Skeena · Management unit 6-18FreshwaterProvince of BC

BEAR RIVER

No Fishing (Sustut Watershed)

Fishing for salmon in BEAR RIVER?

The rules on this page are the Province of BC's trout, char and kokanee rules. Salmon here stay under DFO's separate federal rules. See the DFO salmon rules for this water →

No Fishing (Sustut Watershed)

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

You need a licence before you fishLakes, rivers & streams (trout, char, kokanee): get a BC freshwater fishing licence (Province of BC).
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 Skeena's standard regional regulations, see the linked PDF. Rules can also change in-season, check current Fishery Notices.

Other waters in unit 6-18

Nearby lakes and rivers under the same local regulation area.

JOHANSON LAKEKLUATANTAN RIVER CWSUSTUT LAKESSUSTUT RIVER CW

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Data scraped Aug 6, 2026 from the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.

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. Glossary of terms · Back to Arnold's Outpost