Vancouver Island · DFO freshwater salmon

Nanaimo River

You need a licence before you fishSaltwater / tidal waters (salmon, halibut, rockfish, crab, prawn): get a BC Tidal Waters sport fishing licence (DFO).

from 500 meters below the lower power line crossing at "Bore Hole" upstream to the fishing boundary signs at the mouth of Boulder Creek

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing

from the Cedar Road Bridge crossing upstream to the Highway 19 Bridge crossing

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllSep 1 to Oct 15No fishing

from the upstream side of the Cedar Road Bridge, upstream to the downstream side of the Highway 1 overpass.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChumNov 1 to Dec 312 per day
CohoNov 1 to Dec 312 per day, hatchery marked only

including tributaries, except in the area described below.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
CohoOct 15 to Mar 311 per day, maximum size 35 cm
This is a plain-language summary, not the regulation itself. Always confirm at the source link before you fish. Rules can change without notice, and daily/possession limits for all species of Pacific salmon combined also apply on top of any individual species limit shown here.