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OOTSA LAKE

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Chilako

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Alexis Creek

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San Jose R

Nazko R

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Cariboo

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Fish and Wildlife Regional Office(250) 398-4530 400-640 Borland St.,Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4T1

Conservation Officer Service Field OfficesPlease call one of the numbers below for recorded information or to make an appointment:

Bella Coola: (250) 398-4569100 Mile House: (250) 395-5511Quesnel: (250) 992-4212Williams Lake: (250) 398-4569

R.A.P.P. Report All Poachers and PollutersConservation Officer 24 Hour Hotline1-877-952-RAPP (7277)Cellular Dial #7277Please refer to page 12 for more informationwww.rapp.bc.ca

PELICAN ALERTAmerican White Pelicans are an endangered species and protected under the B.C. Wildlife Act.

B.C.’s only nesting colony (350 nesting pairs) is located in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. Pelicans return to the region each April/May to breed. After the young have fledged in August, they migrate south to overwinter in the Western U.S. and Mexico.

Pelicans forage for fish on lakes throughout the region and travel as far as 165 km from the nesting colony. They do not dive but feed from the surface in shallow water. When breeding pelicans are disturbed while foraging, their feeding and timely return to the nests is disrupted. This leaves the young without food and may reduce survival.

Please do not approach pelicans.To report pelican sightings, please contact the Fish and Wildlife Regional Office in Williams Lake.

FOR SALMON INFORMATION

Fisheries and Oceans Canada District Offices (DFO)

Bella Bella: (250) 957-2363Bella Coola: (250) 799-5345Quesnel: (250) 992-2434Williams Lake: (250) 305-4002

Exotic Alert: Atlantic SalmonPlease refer to the salmon section, p. 4

ICE FISHING HUTS: WARNING! Failure to remove ice fishing huts from lakes before spring breakup is an offence under the Environmental Management Act.

WARNINGDue to aeration projects, DANGEROUS THIN ICE & OPEN WATER may exist on Dewar, Higgins, Irish, Simon and Skulow Lakes.

REGION 5 - CaribooThe Management Unit boundaries indicated on the map below are shown only

as a reference to help anglers locate waters in the region. For more precise Management Unit boundaries, please consult one of the commercial

Recreational Atlases available for B.C.

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Family Fishing Waters

Catch up with your kids!

Check out the Family Fishing Waters on page 55.

REGIONAL DAILY CATCH QUOTAS(See tables for exceptions)

Trout/char: 5, but not more than • 1 over 50 cm • 2 from streams • 1 Dolly Varden/bull trout • 1 lake trout And you must release: ALL STEELHEAD Lake trout, Oct. 1 to Nov. 30

Kokanee: 5 (none from streams)

Whitefish: 15 (all species combined)

Burbot: 5

White Sturgeon: CLOSED TO ALL FISHING in the Fraser River Watershed upstream of Williams Lake River. CATCH AND RELEASE in the Fraser River Watershed downstream of and including Williams Lake River

DEAN RIVER CLASSIFIED WATERSAll anglers are required to buy a Classified Waters Licence to fish the classified portions of the Dean River (see Table for specific areas and dates). There are no limits on the number of days which a Canadian resident may fish the classified sections of the Dean River.

A Non-Resident Alien (see definition, page 96) is allowed only one Classified Waters Licence for the Dean River, and may only fish one classified section of the Dean River (see map page 52) for a maximum of 8 consecutive days per year regardless of whether guided or unguided. A non-guided Non-Resident Alien wishing to fish the Class I - Main Section of the Dean River, from Crag Creek to signs 500 m above the canyon, must enter an annual limited entry draw held in mid-March. For an application, please visit our website at www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/licences/#DeanRiverDraw or contact us at:

DEAN RIVER DRAW Fish and Wildlife Branch PO Box 9363 Stn Prov Govt Victoria B.C. V8W 9M2

Phone: 250-387-9589

CANIM LAKE NO FISHING ZONE

POSSESSION QUOTAS Possession quotas = 2 daily quotas (see tables for exceptions)

DAILY & ANNUAL CATCH QUOTAS FOR SALMON Please refer to the NOTICE on page 4 for Salmon Regulations.

GENERAL RESTRICTIONS

Spring closure: No fishing in any stream in Fraser River watershed of Region 5 (including the Thompson River watershed) from April 1 to June 30, EXCEPT the mainstem of the Fraser River & other streams listed in the tables.

Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Region 5, all year.

Size limit: There is no minimum size in lakes (see tables for exceptions).

Steelhead fishing: Your basic licence must be validated with a Steelhead Conservation Surcharge Stamp if you intend to fish for steelhead anywhere in B.C. In addition, a Steelhead Stamp is mandatory when fishing most Classified Waters regardless of the species being angled for. Please see page 7 for details.

TABLE LEGENDSee the following tables for exceptions and additional regulations on specific waters.

π Stocked Lake (not all stocked lakes listed, see p. 85)∏ Classified Waters Licence required to fish Class I or Class II waters, see p. 8∑ Including tributaries∂ Age Restricted Waters

NOTICE TO ANGLERS

STEELHEAD MANAGEMENT CHANGESIn response to declining abundance of Fraser Basin steelhead, steelhead fisheries within the Chilcotin River Watershed will be closed for 2009/2010.

NOTE: Check website (page 1) for closure dates in 2010/2011 season.

THE FOLLOWING WATERS ARE CLOSED TO ALL FISHING:Chilcotin River downstream of Chilko River from October 1 through June 10.Sport fishing openings will be announced in-season, if scientific information suggests that abundance is adequate to support a fishery. This management approach is in response to depressed steelhead abundance. The short term strategy is to meet conservation objectives by minimizing the incidental mortalities associated with sports and commercial fisheries.

REGION 5 - CaribooREGIONAL REGULATIONS

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✦ Please refer to “Regulations Simplification” article on Page 90.NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 50) apply. New restrictions are highlighted in blue. Check for any in-season changes at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish

ABBOTT LAKE π 5-2 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors onlyABUNTLET LAKE 5-12 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“AGNUS” LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook; unnamed lake approx. 1 km north of Miner LakeALEXIS LAKE 5-13 Electric motors onlyATNARKO/BELLA COOLA RIVERS∑∏ EXCEPT: Burnt Bridge Creek above Sitkatapa Creek, Hunlen Creek above Hunlen Falls, and Young Creek above Highway 20. (See separate entries for these three waters)

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No fishing above Tweedsmuir Park plus Tenas Lake, Apr 1-June 30 Closed all year from Tenas Lake to signs near Atnarko Provincial campsiteTrout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 25 cm and all cutthroat trout must be released) EXCEPT: on Bella Coola R. MAINSTEM ONLY, trout/char daily quota = 2, of which only one may be a trout (cutthroat or rainbow) and none may be under 25 cm, no cutthroat may be over 33 cm, and no rainbow may be over 50 cm), Apr 1-May 31 ONLY, EXCEPT: release all char (on TRIBUTARIES ONLY), Sept 1-May 31Bait ban below eastern boundary of Tweedsmuir Park, Sept 1- May 15No angling from powered boats on mainstems of Atnarko River & Bella Coola RiverNo powered boats on Atnarko River, from Goat Creek to the confluence with Talchako River.No fishing for steelhead Class II water below Young Creek, Mar 1-May 31. NOTE: Classified Waters Licence or steelhead Stamp not required until reopened to steelhead fishing

AVALANCHE LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookBABY CHARLOTTE LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookBAKER CREEK 5-13 Open July 1-Mar 31 above Pinnacle Provincial Park and June 1-Apr 30 below Park

∂ Age restriction (see page 5) below Pinnacle Provincial Park BALLON LAKE π 5-2 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookBANANA LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookBASALT LAKE 6-1 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookBEAVER CREEK chain of lakes 5-2 Closed to all bass fishing

Includes: Beaver, Chambers, Joan, McCauley, Opheim, and Roberts lakes, Lake George, and the unnamed lake known locally as “Rye” lake

BEAVER LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingBELLA COOLA RIVER∑ 5-8 See Atnarko/Bella Coola Rivers∑BIG LAKE (approx. 10 km π west of 100 Mile House)

5-2 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

BISHOP (“Brown”) LAKE 5-13 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“BLACKWATER” RIVER 5-13 See West Road RiverBLUE LAKE (Soda Creek area) π 5-2 Electric motors onlyBLUE LEAD CREEK 5-15 No fishing below falls 2 km from Quesnel Lake, Aug 15-Oct 31“BLUFF” LAKE 5-2 No powered boats

Unnamed lake approx. 2 km E/NE of Spout LakeBOAR LAKE (Dog Creek drainage) 5-2 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookBOOTJACK LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8BOWRON LAKE 5-16 Trout/char daily and possession quotas = 2BOWRON LAKE Park waters other than Bowron Lake

5-16 Trout/char daily and possession quotas = 1 (none under 30 cm or over 50 cm)Bait ban, single barbless hook; no powered boats

BRIDGE LAKE π 5-1 Lake trout release“BROWN” LAKE 5-13 See Bishop LakeBUNTING LAKE 5-2 Engine power restriction - 3.75 Kw (5 hp)BURNT BRIDGE CREEK ∏ (above Sitkatapa Creek) ∑

5-11 Bait ban; No fishing for steelheadClass II water Mar 1-May 31. NOTE: Classified Waters Licence or Steelhead Stamp not required until reopened to steelhead fishingBelow Sitkatapa Creek: see Atnarko/Bella Coola Rivers ∑

CAMERON CREEK 5-15 No fishing Oct 1-June 30Trout/char release; bait ban and artificial fly only

CANIM LAKE (see map page 50) 5-1 No fishing within the waters of the small bay at the mouth of Eagle Creek northerly of a line drawn between two boundary signs located on opposites shores of the bay, Sept 1-Sept 30

CANIM RIVER (also in M.U. 3-46) 5-15 Trout/char release; bait banCARIBOO RIVER 5-15 Bull trout releaseCHAMBERS LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingCHILCOTIN RIVER ∏ 5-12

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Above Chilko River, mainstem open July 1-Mar 31Below Chilko River, mainstem open June 11-Sept 30No trout/char under 30 cm below Chilko RiverNo angling from powered boatsBelow Chilko River∑: Class II water Oct 1-May 31 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory Oct 1-May 31 (if opened for fall or spring fishing; see p.50)

CHILKO LAKE 5-4 Trout/char daily quota = 2 ( no rainbow trout over 70 cm; only 1 bull trout and it may not be under 60 cm)Bait ban, single barbless hookNo powered boats on Big Lagoon (west side of lake)

CHILKO LAKE’S tributary streams 5-4 No fishing Aug 1-June 30Dolly Varden (bull trout) release

CHILKO RIVER ∏ 5-5 Mainstem open June 11-Oct 31Trout/char release; bait ban; flyfishing only above Brittany CreekNo angling from powered boats above bridge at Henry’s Crossing, Sept 11-Sept 30; speed restriction (5 km/h) on partClass II water above Brittany Creek∑, June 11-Oct 31 (Steelhead Stamp not required)

