Vancouver Island · Management unit 1-14

KINGCOME RIVER CW

You need a licence before you fishLakes, rivers & streams (trout, char, kokanee): get a BC freshwater fishing licence (Province of BC).

Species called out here

Steelhead

Class II water Apr 1-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-June 30 No Fishing from boundary signs in Kokish canyon to Ida Lake, Nov 1-Apr 30; No Fishing from the log boom located approximately 100 m upstream of the IPP intake to signs at the tail of the canyon pool located

Water-specific exception to Vancouver Island's regional default rules · view the full regional regulations PDF

This is the specific exception published for this water. Any rule not mentioned above (daily quotas for species not listed, gear, season) falls back to Vancouver Island's standard regional regulations. See the linked PDF. Always confirm before you fish; rules can change between synopsis editions.

Scraped Aug 6, 2026. Search another water

Built from Government of Canada (DFO / ECCC) and Province of BC public data. This is a plain-language summary, not the regulation itself. Always confirm at the linked source before you fish. Back to Arnold's Outpost