Pink Salmon Fishing in BC

Pink Salmon fishing in British Columbia

Pinks are the smallest and most abundant Pacific salmon and, in the many BC areas with strong odd-year runs, the easiest to catch in numbers - light tackle and a pink lure in late summer is often all it takes, which makes them a favourite for kids and new anglers. Limits are usually generous; the per-area figures are below.

Pink Salmon closures in effect today (September 16, 2026)

46 closures affecting Pink Salmon are in effect. A closure overrides the area-wide limit wherever the two overlap.

• Area 2 — Mathers Creek (Aug 15 – Oct 31)
• Area 2 — Sachs Creek estuary (Aug 15 – Oct 31)
• Area 7 — McLaughlin Bay (Jul 1 – Oct 31)
• Area 8 — Namu River (year round)
• Area 13 — Discovery Passage (year round)
• Area 13 — Phillips Arm (year round)
• Area 13 — Proposed Homayno Marine Refuge - Northern Portion (no end date given)
• Area 13 — Salmon Bay (Jun 1 – Dec 31)
• Area 13 — Village Bay (Jul 1 – Oct 31)
• Area 13 — Proposed Homayno Marine Refuge - Southern portion (no end date given)

… and 36 more — see the area pages linked below.

Pink Salmon limits and size by DFO area

Read from DFO’s per-area recreational fishing pages and refreshed daily. Openings change in-season and subarea boundaries are set by coordinates, so this is a reading of DFO’s pages, not a substitute for them. Check the Fishery Notices for changes newer than the update dates, and always confirm on DFO before fishing.

Plan a Pink Salmon trip

Pick calm water first: see which areas are fishable tomorrow or this weekend, or open any fishing area for its live wind, waves, tides and hourly fishing score. The full rules for a place are on its area regulations page.

Other species

• Chinook Salmon
• Coho Salmon
• Sockeye Salmon
• Chum Salmon
• Pacific Halibut
• Lingcod
• Rockfish
• Dungeness Crab
• Red Rock Crab
• Prawn & Shrimp