Vancouver Island · DFO freshwater salmon

Nitinat River

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

between fishing boundary signs located approximately 100m above and below Red Rock Pool.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllAug 25 to Dec 31Finfish closure

downstream of Parker Creek, except in the areas and times described below.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookAug 25 to Sep 302 per day, only 1 over 77 cm.
ChumAug 25 to Sep 30Non-retention
ChumOct 16 to Dec 31Non-retention
CohoAug 25 to Sep 302 hatchery marked per day
CohoOct 16 to Dec 312 hatchery marked per day

from the powerline crossing upstream of the Nitinat River Hatchery water intake, downstream to the lowest point of confluence with the Little Nitinat River and then perpendicular to the flow of the Nitinat River, to the opposite shore

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllApr 1 to Mar 31Finfish closure

Nitinat River from 50m upstream to 50m downstream of the Nitinat River bridge.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllAug 25 to Oct 15Finfish closure

upstream of Parker Creek

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing for salmon
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.