Live conditions
Squamish RiverConditions & Fishing Report
Running now: Coho
Water level
3.43 m
Discharge
319.0 m³/s
Reading: Aug 9, 2026, 5:05 a.m. PT
7-day trend (level, m)
What to fish right now on the Squamish River
Current condition: High & coloured — based on the live reading above.
About the Squamish River
The Squamish River drains a heavily glaciated coastal watershed north of Vancouver, and that glacial influence shapes its fishery: the river runs a milky green-grey even in good conditions through the summer melt season, clearing up more fully once cooler fall and winter weather slows glacial input. It's a winter steelhead river and carries strong pink (odd-year), chum and coho runs through fall, with the Cheakamus and Mamquam confluences and the Brackendale area providing the main road-accessible bank water. The famous Brackendale eagle count each winter is a direct consequence of the same chum and coho runs anglers target here — the river supports one of the coast's largest eagle congregations on the back of its salmon returns. Because glacial melt keeps discharge elevated and colour present through summer regardless of rainfall, reading the Squamish's live level matters less for "is it blown out from rain" and more for tracking the seasonal melt-driven decline into fishable fall and winter clarity.
Data: Environment and Climate Change Canada, station 08GA022 (Squamish River near Brackendale). Licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
