Steelhead rivers and trout lakes island-wide: the Cowichan, Gold, Stamp, Campbell and San Juan, plus hundreds of stocked lakes from Victoria to Port Hardy.
Trout are fair on the Victoria-area lakes: shore anglers are doing best on Powerbait, Gulp Eggs and worms fished near bottom, fly anglers on Woolly Buggers, leeches, Boobies and chironomids, and trollers on worms behind Gibbs Wedding Bands and gang trolls. Bass are slow-to-moderate in the summer-fall switchover - crankbaits, jerkbaits and soft plastics, with Elk, Prospect and Shawnigan producing on the afternoon and evening bite. The October 4 report had very low Cowichan River water and no catch reports. Bass are being caught in both shallow and deeper water, rather than at one fixed depth.
Sources: Island Outfitters fishing report - thank you to these sources for their updates. Further details in the linked reports.
Victoria-area lakes: trout fair at most local lakes - Powerbait, Gulp Eggs and worms for shore anglers, Woolly Buggers, leeches and chironomids for the fly rods, Wedding Bands behind gang trolls for trollers.
Source: Island Outfitters fishing report, Oct 4 2026.
Cowichan River: water levels very low and no reports coming in - the system is waiting on rain.
Source: Island Outfitters fishing report, Oct 4 2026.
Latest DFO fishery notices touching this region, refreshed each morning - full details and regulations on DFO's page
| Waters (in-season now) | Species | Window | Limit / gear |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell River - from a fishing boundary sign at the end of Maple Street downstream to the fishing boundary sign at the ce... | All | Aug 1 to Oct 31 | No fishing |
| downstream of the confluence with the Quinsam River | Coho | Sept 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery-marked per day FN0939 |
| Pink | Jul 15 to Oct 15 | 4 per day | |
| downstream of the confluence with the Quinsam River to the fishing boundary sign at the end of Maple Stre... | Chinook | To be determined | To be determined |
| Cayeghle River - including Colonial River. | Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 1 per day |
| Cluxewe River | Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 2 per day, hatchery marked only |
| Colonial River - see Cayeghle River | Coho | ||
| Comox Lake | All | July 1 to Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon |
| Conuma River | Chinook | Aug 25 to Dec 31 | 2 per day, only 1 over 77 cm |
| Coho | Aug 25 to Dec 31 | 2 per day, hatchery marked only | |
| Courtenay River (the waters below the confluence of the Puntledge and Tsolum Rivers) - | Chinook | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 2 per day |
| Coho | Sept 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery-marked per day FN0938 | |
| Chum | To be determined | To be determined | |
| Cowichan River - from 66 Mile Trestle downstream to the white triangle boundary sign located in Sandy Pool Regional Park | All | Sep 1 to July 14 | Open for salmon catch and release |
| Chum | To be determined | To be determined | |
| from the white triangle boundary sign located in Sandy Pool Regional Park, downstream to the tidal bounda... | All | Sep 1 to Nov 15 | No fishing |
| Chum | To be determined | To be determined | |
| Goldstream River | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | No fishing |
| Koksilah River - including tributaries. | Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 1 per day, maximum size 35 cm |
| All | July 1 to Sept 30 | No fishing | |
| Little Qualicum River - all open portions of the Little Qualicum River | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Hook restriction, single barbless hook less than 15mm from point to shank |
| all waters unless indicated below | All | Sept 1 to Nov 30 | Fly-fishing only |
| Chinook | Sept 1 to Nov 30 | 2 per day | |
| Coho | Oct 1 to Nov 30 | 1 per day, hatchery marked only | |
| from the hatchery fence to signs located approximately 35 meters downstream | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | No fishing |
