Nanaimo River salmon fishing regulations

Cedar Rd bridge up to the Hwy 1 bridge (Cassidy)

Open on Oct 28: Coho 4 per day, hatchery marked only.

Season windows

Coho, Oct 16 to Dec 31: 4 per day, hatchery marked only
Chum, Nov 1 to Dec 31: 2 per day
Coho, Oct 15 to further notice: catch & release only (non-retention)
All species, Apr 1 to Mar 31: Bait ban

Where: From the upstream side of the Cedar Road Bridge upstream to the downstream side of the Highway 1 overpass at Cassidy.

4 salmon/day all species combined.

From the DFO Region 1 freshwater salmon page dated 2026-10-05. Not an official source: check DFO fishery notices and the signs at the water before you fish.