 4/day, Pink non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. RCA: Dare Point. Adjacent to Nitinat Lake — special regulations for lake. |
| 21 | 21-4 | Nitinat Narrows to Tsusiat Falls | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Chum 4/day, Pink non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 21 | 21-5 | Tsusiat Falls to Pachena Point | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Chum 4/day, Pink non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| DFO Area 22 — Nitinat Lake / Pachena Point (9 subareas) | ||||
| 22 | 22-1 | Tofino Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Chum non-retention, Pink non-retention, Sockeye 4/day (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut 1/day (angling or spear fishing while diving). Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm, barbless). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention, all other rockfish 3/day. |
| 22 | 22-2 | Browning Passage / Duffin Passage | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Chum non-retention, Pink non-retention, Sockeye 4/day (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut 1/day (angling or spear fishing while diving). Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm, barbless). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention, all other rockfish 3/day. Browning Passage (Subarea 24-9, defined portion): all finfish CLOSED Aug 1 to Oct 31. Sheltered waters between Meares and Vargas islands. |
| 22 | 22-3 | Vargas Island (Offshore) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Chum non-retention, Pink non-retention, Sockeye 4/day (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut 1/day (angling or spear fishing while diving). Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm, barbless). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention, all other rockfish 3/day. Exposed west coast — weather dependent. |
| 22 | 22-4 | Shelter Inlet / Obstruction Island | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Chum non-retention, Pink non-retention, Sockeye 4/day (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut 1/day (angling or spear fishing while diving). Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm, barbless). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention, all other rockfish 3/day. Inner Clayoquot Sound — sheltered fjord waters. |
| 22 | 22-5 | Flores Island (West Coast) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Chum non-retention, Pink non-retention, Sockeye 4/day (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut 1/day (angling or spear fishing while diving). Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm, barbless). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention, all other rockfish 3/day. Exposed outer coast. |
| 22 | 22-6 | Millar Channel / Bedwell Sound | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual) — Chinook daily limit 0 in Ahousaht/Miller Channel. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Chum non-retention, Pink non-retention, Sockeye 4/day (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut 1/day (angling or spear fishing while diving). Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm, barbless). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention, all other rockfish 3/day. Ahousaht/Miller Channel (Subarea 24-6, defined portion): all finfish CLOSED Aug 1 to Oct 31. Bedwell Sound — deep fjord. |
| 22 | 22-7 | Sydney Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Chum non-retention, Pink non-retention, Sockeye 4/day (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut 1/day (angling or spear fishing while diving). Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm, barbless). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention, all other rockfish 3/day. Remote fjord — bear viewing area. |
| 22 | 22-8 | Hot Springs Cove / Maquinna | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual) — Chinook daily limit 0 at Cox Point. Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 0 wild-unmarked, min 30cm, barbless) at Cox Point. Chum non-retention, Pink non-retention, Sockeye 4/day (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut 1/day (angling or spear fishing while diving). Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm, barbless). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention, all other rockfish 3/day. Maquinna Marine Provincial Park. |
| 22 | 22-9 | Kennedy Lake Outlet / Clayoquot Arm | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined total (max 2 hatchery-marked, max 1 wild-unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Chum non-retention, Pink non-retention, Sockeye 4/day (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut 1/day (angling or spear fishing while diving). Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm, barbless). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention, all other rockfish 3/day. Kennedy Cove (Subarea 24-12): all finfish CLOSED year-round. Entrance to Warn Bay (Subarea 24-10): all finfish CLOSED Aug 1 to Oct 31. Grice Bay (Subarea 24-11, inner portion): all finfish CLOSED Aug 1 to Oct 31. Special restrictions near Kennedy River — salmon spawning habitat. |