CHIMNEY CREEK 5-2 Open all year below Brunson LakeCHIPMUNK LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookCHRISTOPHER LAKE (Canim L. area) 5-15 SL-1 Trout daily quota = 2CHUCKWALLA RIVER ∏ 5-7 No fishing entire river, June 1-Aug 31; closed all year between signs at Ten Mile Pool

Class II water∑ Apr 1-May 31 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-May 31

EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONSMANAGEMENT UNIT(NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5)

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COHEN LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookCOOK LAKE (Solomon Lake area) π 5-2 No ice fishing; trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait banCRAG CREEK 5-9 Closed all yearCRAZY BEAR (Ginny) LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“CRUISE” LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 500 m south of Stewart LakeCUTTHROAT LAKE 5-11 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookDAVIDSON LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookDEAN RIVER ∏

5-9 No fishing above Iltasyuko River∑, Apr 1-June 14Closed all year from Iltasyuko River to Crag Creek∑No fishing from Crag Creek to signs 500 m above canyon∑, Oct 1-May 31Closed all year from signs 500 m above canyon to signs 100 m below canyonNo fishing from signs 100 m below canyon to tidal boundary, Oct 1 - May 31Trout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 35 cm) Bait ban all parts∑Fly fishing only from (a) Anahim Lake to Iltasyuko River, June 15- Mar 31, and (b) Crag Creek to signs 500 m above canyon, July 15-Sept 30No powered boats between signs 0.5 km and 3.5 km above canyon, Aug 1-Aug 31From Crag Creek to signs 500 m above the canyon∑: Class I water June 1-Sept 30 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory June 1-Sept 30; see map below (Non-residents see notice on page 50)From signs 100 m below canyon to tidal boundary∑: Class I water June 1-Sept 30 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory June 1-Sept 30: see map belowFrom Anahim Lake to Iltasyuko River∑: Class II water June 16-Oct 31 (see map below); Steelhead Stamp not requiredNOTE: ”canyon” means lower canyon 3-5 km from river’s mouth

DECEPTION LAKE 5-15 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookDEWAR LAKE π 5-2 WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!“DOG” LAKE 5-2 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout/char daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 6 km S/SW of the confluence of Dog and Pigeon creeksDONNELY LAKE π 5-1 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook; no powered boatsDRAGON LAKE π 5-2 No fishing southeast of a line between signs on opposite shores of the bay at the mouth of Hallis Creek, Apr 1-May 31

Trout daily quota = 1EARLE LAKE π 5-1 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookEAST KING LAKE 5-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban; single barbless hook; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)ELK LAKE π 5-2 Electric motors onlyFAWN LAKE π 5-1 Electric motors onlyFISH LAKE (Taseko Lake area) 5-4 Trout daily quota = 8“FISH” LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 2 km NW of McClinchy LakeFLY LAKE 5-2 No powered boatsFOREST LAKE π 5-2 No ice fishing

Trout daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); artificial fly only, bait ban; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)FRASER RIVER 5-2 Mainstem open all year

No fishing for sturgeon in the Fraser River watershed upstream of Williams Lake River (any caught must be released)FRENCH LAKE π 5-1 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)FROG LAKE 5-6 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookGATCHO LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“GEESE” LAKE (2 km NE of Eliguk L) 5-12 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookGOTCHEN LAKE 5-15 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“GRASSY” LAKE 5-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; no powered boats

Unnamed lake approx. 1 km SW of West King LakeGREENLEE LAKE π 5-1 Electric motors onlyGREENY LAKE π 5-2 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)

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“GRIZZLY” LAKE 5-15 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hookUnnamed lake approx. 4.5 km upstream of Maeford Lake

HAWKINS LAKE 5-1 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)HIDDEN LAKE 5-6 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookHIGGINS LAKE π 5-1 Electric motors only; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!“HIGH” LAKE 5-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 4 km north of Bridge LakeHOMATHKO RIVER∑ 5-5 No fishing Apr 1-June 30HORSEFLY RIVER ∏ (from Quesnel Lake to Horsefly River Falls)

5-2 Mainstem open June 1-Oct 31Trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait banNo angling from powered boats from Woodjam Bridge to Quesnel LakeClass II water∑ June 1-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp not required

HOWARD LAKE π 5-1 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)HUNLEN CREEK (above Hunlen Falls)∑

5-11 No fishing Apr 1-June 30Bait banBelow Hunlen Falls: see Atnarko/Bella Coola Rivers ∑

HUSH LAKE π 5-15 No powered boatsILTASYUKO RIVER 5-10 No fishing Apr 1-June 15

Bait banIRISH LAKE π 5-1 Electric motors only; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!JACK OF CLUBS LAKE 5-2 WARNING: Lake trout over 45 cm may contain elevated mercury levels. Limit your consumption.JACKSON LAKE π 5-2 Artificial fly only, bait ban; electric motors onlyJACOBIE LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8JOAN LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingJUNKER LAKE 5-11 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookKATHERINE LAKE 5-15 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookKENO LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8“KESTREL” LAKE π 5-2 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 11 km northeast of McLeese Lake and 2 km south of Beaver Lake RoadKIDNEY LAKE 5-11 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookKILBELLA RIVER ∏ 5-7 No fishing June 1-Aug 31

Class II water∑, Apr 1-May 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-May 31KLINAKLINI RIVER∑ 5-6 No fishing Apr 1-June 30LAKE GEORGE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingLEMON LAKE (in Gibbons Creek drainage)

5-2 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1Bait ban, single barbless hook

LITTLE ALEXIS LAKE 5-13 Electric motors only“LITTLE BISHOP” LAKE (approx. 1.7 km NE of Bishop Lake)

5-13 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

LITTLE CHARLOTTE LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookLITTLE HORSEFLY RIVER 5-2 Trout/char release; bait ban“LITTLE JONES” LAKE π 5-2 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 13 km E/SE of 150 Mile House on the north side of Jones Creek MAUD LAKE 5-2 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMAYDOE LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMCCAULEY LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingMCCLINCHY LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMCKINLEY CREEK 5-2 Trout/char release below McKinley Lake; bait banMCNEIL LAKE π 5-15 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMERIDIAN LAKE 5-1 Electric motors onlyMIDDLE LAKE 5-5 SL-1 Trout/char daily quota = 2MITCHELL LAKE 5-15 Closed all year within 100 m radius of the weir at the lake’s outletMITCHELL RIVER∑ 5-15 Closed all year within 100 m radius of the weir at the outlet of Michell Lake

Closed all year from Michell Lake to Cameron CreekNo fishing downstream of Cameron Creek (including Cameron Cr.), Oct 1-June 30Trout/char release, bait ban and artificial fly only downstream of Cameron Creek (including Cameron Creek)

MOFFAT CREEK 5-2 Trout/char release and bait ban below falls 8 km from Horsefly RiverMOREHEAD LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8NAGLICO LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookNEKITE RIVER∑ ∏ 5-7 Class II water Apr 1-May 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-May 31ONE LAKE 5-13 Electric motors only108 MILE LAKE π 5-2 Electric motors onlyOPHEIM LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishing“OSLIE” LAKE π 5-2 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 2 km east of Hen Ingram LakeOWEN LAKE π 5-14 Do NOT approach or disturb White Pelicans, an endangered species protected by law. See note on page 49PADDY LAKE π 5-1 SL-1 Trout daily quota = 2PATENAUDE LAKE 5-2 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release, bait ban, single barbless hookPEACH LAKE 5-2 Engine power restriction–7.5 Kw (10 hp)PETTRY LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“PIGEON LAKE #1” π 5-2 SL-1 Trout daily quota = 2

Unnamed lake adjacent to Dog Creek Road, approx. 9 km west of Gustafsen Lake and 19 km north of Meadow Lake RoadPOLLEY LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8PREACHER LAKE (East of Bowers Lk) 5-1 SL-1 Trout daily quota = 2


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QUESNEL LAKE 5-15 No fishing southwest of a line between signs on opposite shores of Horsefly Bay, Mar 1-May 31No fishing in North Arm, north of a line between Watt and Service creeks, March 1-May 31 No fishing in North Arm, within a trianglar area formed by signs posted-approx. 1 km north and 1 km south of Isaiah Creek and 800 m south of Long Creek (opposite Deception Point), Sept 15-Nov 15. See map page 52 Trout/char daily quota = 2 (none under 30 cm): only 1 lake trout, release all rainbow trout over 50 cm and release all bull troutBait ban, single barbless hook

QUESNEL RIVER 5-2 Closed all year from 50 m above Likely bridge to 50 m below Likely bridgeMainstem open above Cariboo River, June 16-Feb 28, other parts open July 1-Mar 31Trout/char release from the boundary signs approx. 1.8 km east of the Likely bridge downstream to Morehead CreekTrout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 40 cm) downstream of Morehead CreekBait ban

RAVEN LAKE π 5-14 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)REDFERN LAKE 5-15 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookROBERT LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishing“RYE” LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishing

Unnamed lake approx. 1.6 km downstream of Joan Lake“SANDY” LAKE 5-2 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 3.2 km south of Le Bourdais LakeSECRET LAKE 5-6 SL-3 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookSEPA LAKE 5-2 Electric motors onlySIMON LAKE π 5-2 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban; single barbless hook; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!“SINKHOLE” LAKE 5-2 SL-1 Trout daily quota = 2

Unnamed lake approx. 100 m East of Sneezie LakeSKULOW LAKE π 5-2 Electric motors only; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!“SLIM” LAKE π 5-4 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake in Taseko River drainage approx. 4 km N of Cone Hill“SNAG” LAKE π 5-1 SL-3 No ice fishing; Trout daily quota = 1; bait ban; single barbless hook; no powered boats

Unnamed lake approx. 500 m S/SE of West King LakeSNEEZIE LAKE (near Timothy Lake) 5-2 SL-1 Trout daily quota = 2SQUARE LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookSQUIRREL LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookSTEWART LAKE 5-6 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookSTUM LAKE 5-13 No fishing Mar 1-Aug 31SULPHUROUS LAKE π 5-1 Lake trout releaseSUNSHINE (“Ant”) LAKE 5-11 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookTAKIA RIVER∑ 5-10 Closed all yearTANYA LAKE’S TRIBUTARIES 5-10 Closed all yearTENAS LAKE 5-11 No fishing Apr 1-June 30TEEPEE LAKE (adjacent to West Road River)

5-13 No fishing Nov 1-June 14Trout daily quota = 1 (none under 30 cm); artificial fly only, bait ban, barbless hook

TILGATGO LAKE 5-12 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookTOMS LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookTSUNIAH LAKE 5-4 Bait Ban, single barbless hookTURNER LAKE 5-11 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookTWO LAKE π 5-13 Electric motors onlyVALENTINE LAKE π 5-2 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 2; artificial fly only, bait ban; electric motors onlyVISTA LAKE 5-11 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookWATCH LAKE π 5-1 Speed restriction (8 km/h)WENTWORTH LAKES 5-13 SL-1 Trout daily quota = 2WEST KING LAKE 5-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Engine power restriction–7.5 Kw (10 hp)WEST ROAD (“Blackwater”) RIVER ∏ 5-12

5-13No fishing in mainstem (only) Nov 1-June 14; tributaries subject to spring closureTrout daily quota = 1 (none under 30 cm); artificial fly only, bait ban; electric motors onlyMainstem only: Class II water June 15-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp not required

WHALE LAKE (Canim Lake area) π 5-15 Trout daily and possession quotas = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“WHALE” LAKE π (Gustafsen Lake area)

5-2 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookUnnamed lake approx. 4 km NE of Gustafsen Lake

WHITESTONE LAKE 5-2 Electric motors onlyWIDGEON LAKE 5-11 SL-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookWILLIAMS LAKE 5-2 Speed restriction on parts (8 km/h)WILLIAMS LAKE RIVER 5-2 Open all yearWOLF LAKE 5-1 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook

Situated approx. 2.3 km NE of Lorin LakeYOUNG CREEK (above Highway 20)∑ 5-11 Bait ban; no fishing for steelhead

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Ten Mile LakeNorth of Quesnel. Drive north on Hwy 97 from Quesnel for approximately 12 km.

