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Lakelse River (including tributaries)

DFO's current salmon fishing rules for Lakelse River (including tributaries): species, season dates, and daily limits. Rules can change without notice, check current Fishery Notices.

You need a licence before you fishThe licence you need depends on the water, not the fish. In non-tidal fresh water (rivers and lakes above the tidal boundary), salmon go on the BC freshwater fishing licence (Province of BC) plus a Salmon Conservation Stamp. The BC Tidal Waters licence (DFO) is only for tidal waters. The rules on this page are DFO's either way.

B(ii). Skeena River Watershed-Waters downstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllJan 1 to Dec 31No natural bait allowed
PinkApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing for pink

above logging road bridge near the mouth

B(ii). Skeena River Watershed-Waters downstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing for chinook

below logging road bridge near the mouth

B(ii). Skeena River Watershed-Waters downstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing for chinook

downstream of the CNR bridge

B(ii). Skeena River Watershed-Waters downstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
CohoSep 1 to Oct 314 per day, only 1 over 50 cm.
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.

Get told when this changes

We check DFO every hour. When the rules for Lakelse River (including tributaries) change, or a Fishery Notice names it or closes Region 6, you get one email.

We email to confirm before anything else, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe. Alerts point at the live page; they are never the rule themselves.

Scraped Sep 21, 2026 from DFO's Skeena freshwater salmon regulations page. All Skeena waters · Search another water · Current Fishery Notices

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Rules change in-season and we'd rather hear it from you than have someone fish on bad information. Tell us what looks off and we'll check it against the source.