Fishery Notice

Effective from sunrise on August 22, 2025, until sunset on September 30, 2025, in the waters described below you may retain four (4) Pink Salmon per day.

Quesnel River - That portion of the Quesnel River between the Johnson Subdivision Bridge (52°58.373'N; 122°29.349'W) and the powerlines (52°59.788'N; 122°29.826'W ) located just upstream of Highway 97 Bridge near Quesnel, British Columbia (BC).

Effective from sunrise August 22, 2025, until sunset on September 15, 2025, in the waters described below you may retain two (2) Sockeye Salmon per day.

Quesnel River - That portion of the Quesnel River between the Johnson Subdivision Bridge (52°58.373'N; 122°29.349'W) and the powerlines (52°59.788'N; 122°29.826'W ) located just upstream of Highway 97 Bridge near Quesnel, British Columbia (BC), AND

Quesnel Lake - That portion of Quesnel Lake known as Horsefly Bay, inside a line connecting white triangular fishing boundary signs located on opposite shorelines at the entrance to the bay.

Anglers fishing for salmon in the are required to take every measure possible to ensure that their fishing activities avoid impacts on chinook and coho salmon. Any chinook or coho encountered must be released with the least possible harm. The recreational community is requested to fish selectively when fishing for other salmon species. The first principle of selective harvest is to avoid catching non-targeted stocks. This means that anglers are requested to use angling methods that do not catch Chinook or Coho.

Fishing is permissible during daylight hours only. Incidentally caught Chinook, Coho, and Steelhead may not be retained. 

You may not use bait when fishing in the Quesnel River.

Variation Order: 2025-RCT-338, 2025-RFQ-339, and 2025-GMB-028 in effect. 

NOTES AND REMINDERS: 

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters of BC.

The aggregate daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is four (4). Individual species limits also apply.

It is illegal to willfully foul hook a salmon. If you accidentally foul hook a salmon in the ocean, it may be retained if the species is open to retention. If you accidentally foul hook a salmon in any lake or stream, including the tidal parts of coastal streams, it may not be retained and you must release it immediately with the least amount of harm as possible.

All anglers must have a licence to fish in non-tidal waters in BC. Apply for your BC non-tidal waters recreational fishing licence and non-tidal salmon surcharge at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/recreational-freshwater-fishing-licence 

Anglers are advised to check at: http://bcsportfishguide.ca and https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations for fishing closures and other recreational fishing regulations and information. 

Report suspicious activity or violations by email at DFO.ORR-ONS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or by calling the 24-hour, toll-free Observe, Record, and Report line at 1-800-465-4336 or 604-607-4186 in greater Vancouver. 

The 24-hour, toll-free information line for fishery notices regarding openings and closures is 1-866-431-3474 or 604-666-2828 in greater Vancouver.  

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Rob Martin by calling 250-981-2063

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