Facilities: Provincial Park with boat launch, picnic tables, toilets, playground, swimming beaches, and campgroundRegulations: Regional regulationsSpecies: Stocked kokanee & rainbow troutTip: Best fished from a boat. Good winter ice fishing

Milburn LakeNorthwest of Quesnel. From Quesnel, cross the Fraser River to West Quesnel, turn right on Elliot Street and then left onto North Fraser Drive which turns into Blackwater Rd. Follow Blackwater Rd to Nazko Rd. and turn right (north) on Milburn Lake Rd.

Facilities: day-use picnic area with boat launch and pit toiletRegulations: Regional regulationsSpecies: Stocked rainbow trout & brook troutTip: Best fishing from a boat in the spring and fall

Dugan LakeSouth of Williams Lake. From Hwy 97, turn east onto the Likely-Horsefly Road at 150 Mile House. Stay right on Horsefly Rd at the Likely Rd. junction, approx 5 km from Hwy 97. Drive a further 2 km and turn right onto Dugan Lake Rd.

Facilities: Camping, day-use picnic areas, boat launch and toilet facilities with access for disabled personsRegulations: Regional regulationsSpecies: Stocked rainbow trout & brook troutTip: Best fished from a boat. Good winter ice fishing

Greeny LakeEast of Lac La Hache. From Hwy 97, turn east on Timothy Lake Rd. (turnoff for Mt. Timothy ski area) and follow to the lake.

Facilities: Maintained recreation site with camping, pit toilets and boat launchRegulations: Regional regulations; engine power restriction – 7.5 Kw (10 hp)Species: Stocked rainbow troutTip: Best fishing from a boat in the spring and fall

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Family Fishing WatersCatch up with your kids!

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R.A.P.P. Report All Poachers and PollutersConservation Officer 24 Hour Hotline1-877-952-RAPP (7277)Cellular Dial #7277Please refer to page 12 for more information www.rapp.bc.ca

FISH AND WILDLIFE REGIONAL OFFICE(250) 847-7260 Bag 5000, 3726 Alfred Ave.,Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0


Atlin: (250) 651-7501Burns Lake: (250) 692-7777Dease Lake: (250) 771-3566Q.C. City: (250) 559-8431Smithers: (250) 847-7266Terrace: (250) 638-6530

NOTICEThere is no freshwater fishing permitted in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve (on the Queen Charlotte Islands).

REGION 6 - SkeenaThe Management Unit boundaries indicated on the map below are shown only as a reference to help anglers locate waters in the region. For more precise Management Unit boundaries, please consult one of the commercial Recreational Atlases available for B.C.

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Terrace: (250) 615-5350New Hazelton: (250) 842-6327Smithers: (250) 847-2312Nass Camp: (250) 633-2408North Coast (Prince Rupert): (250) 627-3499Central Coast (Bella Coola): (250) 799-5345Queen Charlotte City: (250) 559-4413 Whitehorse (MU’s 6-19 to 6-29) (867) 393-6722

Exotic Alert: Atlantic SalmonPlease refer to the salmon section, p. 4

REGIONAL DAILY CATCH QUOTAS(See tables for exceptions)Trout/char: 5, but not more than • 1 over 50 cm (includes Kitimat hatchery steelhead) • 2 from streams • 3 Dolly Varden/bull trout and lake trout combined And you must release: • ALL WILD STEELHEAD • Trout/char under 30 cm from any stream • Lake trout from Fraser, Skeena, and Nass river watersheds, Sept. 15 to Nov. 30

Arctic grayling: 3Burbot: 5Inconnu: 1Kokanee: 10 (none from streams)Northern pike: 5Whitefish: 15 (all species combined)White Sturgeon: CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY

POSSESSION QUOTASPossession quotas = 2 daily quotas. (See tables for exceptions)

GENERAL RESTRICTIONSNO FISHING: in any stream in the watersheds of the Skeena River above Cedarvale or Nass River above Kitsault Bridge, Jan. 1 to June 15 (NOTE: Nass River mainstem is EXEMPT and Skeena River mainstem above Cedarvale is only closed Jan. 1 to May 31). See tables for other exceptions.

NO FISHING: in any stream in the Iskut River watershed (upstream of Forest Kerr Canyon), April 1 to June 30; and in the Fraser River watershed in Region 6,April 1 to June 30.


Set lining for burbot is permitted in the lakes of Region 6. Please refer to set lining and the use of fin fish for bait on page 9.


π Stocked Lake (not all stocked lakes listed, see p. 85)∏ Classified Waters Licence required to fish Class I or Class II waters, see p. 8∑ Including tributaries




DAILY AND ANNUAL CATCH QUOTAS FOR SALMONPlease refer to the NOTICE on page 4 for Salmon Regulations.

STEELHEAD STAMP REQUIREMENTBefore fishing steelhead waters, please refer to “Classified Waters” and “Conservation Surcharges” (pages 7 & 8) for the requirements for a Steelhead Conservation Surcharge Stamp.

ANNUAL CATCH QUOTASAnnual catch quota for all B.C.:10 hatchery steelhead per licence year.

NOTICE TO ANGLERS FISHING B.C.-YUKON TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS

To simplify angling and licensing regulations, and to improve fisheries management, a transboundary management agreement is in place for five lakes and two river systems which straddle the B.C.-Yukon border. The lakes are Bennett, Laidlaw, Morley, Tagish, and Teslin (not including any of their inlet or outlet streams). The rivers are the Rancheria and Swift, plus their tributaries. (NOTE: Lakes in the Rancheria and Swift watersheds are NOT included in the agreement.)

Anglers may fish any part of the affected waters with either a Yukon or British Columbia angling licence. (NOTE: A B.C. licence is required to fish the B.C. portion of Atlin Lake even though it is also a transboundary water.)

The quotas and size limits for these waters are now similar on both sides of the border, but tackle restrictions have not been amended under the agreement. Please refer to the Water-Specific Tables in Region 6 for detailed information on the daily catch quotas and possession quotas, as well as gear, method, and bait restrictions applicable to the B.C. portions of these waters. Information on quotas and tackle restrictions for the Yukon potions of the transboundary waters may be found in the Yukon regulations.

Anglers are reminded that they are entitled to only one daily quota for any given species in these waters, regardless of which side of the border the fish were taken and even if they possess both B.C. and Yukon angling licences.

Please obtain a copy of the Yukon regulations before fishing Yukon waters.

NOTICE TO ANGLERSSingle barbless hooks must be used in all Region 6 streams, all year.A “single hook” (not barbless) restriction is now under consideration for all Region 6 lakes to reduce handling time and mortality for fish being released, and to simplify the regulations. Your feedback is welcomed. Please forward comments to the Fish and Wildlife Regional Office in Smithers.

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✦ Please refer to “Regulations Simplification” article on Page 90. NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 59) apply. New restrictions are highlighted in blue. Check for any in-season changes at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish

ATLIN LAKE 6-256-27

Lake trout daily quota = 3: EITHER none over 60 cm, OR only 1 over 60 cm and the other 2 must be 60 cm or less; Arctic grayling daily quota = 3 (only 1 over 35 cm); Northern pike daily quota = 5 (only 1 over 70 cm); whitefish daily quota = 5Only one daily quota may be retained from Atlin Lake regardless of which side of the border the fish were taken

BABINE LAKE 6-6 Closed all year east of a line from Gullwing Creek to the south shore of Babine LakeNo fishing within a 400 m radius of the mouth of Pinkut Creek, Aug 15-Sept 15That section of flowing water between Babine and Nilkitkwa lakes is designated Babine River (see map page 63); Regional stream regulations apply.

BABINE RIVER ∏ 6-8 Closed all year between signs posted about 100 m above and 80 m below the adult fish counting fence, located approx. 1.8 km downstream of Nilkitkwa LakeOpen all year in the channel between Babine and Nilkitkwa lakesFly fishing only (a) from a point 100 m above Fort Babine bridge to 100 m above the adult fish counting fence (includingNilkitkwa Lake), during open times and (b) from signs about 80 m below the adult fish counting fence to Nichyeskwa Creek, June 16-Sept 30Bait banNo angling from boats below adult fish counting fence; see location aboveDownstream of the juvenile fish counting weir located at the outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake to the confluence with Skeena River*: Class I water Sept 1-Oct 31 & Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31

BASALT LAKE 6-1 SL-4 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookBEAR RIVER∑ (Sustut Watershed) 6-18 Closed all yearBELL-IRVING RIVER 6-17 Bait ban, Aug 1-Dec 31BENNETT LAKE 6-28 Lake trout daily and possession quotas = 2 (only 1 over 90 cm, none between 60 cm and 90 cm); Arctic grayling daily

and possession quotas = 4 (only 1 over 44 cm, none between 36 cm and 44 cm); Northern pike daily and possession quotas = 4 (only 1 over 100 cm, none between 70 cm and 100 cm); whitefish daily quota = 5

BISH CREEK∑ 6-11 Trout/char release; bait banBUCKINGHORSE LAKE 6-20 No fishing within 100 m of outlet, May 15-July 31

Trout/char daily and possession quotas = 2 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single hookBUCKLEY CREEK 6-21 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (none over 50 cm); bait banBUCKLEY LAKE 6-21 No fishing Nov 1- Apr 30

Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hookBULKLEY RIVER ∏ 6-9 Closed all year above Morice/Bulkley River confluence∑

