The edge of the map: Langara Island, Masset and Sandspit - where the big northern coho and chinook pass first.
The August 21-24 lodge reports had steady chinook at Langara and mid-20 lb fish at The Outpost. QCL favoured whole herring or anchovies with in-line or dummy flashers early. Cohoe Point bait marks produced at 65-150 ft; Langara's west-side bite favoured the hour before afternoon high tide. These are August observations.
Sources: QCL Kingfisher report, West Coast Fishing Club CH report, West Coast Fishing Club OP report, FishingBooker charter report - thank you to these sources for their updates. Further details in the linked reports.
Queen Charlotte Lodge: late-season pick-up on the early-morning bite, big fish still moving through; whole herring and anchovies behind in-line or dummy flashers the go-to gear.
Source: QCL Kingfisher report, Aug 24 2026.
Langara Island - The Clubhouse: steady late-season chinook on the east side and in the Bowl, a 38 lb released the week's top fish; bite favouring the hour before high tide, downriggers 65-150 ft over bait at Cohoe Point producing; chum biting.
Source: West Coast Fishing Club CH report, Aug 21 2026.
Port Alexander - The Outpost: chinook consistent into late season, with quality mid-20 lb fish still coming to the dock.
Source: West Coast Fishing Club OP report, Aug 21 2026.
Masset: May and June were incredible: great chinook fishing with humpbacks and orcas in the area, coho expected to show offshore as the season built.
Source: FishingBooker charter report, Jun 10 2026.
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| Species | Areas | Daily limit | Min size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon | ||||
| Chinook | 1-2, 130, 142 | 2 | 45cm | - |
| Chum | 1-2, 130, 142 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Coho | 1-2, 130, 142 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Pink | 1-2, 130, 142 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Sockeye | 1-2, 130, 142 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Finfish other than salmon | ||||
| Codfish | 1-2, 130, 142 | 8 | - | - |
| Eulachon | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Finfish - all other species | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20 | - | - |
| Greenling | 1-2, 130, 142 | 3 | - | - |
| Halibut | 1-2, 130, 142 | 2 | - | - |
| Herring | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20kg | - | - |
| Lingcod | 1-2, 130, 142 | 3 | 65cm | - |
| Mackerel | 1-2, 130, 142 | 100 | - | - |
| Northern Anchovy | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20kg | - | - |
| Pacific sand lance | 1-2, 130, 142 | 5kg | - | - |
| Pacific sardine | 1-2, 130, 142 | 100 | - | - |
| Rockfish - Yelloweye | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Rockfish - all species except Yelloweye | 1-2, 130, 142 | 3 | - | - |
| Sablefish | 1-2, 130, 142 | 4 | - | - |
| Sculpin | 1-2, 130, 142 | 8 | - | - |
| Shark - Basking | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Blue | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Brown Cat | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Great White | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - | 1-2, 130, 142 | 1 | - | - |
| Shark - Sixgill | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Tope | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - all other species | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Skate | 1-2, 130, 142 | 1 | - | - |
| Smelt | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20kg | - | - |
| Sole or Flounder | 1-2, 130, 142 | 8 | - | - |
| Spiny Dogfish | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Surfperch | 1-2, 130, 142 | 8 | - | - |
| Tuna - Albacore | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20 | - | - |
| Tuna - Pacific bluefin | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20 | - | - |
| Tuna - all other species | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20 | - | - |
| White Sturgeon | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Wolf Eel | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Trout | 1-2, 130, 142 | 2 | 30cm | max 2 hatchery-marked; max 2 wild |
| Bivalve shellfish (clams, oysters, scallops...) | ||||
| Clam - Butter | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Horse | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Littleneck | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Manila | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Razor | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Softshell | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Varnish | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - all species combined | 2, 101, 130, 142, 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7 | 0 | - | - |
| Clams - all species combined except Cockles | 1-5 | 0 | - | - |
| Cockles | 1-5 | 100 | - | - |
| Cockles | 2, 101, 130, 142, 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7 | 0 | - | - |
| Geoduck | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Mussel - Blue | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Mussel - California | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Mussels - all species combined | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Oyster - Olympia | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Oyster - all species except Olympia | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Pink and Spiny | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Purple-hinged rock | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Weathervane | 1-5 | 100 | - | - |
| Scallop - Weathervane | 2, 101, 130, 142, 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Weathervane and Purple-hinged rock combined | 1-5 | 6 | - | - |
