Vancouver Island · Management unit 1-6

QUALICUM RIVER

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

No Fishing tributaries Single barbless hook, no hooks greater than 15 mm from point to shank Exempt from July 15-Aug 31 summer closure, wheelchair accessible fishing platform is located at the hatchery No Fishing May 1-June 15 Hatchery steelhead daily quota = 1

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