DFO Pacific Area 15 recreational fishing regulations

Current tidal-water recreational limits, sizes and closures for DFO Pacific Area 15 (Texada Island), read from DFO’s own area page and refreshed daily. Last updated 2026-10-27. Openings change in-season and subarea boundaries are set by coordinates — always confirm on DFO before fishing.

Can you get out in Area 15?

LocationTodayTomorrowSave
Texada IslandGood4 kt · 0.1 ftGood6 kt · 0.1 ft
Powell River tidesGood3 kt · 0.1 ftGood4 kt · 0.1 ft

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Closures in effect today (October 31, 2026)

Four closure areas are in effect. A closure overrides the area-wide limits wherever the two overlap.

Salmon — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Chinook salmon (hatchery and wild combined)1562cm2Open
Chum salmon1530cm4Open
Coho salmon (hatchery and wild combined)1530cm2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked; 0 - Wild - unmarkedOpen
Pink salmon1530cm4Open
Sockeye salmon1530cm0Non Retention

Finfish other than salmon — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Codfish158Open
Eulachon150kgClosed
Finfish - all other species1520Open
Greenling153Open
Halibut152Open
Herring1520kgOpen
Lingcod150Closed
Mackerel15100Open
Northern Anchovy1520kgOpen
Pacific sand lance155kgOpen
Pacific sardine15100Open
Rockfish - Yelloweye150Non Retention
Rockfish - all species except Yelloweye150Closed
Sablefish154Open
Sculpin158Open
Shark - Basking150Closed
Shark - Blue150Closed
Shark - Brown Cat150Closed
Shark - Great White150Closed
Shark - Salmon151Open
Shark - Sixgill150Closed
Shark - Tope150Closed
Shark - all other species150Closed
Skate151Open
Smelt1520kgOpen
Sole or Flounder158Open
Spiny Dogfish150Non Retention
Surfperch158Open
Tuna - Albacore1520Open
Tuna - Pacific bluefin1520Open
Tuna - all other species1520Open
White Sturgeon150Non Retention
Wolf Eel150Non Retention
Trout (hatchery and wild combined)1530cm2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked; 0 - Wild - unmarkedOpen

Bivalve shellfish and snails — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Clam - Butter1520
Clam - Horse156
Clam - Littleneck1560
Clam - Manila1560
Clam - Razor1512
Clam - Softshell1525
Clam - Varnish1560
Clam - all species combined1560
Cockles1525
Geoduck153
Mussel - Blue1575
Mussel - California1525
Mussels - all species combined1575
Oyster - Olympia150
Oyster - all species except Olympia1512
Scallop - Pink and Spiny1575
Scallop - Purple-hinged rock156
Scallop - Weathervane156
Scallop - Weathervane and Purple-hinged rock combined156
Snail - Moon152
Snail - other1575
Whelks1575

Crab — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Crab - Box151Open
Crab - Dungeness15165mm4Open
Crab - Dungeness and Red Rock combined154Open
Crab - King150Closed
Crab - Puget Sound King151Open
Crab - Red Rock15115mm4Open
Crab - Shore1525Open
Crab - other154Open

Other invertebrates — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Abalone150Closed
Barnacles - Giant156Open
Barnacles - Goose152kgOpen
Invertebrates - all other species1520Open
Limpet1575Open
Octopus151Open
Sand Dollar156Open
Sea Cucumber1512Open
Sea Star or Starfish156Open
Sea Urchin1512Open
Shellfish - all other species1520Open
Shrimp - Ghost1550Open
Shrimp including prawn15125Open
Squid - Opal15200Open
Squid - all other species1520Open

Source: DFO Pacific Area 15 recreational fishing. Check the Fishery Notices for changes newer than the update date. This page is a reading of DFO’s page, not a substitute for it, and does not reproduce the coordinate-defined subarea boundaries.

Fishing areas in Area 15

All BC fishing areas and tide stations