| DFO Area 23 — Cape Beale / Ucluelet (10 subareas) | ||||
| 23 | 23-1 | Nootka Sound (Outer) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Historic Friendly Cove — Captain Cook landing site. Prawn closed (23-1). |
| 23 | 23-2 | Nootka Sound (Inner) / Bligh Island | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Bligh Island Marine Park — good anchorage. Prawn closed (23-2). |
| 23 | 23-3 | Tlupana Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Deep fjord — chinook feeding area. |
| 23 | 23-4 | Muchalat Inlet / Gold River | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 4/day combined (max 4 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Gold River — primary launch point for Nootka Sound. |
| 23 | 23-5 | Head Bay / Kendrick Arm | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 4/day combined (max 4 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum 4/day (Inner Tlupana Inlet)/4/day (Outer Tlupana Inlet) (min 30cm, barbless). Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Head Bay CLOSED to all finfish (Jul 15–Oct 15). Sheltered inlet waters. |
| 23 | 23-6 | Tahsis Inlet / Tahsis | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Tahsis Inlet CLOSED to all finfish (Jul 15–Oct 15). Tahsis — remote fishing village, boat launch available. |
| 23 | 23-7 | Esperanza Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Esperanza Inlet — excellent salmon grounds. |
| 23 | 23-8 | Nootka Island (West Coast / Offshore) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Outer Nootka Island closures CLOSED to all finfish (Jul 15–Oct 15). Exposed west coast. |
| 23 | 23-9 | Hesquiat Peninsula | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Hesquiat Closures CLOSED to all finfish (Jul 15–Oct 15). Remote coast — Hesquiat First Nation territory. |
| 23 | 23-10 | Nuchatlitz Inlet / Rosa Island | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Nuchatlitz — marine park, kayaking destination. |
| DFO Area 24 — Cox Point / Estevan Point (8 subareas) | ||||
| 24 | 24-1 | Kyuquot Sound (Outer) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum 4/day (min 30cm, barbless), Sockeye non-retention. Codfish 8/day. Kyuquot Sound — premier remote salmon fishing. |
| 24 | 24-2 | Kyuquot Channel / Walters Cove | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum 4/day (min 30cm, barbless), Sockeye non-retention. Codfish 8/day. Walters Cove — fishing lodge access. |
| 24 | 24-3 | Fair Harbour / Kashutl Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum 4/day (min 30cm, barbless), Sockeye non-retention. Codfish 8/day. Fair Harbour — primary boat launch for Kyuquot Sound. |
| 24 | 24-4 | Tahsish Inlet / Artlish River | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum 4/day (min 30cm, barbless), Sockeye non-retention. Codfish 8/day. Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park nearby. |
| 24 | 24-5 | Amai Inlet / Malksope Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum 4/day (min 30cm, barbless), Sockeye non-retention. Codfish 8/day. Remote inner inlet waters. |
| 24 | 24-6 | Checleset Bay | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum 4/day (min 30cm, barbless), Sockeye non-retention. Codfish 8/day. Subareas 26-2 to 26-5, 26-8 and 26-9 CLOSED to all finfish (Jul 15 – Oct 15). Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve — restricted access in some areas. |
| 24 | 24-7 | Brooks Peninsula (South Coast) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum 4/day (min 30cm, barbless), Sockeye non-retention. Codfish 8/day. Brooks Salmon Non-Retention Area (portions of subarea 26-11 near Solander Island/Clerke Point): Chinook non-retention, Coho non-retention. Brooks Peninsula — Class A provincial park, extremely remote. |
| 24 | 24-8 | Outer Coast (Tatchu to Kyuquot) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery/marked, max 1 wild/unmarked, min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum 4/day (min 30cm, barbless), Sockeye non-retention. Codfish 8/day. Kyuquot Closures area (portions of subareas 26-1 and 26-6) CLOSED to all finfish (Jul 15 – Oct 15). McLean Island area (portions of subareas 26-7 and 26-10) CLOSED to all finfish (Jul 15 – Oct 15). Exposed outer coast — weather dependent. |
| DFO Area 25 — Nootka Sound / Esperanza Inlet (10 subareas) | ||||
| 25 | 25-1 | Quatsino Sound (Outer Entrance) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 1 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Prawn closed (25-1). |
| 25 | 25-2 | Forward Inlet / Winter Harbour | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 1 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Winter Harbour — remote fishing village, fuel and supplies. Prawn closed (25-2). |
| 25 | 25-3 | Quatsino Sound (Inner) / Quatsino Narrows | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 1 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Quatsino Narrows — strong tidal currents. Prawn closed (25-3). |
| 25 | 25-4 | Coal Harbour / Neroutsos Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 0 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Coal Harbour — major boat launch, whale watching base. Prawn closed (25-4). |
