Overall, 2022 has been an excellent year for salmon fishing in the Fraser Valley. The Fraser River briefly opened for chinook and sockeye salmon fishing. Chilliwack River saw a good abundance of chinook and coho salmon returning. Lower Fraser River’s chum salmon return was also much better than previous years. Now that salmon fishing has tapering off, new fishing opportunities have emerged in the coming winter months.

Steelhead fishing will be happening from December to April in several Lower Fraser tributaries, particularly the Chilliwack/Vedder River. Coastal cutthroat trout fishing can also be done in the backwaters of Fraser River as well as nearby sloughs. Stave River should produce both cutthroat trout and whitefish. Local lakes can also be productive on any mild winter days.

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