Bait ban, Aug 1-Dec 31∑ (EXCEPT Morice R.∑, Suskwa R.∑, and Two Mile Creek)No angling from boats from Morice River to CNR bridge at Barrett, Aug 15-Dec 31, and in Moricetown Canyon or within 100 m downstream, all yearClass II water Sept 1-Oct 31* (see Suskwa River, a Bulkley tributary) & Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31∑

CASEY LAKE 6-4 Bait ban, single barbless hook; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)CHESLATTA LAKE 6-4 Lake trout release, Sept 15-Oct 31

Lake trout daily and possession quotas = 3 (only 1 over 50 cm), Nov 1-Sept 14CHESLATTA RIVER 6-4 Trout/char release and bait ban below Cheslatta FallsCHILKOOT TRAIL NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK WATERS

6-28 Closed all year. Please contact Parks Canada for details (see page 11)

CHIPMUNK LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookCOPPER CREEK ∏ 6-12 No fishing from Skidegate Lake to signs at second bridge 6 km above tidal boundary, Feb 1-Apr 30

Cutthroat trout releaseClass II water Sept 1-Apr 30*; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30∑

COPPER RIVER 6-9 See Zymoetz RiverCRANBERRY RIVER 6-15 Closed all year between signs above and below Cranberry River Canyon

Note: The section of river from Cranberry-Kiteen junction to Nass River is the Cranberry RiverBait ban, Aug 1 - Dec 31

DALA RIVER∑ 6-3 Bait ban, June 1-June 14 and Aug 2-Oct 15No fishing June 15-Aug 1

DAMDOCHAX CREEK ∏ 6-17 Bait banClass II water Sept 1-Oct 31*; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31∑

DATLAMEN CREEK∑ ∏ 6-13 Class II water Sept 1-Apr 30; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30DEENA CREEK∑ ∏ 6-12 No fishing above signs at second bridge 5 km above tidal boundary, Feb 1-May 31

Class II water Sept 1-Apr 30; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30DEEP CREEK 6-15 Closed all year“DIANA” CREEK 6-14 No fishing Aug 1-Oct 31

Bait ban Unnamed stream between Diana and Prudhomme lakesAlso see Prudhomme Lake (south of the Hwy 16 bridge)

DORIS LAKE 6-8 Lake trout fishing closed all year (any caught must be released)DUNALTER LAKE (Irrigation Lake) π 6-9 Electric motors only“EAST GRIBBELL” CREEK 6-3 Closed all year

Unnamed stream on Gribbell Island across Ursula Chan. from Goat HarbourECSTALL RIVER∑ ∏ 6-11 Class II water all year; Steelhead Stamp not required unless angling for steelheadENDAKO RIVER 6-4 No fishing Nov 15-June 30


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FRANÇOIS LAKE (ONLY near the outlet at the François Lake bridge; see map on page 63)

6-4 No fishing Nov 15-May 31Trout/char daily quota = 2, only 1 over 50 cm; release all rainbow troutBait ban, single barbless hook; no set lining

FULTON RIVER∑ 6-8 Open June 16-Apr 30 each yearAngling permitted in Fulton River opposite the spawning channels, as signed

GATCHO LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookGITNADOIX RIVER∑ ∏ 6-10 Class I water all year; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-May 31HAYS CREEK∑ (in Prince Rupert) 6-14 Closed all year above signs located below lower culvert near fish cannery

Includes “Oldfield” CreekHELENE LAKE 6-6 No fishing northwest of a line between signs on opposite shores of the outlet bay, Apr 1-June 30HEVENOR (“Mcqueen”) CREEK∑ 6-30 Open all year, bait may be used, trout/char daily quota = 2 (no minimum size)HILL-TOUT LAKE 6-9 Closed all yearHONNA RIVER∑ ∏ 6-13 Class II water Sept 1-Apr 30; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30ISHKHEENICKH RIVER 6-14 See Ksi Hlginx RiverISKUT RIVER 6-21 No fishing downstream of Forest Kerr Canyon∑, Apr 1-Apr 30

No powered boats between Natadesleen Lake and Kinaskan LakeJOHANSON LAKE 6-18 Closed all yearKATHLYN LAKE 6-9 No powered boatsKHUTZEYMATEEN RIVER∑ 6-14 Closed all yearKILDALA RIVER∑ 6-3 Bait ban, June 1-Oct 15KISPIOX RIVER∑ ∏ 6-30 Bait ban (EXCEPT Hevenor Creek)

No angling from boats, no powered boatsClass II water Sept 1-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31See Skeena River/Kispiox River confluence

KITEEN RIVER 6-15 Bait ban, Aug 1 - Dec 31KITIMAT RIVER∑ 6-3 West half of river between signs near Kitimat Hatchery outfall closed all year

Hatchery steelhead daily quota = 1; hatchery steelhead monthly quota = 10;Note: province-wide hatchery steelhead annual quota = 10When you have caught & retained your daily steelhead quota from the Kitimat, you must stop fishing the Kitimat for the remainder of that dayBait ban, May 15-Aug 31No powered boats

KITSEGUECLA RIVER ∏ 6-9 Bait ban, Sept 1-Dec 31Class II water all year∑; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31∑

KITSUMKALUM (Kalum) RIVER∑∏ 6-15 Class II water all year; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-May 31Bait ban Jan 1-Mar 15

KITWANGA RIVER∑ ∏ 6-30 Bait ban, Sept 1-Dec 31Class II water all year; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31

KLAHOWYA LAKE 6-20 No fishing within 100 m of outlet, May 15 - July 31Trout/char daily and possession quotas = 2 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single hook

KLOIYA RIVER 6-14 No fishing Aug 1-Oct 31Bait ban

KLUATANTAN RIVER∑ ∏ 6-18 Bait ban, Sept 1-Dec 31Class II water all year; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31

KOWATUA CREEK 6-26 No fishing Dec 1-June 30 and Aug 20-Sept 15KSI HLGINX RIVER 6-14 No fishing June 15-Sept 1

Formerly Ishkheenickh RiverKSI SGASGINIST CREEK 6-15 No fishing July 1-Sept 15

Formerly Seaskinnish CreekKSI SII AKS RIVER 6-14 No fishing above Nass Road bridge, Aug 1-Dec 31

Formerly Tseax RiverKSI X’ANMAS RIVER∑ ∏ 6-14 No fishing upstream from the lower bridge abutments, July 1-Aug 20

Class II water Apr 1-Sept 30; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-May 31Formerly Kwinamass River

KWINAGEESE RIVER∑ ∏ 6-30 Class II water Sept 1-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31Bait ban, Aug 1-Dec 31

KWINAMASS RIVER∑ ∏ 6-14 See Ksi X’anmas RiverLACHMACH RIVER 6-14 No fishing Sept 1-Oct 31

Bait banLAIDLAW LAKE 6-25

6-27Lake trout daily quota = 3: EITHER none over 60 cm, OR only 1 over 60 cm and the other 2 must be 60 cm or less; Arctic grayling daily quota = 3 (only 1 over 35 cm); Northern pike daily quota = 5 (only 1 over 70 cm); whitefish daily quota = 5

LAKELSE RIVER∑ ∏ 6-10 Cutthroat trout release above CNR bridge, Mar 1-Apr 30Fly fishing only between Lakelse Lake and CNR bridge, Mar 1-May 31Bait ban; no powered boatsNote: The mouth of the river is designated by signs 1.7 km below Lakelse River logging road bridgeClass II water all year; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-May 31

LEAN-TO CREEK 6-15 Closed all yearMAMIN RIVER∑ ∏ 6-13 No fishing above signs at 3rd bridge 10 km above tidal boundary, Feb 1-Apr 30

Class II water Sept 1-Apr 30; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30MAXAN LAKE 6-9 Closed all year to fishing for lake troutMCQUEEN CREEK∑ 6-30 See Hevenor CreekMEZIADIN RIVER∑ 6-16 No fishing from signs at outlet of Meziadin Lake to Nass River, Jan 1-June 15

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MORICE RIVER∑ ∏ 6-9 No fishing from signs near outlet of Morice Lake to Gosnell Creek, Jan 1-Sept 30No fishing from Gosnell Creek to Lamprey Creek, Jan 1-Aug 31Bait ban (all parts)Fly fishing only from Gosnell Creek to Lamprey Creek, Sept 1-Sept 30No angling from boats, Aug 15-Dec 31 (all parts)Class II water Sept 1-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31

MORLEY LAKE 6-25 Lake trout daily and possession quotas = 2 (only 1 over 90 cm, none between 60 cm and 90 cm); Arctic grayling daily and possession quotas = 4 (only 1 over 44 cm, none between 36 cm and 44 cm); Northern pike daily and possession quotas = 4 (only 1 over 100 cm, none between 70 cm and 100 cm); whitefish daily quota = 5

MURRAY LAKE 6-4 Lake trout release, Sept 15-Oct 31Lake trout daily and possession quotas = 3 (only 1 over 50 cm), Nov 1-Sept 14

NATADESLEEN LAKE 6-21 Single barbless hook; no powered boatsNAGLICO LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookNAKINA RIVER 6-26 No fishing July 20-Aug 15NICHYESKWA CREEK 6-8 Closed all yearNILKITKWA LAKE 6-8 Fly fishing only, bait ban (EXCEPT dead fin fish may be used as bait when set lining; see page 9)

That section of flowing water between Babine and Nilkitkwa Lakes is designated Babine River (see map page 63); regional stream regulations apply

NITHI RIVER 6-4 No fishing Nov 15-June 30OGSTON LAKE 6-6 SL-4 No ice fishing

Rainbow trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook“OLDFIELD” CREEK 6-14 No fishing; see Hays CreekPALLANT CREEK∑ ∏ 6-12 No fishing from signs approx. 100 m above the fish fence to the bridge downstream of the fence, Aug 1-Oct 31

Class II water Sept 1-Apr 30; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30PETTRY LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookPINKUT CREEK 6-8 No fishing downstream of the fish fence, Aug 15-Sept 15PRUDHOMME LAKE (South Of The Hwy 16 Bridge)

6-14 No fishing Aug 1-Oct 31Trout/char daily quota = 2 (none under 30 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook

RANCHERIA RIVER’S TRIBUTARIES 6-25 Arctic grayling daily quota = 3 (only 1 over 35 cm); whitefish daily quota = 5ROSS LAKE π 6-9 Electric motors onlySEASKINNISH CREEK 6-15 See Ksi Sgasginist Creek“SEELEY” CREEK (outlet of Seeley Lake) 6-9 Open all year, trout/char daily quota = 2 (no minimum size)SEELEY LAKE 6-9 Electric motors onlySEYMOUR LAKE 6-9 No powered boatsSIX MILE LAKE (Ross Lake Park) 6-15 Electric motors onlySILVERTHORNE (Erickson) LAKE 6-9 No fishing within 50 m of the outlet, May 1-June 30SKEENA RIVER/KISPIOX RIVER CONFLUENCE

