Skeena · DFO freshwater salmon

Kitimat River (including tributaries)

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

E. Other Mainland Watersheds, except for the Fraser River watershed – Section "A" applies if stream, specific area, time period, quotas or other species restrictions are not listed in the following sections:

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllMay 15 to Aug 31No natural bait allowed

downstream of Highway #37 bridge.

E. Other Mainland Watersheds, except for the Fraser River watershed – Section "A" applies if stream, specific area, time period, quotas or other species restrictions are not listed in the following sections:

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookApr 1 to Jul 311 per day, 80 cm or less.
ChinookAug 1 to Dec 31No fishing for chinook
ChumApr 1 to Aug 312 per day
CohoApr 1 to Oct 314 per day, only 2 over 50 cm.
CohoNov 1 to Dec 31No fishing for coho.
PinkApr 1 to Aug 312 per day

on west bank between signs at Kitimat hatchery outfall.

E. Other Mainland Watersheds, except for the Fraser River watershed – Section "A" applies if stream, specific area, time period, quotas or other species restrictions are not listed in the following sections:

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing for salmon

upstream of Highway #37 bridge.

E. Other Mainland Watersheds, except for the Fraser River watershed – Section "A" applies if stream, specific area, time period, quotas or other species restrictions are not listed in the following sections:

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.

Scraped Aug 6, 2026 from DFO's Skeena freshwater salmon regulations page. All Skeena 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