Region 5
Last Updated: September 17, 2025

Spring closure: No fishing in any stream in Fraser River Watershed of Region 5 (including the Thompson River Watershed) from Apr 1-June 30, EXCEPT the mainstem of the Fraser River and other streams listed in the tables. See definition of “streams” on page 80.

Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Region 5, all year.

Size limit: There is no minimum size in lakes (see tables for exceptions).

 

Water In-season correction/change Effective date
Fraser River No fishing for steelhead in the Fraser River (mainstem) from the confluence with the Chilcotin River downstream to the Region 5 boundary January 1 to December 31. Sept 16, 2025

Zone-wide Seasons and Limits

  • Not in Season
  • Open in Limited Locations
  • Open Season
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Brook Trout

Brook trout
Brook trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
5

but not more than

  •  1 over 50 cm
  • 2 from streams

Total daily catch of 5 for all trout/char species combined

Brown Trout

Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
5

but not more than

  •  1 over 50 cm
  • 2 from streams

Total daily catch of 5 for all trout/char species combined

Bull Trout

Bull Trout
Bull Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
1
You must release from streams Aug 1 - Oct 31
 
Total daily catch of 5 for all trout/char species combined

Burbot

Burbot
Burbot
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
5

Chinook Salmon

Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

There is no fishing for salmon in Cariboo Part A - Fraser River Watershed: Management Units 5-1 to 5-5 and 5-12 to 5-16

Unless otherwise stated below, the daily limit for all waters in Cariboo Part B Coastal Watershed: Management Units 5-6 to 5-11 is zero (0).

Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

Atnarko River including tributaries

  • 4 per day, only 1 over 65 cm
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • from signs located approximately 500 m upstream of the canyon to signs located approximately 100 m below the canyon.
  • And upstream of the confluence with Crag Creek.
  • No fishing for salmon
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

Dean River

  • From the confluence with Crag Creek downstream to the tidal boundary, except for the canyon as listed below.
  • 4 per day, only 1 over 50 cm.
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Atnarko River including tributaries

  • No fishing for chinook
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • From the confluence with Crag Creek downstream to the tidal boundary, except for the canyon as listed below.
  • No fishing for salmon
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

All lakes or streams or part thereof in the aggregate (combined total), in Management Units 5-6 to 5-11 in Region 5B, unless otherwise stated below (i.e. Region 5 not including the Fraser River watershed).

  • 4 per day, only 1 over 50 cm
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

Bella Coola River including tributaries (not including Atnarko River)

  • 4 per day, only 1 over 65 cm (See exception below).
  • No fishing all tributaries to the Bella Coola River.
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Chuckwalla River

  • No Fishing
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Docee River

  • No fishing for salmon
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Kilbella River

  • No fishing for salmon

Long Lake Including tributaries

  • No fishing for salmon

Wannock River

  • No fishing for salmon

Chum Salmon

Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

There is no fishing for salmon in Cariboo Part A - Fraser River Watershed: Management Units 5-1 to 5-5 and 5-12 to 5-16

Unless otherwise stated below, the daily limit for all waters in Cariboo Part B Coastal Watershed: Management Units 5-6 to 5-11 is zero (0).

Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • from signs located approximately 500 m upstream of the canyon to signs located approximately 100 m below the canyon.
  • And upstream of the confluence with Crag Creek.
  • No fishing for salmon
Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • From the confluence with Crag Creek downstream to the tidal boundary, except for the canyon as listed below.
  • No fishing for salmon
Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
1

Atnarko River including tributaries

Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
1

Bella Coola River including tributaries (not including Atnarko River)

Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Chuckwalla River

  • No Fishing
Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Docee River

  • No fishing for salmon
Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Kilbella River

  • No fishing for salmon

Long Lake Including tributaries

  • No fishing for salmon

Wannock River

  • No fishing for salmon

Coho Salmon

Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

There is no fishing for salmon in Cariboo Part A - Fraser River Watershed: Management Units 5-1 to 5-5 and 5-12 to 5-16

Unless otherwise stated below, the daily limit for all waters in Cariboo Part B Coastal Watershed: Management Units 5-6 to 5-11 is zero (0).

Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

Atnarko River including tributaries

  • downstream of the fishing boundary sign located near Tweedsmuir Park Lodge.
  • 4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • from signs located approximately 500 m upstream of the canyon to signs located approximately 100 m below the canyon.
  • And upstream of the confluence with Crag Creek.
  • No fishing for salmon
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

Dean River

  • From the confluence with Crag Creek downstream to the tidal boundary, except for the canyon as listed below.
  • 4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm.
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

Chuckwalla River

  • 4 per day only 2 over 50 cm.
  • No fishing outside of Sep 1 - Oct 31
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

Kilbella River

  • 4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm.
  • No fishing outside Sept 1 - Oct 31
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • From the confluence with Crag Creek downstream to the tidal boundary, except for the canyon as listed below.
  • No fishing for salmon
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Atnarko River including tributaries

  • downstream of the fishing boundary sign located near Tweedsmuir Park Lodge.
  • No fishing
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

All lakes or streams or part thereof in the aggregate (combined total), in Management Units 5-6 to 5-11 in Region 5B, unless otherwise stated below (i.e. Region 5 not including the Fraser River watershed).

  • 4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Atnarko River including tributaries

  • No fishing (see exception for downstream)
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
4

Bella Coola River including tributaries (not including Atnarko River)

  • 4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Docee River

  • No fishing for salmon

Cutthroat Trout

Cutthroat Trout
Cutthroat Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
5

but not more than

  •  1 over 50 cm
  • 2 from streams

Total daily catch of 5 for all trout/char species combined

Dolly Varden

Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
1
You must release from streams Aug 1 - Oct 31
 
Total daily catch of 5 for all trout/char species combined

Kokanee

Kokanee
Kokanee
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
5

None from streams

Lake Trout

Lake Trout
Lake Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
2
You must release Oct 1 - Nov 30
 
Total daily catch of 5 for all trout/char species combined

Lake Whitefish

Lake Whitefish
Lake Whitefish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
15

Total daily catch of 15 for all whitefish species combined

Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

No exceptions

Mountain Whitefish

Mountain Whitefish
Mountain Whitefish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
15

Total daily catch of 15 for all whitefish species combined

Pink Salmon

Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

There is no fishing for salmon in Cariboo Part A - Fraser River Watershed: Management Units 5-1 to 5-5 and 5-12 to 5-16

Unless otherwise stated below, the daily limit for all waters in Cariboo Part B Coastal Watershed: Management Units 5-6 to 5-11 is zero (0).

Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • from signs located approximately 500 m upstream of the canyon to signs located approximately 100 m below the canyon.
  • And upstream of the confluence with Crag Creek.
  • No fishing for salmon
Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • From the confluence with Crag Creek downstream to the tidal boundary, except for the canyon as listed below.
  • No fishing for salmon
Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
2

Atnarko River including tributaries

Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
2

Bella Coola River including tributaries (not including Atnarko River)

Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Chuckwalla River

  • No Fishing
Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Docee River

  • No fishing for salmon
Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Kilbella River

  • No fishing for salmon

Long Lake Including tributaries

  • No fishing for salmon

Wannock River

  • No fishing for salmon

Rainbow Trout

Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
5

but not more than

  •  1 over 50 cm
  • 2 from streams

Total daily catch of 5 for all trout/char species combined

Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

No exceptions

Sockeye Salmon

Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

There is no fishing for salmon in Cariboo Part A - Fraser River Watershed: Management Units 5-1 to 5-5 and 5-12 to 5-16

Unless otherwise stated below, the daily limit for all waters in Cariboo Part B Coastal Watershed: Management Units 5-6 to 5-11 is zero (0).

Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • from signs located approximately 500 m upstream of the canyon to signs located approximately 100 m below the canyon.
  • And upstream of the confluence with Crag Creek.
  • No fishing for salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
2

Quesnel Lake    

  • In the waters of Horsefly Bay located on Quesnel Lake inside a line connecting white triangular fishing boundary signs located on opposite shorelines at the entrance to the bay.
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Dean River

  • From the confluence with Crag Creek downstream to the tidal boundary, except for the canyon as listed below.
  • No fishing for salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Atnarko River including tributaries

  • No fishing
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Bella Coola River including tributaries (not including Atnarko River)

Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Chuckwalla River

  • No Fishing
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Docee River

  • No fishing for salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Kilbella River

  • No fishing for salmon

Long Lake Including tributaries

  • No fishing for salmon

Wannock River

  • No fishing for salmon

Steelhead Trout

Steelhead Trout
Steelhead Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
0
Catch and release only

White Sturgeon

White Sturgeon
Lake Sturgeon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

CLOSED TO ALL FISHING in the Fraser River Watershed upstream of Williams Lake River.

CLOSED TO ALL FISHING in the Fraser River downstream of and including Williams Lake River Sept 15-July 15.

White Sturgeon
Lake Sturgeon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Limit
0

CATCH AND RELEASE in the Fraser River Watershed downstream of and including Williams Lake River.