Freshwater reports for the Lower Mainland: metro Vancouver's stocked lakes, the Capilano and Seymour rivers, and the tidal lower Fraser below Mission.
The Capilano is fishing on the dam-release flows that started the month, with a push of coho and chinook up through the system. Drift small beads and yarn ties through the deeper runs for chinook (the bait ban runs to the end of October); coho are getting bullied out of the pools, so work tailouts and slower water with small Crocs, Koho and Blue Fox spinners - as small as 3/16 oz when they're tight-lipped - or strip small, sparse flash flies in olive, chartreuse and copper on sink tips in the canyon pools. First light matters on this urban river; it gets busy fast. Full-sink lines suit canyon pools; clear intermediate lines suit slow tailouts. Weighted flash flies tied with a loop knot and stripped quickly create the reported jigging action. Keep twitching jigs off bottom.
Sources: Pacific Angler Friday report - thank you to these sources for their updates. Further details in the linked reports.
Capilano River: the dam opened at the start of the month and slightly higher flows held through early October - a push of coho and chinook moving up; size down to small 3/16 Crocs when fish get tight-lipped, small flash flies deadly in the canyon pools.
Source: Pacific Angler Friday report, Oct 9 2026.
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| Waters (in-season now) | Species | Window | Limit / gear |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alouette River and tributaries - Upstream of the 216th Street bridge to a line between two fishing boundary signs at Allco park | Chinook | Sep 1 to Nov 30 | 1 per day |
| Coho | Oct 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | |
| Downstream of the 216th street bridge to the confluence of the Pitt River | Coho | Oct 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day |
| North Alouette and tributaries | Chinook | Sep 1 to Nov 30 | 1 per day |
| Coho | Sep 1 to Nov 30 | Non-retention | |
| Ashlu Creek | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Bait ban |
| Coho | Sep 15 to Jan 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | |
| Capilano River - including tributaries | Coho | Jul 1 to Mar 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day |
| Coho | Aug 1 to Oct 31 | Bait ban | |
| Chinook | Sep 5 to Nov 30 | 4 per day FN0960 | |
| Chinook | Aug 1 to Oct 31 | Bait ban | |
| Chapman Creek - upstream of tidal water fishing boundary signs located below the Hwy 101 Bridge to 100 m below the falls.... | Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day, only 2 over 35 cm |
| Chinook | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day, only 1 over 50 cm | |
| Cheakamus River | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Bait ban |
| Coho | Sep 15 to Jan 31 | 1 per day, hatchery marked only | |
| Chehalis River - downstream of the logging bridge 2.4 km downstream of Chehalis Lake, including tributaries to that part | Chinook | June 1 to Aug 31 | 1 per day |
| Chinook | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 per day, only 1 over 62 cm | |
| Coho | June 1 to Aug 31 | Non-retention | |
| Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day | |
| Chilliwack/Vedder River (including Sumas River) - from a line between 2 fishing boundary signs on either side of the Chilliwack River 100 m downstream from... | Chinook | July 1 to Aug 31 | 1 per day |
| Chinook | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 per day, only 2 over 62 cm | |
| Coho | July 1 to Aug 31 | Non-retention | |
| Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day | |
| Coquitlam River | Chinook | Sep 19 to Dec 31 | 1 per day FN1008 |
| Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | |
| De Boville Slough - downstream of the confluence of Cedar Creek and Hyde Creek. | Coho | Oct 1 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day |
| Dewdney Slough - See Nicomen Slough | Coho | ||
| Fraser River - mainstem waters upstream of the CPR Bridge at Mission, BC | All | Apr 1 until further notice | No fishing for salmon |
| Harrison River - from the outlet of Harrison Lake downstream to the Highway 7 Bridge | Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day |
| from the Highway 7 Bridge downstream to the confluence with the Fraser River | Coho | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery marked per day |
| Khartoum Lake | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Single barbless hook |
| Chinook | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day | |
| Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day | |
| Little Campbell River - downstream of 12th Avenue, including tributaries to that part. | Chinook | Sep 16 to Dec 31 | Non-retention |
| Coho | Sep 16 to Dec 31 | 1 hatchery marked per day | |
| Lois Lake | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Single barbless hook |
| Chinook | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day | |
| Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 4 per day | |
| Mamquam River | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Bait ban |
| Coho | Sep 15 to Jan 31 | 1 per day, hatchery marked only |
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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: 560,000 juveniles. Stages: Seapen 0+, Smolt 0+. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 564,195. On rows with both numbers, 564,195 released against 560,000 targeted (101%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 555,644. On rows with both numbers, 555,644 released against 560,000 targeted (99%). 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: 100,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 32,180. On rows with both numbers, 32,180 released against 70,000 targeted (46%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 248,531. On rows with both numbers, 248,531 released against 70,000 targeted (355%). 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: 478,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Harvest, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 514,124. On rows with both numbers, 514,124 released against 475,000 targeted (108%). 1 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
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Chum, 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: 180,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Rebuilding, Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 53,277. On rows with both numbers, 23,277 released against 270,000 targeted (9%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Alternate stock released to this site instead
2024 brood: reported actual releases 133,374. On rows with both numbers, 104,312 released against 270,000 targeted (39%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Alternate stock released here instead
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: 90,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 74,113. On rows with both numbers, 32,000 released against 140,000 targeted (23%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released into Hurry Cr
2024 brood: reported actual releases 38,629. 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released to Seymour R above the dam and Coho Cr.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chum, Coho production, with 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.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 150,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 153,616. On rows with both numbers, 153,616 released against 150,000 targeted (102%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 132,694. On rows with both numbers, 132,694 released against 150,000 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: 200,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 417,342. On rows with both numbers, 417,342 released against 275,000 targeted (152%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 402,463. 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
This release site includes Alouette R N and Alouette R S.
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: 70,000 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 71,875. On rows with both numbers, 71,875 released against 60,000 targeted (120%). 1 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
2024 brood: reported actual releases 52,645. On rows with both numbers, 35,212 released against 35,000 targeted (101%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as unfed fry instead
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 0 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Chum, Coho, Sockeye 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: 265,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Rebuilding, Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 285,000. On rows with both numbers, 165,000 released against 275,000 targeted (60%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Eyed egg plant did not occur.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 281,818. On rows with both numbers, 166,818 released against 275,000 targeted (61%). 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: 70,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Harvest, Rebuilding, Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 24,945. On rows with both numbers, 23,945 released against 55,000 targeted (44%). 3 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Unable to achieve target due to logistical difficulties resulting in mortality event.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 41,224. On rows with both numbers, 41,224 released against 40,000 targeted (103%). 4 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chum, Coho production, with 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.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 50,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 58,039. On rows with both numbers, 58,039 released against 50,000 targeted (116%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 36,998. On rows with both numbers, 36,998 released against 50,000 targeted (74%). 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: 33,500 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Harvest, Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 30,054. On rows with both numbers, 30,054 released against 33,500 targeted (90%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 4,500. On rows with both numbers, 4,500 released against 3,500 targeted (129%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Coho production, with harvest, 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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