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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:47[km]
Source :Cowichan Lake
Lattitude:48.875
Longitude:-124.26000213623
Elevation:400[m]
City:Nanoimo
Mouth :Pacific Ocean
Lattitude:48.7533340454102
Longitude:-123.636665344238
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  
TributaryLat/Lon | Connected  
 
Bear Creek48.8 -124.0  Inflow  
Fairservice Creek48.8 -124.0  Inflow  
Inwood Creek48.8 -123.8  Inflow  
Pacific Ocean57.0 -128.5  Mouth  
Skutz Creek48.8 -124.0  Inflow  
TributaryLat/Lon | Connected  
 
Cowichan Lake48.9 -124.3  Source  
Golding Brook48.8 -124.0  Inflow  
Josiah Creek48.8 -124.0  Inflow  
Quamichan Creek48.8 -123.7  Inflow  
Stanley Creek48.8 -124.0  Inflow  
Close ByLat/Lon |    
 
Chemainus River48.9 -123.9  5 km  
Koksilah River48.8 -123.7  5 km  
Skeena River55.6 -129.3  1 km  
Somenos Creek48.8 -123.7  1 km  
Wake Lake48.8 -123.8  5 km  
Lakes and RiversLat/Lon |    
 
Croft Creek48.9 -124.3  5 km  
Menzies Creek48.8 -123.8  5 km  
Quamichan Lake48.8 -123.7  1 km  
Robertson River48.8 -124.1  5 km  
Somenos Lake48.8 -123.7  5 km  
Last NewsDate | Source
 
B.C’s Cowichan River named No. 2 fishing destination in Canada in 202423/01/2024   westcoasttraveller   
Last NewsDate | Source
 
Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island12/10/2019   CBC News   

Last change: 2024-01-23