Vancouver Island · DFO freshwater salmon

Stamp River

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

Except in those areas and times listed below

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookAug 25 to Dec 312 per day, 1 of which may be more than 77 cm. in length
CohoAug 25 to Dec 312 per day, hatchery marked only FN0504

From approximately 200 m upstream of the Stamp Falls fishway (50 downstream of site 17 in Stamp River Provincial Park) to 500 m downstream of the Stamp Falls fishway (225m downstream of the confluence of Deer Creek). Square boundary signs may be present to delineate these boundaries.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllJune 15 to Nov 15Finfish closure

From the confluence of the Ash River upstream to the Great Central Lake Dam, including tributaries

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllJan 1 to Apr 30Finfish closure

From the inlet upstream of Roberston Creek Hatchery Lagoon downstream to the outlet of the Hatchery lagoon. Square boundary signs may be present to delineate these boundaries.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllAug 25 to Oct 31Finfish closure

From the powerline crossing downstream approximately 500m to the inlet of Roberston Creek Hatchery Lagoon. Square boundary signs may be present to delineate the downstream boundary.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllOct 1 to Oct 14Finfish closure

Stamp River downstream of “Girl Guide Falls” (approximately 275 m upstream of the mouth of Beaver Creek). Triangle sport fishing boundary signs may be present to delineate the upstream boundary.

Colonial River - see Cayeghle River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllJun 1 to Aug 24Bait ban
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.