Skeena · DFO freshwater salmon

Morice River (including tributaries)

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B. Part (i): Skeena River Watershed-Waters upstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllJan 1 to Dec 31No natural bait allowed

below Lamprey Creek

B. Part (i): Skeena River Watershed-Waters upstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookApr 1 to Mar 31No fishinf for chinook
CohoJul 15 to Oct 154 per day, only 2 over 50 cm.

from fishing boundary signs located approximately 100 m downstream of Gosnell Creek to Lamprey Creek.

B. Part (i): Skeena River Watershed-Waters upstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
ChinookApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing for chinook
ChumJul 16 to Jul 31No fishing for chum
CohoJul 16 to Jul 31No fishing for coho
PinkJul 16 to Jul 31No fishing for pink
SockeyeJul 16 to Jul 31No fishing for sockeye

from fishing boundary signs posted near the outlet of Morice Lake to Gosnell Creek

B. Part (i): Skeena River Watershed-Waters upstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllJan 1 to Sep 30No fishing for salmon

from Gosnell Creek to Lamprey Creek

B. Part (i): Skeena River Watershed-Waters upstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
AllJan 1 to Aug 31No fishing for salmon
CohoSep 1 to Sep 304 per day, only 2 over 50 cm. Fly-fishing only.

from the confluence of the Bulkley and Morice Rivers upstream to the Bymac Bridge on Walcott Road.

B. Part (i): Skeena River Watershed-Waters upstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
PinkJun 16 to Aug 312 per day

upstream of the Bymac Bridge on Walcott Road.

B. Part (i): Skeena River Watershed-Waters upstream of CNR Railway Bridge at Terrace.

SpeciesDatesLimits / Gear
PinkApr 1 to Mar 31No fishing for pink
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