Tahsis, Gold River and Zeballos - Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet and offshore Areas 25/125.
No fresh, dated local catch report verified for October yet.
The September Esperanza report remains linked below with its original date. Check current DFO restrictions before fishing.
Esperanza Inlet: John Falavolito's September report describes coho gathering around Centre Island. September observations, not confirmed October catches.
Source: Island Fisherman / Westview Marina report, Sep 1, 2026.
Official Environment Canada wind, waves and warnings for the exposed coast. Inlet conditions vary.
CHS tide predictions - station 08650 →
Predictions, not a live gauge. Timing differs across Nootka Sound and Esperanza Inlet; use the station for your exact location.
Current Area 25/125 regulations and closures →
Click here for DFO area map tailored to each area
DFO tables checked October 13, 2026. Closures and subarea exceptions on the official page override the general limits. Always re-check before keeping fish.
| Species | Areas | Min size | Gear | Daily Limits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook salmon (hatchery and wild combined) | 25,125 | 45cm | barbless hook and line | 2 | Open |
| Chum salmon | 25 | 30cm | barbless hook and line | 0 | Non Retention |
| 125 | 30cm | barbless hook and line | 4 | Open | |
| Coho salmon (hatchery and wild combined) | 25-1 to 25-3 and 25-6 to 25-16 | 30cm | barbless hook and line | 2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than:
|
Open |
| 25-4 and 25-5 | 30cm | barbless hook and line | 4 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than:
|
Open | |
| 125 | 30cm | barbless hook and line | 2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than:
|
Open | |
| Pink salmon | 25 | 30cm | barbless hook and line | 0 | Non Retention |
| 125 | 30cm | barbless hook and line | 4 | Open | |
| Sockeye salmon | 25,125 | 30cm | barbless hook and line | 0 | Non Retention |
| Species | Areas | Min size | Gear | Daily Limits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codfish | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 8 | Open | |
| Eulachon | 25,125 | 0kg | Closed | ||
| Finfish - all other species | 25,125 | angling, dip net, herring jig, herring rake, spear fishing while diving | 20 | Open | |
| Greenling | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 3 | Open | |
| Halibut | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 2 | Open | |
| Herring | 25,125 | cast net, dip net, herring jig, herring rake | 20kg | Open | |
| Lingcod | 25,125 | 65cm | angling, spear fishing while diving | 3 | Open |
| Mackerel | 25,125 | angling, dip net, herring jig, herring rake, spear fishing while diving | 100 | Open | |
| Northern Anchovy | 25,125 | cast net, dip net, herring jig, herring rake | 20kg | Open | |
| Pacific sand lance | 25,125 | cast net, dip net, herring jig, herring rake | 5kg | Open | |
| Pacific sardine | 25,125 | angling, dip net, herring jig, herring rake, spear fishing while diving | 100 | Open | |
| Rockfish - Yelloweye | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 0 | Non Retention | |
| Rockfish - all species except Yelloweye | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 3 | Open | |
| Sablefish | 25,125 | angling | 4 | Open | |
| Sculpin | 25,125 | angling | 8 | Open | |
| Shark - Basking | 25,125 | 0 | Closed | ||
| Shark - Blue | 25,125 | 0 | Closed | ||
| Shark - Brown Cat | 25,125 | 0 | Closed | ||
| Shark - Great White | 25,125 | 0 | Closed | ||
| Shark - Salmon | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 1 | Open | |
| Shark - Sixgill | 25,125 | 0 | Closed | ||
| Shark - Tope | 25,125 | 0 | Closed | ||
| Shark - all other species | 25,125 | 0 | Closed | ||
| Skate | 25,125 | angling | 1 | Open | |
| Smelt | 25,125 | dip net, gill net | 20kg | Open | |
| Sole or Flounder | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 8 | Open | |
| Spiny Dogfish | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 0 | Non Retention | |
| Surfperch | 25,125 | angling | 8 | Open | |
| Tuna - Albacore | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 20 | Open | |
| Tuna - Pacific bluefin | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 20 | Open | |
| Tuna - all other species | 25,125 | angling, spear fishing while diving | 20 | Open | |
