Fraser River

River Vancouver Coast and Mountains Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Fraser River is a river located in the Vancouver Coast and Mountains area of British Columbia. This waterbody sits on British Columbia Crown land open to anglers holding a valid BC fishing licence. British Columbia's rivers and streams provide excellent fishing for Pacific salmon, rainbow trout, and cutthroat trout.

Location

Fish Species

No species reported for this spot yet.

Winter fishing on Fraser River

Fraser River is in fishing Region 2 (Lower Mainland). BC has no separate ice fishing season, so the regular rules apply through the ice: the 2025-2027 synopsis lists rules of its own for this water, shown below, on top of the regional quotas.

Fraser River (upstream of the Cpr Bridge at Mission) (upstream of the CPR Bridge at Mission) · MU 2-4

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 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) and 1 char (bull trout, Dolly Varden or lake trout), none under 60 cm. Release wild trout/char from streams, all wild steelhead and hatchery trout/char under 30 cm from streams.
Bass: 20
Crappie: 20
Crayfish: 25

All Region 2 quotas, closed and aerated lakes →

Nearest snow station: Palisade Lake (900 m, 39 km away), 0.2 cm on November 2.

Source: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027, matched to this water by name and management unit. Check in-season changes on the same page. No regulation makes ice safe: test it yourself. Ice fishing in BC guide.