Squamish River salmon and steelhead plus Howe Sound saltwater, at the head of the fjord.
The October 2 Sea-to-Sky report describes salmon moving upriver after rain. In coloured water, larger Koho and Croc spoons or Prime and Blue Fox spinners are working; fly anglers are using chartreuse, black and purple, then reducing pattern size as clarity improves.
Sources: Pacific Angler Friday report, The Confluence Fly Shop October report - thank you to these sources for their updates. Further details in the linked reports.
Squamish system: salmon season officially underway - fish headed up river after rain and a good push of water.
Source: Pacific Angler Friday report, Oct 2 2026.
Squamish area rivers: coho still around but dour at times in the low, clear water; smaller patterns earning their keep.
Source: The Confluence Fly Shop October report, Oct 2026.
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| Species | Areas | Daily limit | Min size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon | ||||
| Chinook | 28 | 2 | 62cm | - |
| Chum | 28 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Coho | 28-1 to 28-10 | 2 | 30cm | max 2 hatchery-marked; max 0 wild |
| Coho | 28-11 to 28-14 | 0 (non-retention) | 30cm | - |
| Pink | 28 | 4 | 30cm | - |
| Sockeye | 28 | 0 (non-retention) | 30cm | - |
| Finfish other than salmon | ||||
| Codfish | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 8 | - | - |
| Codfish | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Eulachon | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Finfish - all other species | 28 | 20 | - | - |
| Greenling | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 3 | - | - |
| Greenling | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Halibut | 28 | 2 | - | - |
| Herring | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 20kg | - | - |
| Herring | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Lingcod | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Mackerel | 28 | 100 | - | - |
| Northern Anchovy | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 20kg | - | - |
| Northern Anchovy | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Pacific sand lance | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 5kg | - | - |
| Pacific sand lance | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Pacific sardine | 28 | 100 | - | - |
| Rockfish - Yelloweye | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Rockfish - all species except Yelloweye | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Sablefish | 28 | 4 | - | - |
| Sculpin | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 8 | - | - |
| Sculpin | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Basking | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Blue | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Brown Cat | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Great White | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - | 28 | 1 | - | - |
| Shark - Sixgill | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - Tope | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Shark - all other species | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Skate | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 1 | - | - |
| Skate | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Smelt | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 20kg | - | - |
| Smelt | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Sole or Flounder | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 8 | - | - |
| Sole or Flounder | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Spiny Dogfish | 28 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Surfperch | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 8 | - | - |
| Surfperch | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Tuna - Albacore | 28 | 20 | - | - |
| Tuna - Pacific bluefin | 28 | 20 | - | - |
| Tuna - all other species | 28 | 20 | - | - |
| White Sturgeon | 28 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Wolf Eel | 28 | 0 (non-retention) | - | - |
| Trout | 28 | 2 | 30cm | max 2 hatchery-marked; max 0 wild |
| Bivalve shellfish (clams, oysters, scallops...) | ||||
| Clam - Butter | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Horse | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Littleneck | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Manila | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Razor | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Softshell | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - Varnish | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Clam - all species combined | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Cockles | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Geoduck | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Mussel - Blue | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Mussel - California | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Mussels - all species combined | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Oyster - Olympia | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Oyster - all species except Olympia | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Pink and Spiny | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Purple-hinged rock | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Weathervane | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Scallop - Weathervane and Purple-hinged rock combined | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Snail - Moon | 28 | 2 | - | - |
| Snail - other | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Whelks | 28 | 0 | - | - |
| Crab | ||||
| Crab - Box | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 1 | - | - |
| Crab - Box | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Crab - Dungeness | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 4 | 165mm | - |
| Crab - Dungeness | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Crab - Dungeness and Red Rock combined | 28 | 4 | - | - |
| Crab - King | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Crab - Puget Sound King | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 1 | - | - |
| Crab - Puget Sound King | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Crab - Red Rock | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 4 | 115mm | - |
| Crab - Red Rock | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Crab - Shore | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Crab - other | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 4 | - | - |
| Crab - other | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Other shellfish + invertebrates (shrimp, prawns, octopus...) | ||||
| Abalone | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Barnacles - Giant | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Barnacles - Goose | 28 | 2kg | - | - |
| Invertebrates - all other species | 28 | 20 | - | - |
| Limpet | 28 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Octopus | 28 | 1 | - | - |
| Sand Dollar | 28 | 6 | - | - |
| Sea Cucumber | 28 | 12 | - | - |
| Sea Star or Starfish | 28 | 6 | - | - |
| Sea Urchin | 28 | 12 | - | - |
| Shellfish - all other species | 28 | 20 | - | - |
| Shrimp - Ghost | 28 | 50 | - | - |
| Shrimp including prawn | 28-1 to 28-7, 28-9, 28-11 to 28-14 | 125 | - | - |
| Shrimp including prawn | 28-8, 28-10 | 0 (closed) | - | - |
| Squid - Opal | 28 | 200 | - | - |
| Squid - all other species | 28 | 20 | - | - |
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Regional hatchery plans and reported juvenile production. Checked October 14, 2026. Source dates, stages and limits are shown with the figures below.
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.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 215,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Conservation, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Final. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 175,997. On rows with both numbers, 175,997 released against 185,000 targeted (95%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No broodstock collected due to low escapement
2024 brood: reported actual releases 96,761. On rows with both numbers, 19,572 released against 20,000 targeted (98%). 6 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Not released at this site this year
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: 1,050,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Rebuilding, Stewardship. Plan row status: Final. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 512,012. On rows with both numbers, 512,012 released against 600,000 targeted (85%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Unable to achieve target due to low escapement
2024 brood: reported actual releases 1,088,355. On rows with both numbers, 1,088,355 released against 1,100,000 targeted (99%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
added 100K release to seed restored habitat
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: 435,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+, Unfed. Objectives: Harvest, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Final. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 345,260. On rows with both numbers, 57,554 released against 125,000 targeted (46%). 3 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as unfed fry instead | Not released at this site this year
2024 brood: reported actual releases 116,499. 5 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as unfed fry instead | Not released at this site this year
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Chum, Coho production, with conservation, harvest, rebuilding, 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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