| White Sturgeon | 25,125 | angling | 0 | Non Retention | |
| Wolf Eel | 25,125 | angling | 0 | Non Retention |
| Species | Areas | Min size | Gear | Daily Limits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trout (hatchery and wild combined) | 25,125 | 30cm | angling | 2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than:
|
Open |
| Species | Areas | Gear | Daily Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clam - Butter | 25,125 | hand digging, hand picking | 20 |
| Clam - Horse | 25,125 | hand digging, hand picking | 6 |
| Clam - Littleneck | 25,125 | hand digging | 60 |
| Clam - Manila | 25,125 | hand digging | 60 |
| Clam - Razor | 25,125 | hand digging | 12 |
| Clam - Softshell | 25,125 | hand digging | 25 |
| Clam - Varnish | 25,125 | hand digging | 60 |
| Clam - all species combined | 25,125 | hand digging, hand picking | 60 |
| Cockles | 25,125 | hand digging, hand picking | 25 |
| Geoduck | 25,125 | hand digging, hand picking | 3 |
| Mussel - Blue | 25,125 | hand picking | 75 |
| Mussel - California | 25,125 | hand picking | 25 |
| Mussels - all species combined | 25,125 | hand picking | 75 |
| Oyster - Olympia | 25,125 | 0 | |
| Oyster - all species except Olympia | 25,125 | hand picking | 12 |
| Scallop - Pink and Spiny | 25,125 | hand picking, hand picking while diving | 75 |
| Scallop - Purple-hinged rock | 25,125 | hand picking, hand picking while diving | 6 |
| Scallop - Weathervane | 25,125 | hand picking, hand picking while diving | 6 |
| Scallop - Weathervane and Purple-hinged rock combined | 25,125 | hand picking, hand picking while diving | 6 |
| Snail - Moon | 25,125 | hand picking | 2 |
| Snail - other | 25,125 | hand picking | 75 |
| Whelks | 25,125 | hand picking | 75 |
| Species | Areas | Min size | Gear | Daily Limits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crab - Box | 25,125 | dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap | 1 | Open | |
| Crab - Dungeness | 25,125 | 165mm | dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap | 6 | Open |
| Crab - Dungeness, Red Rock and King combined | 25,125 | dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap | 6 | Open | |
| Crab - King | 25,125 | dip net, diving, ring net, trap | 2 | Open | |
| Crab - Puget Sound King | 25,125 | dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap | 1 | Open | |
| Crab - Red Rock | 25,125 | 115mm | dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap | 6 | Open |
| Crab - Shore | 25,125 | hand picking | 25 | Open | |
| Crab - other | 25,125 | dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap | 4 | Open |
| Species | Areas | Gear | Daily Limits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abalone | 25,125 | 0 | Closed | |
| Barnacles - Giant | 25,125 | diving | 6 | Open |
| Barnacles - Goose | 25,125 | hand picking | 2kg | Open |
| Invertebrates - all other species | 25,125 | angling, dip net, hand digging, hand picking, hand picking while diving, hand picking while snorkeling, hand pump, ring net, spear fishing while diving, trap | 20 | Open |
| Limpet | 25,125 | hand picking | 75 | Open |
| Octopus | 25,125 | angling, hand picking, hand picking while diving, trap | 1 | Open |
| Sand Dollar | 25,125 | hand picking | 6 | Open |
| Sea Cucumber | 25,125 | hand picking, hand picking while diving | 12 | Open |
| Sea Star or Starfish | 25,125 | diving, hand picking | 6 | Open |
| Sea Urchin | 25,125 | hand picking, hand picking while diving | 12 | Open |
| Shellfish - all other species | 25,125 | angling, dip net, hand digging, hand picking, hand picking while diving, hand pump, ring net, spear fishing while diving, trap | 20 | Open |
| Shrimp - Ghost | 25,125 | hand digging, hand pump | 50 | Open |
| Shrimp including prawn | 25,125 | ring net, spear fishing while diving, trap | 125 | Open |
| Squid - Opal | 25,125 | cast net, jigging | 200 | Open |
| Squid - all other species | 25,125 | cast net, jigging | 20 | Open |
Nootka Sound, Muchalat, Tlupana and Tahsis inlets; Esperanza Inlet, Zeballos, Espinosa and Port Eliza inlets; adjacent offshore Area 125.
Clayoquot / Tofino and Barkley Sound remain under West Vancouver Island. Kyuquot lies north of this page's Area 25/125 boundary.
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