| Nahwitti River | Coho | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | 1 per day |
| Nanaimo River - including tributaries, except in the area described below. | Coho | Oct 15 until further notice | Non-retention FN0952 |
| from 500 meters below the lower power line crossing at "Bore Hole" upstream to the fishing boundary signs... | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | No fishing |
| from the Cedar Road Bridge crossing upstream to the Highway 19 Bridge crossing | All | Sep 1 to Oct 15 | No fishing |
| in Subarea 17-14 (tidal portions of the Nanaimo River) from Cedar Bridge downstream | All | Jul 15 to Oct 25 | No fishing |
| Nitinat River - upstream of Parker Creek | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | No fishing for salmon |
| Nitinat River from 50m upstream to 50m downstream of the Nitinat River bridge. | All | Aug 25 to Oct 15 | Finfish closure |
| from the powerline crossing upstream of the Nitinat River Hatchery water intake, downstream to the lowest... | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Finfish closure |
| between fishing boundary signs located approximately 100m above and below Red Rock Pool. | All | Aug 25 to Dec 31 | Finfish closure |
| Puntledge River - From signs located 50m upstream of the BC Hydro generating station tailrace to signs located 75m downstre... | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | No fishing |
| downstream from the base of Stotan Falls (approximately 450 m downstream of the Duncan Bay Mainline loggi... | Coho | Sept 1 to Dec 31 | 4 hatchery-marked per day FN0938 |
| Chinook | Sep 1 to Dec 31 | 2 per day | |
| Chum | To be determined | To be determined | |
| Morrison Creek closure: between fishing boundary signs located 100m upstream and downstream of the conflu... | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | No fishing |
| Qualicum River - All open portions of the Qualicum River | All | Apr 1 to Mar 31 | Hook restriction, single barbless hook less than 15mm from point to shank |
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AI-generated summaries · checked October 14, 2026. Dated evidence, not live counts or fishing advice.
Cypre River Chinook: DFO's final 2025 estimate was 2 natural adult spawners (excluding jacks), the lowest of 18 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. Project goals, completed work and measured results are kept separate. These notes do not change fishing rules.
Intent: Add carefully controlled nutrients to support the food chain and improve fish growth. The 2021-2026 project phase treated Reginald near Campbell River, Rowbotham near Parksville, Shelton near Nanaimo and Nimnim near Port Alberni.
Current program: HCTF lists the Vancouver Island Small Lake Enrichment Program among its approved 2026-2027 projects. The new listing does not identify the treatment lakes or confirm that the earlier four-lake roster is unchanged.
Results: BCCF reports larger rainbow trout at a given age in Reginald, Rowbotham and Nimnim. Shelton did not produce the larger-fish result sought: its November 2025 survey still found small trout and kokanee.
Limits: At Reginald, changing trout strains and small samples make it hard to separate the effect of nutrients from other factors. Better growth in three lakes is not proof that every treated lake will improve.
Next step: The April 2026 report recommends replacing Shelton with a more suitable lake. That does not confirm a change has happened. It gives no guaranteed future fish size or return count.
HCTF 2026-2027 approved projects · BCCF results report hosted by HCTFIntent: Create a stocked kokanee fishery. The introduced fish are non-reproductive, so this is not a plan to establish a self-sustaining kokanee population.
Progress: The trial began in 2020 at Beavertail and Shelton lakes. A live FFSBC release record confirms another Beavertail kokanee stocking on June 4, 2026.
Results: FFSBC reported encouraging survival and growth in its March 2023 assessment. The newer release record shows stocking continued, not how many fish survive today.