6-8 Bait ban; no angling from boatsWaters within 3 white fishing boundary signs located at the confluence of the Skeena and Kispiox rivers

SKEENA RIVER ∏(Mainstem Only)

6-10 There are two separate Class II waters on the Skeena River (non-residents require separate licences describing which section they are fishing): (a) from Exchamsiks River to 1.5 km above Kitsumkalum River (known as "Skeena 2"), July 1-Sept 30; and (b) upstream of 1.5 km above Zymoetz River (known as "Skeena 4"), July 1-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp not required for either section unless fishing for steelhead

SQUIRREL LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookSTATION CREEK 6-9 Open all year; trout/char daily quota = 2 (no minimum size)SUSKWA (Bear) RIVER∑ ∏ 6-8 Bait ban

Class II water all year; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31SUSTUT LAKES 6-18 Closed all yearSUSTUT RIVER∑ ∏ 6-18 Closed all year above BCR bridge at Bear River mouth

Bait ban, Sept 1-Dec 31Class I water Sept 1-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31

SWIFT RIVER∑ 6-25 Arctic grayling daily quota = 3 (only 1 over 35 cm); whitefish daily quota = 5TAGISH LAKE 6-27 Lake trout daily and possession quotas = 2 (only 1 over 90 cm, none between 60 cm and 90 cm); Arctic grayling daily

and possession quotas = 4 (only 1 over 44 cm, none between 36 cm and 44 cm); Northern pike daily and possession quotas = 4 (only 1 over 100 cm, none between 70 cm and 100 cm); whitefish daily quota = 5

TAHLTAN RIVER∑ 6-22 No fishing Dec 1-June 30TAKYSIE LAKE 6-4 No fishing northwest of a line between signs on opposite shores just north of Takysie Lake Settlement, Mar 1-May 31TATSAMENIE LAKE’S OUTLET STREAMS

6-26 No fishing between Tatsamenie Lake and Tatsatua Creek, Dec 1-June 30 and Aug 20-Sept 15

TCHESINKUT LAKE 6-4 Release lake trout all year EXCEPT during months of February and July (when regional quotas apply)Single barbless hook

TESLIN LAKE 6-25 Lake trout daily and possession quotas = 1 (none between 60 cm and 90 cm); Arctic grayling daily and possession quotas = 4 (only 1 over 44 cm, none between 36 cm and 44 cm); Northern pike daily and possession quotas = 4 (only 1 over 100 cm, none between 70 cm and 100 cm); whitefish daily quota = 5

TLELL RIVER∑ ∏ 6-13 Cutthroat trout releaseClass II water Sept 1-Apr 30; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30Tidal water regulations apply to waters below tidal boundary sign located 1.5 km above Hwy 16 bridge - check B.C. Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide

TOMS LAKE 6-1 SL-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook


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TRIUMPH RIVER 6-3 No fishing Nov 1-May 31TSEAX RIVER 6-14 See Ksi Sii Aks RiverTWO MILE CREEK 6-8 Open all year; bait may be used; trout/char daily quota = 2 (no minimum size)UNNAMED LAKE(approx. 500 M south of Natalkuz Lake)

6-1 SL-4 No ice fishing; rainbow trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookLocated approx. 6.25 km S/SE of Yellow Moose Lake and approx. 6.25 km W/SW of Chedakuz Arm

WAHLA LAKE 6-2 Rainbow trout daily quota = 1 (none over 50 cm)WEST ROAD (“Blackwater”) RIVER’S TRIBUTARIES

6-1 Trout daily quota = 1; artificial fly only, bait banFor regulations on the mainstem of the West Road River, see Region 5

YAKOUN RIVER∑ ∏ 6-13 No fishing from Yakoun Lake downstream 13 km to signs, Oct 1-Apr 30Cutthroat trout release; no powered boatsClass II water Sept 1-Apr 30; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Dec 1-Apr 30

ZYMOETZ (Copper) RIVER∑ ∏ 6-9 Closed all year from McDonell Lake downstream 3 km to signsClosed all year between signs in Zymoetz CanyonNo fishing above the sign at the transmission line crossing (below Zymoetz Canyon), Jan 1-June 15Bait banAbove Limonite Creek: Class I water Sept 1-Oct 31 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31Below Limonite Creek: Class II water Sept 1-Oct 31 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory Sept 1-Oct 31


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Family fishing can be great on large lakes, too. This nice rainbow is from Ootsa Lake. Carol Reno

Salmon fishing can be great in many of the region’s streams. Mike Colongard

Family fishing waters are great places to take kids fishing.

All of the lakes have simple fishing regulations and are relatively easy to access.

Many of the lakes can be fished from shore or from a pier. For more information, additional lakes, plus tips on

fishing with kids, visit www.gofishbc.com.

Lakelse Lake South of Terrace. Located approximately 20 km south of Terrace and 40 km north of Kitimat, west of Hwy 37.

Facilities: Provincial park with boat launch, day-use picnic facilities, toilets, swimming beach, playground, and campgroundRegulations: Regional regulationsSpecies: Wild cutthroat troutTip: Best fished from a boat

Ross Lake East of New Hazelton. From New Hazelton, drive east on Hwy 16 (towards Smithers) for 2 km. Turn left onto Ross Lake Rd and drive approximately 4 km to Ross Lake Provincial Park.

Facilities: Provincial Park with boat launch, day-use picnic facilities, pit-toilets, and a swimming beachRegulations: Regional regulations; electric motors onlySpecies: Stocked rainbow trout & brook troutTip: Best fished from a boat

Tyhee LakeTelkwa. Turn off of Hwy 16 onto Tyhee Lake Rd in Telkwa and follow to the Provincial Park.

Facilities: Provincial Park with boat launch, day-use picnic area, toilets, swimming beach, and campgroundRegulations: Regional regulationsSpecies: Wild & stocked rainbow trout, wild cutthroat trout, burbotTip: Best fished from a boat

Kathlyn LakeSmithers. From Smithers, drive northwest on Hwy 16 and turn left on Lake Kathlyn Rd.

Facilities: Community park with car-top boat launch, day-use picnic facilities, pit-toilets, and swimming beachRegulations: Regional regulations; no powered boatsSpecies: Wild cutthroat troutTip: Best fished from a boat.

Round Lake Southeast of Telkwa. Drive southeast from Telkwa on Hwy 16 and turn left (north) onto Round Lake East Rd. or Round Lake West Rd.

Facilities: Community hall has a dock, boat launch, picnic area and swimming beach Regulations: Regional regulationsSpecies: Stocked cutthroat troutTip: Fish from the dock or from a boat


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Bull trout (Salvelinus confl uentus), a member of the Salmonid family, is widely distributed in B.C. The species has been blue-listed by the Conservation Data Centre www.env.gov.bc.ca/cdc, which means numbers are declining throughout their global range. While there are numerous healthy bull trout populations in the Peace Region, they are still vulnerable to over-harvest and habitat degrada-tion, with spawning fi sh being particularly at risk.

To address these issues, the Region has relied on a combination of restrictive angling regulations and the establishment of Wildlife Habitat Areas (WHAs) to conserve high value habitat and spawning areas. A total of seven bull trout WHAs have been established and work is being undertaken to determine the need for additional ones.

Intensive monitoring and telemetry (tagging) studies of bull trout have revealed that these fi sh undertake annual migrations of up to 275 km. One of the tagged fi sh was recaptured in the Mackenzie River, N.W.T., a distance of about 1,300 km!

Ongoing monitoring has indicated increasing numbers of spawning bull trout in key Peace Region populations – a result of the combination of effective angling regulations and successful habitat protection.

For further information on bull trout in the Peace Region, contact the Fish and Wildlife Regional Offi ce in Fort St. John (see page 74).

Some bull trout have been tagged at the base of the dorsal fi n

with thin plastic tags that have a number imprinted. If you catch

one of these fi sh please note the tag number and phone the

Regional Offi ce in Fort St. John.

BULL TROUT IN THE PEACE REGION

Releasing a tagged bull trout. Brian Jantz Female bull trout in spawning condition. Traci Jensen

These have been posted on our website for on-going reference.Please go to: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/archive.html

Fish from the Past Given a Future (1999) – white sturgeon studies and recovery programsRegulations Can Improve the Quality of Fishing Experiences (1999)Fishing Opportunities in the East Kootenay (2000) – highlights various fisheries in all 4 seasonsFraser River White Sturgeon by Rick Hansen (2001) – describes the recovery effortKokanee Increasing in Size and Numbers (2001) – the fertilization program in the Arrow Lakes reservoirWild Fish Culture Program (2003) – an important component of the province’s integrated approach to fisheries managementPygmy Whitefish Research in the Williston Watershed (2004) – learn about a lesser-known fish speciesReservoir Restoration (2004) – aquatic restoration programs in two of the Lower Mainland’s reservoirs have benefited fish populations

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MERCURY WARNINGMercury levels in bull trout (Dolly Varden) from Williston Lake and tributaries and in lake trout from Pinchi Lake may be high. Normal consumption is not a significant hazard to human health, but high consumption may be.

For further information, please refer to page 39 and contact the B.C. Ministry of Health through your local health unit.

REGION 7A - OminecaThe Management Unit boundaries indicated on the map below are shown only as a reference to help anglers locate waters in the region. For more precise Management Unit boundaries, please consult one of the commercial Recreational Atlases available for B.C.

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Trout/char: 5, but not more than • 1 over 50 cm • 2 from streams • 3 lake trout • 1 bull trout (Dolly Varden) NOTE: Bull trout (Dolly Varden) may only be retained Oct. 16 to Aug. 14. These fish may only be taken from lakes and only 30 - 50 cm in length. See below. And you must release:

Bull trout (Dolly Varden):• from streams, all year• from lakes, Aug. 15 to Oct. 15

And you must release:Lake trout:

• of any size, Sept. 15 to Oct. 31• under 30 cm all year

Arctic grayling: catch and release only

Burbot: 5


White Sturgeon: CLOSED TO ALL FISHING


DAILY AND ANNUAL CATCH QUOTAS FOR SALMONPlease refer to the NOTICE on page 4 for Salmon Regulations.

POSSESSION QUOTASPossession quotas = 2 daily quotas for most species. See tables for exceptions.

Lake Trout: possession quota = 1 daily quota.

Bull Trout (Dolly Varden): possession quota = 1 daily quota.

GENERAL ZONE A RESTRICTIONS

Set lining is only permitted in the lakes of Zone A (see tables for exclusions). Set lines are restricted to one line with a single hook with a gap of not less than 3 cm (see page 9). All set lines must be marked with the angler’s name, address and telephone number. See “Rules on Bait Usage” (page 9).

No fishing (spring closure): in any stream of Zone A, Apr. 1 to June 30. (See tables for exceptions).

Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Zone A, all year.

Bait ban: applies to all streams of Zone A, all year. See page 9 for details. (See tables for exceptions).

ZONE B (PEACE) REGULATIONSZone B regulations are now presented in a separate chapter. Please refer to pages 74-77.


