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Stave River salmon fishing regulations

Ruskin Dam to the CPR bridge

Open on Oct 28: Coho 4 hatchery marked per day, only 2 over 35 cm; Chum 2 per day.

Season windows

• Coho, Sep 1 to Dec 31: 4 hatchery marked per day, only 2 over 35 cm
• Chum, Oct 17 to Nov 30: 2 per day

Where: Downstream of the BC Hydro dam to the CPR railway bridge. Closed to salmon fishing: the Ruskin Spawning Channel (east bank, from the inlet near the dam to the boat-ramp crossing) and the Northrop Spawning Channel (west side, from the intake to where it rejoins the mainstem, including its fishway tributary).

Daylight hours only · 4 salmon/day all species combined.

From the DFO Region 2 freshwater salmon page dated 2026-10-28. Not an official source: check DFO fishery notices and the signs at the water before you fish.