FFSBC program explanation · Latest dated lake release recordsChoose 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: 605,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Assessment. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 454,600. On rows with both numbers, 454,600 released against 605,000 targeted (75%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 555,247. On rows with both numbers, 555,247 released against 605,000 targeted (92%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
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.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 220,000 juveniles. Stages: Eyed Egg, Fed Fry. Objectives: Harvest, Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 4,458. On rows with both numbers, 4,458 released against 270,000 targeted (2%). 3 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 119,258. On rows with both numbers, 88,065 released against 350,000 targeted (25%). 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
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: 160,500 juveniles. Stages: Eyed Egg, Fed Fall, 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 58,463. On rows with both numbers, 27,551 released against 125,000 targeted (22%). 5 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 54,288. On rows with both numbers, 51,378 released against 40,000 targeted (128%). 4 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Project on hold due to logistical constraints. | Released as fed fall
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.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 485,500 juveniles. Stages: Eyed Egg, Smolt 0+. Objectives: Rebuilding, Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 562,433. On rows with both numbers, 522,860 released against 440,000 targeted (119%). 2 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 | Put in EPAD as a "transfer out" and not a "release". Keep as is.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 455,000. 2 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 | Released as fed fry
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook 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.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 437,500 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 314,559. On rows with both numbers, 314,559 released against 437,500 targeted (72%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 420,284. On rows with both numbers, 193,351 released against 225,000 targeted (86%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as fed fry
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 135,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 108,146. On rows with both numbers, 108,146 released against 135,000 targeted (80%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, 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.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 4,300,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Seapen 0+, Smolt 0+. Objectives: Harvest, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 5,465,625. On rows with both numbers, 3,206,553 released against 4,510,000 targeted (71%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as fed fry to Henderson Lake.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 3,378,344. On rows with both numbers, 1,651,617 released against 4,000,000 targeted (41%). 3 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 | Released as fed fry
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: 10,000,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Seapen. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 3,025,105. On rows with both numbers, 3,025,105 released against 5,000,000 targeted (61%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Only released Seapen chum this year.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 10,590,814. On rows with both numbers, 10,590,814 released against 10,000,000 targeted (106%). 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: 160,000 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 135,038. On rows with both numbers, 135,038 released against 175,000 targeted (77%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
More favourable BKD results resulted in higher survival from large egg take. Not high enough that smolt program could be completed
2024 brood: reported actual releases 49,514. On rows with both numbers, 49,514 released against 50,000 targeted (99%). 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, 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.
2026 brood primary release target: 3,584,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Seapen 0+, Smolt 0+, Unfed. Objectives: Assessment/Harvest, Harvest, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 3,711,221. On rows with both numbers, 3,711,221 released against 3,584,000 targeted (104%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 3,656,498. On rows with both numbers, 3,656,498 released against 3,584,000 targeted (102%). 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: 410,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fall, Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Assessment/Harvest, Rebuilding, Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 592,750. On rows with both numbers, 515,311 released against 577,500 targeted (89%). 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 169,169. On rows with both numbers, 90,089 released against 177,500 targeted (51%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. 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: 6,100,000 juveniles. Stages: Unfed. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 2,076,194. On rows with both numbers, 2,076,194 released against 6,100,000 targeted (34%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 1,969,378. On rows with both numbers, 1,969,378 released against 6,100,000 targeted (32%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Coho, Pink production, with assessment/harvest, 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: 2,300,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Conservation, Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 1,550,382. On rows with both numbers, 1,546,673 released against 2,300,000 targeted (67%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 1,469,155. On rows with both numbers, 1,464,664 released against 2,300,000 targeted (64%). 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: 2,700,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 3,258,954. On rows with both numbers, 3,130,678 released against 2,700,000 targeted (116%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 3,799,889. On rows with both numbers, 3,799,889 released against 2,700,000 targeted (141%). 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: 80,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 1+. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 53,898. On rows with both numbers, 53,898 released against 100,000 targeted (54%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024: no fed fry releases due to sufficient natural spawners
