Coquihalla River

River Vancouver Coast and Mountains Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Coquihalla 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 Coquihalla River

Coquihalla 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.

Coquihalla River · MU 2-17

No Fishing upstream of the northern entrance to the upper most railway tunnel, Nov 1-June 30 (see map on page 24)
Fly fishing only; bait ban upstream of the northern entrance to the upper most railway tunnel, Jul 1-Oct 31
No Fishing downstream of the southern entrance to the lower most railway tunnel, Apr 1-Oct 31
No Fishing at Othello Tunnels from the northern entrance to the upper most railway tunnel to the southern entrance of the lower most tunnel;

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: Spuzzum (1,180 m, 34 km away), 5 cm on November 5.

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.