| 25 | 25-5 | Holberg Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 1 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Holberg Inlet — remote, deep fjord. Historic Holberg townsite. Prawn closed (25-5). |
| 25 | 25-6 | Port Hardy / Hardy Bay | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 1 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Port Hardy — major fishing hub, full services, BC Ferries terminal. |
| 25 | 25-7 | Goletas Channel / Hope Island | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 1 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Bull Harbour — historic coast guard station. |
| 25 | 25-8 | Outer Coast (Brooks Bay to San Josef Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 1 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Exposed west coast. Prawn closed (25-8). |
| 25 | 25-9 | San Josef Bay to Cape Scott | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 1 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Cape Scott Provincial Park — extremely remote. |
| 25 | 25-10 | Nahwitti Bar / Cape Sutil | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho 2/day combined (max 2 hatchery, 1 wild unmarked; min 30cm, barbless), Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut 2/day. Lingcod 3/day (min 65cm). Rockfish - Yelloweye non-retention; all other rockfish 3/day. Nahwitti Bar — strong currents, exposed conditions. |
| DFO Area 26 — Union Island / Solander Island (11 subareas) | ||||
| 26 | 26-1 | Johnstone Strait East (Kelsey Bay) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 26 | 26-2 | Johnstone Strait (Helmcken Island) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 26 | 26-3 | Johnstone Strait Central (Robson Bight) | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Robson Bight Ecological Reserve — no vessel approach within 200m of shore. |
| 26 | 26-4 | Johnstone Strait West (Telegraph Cove) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 26 | 26-5 | Broughton Strait (Port McNeill) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 26 | 26-6 | Alert Bay (Cormorant Island) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Namgis First Nation traditional territory. |
| 26 | 26-7 | Baronet Passage | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 26 | 26-8 | Clio Channel / Havannah Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 26 | 26-9 | Knight Inlet Entrance | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Grizzly bear viewing area — exercise caution near river mouths. |
| 26 | 26-10 | Tribune Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 26 | 26-11 | Broughton Archipelago | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Multiple RCAs in archipelago — check individual zone closures. |
| DFO Area 27 — Solander Island / Cape Scott (10 subareas) | ||||
| 27 | 27-1 | Queen Charlotte Strait East (Malcolm Island) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 27 | 27-2 | Queen Charlotte Strait Central | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 27 | 27-3 | Hardy Bay / Port Hardy | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Port Hardy harbour — no trolling in marked zones. |
| 27 | 27-4 | God's Pocket / Goletas Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 27 | 27-5 | Hope Island / Nigei Island | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 27 | 27-6 | Nahwitti Bar / Cape Sutil | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Exposed waters — weather dependent. |
| 27 | 27-7 | Cape Scott | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Very exposed — experienced boaters only. Cape Scott Provincial Park adjacent. |
| 27 | 27-8 | Quatsino Sound Entrance / Sea Otter Cove | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Exposed outer coast — weather dependent. |
| 27 | 27-9 | Nimpkish Lake Outlet / Broughton Strait West | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 27 | 27-10 | Gordon Channel / Mainland Inlets | open | Chinook 2/day (min 45cm, barbless, 10 annual), Coho non-retention, Pink non-retention, Chum non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Remote mainland inlets. |
| DFO Area 28 — Bowen Island / Squamish / Vancouver (12 subareas) | ||||
| 28 | 28-1 | Rivers Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho 2/day hatchery-marked only, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. Legendary chinook fishery — May through July peak. |
| 28 | 28-2 | Darby Channel / Fitz Hugh Sound South | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho 2/day hatchery-marked only, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. |
| 28 | 28-3 | Hakai Pass / Calvert Island | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho 2/day hatchery-marked only, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. Premier salmon and (when open) halibut area. |
| 28 | 28-4 | Bella Bella / McLoughlin Bay | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho 2/day hatchery-marked only, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. Heiltsuk First Nation traditional territory — respect cultural sites. |
| 28 | 28-5 | Namu / Burke Channel Entrance | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho 2/day hatchery-marked only, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. |