| Scallop - Weathervane and Purple-hinged rock combined | 2, 101, 130, 142, 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7 | 0 | - | - |
| Snail - Moon | 1-2, 130, 142 | 2 | - | - |
| Snail - other | 1-2, 130, 142 | 75 | - | - |
| Whelks | 1-2, 130, 142 | 75 | - | - |
| Crab | ||||
| Crab - Box | 1-2, 130, 142 | 1 | - | - |
| Crab - Dungeness | 1-2, 130, 142 | 6 | 165mm | - |
| Crab - Dungeness, Red Rock and King combined | 1-2, 130, 142 | 6 | - | - |
| Crab - King | 1-2, 130, 142 | 2 | - | - |
| Crab - Puget Sound King | 1-2, 130, 142 | 1 | - | - |
| Crab - Red Rock | 1-2, 130, 142 | 6 | 115mm | - |
| Crab - Shore | 1-2, 130, 142 | 25 | - | - |
| Crab - other | 1-2, 130, 142 | 4 | - | - |
| Other shellfish + invertebrates (shrimp, prawns, octopus...) | ||||
| Abalone | 1-2, 130, 142 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Barnacles - Giant | 1-2, 130, 142 | 6 | - | - |
| Barnacles - Goose | 1-2, 130, 142 | 2kg | - | - |
| Invertebrates - all other species | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20 | - | - |
| Limpet | 1-2, 130, 142 | 75 | - | - |
| Octopus | 1-2, 130, 142 | 1 | - | - |
| Sand Dollar | 1-2, 130, 142 | 6 | - | - |
| Sea Cucumber | 1-2, 130, 142 | 12 | - | - |
| Sea Star or Starfish | 1-2, 130, 142 | 6 | - | - |
| Sea Urchin | 1-2, 130, 142 | 12 | - | - |
| Shellfish - all other species | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20 | - | - |
| Shrimp - Ghost | 1-2, 130, 142 | 50 | - | - |
| Shrimp including prawn | 1-2, 130, 142 | 125 | - | - |
| Squid - Opal | 1-2, 130, 142 | 200 | - | - |
| Squid - all other species | 1-2, 130, 142 | 20 | - | - |
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AI-generated summaries · checked October 14, 2026. Dated evidence, not live counts or fishing advice.
Yakoun River (Masset) Sockeye: DFO's final 2025 estimate was 19,500 natural adult spawners (excluding jacks), the highest of 19 final reported values in this selected 2006-2025 series. This is a within-series comparison, not an all-time or region-wide record. Survey changes and missing years limit comparisons.
DFO NuSEDS source and dictionaryAI-generated summaries · checked October 14, 2026. Historical records and scientific findings are dated below. No live animal tracking or unverified social-media sightings.
The 2006 COSEWIC assessment lists Pacific white-shark records from 1961 to 2004, including Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Island. Most were stranded animals. These are historical occurrence records, not current beach alerts or evidence of rising local numbers.
COSEWIC historical records and datesA peer-reviewed study used images of 1,213 sunfish to examine identification, then analysed 1,178 observations from California to Alaska. Researchers found repeated hoodwinker sunfish (Mola tecta) records in both current systems. Six specimens from California and Alaska were confirmed genetically. The study supports a wider known range, not a count of sunfish near this region today.
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Choose a salmon species and river. Each bar shows one year: taller means more fish. The latest reported year is orange. These are selected monitored populations, not a complete regional census.
Checked October 14, 2026. Annual history: NuSEDS June 1, 2026 snapshot, with population-specific latest years up to 2025. This is not a live 2026 return estimate. Gaps are not zero; reported DFO estimates are not invented counts.
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2026 brood plan dated August 18, 2026. Many plan rows are Preliminary. Release timing depends on species and stage; a brood year is not a return year. Post-season reports dated February 19, 2026 cover 2023 and 2024 broods. The 2024 cohort has incomplete smolt releases. Juvenile output is not adult return, marine survival or proof of recovery.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 225,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 115,000. On rows with both numbers, 115,000 released against 225,000 targeted (51%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 197,000. On rows with both numbers, 197,000 released against 225,000 targeted (88%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 126,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 105,000. On rows with both numbers, 105,000 released against 126,000 targeted (83%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 38,000. 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Blackwater Cr is a tributary to the Mamin R and has been used as a release site in the past. Added Blackwater Cr as an alternate release site for the 2026BY.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Coho production, with harvest, rebuilding objectives. Targets are planned juvenile releases, not adult returns. Compare the post-season rows below for reported production; blanks and incomplete cohorts are not failures.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 99,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 19,981. On rows with both numbers, 19,981 released against 67,500 targeted (30%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No enhancement in 2023
2024 brood: reported actual releases 23,971. On rows with both numbers, 23,971 released against 90,000 targeted (27%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024BY FF released in the lower reaches of Sachs Cr in the spring of 2025. | There were no releases of the 2024BY in Sachs Cr in the spring of 2025.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Coho production, with stewardship objectives. Targets are planned juvenile releases, not adult returns. Compare the post-season rows below for reported production; blanks and incomplete cohorts are not failures.
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