Prince Rupert, Kitimat and Chatham Sound, north past Stewart and the Portland Canal to the Alaska border - saltwater plus the Skeena system's legendary rivers.
The September 13 Kitimat report had coho moving on dark morning tides in low, clear river water, with the best bite from daybreak to 9-10 AM. Beads produced river catches. In Douglas Channel, coho were sparse as fish entered spawning streams; boats switched to halibut, and fresh bait improved crab and prawn results. These are September observations.
Sources: Reliable Guide and Charters weekly report, FishingBooker charter report - thank you to these sources for their updates. Further details in the linked reports.
Kitimat River: coho moving in on the morning tides with the river exceptionally low and clear - daybreak to 9 or 10 AM the best window; driftboat trips hooking 6 and landing 4.
Source: Reliable Guide and Charters weekly report, Sep 10 2026.
Douglas Channel: coho run in its latter stage, most fish into the rivers; boats switching to halibut on the increased daily quota, with crab and prawns very good on fresh bait.
Source: Reliable Guide and Charters weekly report, Sep 10 2026.
Kitimat: lingcod very active - bottom jigging for lingcod and halibut producing.
Source: FishingBooker charter report, Jun 6 2026.
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| Species | Areas | Daily limit | Min size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon | ||||
| Chinook | 3-6 | 2 | 45cm | - |
| Chum | 3-5 | 0 (non-retention) | 30cm | - |
| Chum | 6, 103-105 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Coho | 3-6 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Pink | 3-6 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Sockeye | 3-5 | 0 (non-retention) | 30cm | - |
| Sockeye | 6, 103-105 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Finfish other than salmon | ||||
| Codfish | 3-6 | 8 | - | - |
| Eulachon | 3-6 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Finfish - all other species | 3-6 | 20 | - | - |
| Greenling | 3-6 | 3 | - | - |
| Halibut | 3-6 | 2 | - | - |
| Herring | 3-6 | 20kg | - | - |
| Lingcod | 3-6 | 3 | 65cm | - |
| Mackerel | 3-6 | 100 | - | - |
| Northern Anchovy | 3-6 | 20kg | - | - |
| Pacific sand lance | 3-6 | 5kg | - | - |
| Pacific sardine | 3-6 | 100 | - | - |
| Rockfish - Yelloweye | 3-6 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Rockfish - all species except Yelloweye | 3-6 | 3 | - | - |
| Sablefish | 3-6 | 4 | - | - |
| Sculpin | 3-6 | 8 | - | - |
| Shark - Basking | 3-6 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Blue | 3-6 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Brown Cat | 3-6 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Great White | 3-6 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - | 3-6 | 1 | - | - |
| Shark - Sixgill | 3-6 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Tope | 3-6 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - all other species | 3-6 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Skate | 3-6 | 1 | - | - |
| Smelt | 3-6 | 20kg | - | - |
| Sole or Flounder | 3-6 | 8 | - | - |
| Spiny Dogfish | 3-6 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Surfperch | 3-6 | 8 | - | - |
| Tuna - Albacore | 3-6 | 20 | - | - |
| Tuna - Pacific bluefin | 3-6 | 20 | - | - |
| Tuna - all other species | 3-6 | 20 | - | - |
| White Sturgeon | 3-6 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Wolf Eel | 3-6 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Trout | 3-6 | 2 | 30cm | max 2 hatchery-marked; max 2 wild |
| Bivalve shellfish (clams, oysters, scallops...) | ||||
| Clam - Butter | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Horse | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Littleneck | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Manila | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Razor | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Softshell | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Varnish | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - all species combined | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Cockles | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Geoduck | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Mussel - Blue | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Mussel - California | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Mussels - all species combined | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Oyster - Olympia | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Oyster - all species except Olympia | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Pink and Spiny | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Purple-hinged rock | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Weathervane | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Weathervane and Purple-hinged rock combined | 3-6 | 0 | - | - |
| Snail - Moon | 3-6 | 2 | - | - |
| Snail - other | 3-6 | 75 | - | - |
| Whelks | 3-6 | 75 | - | - |
| Crab | ||||
| Crab - Box | 3-6 | 1 | - | - |
| Crab - Dungeness | 3-6 | 6 | 165mm | - |
| Crab - Dungeness, Red Rock and King combined | 3-6 | 6 | - | - |
| Crab - King | 3-6 | 2 | - | - |
| Crab - Puget Sound King | 3-6 | 1 | - | - |
| Crab - Red Rock | 3-6 | 6 | 115mm | - |
| Crab - Shore | 3-6 | 25 | - | - |
| Crab - other | 3-6 | 4 | - | - |
| Other shellfish + invertebrates (shrimp, prawns, octopus...) | ||||
| Abalone | 3-6 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Barnacles - Giant | 3-6 | 6 | - | - |
| Barnacles - Goose | 3-6 | 2kg | - | - |
| Invertebrates - all other species | 3-6 | 20 | - | - |
| Limpet | 3-6 | 75 | - | - |
| Octopus | 3-6 | 1 | - | - |
| Sand Dollar | 3-6 | 6 | - | - |
| Sea Cucumber | 3-6 | 12 | - | - |
| Sea Star or Starfish | 3-6 | 6 | - | - |
| Sea Urchin | 3-6 | 12 | - | - |
| Shellfish - all other species | 3-6 | 20 | - | - |
| Shrimp - Ghost | 3-6 | 50 | - | - |
| Shrimp including prawn | 3-6 | 125 | - | - |
| Squid - Opal | 3-6 | 200 | - | - |
| Squid - all other species | 3-6 | 20 | - | - |
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AI-generated summaries · checked October 14, 2026. Dated evidence, not live counts or fishing advice.
Meziadin River (Upper Nass) Sockeye: DFO's final 2024 estimate was 375,357 natural adult spawners (excluding jacks), the highest of 15 final reported values in this selected 2006-2024 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.
A 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.
DFO posted totals, not independently reconciled: several total cells differ from the sum of the displayed daily rows. Partial 2026 passage counts only; the last row date is not today. Not final annual escapement, a whole-region return, or directly comparable to the annual population series below.
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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: 1,450,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 746,676. On rows with both numbers, 746,676 released against 1,450,000 targeted (51%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 849,280. On rows with both numbers, 849,280 released against 1,450,000 targeted (59%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 1,275,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 879,012. On rows with both numbers, 879,012 released against 1,700,000 targeted (52%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 1,397,511. On rows with both numbers, 1,397,511 released against 1,275,000 targeted (110%). 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: 500,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 1+. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 358,491. On rows with both numbers, 268,651 released against 500,000 targeted (54%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No fed fry releases from 2023 brood.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Chum, Coho production, with harvest 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.
2026 brood primary release target: 25,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 10,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 1+, Unfed. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, 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.
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: 260,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Assessment. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 165,901. On rows with both numbers, 165,901 released against 260,000 targeted (64%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 88,436. On rows with both numbers, 88,436 released against 100,000 targeted (88%). 3 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No fed fry releases from the 2024BY Lower Kitsumkalum given the low number of broodstock capture. All fry ponded for yearling release in the spring of 2026.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook production, with assessment 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.
2026 brood primary release target: 40,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 1+. Objectives: Assessment. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 47,304. On rows with both numbers, 36,646 released against 70,000 targeted (52%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Coho production, with assessment 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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