| 28 | 28-6 | Fisher Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho 2/day hatchery-marked only, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. |
| 28 | 28-7 | Burke Channel / Bella Coola Approach | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho 2/day hatchery-marked only, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. Bella Coola River salmon habitat — check in-season closures near river mouth. |
| 28 | 28-8 | Dean Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho non-retention, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. Deep fjord — excellent mid-inlet fishing. |
| 28 | 28-9 | Ocean Falls / Cousins Inlet | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho 2/day hatchery-marked only, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. Historic townsite — limited services. |
| 28 | 28-10 | Outer Islands / Spider Island | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho non-retention, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. Exposed outer coast — weather dependent. |
| 28 | 28-11 | Seaforth Channel / Ivory Island | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho non-retention, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. |
| 28 | 28-12 | Fitz Hugh Sound North | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm), Coho non-retention, Pink 4/day, Chum 2/day. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Prawn 125/day. Good trolling waters. |
| DFO Area 29 — Lower Strait of Georgia (10 subareas) | ||||
| 29 | 29-1 | English Bay / False Creek | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined) — CLOSED in 28-8 (False Creek) and 28-10 (partial Burrard Inlet) per navigational closures. Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild) in subareas 28-1 to 28-10; non-retention in 28-11 to 28-14. Pink 4/day, Chum 4/day. Sockeye non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. NO shellfish harvesting (contamination). |
| 29 | 29-2 | Burrard Inlet (First Narrows to Second Narrows) | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined) where open. Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild) in subareas 28-1 to 28-10; non-retention in 28-11 to 28-14. Sockeye non-retention. Pink 4/day, Chum 4/day. HOWEVER inner Burrard Inlet is an active port with shipping lanes and contaminated sediments — not a practical or safe recreational fishery; no bivalve shellfish harvesting. Halibut/Lingcod/Rockfish CLOSED. |
| 29 | 29-3 | Burrard Inlet East / Port Moody | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined), Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild) in subareas 28-1 to 28-10; non-retention in 28-11 to 28-14. Pink 4/day, Chum 4/day. Sockeye non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. NO shellfish harvesting (contamination). |
| 29 | 29-4 | Indian Arm | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined), Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild) in subareas 28-1 to 28-10; non-retention in 28-11 to 28-14. Pink 4/day, Chum 4/day. Sockeye non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Popular kayak fishing area. |
| 29 | 29-5 | West Vancouver / Point Atkinson | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined). Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild), Pink 4/day, Chum 4/day. Sockeye non-retention. Halibut CLOSED (opens Apr 1: 1/day max 112cm). Lingcod OPEN (annual limit 10). Rockfish all CLOSED. Point Atkinson closed to any gear or method year-round. Popular shore fishing. |
| 29 | 29-6 | Howe Sound South (Bowen Island) | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined) — Whytecliff Park closed any gear or method year-round. Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild). Pink 4/day. Chum 4/day. Sockeye non-retention. Halibut CLOSED. Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 29 | 29-7 | Howe Sound Central (Gambier / Anvil Island) | restricted | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined) — Porteau Cove closed any gear or method year-round. Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild). Pink 4/day. Chum 4/day. Sockeye non-retention. Halibut CLOSED. Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 29 | 29-8 | Upper Howe Sound (Squamish) | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined). Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild). Pink 4/day. Chum 4/day. Sockeye non-retention. Halibut CLOSED. Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. Squamish River estuary — check in-season closures during migration. |
| 29 | 29-9 | Gibsons / Langdale | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined). Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild). Pink 4/day. Chum 4/day. Sockeye non-retention. Halibut CLOSED. Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
| 29 | 29-10 | Thornbrough Channel / Collingwood Channel | open | Chinook 2/day (min 62cm, hatchery and wild combined). Coho 2/day (hatchery marked only, max 2 hatchery/0 wild). Pink 4/day. Chum 4/day. Sockeye non-retention. Halibut CLOSED. Lingcod CLOSED. Rockfish all CLOSED. |
All finfish fishing prohibited year-round.
