Chum salmon
Closed today
No fishing for salmon in the non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek, and in the approaches to the river, since 1 January 2026, until DFO reopens it by fishery notice.
Fraser River at Mission Fishing Report
Updated Mon, Nov 9, 2026 from live weather and water data
The lower Fraser at Mission, where the CPR Bridge marks the tidal boundary: catch-and-release white sturgeon and salmon only by DFO notice, with a live gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.31 m
Air / High
6 °C / 13 °C
Wind
NNE 7 km/h
Sources: Water Survey of Canada station 08MH024, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Fraser River at Mission is a cold-water proposition today: small baits, slow presentations and a long soak. The gauge reads 0.31 m, easing 0.32 over the week. Today brings cloud cover, wind NNE around 6 km/h, rising pressure near 1017 hPa and a high of 13 °C. Water sits around 6 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:57 PM-1:57 AM and 12:16 PM-2:16 PM: the windows to build the day around.
White sturgeon
Good
Deep, slow water with bait on the bottom; fewer fish, big fish. Catch and release only.
Coho salmon
Closed today
No fishing for salmon in the non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek, and in the approaches to the river, since 1 January 2026, until DFO reopens it by fishery notice.
Chinook (spring) salmon
Closed today
No fishing for salmon in the non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek, and in the approaches to the river, since 1 January 2026, until DFO reopens it by fishery notice.
Sockeye salmon
Closed today
No fishing for salmon in the non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek, and in the approaches to the river, since 1 January 2026, until DFO reopens it by fishery notice.
Tie on: Jigging spoon through the ice · Dead-stick minnow · Tip-up with dead bait · Tungsten jig and wax worm. Prime windows: 11:57 PM-1:57 AM, 12:16 PM-2:16 PM, 8:42 AM-9:42 AM. Similar at 13 °C with likely rain: fish ahead of the front. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
British Columbia requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from C$11.43. British Columbia fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing white sturgeon here? Check the size and bag limits with BC Freshwater Fishing before you keep anything; the White sturgeon page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Fraser River at Mission today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (08:10), sunset (17:35), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:57 PM-1:57 AM and 12:16 PM-2:16 PM; minor 8:42 AM-9:42 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Water Survey of Canada station 08MH024 (FRASER RIVER AT MISSION).
River level, last 30 days
Water Survey of Canada real-time hydrometric data, station 08MH024. Latest reading 2026-11-09 02:10.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp6 °C
High / Low13 °C / 6 °C
WindNNE 7 km/h, gusts 9 km/h
Pressure101.72 kPa, rising
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 95%
Sunrise / Sunset08:10 / 17:35
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~6 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Fraser River at Mission
Today is the pick of the week on Fraser River at Mission, at 3 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, Nov 9 — fair at 3/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, Nov 9 — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:57 PM-1:57 AM and 12:16 PM-2:16 PM
- Minor period
- 8:42 AM-9:42 AM
- Sun
- 08:10 to 17:35
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Rain, 13 km/h
- Rain chance
- 95%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Fraser River at Mission: seasons written for the Canadian year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
White sturgeon
Year-round, catch-and-release only
Release only Catch and release only, all year. White sturgeon are catch and release only; the Jesperson’s, Herrling Island and Seabird Island side channels are closed to all fishing 15 May to 31 July, and the non-tidal Fraser is closed at night. Rule as read from Government of British Columbia on 2026-09-27.
The giant of the Fraser River: catch-and-release only, with the separate White Sturgeon Conservation Licence and the handling rules in the BC synopsis. Fish must stay in the water. Deep, slow water with bait on the bottom; fewer fish, big fish.
Chinook (spring) salmon
BC coast: spring to late summer; Great Lakes tributaries: September and October
Closed No fishing for salmon in the non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek, and in the approaches to the river, since 1 January 2026, until DFO reopens it by fishery notice. Rule as read from Fisheries and Oceans Canada on 2026-09-27.
The biggest Pacific salmon, called spring or king on the BC coast. Feeds along the kelp lines, points and tide rips of the BC coast before running rivers in late summer; introduced to the Great Lakes, where it runs the tributaries in fall. Retention on the BC coast changes by area and by DFO fishery notice.
Sockeye salmon
Summer, only when DFO opens a fishery
Closed No fishing for salmon in the non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek, and in the approaches to the river, since 1 January 2026, until DFO reopens it by fishery notice. Rule as read from Fisheries and Oceans Canada on 2026-09-27.
The Fraser and Skeena salmon, prized and tightly managed. Recreational sockeye fisheries open only by DFO notice in years when the run allows; many years they stay closed.
Chum salmon
Fraser Valley and Island rivers: October and November
Closed No fishing for salmon in the non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek, and in the approaches to the river, since 1 January 2026, until DFO reopens it by fishery notice. Rule as read from Fisheries and Oceans Canada on 2026-09-27.
