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Every report worth reading from the local trusted experts and guides, checked daily and organized into an easy to read format. Weather, wind, tides, regs, tips and techniques and more!

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Saltwater

BC Ferries trip from Nanaimo on Vancouver Island to Horseshoe Bay on the mainland...Vancouver SaltwaterVancouver Harbour, Howe Sound - chinook, coho, winter springs Squamish River ValleySea-to-SkySquamish River and Howe Sound - salmon, steelhead and saltwater Moored in Sechelt Harbour BCSunshine CoastGibsons, Sechelt, Pender Harbour - winter springs, bottomfish, prawns Underway in the Satellite Channel between Vancouver Island and Saltspring Island, British Columbia.Gulf IslandsSaltspring, Galiano, Mayne, Pender, Saturna - winter springs, prawns and bottomfish The snow capped mountains of Vancouver Island form a backdrop for a fishing boat plying the calm waters of the Strait ofSouth Vancouver IslandVictoria, Sidney, Sooke, Port Renfrew - salmon and halibut Fishing boat, Barkley Sound BCWest Vancouver IslandTofino, Ucluelet, Bamfield, Alberni Inlet - offshore salmon and halibut Quarterdeck Marina, Port Hardy, BC.jpgNorth Vancouver IslandPort Hardy, Port McNeill, Telegraph Cove - year-round chinook and bottomfish Bella Coola Harbour on North Bentinck Arm.Central CoastRivers Inlet, Hakai, Bella Bella, Shearwater - the lodge coast Fishing vessels in Prince Rupert HarbourNorth Coast to AlaskaPrince Rupert, Kitimat, Stewart, Portland Canal to Alaska - chinook, coho, Skeena steelhead Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)...around Louise Island by Zodiak...early morning reflections from Moresby Camp...Haida GwaiiLangara Island, Masset, Sandspit, Queen Charlotte - the salmon frontier

Freshwater

Fishing Along Capilano River.jpgLower Mainland FreshwaterMetro Vancouver lakes and the lower Fraser - stocked trout, salmon, sturgeon Cultus Lake, British Columbia swimming beachFraser Valley FreshwaterFraser, Vedder/Chilliwack, Harrison - salmon runs, steelhead, sturgeon Green Lake, WhistlerWhistler & PembertonAlta, Green, Gates and Birkenhead lakes, Cheakamus and Lillooet rivers Early morning on Marble Bay. 180 degree panorama, merged in photoshop from 18 vertical shots. Cowichan Lake, Vancouver IVancouver Island FreshwaterCowichan, Gold, Stamp, Campbell - steelhead rivers, stocked lakes island-wide Image of Katherine Lake taken from the beach at Katherine Lake Park and CampgroundSunshine Coast FreshwaterRuby, Sakinaw, Garden Bay - kokanee, cutthroat and stocked rainbow lakes Kamloops Lake - Near Savona, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, CanadaInterior StillwaterKamloops, Tunkwa, Nicola, Shuswap - the stillwater fly-fishing capital Kootenay Lake south arm from near Sirdar.KootenaysKootenay Lake, Arrow Lakes, Elk River - Gerrard rainbows, bull trout, kokanee Two paddlers in a canoe in Bowron Lake Provincial Park, Cariboo mountains in backgroundCariboo100 Mile, Williams Lake, Quesnel - hundreds of stocked stillwater lakes along Hwy 16 from Prince George to Smithers...N side of Francoise Lake...Central BCPrince George and the central interior - lakes, char, rainbow, kokanee Panorama of Boya Lake - Boya Lake Provincial Park - Near Watson Lake - Northern British Columbia - CanadaNorthern BCPeace, Skeena headwaters, Dease - remote lakes and rivers

Next month's opportunities - November 2026

November highlights: peak chum in the Fraser Valley, the Squamish egg bite, first winter springs off Victoria, pre-ice stillwater in the Interior.

In the news - noteworthy reads

Heart disease found in 5 of 7 open-net salmon farms: studyCBC News - Oct 11, 2026
A last-ditch effort to revive salmon stocks takes shape on B.C.'s central coastThe Regional - Oct 10, 2026
Fraser mouth chinook and coho going; winter chinook starting in Howe SoundBon Chovy Fishing Charters - Oct 9, 2026
Illegal prawn fishing in B.C.: Man gets $30K fineCTV News - Oct 8, 2026
A swordfish was found on Haida Gwaii. Will more follow?CBC News - Oct 4, 2026
This Year's Adams River Salmon Run Forecast to CollapseNorth Shuswap Kicker - Oct 1, 2026
Five people fined for illegal shellfish harvesting in B.C.CTV News - Sep 22, 2026
Number of sockeye salmon returning to Fraser River 'alarming,' says expertAPTN News - Sep 21, 2026
Record diesel prices squeeze B.C. salmon fishermenCTV News - Sep 19, 2026
Opinion: This year's drought pitted fish against farms. B.C. must do betterVancouver Sun - Sep 18, 2026
As B.C.'s fishers face Chinook closures, trawlers discard the prized salmon by the thousandsHa-Shilth-Sa - Sep 16, 2026
Fishing guides call for stronger enforcement of illegal charters in wake of fatal B.C. boat sinkingCBC News - Sep 14, 2026
Juan de Fuca fishing tournament raises more than $80,000Sooke News Mirror - Sep 10, 2026
Experiment to remove invasive fish from a Kamloops lake yields positive resultsiNFOnews - Sep 5, 2026

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Check the regs yourself before you fish. Openings, closures and limits change without notice, sometimes mid-season and area by area. Everything here is an aggregation for convenience, not an official source. Always confirm the current rules for your specific management area directly with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (saltwater / salmon) and the B.C. Freshwater Fishing Regulations before you go.

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