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Fishing on Cowichan River

Canada, BC, Cowichan Land

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The Cowichan River had once had salmon so plentiful that "old-timers talk about having been able to cross on the backs of fish so thick they were like steppingstones," and was world-renowned for its fly fishing.

Length:

[km]

	Source :	Cowichan Lake
Lattitude:	48.90

Longitude:	-124.30
Elevation:	400	[m]

City:

Nanoimo

	Mouth :	Pacific Ocean
Lattitude:	48.80
Longitude:	-123.60
Elevation:	0	[m]
Location:	Cowichan Bay

City:

Duncan

Fish Species

Trout, Rainbow		Salmon, Coho
Salmon, Chinook		Trout, Cutthroat
Chum Salmon		Sturgeon, White
Trout, Brown		Stickleback, Threespine



Sculpin, Prickly		Trout, Bull
Bullhead, Brown		Salmon, Kokanee
Trout, Dolly Varden		Salmon, Atlantic
Trout, Brook

Tributary	Lat/Lon	\|	Connected

Bear Creek	48.8 -124.0		Inflow
Fairservice Creek	48.8 -124.0		Inflow
Inwood Creek	48.8 -123.8		Inflow
Pacific Ocean	57.0 -128.5		Mouth
Skutz Creek	48.8 -124.0		Inflow

Tributary	Lat/Lon	\|	Connected

Cowichan Lake	48.9 -124.3		Source
Golding Brook	48.8 -124.0		Inflow
Josiah Creek	48.8 -124.0		Inflow
Quamichan Creek	48.8 -123.7		Inflow
Stanley Creek	48.8 -124.0		Inflow

Close By	Lat/Lon	\|

Chemainus River	48.9 -123.9		5 km
Koksilah River	48.8 -123.7		5 km
Skeena River	55.6 -129.3		1 km
Somenos Creek	48.8 -123.7		1 km
Wake Lake	48.8 -123.8		5 km

Lakes and Rivers	Lat/Lon	\|

Croft Creek	48.9 -124.3		5 km
Menzies Creek	48.8 -123.8		5 km
Quamichan Lake	48.8 -123.7		1 km
Robertson River	48.8 -124.1		5 km
Somenos Lake	48.8 -123.7		5 km

Last News	Date	\|	Source

B.C’s Cowichan River named No. 2 fishing destination in Canada in 2024	23/01/2024		westcoasttraveller
Drought signs raise fears of another fish die-off in B.C. rivers	08/05/2024		CBC News

Last News	Date	\|	Source

Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again	08/05/2024		bowenislandundercurrent

Last change: 2024-01-23