The late-fall salmon of the lower mainland and the Island, big and hard-fighting. Runs the Vedder, the Harrison and the Stave in numbers some years. Retention depends on the run and the DFO notice.
Coho salmon
BC coast: July to September; rivers: October and November
Closed No fishing for salmon in the non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek, and in the approaches to the river, since 1 January 2026, until DFO reopens it by fishery notice. Rule as read from Fisheries and Oceans Canada on 2026-09-27.
Silver, aggressive and surface-oriented. Feeds hard along the BC coast through summer and runs the Fraser Valley and Island rivers in fall, the Vedder and the Stamp among them. Hatchery coho are marked by a clipped adipose fin; what may be kept depends on the water and the DFO notice.
When to come: the Fraser River at Mission calendar
Activity by species and month for the Canadian year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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White sturgeon
Chinook (spring) salmon
Sockeye salmon
Chum salmon
Coho salmon
SlowPeak
Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 6 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Chum salmon led the card at excellent. High of 13 °C, wind to 32 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Chum salmon led the card at excellent. High of 16 °C, wind to 34 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Chum salmon led the card at excellent. High of 13 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
BC freshwater fishing licence, from C$11.43 for a resident adult, with higher prices for other Canadians and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and protected areas are set by BC Freshwater Fishing and, in salt water and for salmon, by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the British Columbia licence page before you keep anything. The zone-by-zone seasons and limits are on British Columbia fishing seasons.
Access
Upstream of the bridge you need a BC freshwater licence, plus the White Sturgeon Conservation Licence for sturgeon and the non-tidal salmon surcharge for salmon; downstream, the water is tidal and needs a DFO tidal licence.
About this water
Fraser River at Mission is a river in British Columbia, Canada, covered from the British Columbia reports and listed in all Canada waters.
Fishing Fraser River at Mission: the full guide
The Fraser at Mission
The Fraser River runs wide and silty past Mission on its last stretch to the Strait of Georgia. The CPR Bridge at Mission is the tidal boundary: downstream, federal tidal regulations and a DFO tidal licence apply; upstream, the provincial freshwater rules do. The river’s white sturgeon live in its channels and back eddies. The Water Survey of Canada gauge at Mission, station 08MH024, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
White sturgeon are catch-and-release only, and from the CPR Bridge upstream they need a White Sturgeon Conservation Licence. Salmon pass Mission from summer to late fall, but since January 1, 2026 the non-tidal Fraser from the Mission Bridge up to the Sawmill Creek confluence has been closed to salmon until DFO opens it by notice, as it did for hatchery-marked coho in November 2025. Steelhead fishing in the mainstem is closed from August 15 to December 31.
Where to fish it
Sturgeon are fished from boats anchored in the channels and from the bank in the back eddies. Salmon, when open, are taken on the gravel bars upstream toward Chilliwack and Hope. From May 15 to July 31 the province closes three side channels between the Harrison River and Hope to all fishing and asks anglers to avoid seven more sturgeon spawning areas. The Harrison and the Vedder, which join the Fraser nearby, have their own pages.
Planning a visit
Guides run sturgeon trips from the valley towns, and a guided trip is the simplest way to fish sturgeon with the right gear and handling. The province’s Guidelines for Angling White Sturgeon in B.C. set out how to play, land and release these long-lived fish. In the non-tidal Fraser in Region 2, fishing is closed from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
The water through the year
Snowmelt across the interior raises the Fraser and turns it brown in late spring and early summer; it falls through late summer and runs lower and clearer through fall and winter, the steadier months for sturgeon.
Reading this report here
The Mission gauge shows the freshet as it builds and falls, and a river dropping after the freshet is when the bars start to fish. The chart holds the last 30 days, and the sky and barometer set the rest of the score.
Licence, access and rules
Upstream of the bridge you need a BC freshwater licence, plus the White Sturgeon Conservation Licence for sturgeon and the non-tidal salmon surcharge for salmon; downstream, the water is tidal and needs a DFO tidal licence. In Region 2, dead fin fish may be used as bait only when fishing for sturgeon in the Fraser and a few named waters. Salmon openings come by DFO Fishery Notice.
Common questions
Can I keep a sturgeon from the Fraser?
No. White sturgeon in the Fraser are catch-and-release only, and upstream of the CPR Bridge at Mission you need a White Sturgeon Conservation Licence to fish for them.
Is the Fraser at Mission tidal?
The CPR Bridge at Mission is the boundary: federal tidal rules apply downstream and provincial freshwater rules upstream.
Is salmon fishing open on the Fraser at Mission?
Only when DFO opens it by notice. Since January 1, 2026 the river from the Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek has been closed to salmon until further notice.
Is fishing good at Fraser River at Mission right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Water level and flow readings
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Water Survey of Canada real-time hydrometric data, station 08MH024 — FRASER RIVER AT MISSION
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-r
- notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&ID=all&DOC_
- notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&ID=all&DOC_
- www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-r
- api.weather.gc.ca/collections/hydrometric-stations/items?STATION_NUMBE
- The written guide on this page
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