| RCA Name | Subarea(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Island | 2-40 | Frederick Island RCA — no retention of rockfish or lingcod |
| Dunira | 4-1 | Dunira RCA — Dunira Island area, no retention of rockfish or lingcod |
| Hodgson Reefs | 4-5 | Hodgson Reefs RCA — reef complex in Chatham Sound |
| Gull Rocks North | 5-1 | Gull Rocks North RCA — north Grenville Channel entrance |
| Gull Rocks South | 5-1 | Gull Rocks South RCA — south of north entrance |
| Stephens Island | 4-2, 5-2 | Stephens Island RCA — near Edye Passage |
| Porcher Peninsula | 5-4 | Porcher Peninsula RCA |
| Goschen | 5-10 | Goschen RCA — Goschen Island area |
| West Banks Island | 5-20 | West Banks Island RCA |
| North Danger Rocks | 5-22 | North Danger Rocks RCA — south Banks Island |
| Otter Passage | 6-9 | Otter Passage RCA — Princess Royal Island east coast |
| Kitasu Bay | 6-16 | Kitasu Bay RCA — near Klemtu, no retention of rockfish or lingcod |
| McMullin Group | 7-4 | McMullin Group RCA — island group in Milbanke Sound |
| Goose Island | 7-32 | Goose Island RCA — Goose Island Bank area |
| West Calvert | 8-1 | West Calvert RCA — Calvert Island west coast, no retention of rockfish or lingcod |
| Fish Egg Inlet | 9-12 | Fish Egg Inlet RCA — no retention of rockfish or lingcod |
| Smith Sound | 9-4 | Smith Sound RCA |
| Storm Islands | 10-11 | Storm Islands RCA — near Cape Caution, no retention of rockfish or lingcod |
| Mitlenatch Island | 13-1 | Waters around Mitlenatch Island Provincial Park |
| Maud Island | 13-3 | North of line from Maud Island Light to Quadra Island |
| Menzies Bay | 13-3 | Menzies Bay enclosed area |
| Deepwater Bay | 13-7 | Deepwater Bay south of Separation Head line |
| Kanish Bay | 13-11 | East of meridian 125°21.750'W |
| Octopus Islands to Hoskyn Channel | 13-12, 13-13, 13-18 | Between Hole in the Wall/Maurelle line and Dunsterville Point line |
| Heriot Bay | 13-14, 13-15 | Rectangular zone in Heriot Bay |
| Read - Cortes Islands | 13-16 | NE of line from Twin Bay to Coulter Bay |
| Bute Inlet North | 13-22 | North of Littleton Point line (50°50.200'N) |
| Thurston Bay | 13-26 | Thurston Bay and Cameleon Harbour, west of Davis Point line |
| Walkem Islands to Hemming Bay | 13-26, 13-27, 13-28 | Edith Point to Jackson Point via Walkem Islands and Turn Islands lights |
| Wellborne | 13-36 | Entire Subarea 13-36 |
| Forward Harbour | 13-38 | Entire Subarea 13-38 |
| Chancellor Channel West | 13-39, 13-40, 13-41 | Inside line from Hardwicke Island through Chancellor Channel to West Thurlow |
| Chancellor Channel East | 13-41 | East of Grismond Point line |
| Loughborough Inlet | 13-43 | Entire Subarea 13-43 |
| Ajax-Achilles Bank | 14-6, 14-12 | Ajax-Achilles Bank RCA — all finfish fishing prohibited year-round |
| Baynes Sound Ship Point | 14-8 | Baynes Sound Ship Point RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Chrome Island | 14-8 | Chrome Island — Boyle Point to Mapleguard Point RCA |
| Savoie Rocks-Maude Reef | 14-7 | Savoie Rocks and Maude Reef RCA — Lambert Channel approach |
| Sisters Islets | 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6 | Sisters Islets RCA — Strait of Georgia |
| Oyster Bay | 14-13 | Oyster Bay RCA — northern Area 14 |
| Mitlenatch Island (shared 14-13) | 14-13 | Mitlenatch Island Provincial Park RCA — shared with Area 13-1 |
| Dinner Rock | 15-2 | Dinner Rock RCA — all finfish fishing prohibited year-round |
| Mitlenatch Island (shared 15-2/3) | 15-2, 15-3 | Mitlenatch Island Provincial Park RCA — shared with Areas 13 and 14 |
| Copeland Islands | 15-3 | Copeland Islands RCA — all finfish fishing prohibited year-round |
| Desolation Sound | 15-5 | Desolation Sound RCA — Price Point to Zephine Head zone |
| Pendrell Sound | 15-5 | Pendrell Sound RCA — warm water geoduck seed source, all finfish prohibited |
| Teakerne Arm | 15-5 | Teakerne Arm RCA — east of 124°54.000'W longitude |
| Queens Reach East | 16-15 | Queens Reach East RCA — Jervis Inlet, all finfish fishing prohibited year-round |
