Vancouver Island · DFO freshwater salmon

Qualicum River

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

All open portions of the Qualicum River

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllApr 1 to Mar 31Hook restriction, single barbless hook less than 15mm from point to shank

downstream of the upper weir (located approximately 125 m downstream of the E&N railway bridge) to the QFN boundary fence located approximately 100 m downstream of the hatchery counting fence

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllAug 15 to Oct 15No fishing for salmon

those waters upstream of the Big Qualicum Hatchery upper weir (located approximately 125 m downstream of the E&N railway bridge).

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookAug 30 to Dec 312 per day
CohoSept 15 to Dec 314 per day, hatchery marked only
PinkAug 15 to Oct 154 per day

waters below the QFN boundary fence, downstream to the Hwy 19A bridge

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.