Thompson River

River Vancouver Coast and Mountains Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Thompson 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 Thompson River

Thompson River is in fishing Region 3 (Thompson-Nicola). 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.

Thompson River (upstream of Kamloops Lake) (upstream of Kamloops Lake) · MU 3-28

Exempt from spring closure
Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (none over 50 cm)

Thompson River (downstream of signs at Kamloops Lake outlet to the confluence with Fraser River) (downstream of signs at Kamloops Lake outlet to the confluence with Fraser River) · MU 3-13, 3-14, 3-18

No Fishing Oct 1-May 31
Trout/char daily quota = 2 (none under 35 cm)
Additional opening from the CNR Bridge downstream of Deadman River to CNR Bridge upstream of Bonaparte River, May 1-31; trout/char catch and release and artificial fly only, May 1-31
Upstream of boundary signs 1 km downstream of Martel: bait ban
No angling from boats
Downstream of signs at Kamloops Lake: Class II water Oct 1-Dec 31 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory Oct 1-Dec 31 (when open)

Region 3 daily quotas

Trout/char: 5, but not more than 4 from streams, 1 over 50 cm and 1 bull trout (Dolly Varden) or lake trout, none under 60 cm. Release all steelhead, bull trout from streams Aug 1-Oct 31, and lake trout Oct 15-Jan 31.
Bass: 0 quota, closed to fishing
Burbot: 2
Crayfish: 25

All Region 3 quotas, closed and aerated lakes →

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.