| Queens Reach West | 16-15 | Queens Reach West RCA — Jervis Inlet, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Princess Louisa Inlet | 16-15 | Princess Louisa Inlet RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Hotham Sound | 16-12 | Hotham Sound RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Sinclair Bank | 16-18 | Sinclair Bank RCA — Malaspina Strait, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Hardy Island | 16-11 | Hardy Island RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Nelson Island | 16-16 | Nelson Island RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Skookumchuck Narrows | 16-9 | Skookumchuck Narrows RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Salmon Inlet | 16-17 | Salmon Inlet RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Davie Bay | 16-21 | Davie Bay RCA — Texada Island west coast, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Malaspina Strait | 16-18 | Malaspina Strait RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| McNaughton Point | 16-2 | McNaughton Point RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Thormanby Island | 16-1 | Thormanby Island RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Sabine Channel - Jervis - Jedediah Islands | 16-1, 16-19 | Sabine Channel-Jervis-Jedediah Islands RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Lasqueti South - Young Point | 17-11 | Lasqueti South-Young Point RCA — all finfish fishing prohibited year-round |
| Ballenas Island | 17-12 | Ballenas Island RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Nanoose - Schooner Cove | 17-12, 17-20 | Nanoose-Schooner Cove RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Departure Bay | 17-5, 17-13 | Departure Bay RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Northumberland Channel | 17-15, 17-16 | Northumberland Channel RCA — Duke Point area, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| De Courcy Island North | 17-17 | De Courcy Island North RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Reynolds Point - Link Island | 17-14 | Reynolds Point-Link Island RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Gabriola Passage | 17-17 | Gabriola Passage RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Danger Reefs | 17-6 | Danger Reefs RCA — Thetis Island area, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Ruxton - Pylades Islands | 17-6 | Ruxton-Pylades Islands RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Coffin Point | 17-5, 17-6 | Coffin Point RCA — Evening Cove area, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Thetis - Kuper Islands | 17-6, 17-8 | Thetis-Kuper Islands RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Saltspring Island North | 17-2, 17-10 | Saltspring Island North RCA — Walker Hook area, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Trincomali Channel | 17-2 | Trincomali Channel RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Mayne Island North | 18-5 | Mayne Island North RCA — Active Pass area, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Prevost Island North | 18-2 | Prevost Island North RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Navy Channel | 18-9 | Navy Channel RCA — between Prevost and Mayne Islands, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Bell Chain Islets | 18-5, 18-9 | Bell Chain Islets RCA — Mayne Island south, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Maple Bay | 18-7 | Maple Bay RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Burgoyne Bay | 18-10 | Burgoyne Bay RCA — Saltspring Island south, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Russell Island | 18-3, 18-10 | Russell Island RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Portland Island | 18-6 | Portland Island RCA — Princess Margaret Marine Park, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Bedwell Harbour | 18-4 | Bedwell Harbour RCA — South Pender Island, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| South Saturna | 18-11 | South Saturna RCA — East Point area, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Patey Rock | 18-11 | Patey Rock RCA — Plumper Sound, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Coal Island | 18-6 | Coal Island RCA — Sidney area, all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Brethour, Domville, Forrest, Gooch Islands | 19-5 | Waters around Brethour, Domville, Forrest, and Gooch Islands in Haro Strait, bounded by international boundary to the east |
| Brentwood Bay | 19-8 | Waters of Brentwood Bay from Sluggett Point to Henderson Point via Willis Point |
| Mid Finlayson Arm | 19-11 | Mid-section of Finlayson Arm from Christmas Point to Elbow Point |
| D'Arcy Island to Beaumont Shoal | 19-4, 19-5 | Large RCA from D'Arcy Island southeast to Beaumont Shoal along the international boundary |
| Duntze Head (Royal Roads) | 19-3 | Waters off Royal Roads between Duntze Head and Saxe Point |