π Stocked Lake (not all stocked lakes listed, see p. 85)∏ Classified Waters Licence required to fish Class I or Class II waters, see p. 8∑ Including tributaries∂ Age Restricted Waters




OMINECA WHITE STURGEONWhite sturgeon from the Nechako, Stuart and the Upper Fraser watersheds have been listed as endangered under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). It is now illegal to fi sh for, kill, harm, or harass white sturgeon in Omineca Region. Recovery actions have been underway since 2006; more than 15,000 juvenile sturgeon have now been released into the Nechako River to help rebuild this critically endangered population. Habitat research is progressing with the release of more the 250,000 larval sturgeon in 2008 to help understand habitat needs and how to restore rearing areas for this critical life stage.

Help from the public will also be necessary for recovery and the Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative requests that you report date and location of all sightings or incidental captures, particularly in the Upper Nechako, Fraser Lake and Stuart/Takla Watersheds. If you observe or accidentally catch a sturgeon (or would like more information) please call the Ministry of Environment at 250-614-9924, or go to either of these web sites: www.nechakowhitesturgeon.org or www.env.gov.bc.ca/omineca/esd/faw/sturgeon

Conservation-cultured juvenile sturgeon recaptured at age two. Mickey McDonald

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AIRLINE LAKE 7-28 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Lake trout release

AMANITA LAKE 7-17 Electric motors onlyARCTIC LAKE 7-23 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesATTICHIKA CREEK 7-39 Closed all year 500 m upstream & downstream of the Thorn Creek confluence

Closed all year 500 m upstream & downstream of the Kemess Creek confluenceBEAR LAKE (Crooked River Park) 7-16 No powered boatsBEAVERLEY CREEK 7-10 Exempt from Spring Closure and from bait ban

∂ Age restriction (see page 5)BEDNESTI LAKE 7-12 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesBLACKWATER RIVER 7-10 See West Road RiverBOWRON RIVER 7-7 Exempt from Spring Closure; no rainbow trout under 30 cmBYERS LAKE π 7-15 SL-1 Trout/char daily quota = 2CANOE RIVER 7-2 Exempt from Spring Closure; rainbow trout release Apr 1-June 30CARINA LAKE 7-38 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesCARP LAKE 7-24 No fishing from marker buoys to the mouth of the McLeod River, Apr 1-June 30CHICHOUYENILY CREEK 7-30 Exempt from Spring Closure; also EXEMPT from bait ban below signs near its mouthCHIEF GRAY (Bitch) LAKE π 7-12 SL-4 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Rainbow trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookCHUBB LAKE π 7-10 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)CHUCHI LAKE 7-28 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout daily quota = 2; no set linesCLUCULZ LAKE 7-12 Lake trout release; no set linesCROOKED RIVER 7-24 No fishing downstream (north) of the 200 Road bridge, Apr 1-June 30

Rainbow trout release and exempt from Spring Closure upstream (south) of the 200 Road bridge, Apr 1-June 30Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)

CUNNINGHAM LAKE 7-25 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Lake trout possession quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm); no set lines

DAHL LAKE 7-12 No powered boatsDAVIS BAY (in Findlay Reach of Williston Lake)

7-37 Closed all year within a 500 m radius of the Davis Forest Service Road bridge.See Davis River

DAVIS RIVER∑ 7-37 Closed all yearDEM LAKE 7-25 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesDINA CREEK 7-30 Closed all yearDINA LAKE #1 π 7-30 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)DINA LAKE #2 π 7-30 Electric motors onlyEAGLET LAKE 7-7 Burbot daily quota = 1EAST HAUTETE LAKE 7-27 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesECHO LAKE π 7-13 SL-1 Brook trout daily quota = 2; no powered boatsEENA LAKE π 7-15 Electric motors onlyEMERALD LAKE π 7-15 No powered boatsENDAKO RIVER 7-12 No fishing Nov 15-June 30EVERETT LAKE 7-5 SL-3 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Rainbow trout daily quota = 1 (none over 40 cm); bait ban, single barbless hookEYE LAKE 7-26 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout releaseFERGUSON LAKE π 7-15 No powered boatsFINLAY RIVER 7-40 Exempt from Spring ClosureFRASER LAKE 7-13 Lake trout daily quota = 1 (none under 60 cm)FRASER RIVER 7-9 Exempt from Spring Closure; also EXEMPT from bait ban above Cottonwood RiverFRIDAY LAKE 7-27 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout releaseGAGNON CREEK 7-30 Exempt from Spring Closure below signs near its mouthGANTAHAZ LAKE π 7-30 Electric motors onlyGOAT RIVER∑ 7-5 No fishing upstream of the Macleod Creek confluence, including Macleod Cr∑, Sept 1-June 30HART LAKE (Crooked River Park) π 7-16 SL-3 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Rainbow trout daily quota = 1 (none over 40 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors onlyHART LAKE (Fort St. James) 7-25 SL-4 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Rainbow trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookHATDUDATEHL LAKE 7-26 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesHAUTETE LAKE 7-27 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesHEDRICK LAKE 7-18 SL-4 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

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HOBSON LAKE π 7-12 SL-4 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Rainbow trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook

HUMPHREY LAKE 7-38 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Lake trout release; no set lines

INDATA LAKE 7-28 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30; Lake trout possession quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm); no set lines

ISPAH LAKE 7-7 No powered boatsJOHN’S LAKE 7-38 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Bull trout releaseKEMESS CREEK 7-39 Closed all year from Attichka Creek to a point 500 m upstreamKINBASKET LAKE’S TRIBUTARIES 7-2 See definition of “stream mouth”, page 96KWITZIL LAKE π 7-12 No powered boatsLA SALLE LAKES π 7-3 No powered boatsLAVOIE LAKE 7-11

7-3No fishing Nov. 1-Apr. 30Rainbow trout daily quota=3, (none over 40 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook

LITTLE LOST LAKE π 7-3 SL-2 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Rainbow trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

“LITTLE TOMAS” LAKE 7-25 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Lake trout release; no set lines; unnamed lake approx. 300 m downstream of Tomas Lake

“LOWER BEAVERPOND” LAKE 7-38 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Lake trout release; no set linesLowermost of the two Beaverpond Lakes

LYNX LAKE π 7-15 Electric motors only“MACKENZIE LAKE #2 EAST” π 7-10 SL-1 Rainbow trout daily quota = 2

Most southeasterly of two unamed lakes (“Mackenzie #1 West” and “Mackenzie #2 East”), located approx. 6 km SE of Erickson Lake

MACLEOD CREEK∑ 7-5 No fishing Sept. 1-June 30MANSON RIVER 7-28 Rainbow trout releaseMCGREGOR RIVER 7-16 Exempt from Spring ClosureMCLENNAN RIVER 7-4 No fishing Apr 1-Aug 31MCLEOD RIVER 7-24 Artificial fly only, from Carp Lake to War Falls (excluding War Lake)MCMILLAN CREEK 7-15 Exempt from Spring Closure and from bait ban; ∂ Age restriction (see page 5)MIDDLE RIVER 7-26 Exempt from Spring ClosureMORFEE LAKE (South) π 7-30 Electric motors only“MT. MILLIGAN” LAKE 7-28 SL-4 No fishing Nov. 1-Apr. 30

Rainbow trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook; unamed lake located approx. 7.5 km S/SE of Mt. MilliganMUGAHA CREEK 7-30 EXEMPT from bait ban; ∂ Age restriction (see page 5)NAKINILERAK LAKE 7-27 No fishing Nov. 1-Apr. 30

Lake trout possession quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm); no set linesNARROW LAKE 7-7 No set linesNATION ARM (Williston Lake) 7-30 No fishing west of a line between two boundary signs approx. 500 m downstream (east) of the Nation River bridge on

the Finlay Forest Service Road., Apr 1-June 30Bull trout release west of a line between two boundary signs approx. 500 m downstream of the Nation River bridge on the Finlay Forest Service Road (when open)

NAUTLEY RIVER 7-13 Exempt from Spring ClosureNATION RIVER 7-30 See Nation Arm (Williston Lake)NECHAKO RIVER 7-12 Exempt from Spring Closure

Rainbow trout release from Cheslatta River to a boundary sign 5 km downstream and no rainbow trout under 35 cm from said sign downstream to Hwy #27 BridgeNo fishing for white sturgeonExempt from bait ban downstream of Foothills Boulevard bridge in Prince George

NULKI LAKE π 7-12 No fishing west of a line between signs on lakeshore near mouth of Corkscrew Creek, Apr 1-May 31OPATCHO LAKE π 7-9 SL-3 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Rainbow trout daily quota = 1 (none over 40 cm); bait ban, single barbless hookPACIFIC LAKE 7-16 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesPARSNIP RIVER 7-23 Exempt from Spring ClosurePINCHI LAKE 7-25 NOTE: see mercury warning, page 68PINKERTON LAKE 7-7 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Rainbow trout daily quota = 3; bait ban, single barbless hookPORTAGE LAKE 7-16 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesPTARMIGAN CREEK 7-5 Closed all year from falls to quarry bridgePURVIS LAKE 7-28 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesSALMON RIVER 7-15 Exempt from Spring ClosureSHANDY LAKE 7-5 Electric motors onlySHERE LAKE 7-4 SL-1 Brook trout daily quota = 2SLENDER LAKE 7-6 No set linesSLIM LAKE 7-5 Electric motors onlySQUARE LAKE π 7-16 No powered boats

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STONY LAKE 7-6 No set linesSTUART RIVER 7-15 Exempt from Spring Closure; rainbow trout release, Apr 1-June 30SWIFT CREEK 7-2 No fishing Apr 1-Aug 31

Closed all year from upstream side of weir to CNR bridge in ValemountTATLATUI LAKE 7-39 Rainbow trout daily quota = 2TCHENTLO LAKE 7-28 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout possession quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm); no set linesTEBBUTT LAKE π 7-13 SL-4 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Brook trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookTHORN CREEK 7-39 Closed all year from Attichika Creek to a point 500 m upstreamTOMAS LAKE 7-25 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesTOMIAS LAKE 7-38 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set linesTRAPPING LAKE π 7-9 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)TSAYTA LAKE 7-28 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout possession quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm); no set linesTSITNIZ LAKE 7-9 No powered boatsTUMUCH LAKE 7-5 Electric motors onlyVIVIAN LAKE π 7-15 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)WAR LAKE 7-24 Trout/char daily quota = 4 (not more than 3 char)WESTON CREEK 7-30 Exempt from Spring Closure below signs near its mouthWEST ROAD (“BLACKWATER”) RIVER’S TRIBUTARIES

7-10 Trout daily quota = 1 (none under 30 cm); artificial fly onlyFor regulations on the mainstem of the West Road River, see Region 5

WHITEFISH LAKE 7-25 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Lake trout release; no set lines

WICHEEDA LAKE 7-16 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Rainbow trout daily quota = 3; bait ban, single barbless hook

WILLISTON LAKE (in Zone A) 7-307-377-38

No rainbow trout under 30 cm; kokanee daily quota = 4See Nation ArmREMINDER: Arctic grayling release from tributariesSee mercury warning on page 68, and definition of “stream mouth” page 96

WILLOW RIVER 7-9 Exempt from Spring Closure; no rainbow trout under 30 cmWINDY POINT LAKE π 7-24 Electric motors onlyWITCH LAKE 7-28 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout release; no set lines


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Families love to share the adventure of catching fish! Bryan Aitkin

Ice fishing is a great way for families to spend time together. Dave Sandulescu

Ferguson LakeNorth of Prince George. Head north on Hwy 97 (Hart Highway) from Prince George and take the exit for Kelly Road North. After approximately 1 km, turn left onto Ferguson Lake road and follow to the lake.

