Anglers looking for some winter action can cast their lines for Chum salmon in the Nanaimo and Cowichan Rivers, DFO announced today.
Fishers on the Cowichan River are allowed to catch and keep up to four Chum salmon per day from 66 Mile Trestle downstream to the white triangle boundary sign located in Sandy Pool Regional Park. Starting November 16, they will also be able to catch and retain Chum from the white triangle boundary sign downstream to the tidal boundary.
On the Nanaimo River, up to four Chum per day can be kept if caught from the upstream side of the Cedar Road Bridge to the downstream side of the Highway 1 overpass.
The limits are in place until December 31. Visit Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s openings page for Region 1 – Vancouver Island for more information.Â