| Trial Island | 19-3, 19-4 | Waters surrounding Trial Island off Oak Bay |
| Discovery-Chatham Islands | 19-4 | Waters around Discovery and Chatham Islands including Rudlin Bay |
| Race Rocks | 19-3 | Waters within the 40m contour surrounding Great Race Rock and Rosedale Rock (Chart 3461). Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. |
| Carmanah | 20-1 | Rockfish conservation area near Carmanah Point and Bonilla Point, protecting nearshore reef habitat |
| Bentinck Island | 20-5 | Waters south of Bentinck Island westerly of meridian 123°32.450'W (Chart 3461) |
| Becher Bay East | 20-5 | Waters of Becher Bay east of Church Point to Bedford and Frazer Islands (Chart 3606) |
| Sooke Bay | 20-5, 20-6 | Waters of outer Sooke Bay from Parsons Point to Vancouver Island shoreline (Chart 3606) |
| Carmanah Point | 21-1, 21-2 | Carmanah Point rockfish conservation area — no retention of rockfish or lingcod |
| Nitinat | 21-3 | Nitinat area rockfish conservation — protects rockfish habitat near Nitinat Narrows |
| Lennard Island | 22-1 | Lennard Island rockfish conservation area — no retention of rockfish or lingcod |
| Meares Island (East) | 22-1 | Meares Island east side — rockfish conservation area, no finfish retention |
| Flores Island (South) | 22-5 | South Flores Island — rockfish conservation area protecting nearshore habitat |
| Epper Passage | 22-4 | Epper Passage rockfish conservation area — inner Clayoquot Sound |
| Hot Springs Cove | 22-8 | Hot Springs Cove rockfish conservation area — Maquinna Marine Park |
| Bajo Point / Bajo Reef | 23-1, 23-8 | Bajo Reef rockfish conservation area — critical rockfish habitat at reef system |
| Bligh Island | 23-2 | Bligh Island Marine Park — rockfish conservation area, no finfish retention |
| Nuchatlitz | 23-10 | Nuchatlitz Provincial Park — rockfish conservation area |
| Catala Island | 23-7 | Catala Island rockfish conservation area — protecting nearshore rockfish |
| Friendly Cove (Yuquot) | 23-1 | Friendly Cove / Yuquot — rockfish conservation area at historic site |
| Union Island | 24-1 | Union Island rockfish conservation area — protecting nearshore reef habitat |
| Bunsby Islands | 24-6 | Bunsby Islands rockfish conservation area — Checleset Bay ecological reserve |
| Moketas Island | 24-1, 24-2 | Moketas Island rockfish conservation area — outer Kyuquot Sound |
| Spring Island | 24-2 | Spring Island / Aktis Island rockfish conservation area |
| Kains Island / Quatsino Entrance | 25-1 | Kains Island rockfish conservation area — Quatsino Sound entrance |
| Forward Inlet | 25-2 | Forward Inlet rockfish conservation area — Winter Harbour approach |
| Quatsino Narrows | 25-3 | Quatsino Narrows rockfish conservation area — tidal narrows habitat |
| Neroutsos Inlet | 25-4 | Neroutsos Inlet rockfish conservation area — Coal Harbour area |
| Lawn Point | 25-8 | Lawn Point rockfish conservation area — west coast exposure |
| Hope Island (Bull Harbour) | 25-7 | Hope Island / Bull Harbour rockfish conservation area — exposed north coast |
| Robson Bight | 26-3 | Robson Bight Ecological Reserve — orca rubbing beach habitat, all finfish prohibited |
| Hanson Island | 26-4, 26-7 | Hanson Island / Blackney Pass area — orca congregation zone |
| Cracroft Point | 26-7 | West Cracroft Island RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Tribune Channel | 26-10 | Tribune Channel inner RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Echo Bay | 26-11 | Echo Bay / Broughton Archipelago RCA |
| Insect Island | 26-11 | Insect Island group RCA — Broughton Archipelago |
| God's Pocket | 27-4 | God's Pocket / Hurst Island area — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Bate Passage | 27-4, 27-5 | Bate Passage between Nigei Island and Vancouver Island — no finfish year-round |
| Hope Island South | 27-5 | South side of Hope Island RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Nahwitti River Estuary | 27-6 | Nahwitti River estuary — salmon habitat protection, no finfish year-round |
| Cape Scott Marine | 27-7 | Cape Scott northern waters RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Malcolm Island North | 27-1 | Malcolm Island north shore — Sointula area RCA, no finfish year-round |
| Hakai Pass Inner | 28-3 | Hakai Pass inner channel RCA — all finfish prohibited year-round |
| Calvert Island East | 28-3 | Calvert Island east side RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Rivers Inlet Mouth | 28-1 | Rivers Inlet entrance RCA — rockfish conservation, no finfish year-round |