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Chum, Coho production, with conservation, 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: 3,000,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Assessment/Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 1,953,659. On rows with both numbers, 1,953,659 released against 2,850,000 targeted (69%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 2,806,523. On rows with both numbers, 2,806,523 released against 3,000,000 targeted (94%). 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: 18,828,000 juveniles. Stages: Chan Fry, Fed Fry. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 6,299,422. On rows with both numbers, 176,265 released against 18,328,000 targeted (1%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 16,014,621. On rows with both numbers, 3,544,631 released against 18,828,000 targeted (19%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024: New release trial to assess relative survival rate of fed fry compared to channel production.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 350,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 1+. Objectives: Assessment/Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 411,396. On rows with both numbers, 411,396 released against 400,000 targeted (103%). 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: 725,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fall, Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Conservation. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 326,894. On rows with both numbers, 326,894 released against 725,000 targeted (45%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 258,361. On rows with both numbers, 258,361 released against 700,000 targeted (37%). 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, Chum, Coho, Sockeye production, with assessment/harvest, conservation, 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: 2,000,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 1,683,350. On rows with both numbers, 1,683,350 released against 2,250,000 targeted (75%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 2,199,912. On rows with both numbers, 1,117,439 released against 2,250,000 targeted (50%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook 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.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 717,500 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 0+, Unfed. Objectives: Harvest, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 543,508. On rows with both numbers, 537,522 released against 707,500 targeted (76%). 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 554,901. On rows with both numbers, 538,681 released against 640,000 targeted (84%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as subyearling smolt | Not released at this site this year
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 450,000 juveniles. Stages: Unfed. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 243,617. On rows with both numbers, 243,617 released against 900,000 targeted (27%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 340,460. On rows with both numbers, 340,460 released against 900,000 targeted (38%). 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: 150,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fall, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Harvest, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 234,389. On rows with both numbers, 153,471 released against 164,000 targeted (94%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as fed fall fry. | Released as unfed fry instead
2024 brood: reported actual releases 111,451. On rows with both numbers, 111,451 released against 100,000 targeted (111%). 3 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: 200,000 juveniles. Stages: Seapen. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 177,764. 3 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Used alternate stock Quinsam R due to inability to obtain broodstock from Nanaimo.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Chum, Coho, Pink 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: 325,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 174,152. On rows with both numbers, 174,152 released against 162,500 targeted (107%). 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 237,862. On rows with both numbers, 237,862 released against 162,500 targeted (146%). 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. All released into Woss Lk
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 2,045,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Seapen. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 1,194,013. On rows with both numbers, 499,916 released against 2,000,000 targeted (25%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 529,540. On rows with both numbers, 250,552 released against 2,000,000 targeted (13%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Chum production, with 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.
2026 brood primary release target: 100,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 15,100. On rows with both numbers, 15,100 released against 100,000 targeted (15%). 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: 170,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 1+. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 128,073. On rows with both numbers, 116,691 released against 170,000 targeted (69%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 47,865. 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. 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: 1,600,000 juveniles. Stages: Unfed. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 76,573. On rows with both numbers, 76,573 released against 1,350,000 targeted (6%). 1 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 273,678. On rows with both numbers, 273,678 released against 2,150,000 targeted (13%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chum, Coho, Pink 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.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 690,000 juveniles. Stages: Seapen 0+, Smolt 0+. Objectives: Harvest. 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: 130,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Harvest, 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 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.
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: 45,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 12,163. 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as fed fry
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 67,500 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: 157,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Unfed. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 100,000. On rows with both numbers, 48,000 released against 157,000 targeted (31%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 83,108. On rows with both numbers, 83,108 released against 157,000 targeted (53%). 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: 145,000 juveniles. Stages: Unfed. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 27,500. On rows with both numbers, 27,500 released against 145,000 targeted (19%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 79,200. On rows with both numbers, 79,200 released against 145,000 targeted (55%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Chum, Coho, Pink 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.
