Lower Mainland · DFO freshwater salmon

Alouette River and tributaries

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

Downstream of the 216th street bridge to the confluence of the Pitt River

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
CohoOct 1 to Dec 311 hatchery marked per day

North Alouette and tributaries

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookSep 1 to Nov 301 per day
CohoSep 1 to Nov 30Non-retention

Upstream of the 216th Street bridge to a line between two fishing boundary signs at Allco park

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookSep 1 to Nov 301 per day
CohoOct 1 to Dec 311 hatchery marked per day
CohoSep 1 to Sep 30Non-retention
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.

Scraped Aug 6, 2026 from DFO's Lower Mainland freshwater salmon regulations page. All Lower Mainland waters · Search another water

Built from Government of Canada (DFO / ECCC) and Province of BC public data. This is a plain-language summary, not the regulation itself. Always confirm at the linked source before you fish. Back to Arnold's Outpost