| Bella Bella Harbour | 28-4 | Bella Bella / McLoughlin Bay inner harbour RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Ocean Falls | 28-9 | Ocean Falls / Cousins Inlet RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Dean Channel Inner | 28-8 | Upper Dean Channel RCA — Kimsquit River area, no finfish year-round |
| Koeye River Estuary | 28-6 | Koeye River estuary — salmon and rockfish conservation, no finfish year-round |
| Spider Island Group | 28-10 | Spider Island outer waters RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Ivory Island | 28-11 | Ivory Island lighthouse area — Milbanke Sound RCA, no finfish year-round |
| Whytecliff Park | 29-6 | Whytecliff Park marine reserve — all finfish prohibited year-round. Popular diving site. |
| Porteau Cove | 29-7 | Porteau Cove Provincial Park — sunken vessels dive site, no finfish year-round |
| Anvil Island | 29-7 | Anvil Island east side RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Gambier Island East | 29-7, 29-10 | Gambier Island east coast / Thornbrough Channel RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Bowen Island West | 29-6 | Bowen Island west coast RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Defence Islands | 29-8 | Defence Islands / Woodfibre area RCA — no finfish year-round |
| Indian Arm North | 29-4 | Upper Indian Arm / head of inlet RCA — no finfish year-round |
Glass Sponge Reef Closures (3 Zones)
Bottom fishing prohibited year-round (SARA-protected).
| Reef Name | Subarea(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parksville Glass Sponge Reef | 14-2, 14-3 | Parksville glass sponge reef — SARA closure. Bottom fishing (hook & line targeting bottom fish, traps, trawl) prohibited. |
| East Hornby Glass Sponge Reef | 14-6 | East Hornby Island glass sponge reef — SARA closure. |
| Gabriola Island Glass Sponge Reef | 17-11, 17-13 | Gabriola Island glass sponge reef — SARA closure. Bottom fishing prohibited year-round. |
Boundary Data: Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007 (SOR/2007-77), Schedule 2
Regulations: DFO Pacific Region Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide, Area 13 | DFO Pacific Tidal Water Areas 1-29
This map is for informational purposes only. Always check the official DFO regulations and fisheries notices before fishing. Regulations can change at any time.
Fishing Area 13? Our Campbell River salmon fishing charters fish Discovery Passage, right outside the marina, with guides who track the subarea rules shown on this map.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find a BC salmon fishing regulations 2026 map for Area 13?
The most current BC salmon fishing regulations map for Area 13 is available directly through Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) on their website at dfo-mpo.gc.ca, where you can download the Pacific Region recreational fishing maps and read the corresponding regulations. Area 13 covers the waters around Campbell River, including Discovery Passage and Johnstone Strait. Regulations can change mid-season, so always check the DFO site for the latest openings, closures, and retention rules before heading out. If you have questions about local area boundaries, give us a call at 250-202-8324.
Where can I find the BC salmon fishing regulations 2026 map for Area 13?
The BC salmon fishing regulations map for Area 13 is published by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and updated annually, typically in the spring before the season opens. You can find the current interactive map and regulation details at the DFO Pacific Region website under "Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide." Area 13 covers the waters around Campbell River, including Discovery Passage and Johnstone Strait. Regulations can change mid-season, so we always recommend checking the DFO site or calling the local DFO office for the most current openings and retention limits before heading out.
What are the Area 14 fishing regulations for salmon near Campbell River?
Campbell River itself is in Area 13. Area 14 starts just south, at Oyster Bay and Shelter Point, and runs down past Comox, Baynes Sound and Qualicum Beach to Parksville. In most Area 14 subareas Chinook are 2/day (min 62cm) and Coho 2/day hatchery-marked only; Comox Harbour (14-14) is Chinook non-retention. See our Area 14 fishing regulations for every subarea. Rules change in-season, so check the current DFO notices before heading out.
