The corridor's freshwater: Whistler's valley lakes, the Pemberton flats and the Birkenhead-Lillooet system - rainbow and coastal cutthroat trout, bull trout, kokanee and winter ice fishing.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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AI-generated summaries · checked October 14, 2026. Dated evidence, not live counts or fishing advice.
Gates River (Lillooet) Coho: DFO's final 2024 estimate was 3,219 natural adult spawners (excluding jacks), the highest of 19 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 dictionaryChoose 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.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 20,800 juveniles. Stages: Eyed Egg, Fed Fall. Objectives: Conservation. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 28,039. On rows with both numbers, 27,839 released against 60,000 targeted (46%). 1 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Smolt production is the focus | Released as fall fry
2024 brood: reported actual releases 16,656. On rows with both numbers, 16,656 released against 15,000 targeted (111%). 2 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.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 40,800 juveniles. Stages: Eyed Egg, Smolt 1+. Objectives: Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2024 brood: reported actual releases 3,075. 2 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Smolt production is the focus
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook, Coho production, with conservation, 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.
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