Facilities: Nature Park with day-use picnic area, pit-toilets, car-top boat launch and a fishing dockRegulations: Regional regulations; no powered boatsSpecies: Stocked rainbow trout & brook trout

Eena LakeNorth of Prince George. Head north on Hwy 97 (Hart Highway) from Prince George and turn west (left) on Chief Lake Rd. After travelling 12 km, turn right, following Chief Lake Rd. to Eena Lake Rd. From Eena Lake Road, turn left onto Woods Rd. right onto Qinn Road and follow to the boat launch at the lake.

Facilities: Gravel boat launchRegulations: Regional regulations; electric motors onlySpecies: Stocked rainbow trout

Kwitzil Lake (Gravel Pit Lake)West of Prince George. From Prince George, drive west on Hwy 16 for 32 km. Approximately 2 km after passing the second Telechick Rd. on your right, take the short road to the south (left) off the highway to the lake. If you reach Isle Pierre Rd. on the right or Norman Lake Rd. on the left you have gone too far.

Facilities: Parking lot – no facilities (day use) Regulations: Regional regulations; no powered boatsSpecies: Stocked brook trout and rainbow trout

Nulki LakeSouthwest of Vanderhoof. From Vanderhoof, drive south on Kenny Dam Rd. for approximately 14 km. Pass through the Stoney Creek Reserve and continue another 3 - 4 km (still on Kenny Dam Rd.) to the Saik’uz Park and Campground. Turn left into the campground.

Facilities: Full facilities- good boat launch, camping, cabins, potlatch house/ community hallRegulations: Regional regulations. No fishing west of a line between signs on the lakeshore near the mouth of Corkscrew Creek from April 1 – May 31 to protect spawning troutSpecies: Stocked and wild rainbow trout



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Zone B (Peace)Fish and Wildlife Regional Office(250) 787-3411Rm 400, 10003-110th Ave., Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 6M7



WARNINGDue to aeration projects, DANGEROUS THIN ICE & OPEN WATER may exist on Inga and Sundance Lakes.


Chetwynd: (250) 788-3611Dawson Creek: (250) 784-2304Fort Nelson: (250) 774-3547Fort St. John: (250) 787-3225

REGION 7B - PeaceThe Management Unit boundaries indicated on the map below are shown only as a reference to help anglers locate waters in the region. For more precise Management Unit boundaries, please consult one of the commercial Recreational Atlases available for B.C.

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Rivers produce great family fishing too! Kevin Delawsky

ZONE A (OMINECA) REGULATIONSZone A regulations are now presented in a separate chapter. Please refer to pages 68-73.

ZONE B DAILY CATCH QUOTAS(See tables for exceptions)

Trout/char: 5, but not more than • 1 over 50 cm • 2 from streams • 2 lake trout • 1 bull trout

NOTE: Bull trout may only be retained from Oct. 16 to Aug. 14. These fish may only be from the Liard River watershed (or other specified waters) and only 30-50 cm in length. See below.

And you must release: • Rainbow trout of any size from streams, May 1 to June 15 • Lake trout under 30 cm • Lake trout of any size, Sept.15 to Oct. 31 • Bull trout from the Liard River watershed Aug. 15 to Oct. 15, and from the Peace River watershed all year (See tables for exceptions)

Arctic grayling: 2 (none under 30 cm and only 1 over 45 cm) And you must release: • any size, May 1 to June 15 • all from Williston Lake and its tributaries

Burbot: 5

Goldeye: 10

Inconnu: 1


Northern pike: 3 (only 1 over 90 cm)

Walleye: 3 (only 1 over 70 cm) And you must release: • all from streams, April 1 to May 15


Yellow perch: 5

POSSESSION QUOTASPossession quotas = 2 daily quotas for most species. See tables for exceptions.

Exception: possession quota = 1 daily quota for Arctic grayling, 1 daily quota for bull trout, and 1 daily quota for lake trout.

NOTE: Bull trout and Dolly Varden are two distinct species. Since only bull trout are found in the Peace Region, we have removed references to Dolly Varden here.

GENERAL ZONE B RESTRICTIONS

Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Zone B, all year.

Bait ban: applies to all streams ofZone B, all year.

Fin fish: (as defined on page 9 under “Rules on Bait Usage”) may not be used as bait in any waters of Zone B.

Set lining: is not permitted in Zone B.


π Stocked Lake (not all stocked lakes listed, see p. 85)∑ Including tributaries




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NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 75) apply. New restrictions are highlighted in blue. Check for any in-season changes at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish

ANDY BAILEY (Jackfish) LAKE 7-48 No powered boatsBEATTIE LAKE 7-57 No fishing Nov 1- Apr 30

Trout daily quota = 1 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hookBELCOURT LAKE 7-19 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30BOOT LAKE π 7-20 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)BOULDER LAKE π 7-22 No powered boats; situated at the head of Boulder CreekBURNT RIVER∑ 7-22 Release all fish; artificial fly onlyCAMERON LAKES 7-31 See North and South Cameron LakesCARBON LAKE 7-31 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Lake trout daily and possession quotas = 1 (none under 30 cm)Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)

CECIL LAKE 7-33 No powered boatsCECILIA CREEK 7-19 Closed all yearCECILIA LAKE 7-19 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 2 (none under 40 cm); bait ban, single barbless hookCHARLIE LAKE 7-33 Walleye daily and possession quotas = 3; northern pike daily and possession quotas = 3“CHINAMAN” LAKE π 7-35 See Chunamun LakeCHOWADE RIVER∑ 7-43 No fishing upstream of the Horseshoe Road bridge, Aug 15-Oct 15CHUNAMUN LAKE π 7-35 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Rainbow trout daily and possession quotas = 2 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hookCLEARWATER CREEK 7-31 Release all fishCLEARWATER LAKE 7-31 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Release all fish, May 1-Oct 31DENETIAH CREEK 7-52 No fishing July 1-July 15DENETIAH LAKE 7-52 Bait banDIMSDALE CREEK 7-19 Closed all yearDIMSDALE LAKE 7-19 Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hookDINOSAUR LAKE (Reservoir Below W.A.C. Bennett Dam)

7-31 Closed all year from W.A.C. Bennett Dam to 100 m south of Gething Creek, and between the anti-vortex dyke and Peace Canyon Dam∑No trout/char under 25 cm (release all bull trout); single barbless hook

FERN LAKE 7-42 No fishing June 1-July 15Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (none over 50 cm); bait ban

GETHING CREEK∑ 7-31 Closed all yearGWILLIM LAKE 7-21 Lake trout daily quota = 2 (none under 40 cm or over 60 cm); bait ban, single barbless hookHALFWAY RIVER 7-34 No fishing from confluence with Peace River to boundary sign approximately 5 km upstream, March 1-June 30HEART LAKE π 7-22 Trout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 35 cm)

Electric motors onlyINGA LAKE π 7-34 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)

WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!JOHNSON CREEK∑ 7-31 Closed all yearKAKWA LAKE 7-19 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 2 (none under 40 cm)KAKWA RIVER 7-19 Closed all yearLETAIN LAKE 7-52 No fishing within 100 m of sign at outlet, May 15-July 31

Rainbow trout daily and possession quotas = 2 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single hookLIARD RIVER WATERSHED(see Map on page 74)

7-53 Bull trout release from all lakes & streams, Aug 15-Oct 15Bull trout daily and possession quotas = 1 (none under 30 cm or over 50 cm) from all lakes & streams, Oct 16-Aug 14

LOWER BLUE LAKE 7-21 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30Bull trout daily & possession quotas = 1 (none under 40 cm or over 60 cm), May 1-Aug 14Bait ban, single barbless hook

MOBERLY LAKE 7-31 No fishing Sept 15-Oct 31; lake trout release Nov 1-Sept 14MONKMAN LAKE 7-21 No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30

Bull trout daily and possession quotas = 1 (none under 40 cm or over 60 cm), May 1-Aug 14Bait ban, single barbless hook

MUNCHO LAKE 7-51 Lake Trout daily quota = 2 (none under 40 cm and only 1 over 60 cm); single barbless hookMURRAY RIVER 7-21 Arctic grayling release from Kinuseo Falls to signs about 2 km downstreamNORTH CAMERON LAKE 7-31 No powered boatsONE ISLAND LAKE π 7-20 See ice hut warning, page 74PEACE RIVER 7-31 Kokanee daily quota = 4

Arctic grayling EXEMPT from the May 1-June 30 releaseClosed all year between Peace Canyon Dam and Hwy #29 bridge; No fishing from mouth of Halfway River to boundary signs approx. 5 km upstream and 5 km downstream, March 1-June 30

PINE RIVER∑ 7-32 Release all fish upstream of the Hasler Road bridgeRADAR LAKE 7-20 No powered boatsRAINBOW LAKES 7-52 No fishing within 100 m of sign at outlet, May 15-July 31

Rainbow trout daily & possession quotas = 2 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single hookROBB LAKE 7-57 Bull trout daily quota = 1 (any size)SIMPSON LAKE 7-31 No fishing in lake Nov 1- Apr 30; tributaries closed all year

Trout/char daily quota = 2 (none over 40 cm); bait ban, single barbless hookSOUTH CAMERON LAKE 7-31 No powered boats

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STEWART LAKE π 7-32 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)STONY LAKE 7-19 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)SUNDANCE LAKE π 7-32 WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!SWAN LAKE 7-20 Walleye releaseTUPPER RIVER 7-20 No fishing within 100 m below outlet weir at Swan Lake

Walleye releaseWAPITI LAKE 7-19 Bait ban, single barbless hookWILLISTON LAKE (in Zone B) 7-31

7-36No rainbow trout under 30 cmSee mercury warning page 68, and definition of “stream mouth” page 96Arctic grayling release∑Bull trout daily quota =1 (none under 30 cm or over 50 cm), Oct 16-Aug 14

WOLVERINE LAKE 7-52 No fishing within 100 m of sign at outlet, May 15-July 31Rainbow trout daily and possession quotas = 2 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single hook

Charlie Lake Northwest of Fort St. John. The lake is easily accessed off the Alaska Hwy, near the junction of Hwy 29.

