Bulkley River

River Northern British Columbia Provincial Park

About this spot

Bulkley River is a river located in the Northern British Columbia 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 Bulkley River

Bulkley River is in fishing Region 6 (Skeena). 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.

Bulkley River · MU 6-9

Angling prohibited for non-guided non-resident aliens on Saturdays and Sundays, Sept 1-Oct 31
See Suskwa River and Telkwa River
No Fishing upstream of Morice/Bulkley River confluence
Bait ban
No angling from boats from Morice River to CNR Bridge at Barrett, Aug 15-Dec 31, and in Moricetown Canyon or within 100 m downstream, all year
Class II water Sept 1-Oct 31 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31

Region 6 daily quotas

Trout/char: 5, but not more than 1 over 50 cm (hatchery steelhead included), 3 Dolly Varden/bull trout and/or lake trout combined, and 1 trout from streams July 1-Oct 31. Release all Dolly Varden/bull trout from streams, trout under 30 cm from any stream, and trout of any size from streams Nov 1-June 30.
Arctic grayling: 3
Burbot: 5
Inconnu: 1

All Region 6 quotas, closed and aerated lakes →

Nearest snow station: Cedarvale (174 m, 47 km away), 0 cm on October 31.

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.