Vancouver Island · DFO freshwater salmon

Puntledge River

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

downstream from the base of Stotan Falls (approximately 450 m downstream of the Duncan Bay Mainline logging road bridge)

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookSep 1 to Dec 312 per day
ChumTo be determinedTo be determined
CohoSep 1 to Dec 314 hatchery marked only per day, only 2 of which may be greater than 40 cm

From signs located 50m upstream of the BC Hydro generating station tailrace to signs located 75m downstream of the Puntledge River hatchery fish fence (total distance approx. 500m)

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing

Morrison Creek closure: between fishing boundary signs located 100m upstream and downstream of the confluence with Morrison Creek.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing
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.