Fraser River fishing regulations
Fraser River is a river or stream in Region 2 (Lower Mainland), management unit 2-4. Here is what the 2025–2027 synopsis says about it, and the regional rules that apply on top.
Rules for Fraser River
Upstream of the CPR Bridge at Mission
- Dead fin fish may be used for bait only when fishing for sturgeon (see page 8 in the Provincial Regulations)
- No Fishing in the area bounded by a line commencing at a fishing boundary sign located at the eastern end of Landstrom Bar (Scale Bar) to a fishing boundary sign on the opposite bank of the river, thence to a fishing boundary sign at the southern end of Croft Island, thence to a fishing boundary sign on the nearest bank of the river in a westerly direction, thence following the bank of the river in a westerly direction to the Point of Commencement, May 1-Oct 31
- No Fishing in the non-tidal portion of the Fraser River in Region 2 from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise
- No Fishing in the Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Side Channel, and Seabird Island north Side Channel May 15-July 31. See page 26 for a map of the No Fishing areas
- No Fishing for steelhead Fraser River Mainstem Aug 15-Dec 31
- Boats less than 20 m in length, under power or anchored, must not impede the passage of commercial vessels
Region 2 quotas
Unless the rules above set a different quota for Fraser River:
- Region 2 daily quotas: Trout/char: 4, but not more than 1 over 50 cm (2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm allowed), 2 from streams (must be hatchery), 1 char (bull trout, Dolly Varden, or lake trout), none under 60 cm. You must release wild trout/char from streams, all wild steelhead, hatchery trout/char under 30 cm from streams.
- Bass: 20 (excluding Mill Lake). Crappie: 20. Crayfish: 25. Kokanee: 5 (none from streams). Whitefish: 15 (all species combined). White sturgeon: catch and release only.
Other Region 2 rules for streams
- Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Region 2, all year.
- When you have caught and retained your daily quota of hatchery steelhead from any water, you must stop fishing that water for the remainder of that day.
Know your fish
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