2026 brood primary release target: 6,475,000 juveniles. Stages: Seapen 0+, Smolt 0+. Objectives: Assessment/Harvest, Harvest, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 5,972,788. On rows with both numbers, 5,956,153 released against 6,475,000 targeted (92%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 6,488,855. On rows with both numbers, 6,377,975 released against 6,475,000 targeted (99%). 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: Smolt 1+. Objectives: Assessment/Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 267,237. 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, Coho production, with assessment/harvest, 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: 310,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Rebuilding, Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 127,442. On rows with both numbers, 14,701 released against 210,000 targeted (7%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as fed fry
2024 brood: reported actual releases 141,447. On rows with both numbers, 36,447 released against 210,000 targeted (17%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as Smolt 0+
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: 1,150,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Rebuilding, Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 171,065. On rows with both numbers, 171,065 released against 150,000 targeted (114%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No broodstock collected due to logistical challenges and low escapement | Not released at this site this year
2024 brood: reported actual releases 269,898. On rows with both numbers, 269,898 released against 1,100,000 targeted (25%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No broodstock collected due to logistical challenges and low escapement
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: 35,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 25,941. On rows with both numbers, 14,591 released against 197,000 targeted (7%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Adult returns surpassed 1,000 adults so no enhancement was triggered.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 34,114. On rows with both numbers, 23,293 released against 35,000 targeted (67%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, 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: 450,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chum 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.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 210,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 33,968. On rows with both numbers, 16,984 released against 75,000 targeted (23%). 4 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 73,209. On rows with both numbers, 73,209 released against 75,000 targeted (98%). 4 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No broodstock collected due to logistical challenges | 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: 193,450 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Unfed. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 80,467. 9 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 | Released as fed fry
2024 brood: reported actual releases 122,091. On rows with both numbers, 122,091 released against 130,000 targeted (94%). 7 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No broodstock collected due to logistical challenges
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chum, 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: 310,000 juveniles. Stages: Seapen 0+, Smolt 0+. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 7,049. On rows with both numbers, 7,049 released against 85,000 targeted (8%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No broodstock collected due to logistical challenges
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 90,000 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: 90,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 89,760. On rows with both numbers, 89,760 released against 90,000 targeted (100%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 79,355. On rows with both numbers, 79,355 released against 90,000 targeted (88%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, 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: 200,000 juveniles. Stages: Smolt 0+. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook production, with 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.
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 11,920. This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 28,709. On rows with both numbers, 28,709 released against 100,000 targeted (29%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chum production, with 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: 3,400,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Seapen 0+, Smolt 0+. Objectives: Harvest, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 3,524,600. On rows with both numbers, 3,447,829 released against 3,400,000 targeted (101%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
Cessation of MM on Burman Chinook commenced with the 2023 brood year and will continue for ~2 generations. Ceasing Burman MM will allow for more effective stray exclusion as a means to halt and revert rapid introgression and prevent complete genetic extirpation of native Burman ancestry genetics. The program will be re-evaluated in ~2032 to see how successful the measures have been and whether MM can be brought back online to prioritize PNI management.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 3,384,954. On rows with both numbers, 893,689 released against 1,200,000 targeted (74%). 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 | Released as subyearling seapen smolt
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: 3,500,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry, Seapen. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Final, Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 2,275,628. On rows with both numbers, 2,275,628 released against 3,000,000 targeted (76%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Conuma stock was used, natal brood was not available due to logisitical issues and low returns.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 2,666,440. On rows with both numbers, 2,666,440 released against 3,000,000 targeted (89%). 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
No broodstock collected due to logistical challenges and low escapement
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: 150,000 juveniles. Stages: Seapen 1+. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 154,885. 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Released as two year seapen smolt.
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.
2026 brood primary release target: 300,000 juveniles. Stages: Seapen 0+. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 212,246. On rows with both numbers, 212,246 released against 300,000 targeted (71%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 258,800. On rows with both numbers, 258,800 released against 300,000 targeted (86%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook production, with 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.
2026 brood primary release target: 20,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fry. Objectives: Stewardship. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 4,500. On rows with both numbers, 4,500 released against 20,000 targeted (22%). This measures reported juvenile production only.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chum 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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