Cariboo (Coastal Watershed) · DFO freshwater salmon

Bella Coola River including tributaries (not including Atnarko River)

You need a licence before you fishSaltwater / tidal waters (salmon, halibut, rockfish, crab, prawn): get a BC Tidal Waters sport fishing licence (DFO).
SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookApr 1 to Mar 314 per day, only 1 over 65 cm (See exception below).
ChumApr 1 to Mar 311 per day.
CohoApr 1 to Mar 314 per day, only 2 over 50 cm.
PinkApr 1 to Mar 312 per day
SockeyeApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing for sockeye.

All tributaries to the Bella Coola River.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing for chinook.
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 Cariboo (Coastal Watershed) freshwater salmon regulations page. All Cariboo (Coastal Watershed) 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