Facilities: Provincial Park with boat launch, picnic facilities, swimming beach, pit-toilets, campground, playground and hiking trailsRegulations: Walleye and northern pike daily and possesion quotas = 3Species: Wild northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, and burbot

Quality Lake East of Tumbler Ridge. From Tumbler Ridge, head north on the Heritage Hwy (Hwy 52) for approximately 5 kilometers and turn right (south) onto the Bearhole Lake Forest Road and drive for approximately 7 kilometers to the lake.

Facilities: noneRegulations: Regional regulationsSpecies: Stocked catchable rainbow trout

Sundance Lake East of Chetwynd. From Chetwynd, drive east on Hwy 97 for approximately 14 kilometers. The lake is located on the left (north) of the highway.

Facilities: noneRegulations: Regional regulationsSpecies: Stocked rainbow trout Tip: Fish from shore or a boat

Inga Lake Northwest of Fort St. John. From Fort St. John, drive north on the Alaska Hwy (Hwy 97) for approximately 75 km. Turn left (south) onto an oil industry road and drive for approximately 2 km to the lake.

Facilities: Recreation Site with boat launch and parkingRegulations: Regional regulations; engine power restriction – 7.5 Kw (10 hp)Species: Stocked rainbow troutTip: Fish from shore or from a boat

“Borrow Pits” Between Prophet River and Fort Nelson. Heading south on the Alaska Hwy (Hwy 97) from Fort Nelson, the approximate driving distances to the pits from the bridge over Jackfish Creek are 9, 34, 42, and 54 km. The pits can be hard to find, so look for the blue fish-shaped markers along the highway for the access points.

Facilities: NoneRegulations: Regional regulationsSpecies: Stocked rainbow troutTip: The small walk-in lakes provide shore fishing opportunities



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Summerland Trout Hatchery(250) 494-049113405 Lakeshore Drive S., Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z1


Fish and Wildlife Regional Office(250) 490-8200 102 Industrial Place, Penticton, B.C. V2A 7C8


Grand Forks: (250) 442-4350Kelowna: 1-877-356-2029Penticton: 1-877-356-2029Princeton: 1-877-356-2029Vernon: 1-877-356-2029

WARNINGDue to aeration projects, DANGEROUS THIN ICE & OPEN WATER may exist on Burnell (Sawmill), Chain, Garnett, Kidd, Lady King, and Martins lakes.



Kamloops: (250) 851-4950Salmon Arm: (250) 804-7000

REGION 8 - OkanaganThe Management Unit boundaries indicated on the map below are shown only as a reference to help anglers locate waters in the region. For more precise Management Unit boundaries, please consult one of the commercial Recreational Atlases available for B.C.

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NOTE: Check website (page 1) for Okanagan Lake kokanee fishing in 2010/2011 season.Think of all the opportunities for shore fishing around here! Christine Green

A lunker laker from Kalamalka Lake! Rodney’s Reel Outdoors

POSSESSION QUOTAS Possession quotas = 2 daily quotas (See tables for exceptions)

DAILY & ANNUAL CATCH QUOTAS FOR SALMON Please refer to the NOTICE on page 4 for Salmon Regulations.

REGIONAL DAILY CATCH QUOTAS(See tables for exceptions)

Trout/char: 6, but not more than • 1 over 50 cm • 4 from streams (only 2 over 30 cm)

And you must release: Bull trout (Dolly Varden) from streams



Bass: 4 (largemouth & smallmouth combined)

Burbot: 2

Yellow perch: 20

Walleye: 8

Crappie: 20

Crayfish: 25




GENERAL RESTRICTIONS

No fishing: (spring closure) in any stream in Region 8 from Apr. 1 to June 30 (see tables for exceptions).



π Stocked Lake (not all stocked lakes listed, see p. 85)∑ Including tributaries

OKANAGAN LAKE KOKANEE FISHERYA fishery for Okanagan Lake kokanee may be opened in 2009 pending analysis of 2008 population data and follow-up consultation.A final decision on this fishery and the results from 2008 stock assessment will be announced through public meetings and the local media during the winter and spring of 2009. For further information please contact the Fish and Wildlife Regional office at(250) 490-8200.

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ALARIC LAKE 8-7 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30ALLEYNE LAKE π 8-6 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)ASHNOLA RIVER 8-3 Exempt from Spring ClosureASP (China) CREEK 8-5 Exempt from Spring ClosureBAIRD LAKE π 8-25 Electric motors onlyBIGHORN RESERVOIR (Lakeview Irrigation District)

8-11 Electric motors only

“BLUEY LAKE POTHOLES” 8-6 Closed all yearIncludes all unnamed lakes within 2 km of Bluey Lake (except Bluey Lake itself and Kentucky Lake)

BORGESON LAKE 8-5 See Round LakeBROWNE LAKE π 8-10 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Artificial fly only, bait banBURNELL (Sawmill) LAKE π 8-1 No fishing Dec 1-Mar 31

Trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!

BUTLER LAKE π(east of Allison Lake)

8-6 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30Trout/char daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

CHAIN LAKE π 8-6 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30Rainbow trout daily quota = 2; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!

CHAPMAN LAKE 8-8 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30CHRISTINA LAKE 8-15 No fishing north of a line between Bald and Knob Points, Mar 1-May 31

Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm); barbless hookCHUTE LAKE 8-9 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)CLIFFORD (Cliff) LAKE π 8-5 Electric motors only

Unnamed lake located about 200 m west of Thalia LakeCONKLE LAKE π 8-12 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)CROOKED LAKES π 8-10 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30DEE LAKE π 8-10 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30DEER LAKE π 8-10 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30DOBBIN LAKE π 8-11 Electric motors onlyDOREEN LAKE π 8-23 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Artificial fly only, bait banDRY LAKE π 8-5 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)EASTMERE LAKE π 8-8 SL-2 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMotorized vehicle closure. Walk-in access only. See sign at trailhead.

EHOLT CREEK 8-14 Exempt from Spring ClosureENEAS CREEK 8-8 Exempt from Spring ClosureFIVE O’CLOCK LAKE (approx. π 800 m SE of Cup Lake)

8-14 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30Trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

FLYFISH LAKE #1 (west) π 8-23 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30Artificial fly only, bait ban

FRIDAY LAKE π 8-6 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30 Electric motors only

GARDOM LAKE π 8-26 Closed all year; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)GARNET LAKE π 8-8 Electric motors only; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!GARRISON LAKES π 8-5 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookGOOSE LAKE π 8-5 Electric motors onlyGRANBY RIVER 8-15 From the confluence with Burrell Creek, upstream: exempt from Spring Closure; bait ban Apr 1-Oct 31; trout/char daily quota = 1

Downstream of Burrell Creek: bait ban July 1-Oct 31; trout/char releaseGRANBY RIVER’S tributaries 8-15 Bait banHAGGKVIST LAKE π 8-24 SL-2 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookHAYNES LAKE 8-10 Engine power restriction - 7.5 kw (10 hp); this lake is part of McCulloch ReservoirHEADWATER LAKE #1 8-8 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Engine power restriction - 7.5 kw (10 hp)HEART (Hart) LAKE 8-7 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30HIDDEN LAKE π 8-25 No towingHYDRAULIC LAKE π 8-10 Engine power restriction - 7.5 kw (10 hp); this lake is part of McCulloch ReservoirIDLEBACK LAKE π 8-9 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors onlyISLAHT (Horseshoe) LAKE 8-11 Electric motors onlyISLAND LAKE π 8-10 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30JACKPINE LAKE π 8-11 Electric motors onlyJEWEL CREEK 8-14 No fishing from Jewel Lake downstream 1.5 km to signsJEWEL LAKE π 8-14 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp) & speed restriction (8 km/h)JOHNNY LAKE π 8-5 Electric motors only


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KALAMALKA LAKE 8-22 Kokanee daily quota = 2Speed restrictions or “no vessels” (as buoyed and signed), various locations

KENTUCKY LAKE π 8-6 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)KENTUCKY SE POTHOLE π 8-6 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1 - Apr 30

Rainbow trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookUnnamed lake located about 50 m east of Kentucky Lake

KETTLE RIVER 8-14 Exempt from Spring ClosureTrout/char daily quota = 1, EXCEPT trout/char release from Lost Horse Bridge (alias “Thone Lake Bridge”, approx. 26 km north of Westbridge) to the confluence with West Kettle River, and EXCEPT trout/char release from the CPR bridge (approx. 2 km below the confluence with Granby River) to Cascade Falls (Hwy #395 bridge)Bait ban above Cascade Falls, Apr 1-Oct 31

KETTLE RIVER’S tributaries 8-14 Bait BanKIDD LAKE π 8-6 No fishing Dec 1 - Apr 30

Trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hookNo powered boatsWARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!

KUMP (Lost) LAKE π 8-5 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30Trout/char daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

LADY KING LAKE π 8-21 No fishing Dec 1 - Apr 30WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!

LAMBY (Bear) LAKE π 8-11 Electric motors onlyLARRY LAKE π 8-5 Electric motors only

Unnamed lake located about 400 m west of Thalia Lake “LEONARD” (“Buck”) LAKE π 8-6 SL-2 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookUnnamed lake approx. 2 km north of Vinson Lake

LINK LAKE π 8-6 Electric motors onlyLITTLE WILLY LAKE π 8-7 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30LOCH DRINKIE π 8-11 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookLOST LAKE π 8-10 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookElectric motors only

MABEL LAKE 8-24 No fishing south of a line between signs on lakeshore 800 m north of Shuswap River inlet, Jan 1-May 31Bull trout (Dolly Varden) daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); single barbless hook

MARA LAKE 8-26 Follow angling regulations for Shuswap Lake, Region 3; see Rosemond LakeMARTIN LAKE π 8-6 WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!MCCULLOCH RESERVOIR π 8-10 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)MCRAE CREEK 8-15 No fishing below falls 4 km above Christina LakeMEADOW LAKE 8-10 SL-2 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMILL CREEK 8-10 Exempt from Spring Closure below Kelowna AirportMINNOW LAKE π 8-10 Engine power restriction - 7.5 kw (10 hp); this lake is part of McCulloch ReservoirMISSION CREEK 8-10 No fishing from falls at Gallagher Canyon to Okanagan LakeOKANAGAN LAKE 8-10 Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm)

Speed restrictions or “no vessels” (as buoyed and signed), various locations, plus no powered boats at Killarney Beach Park No fishing for kokanee unless otherwise posted (see Notice on page 79)Single barbless hook

OKANAGAN RIVER 8-1 No fishing between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake, Sept 15-Nov 15No fishing from McIntyre Dam to Drop Structure No. 1 (located about 1 km above Osoyoos Lake), Oct 1-Nov 15Exempt from Spring Closure from Okanagan Lake dam downstream to old bridge pilings at Vaseaux Lake outlet and below Drop Structure No. 1 (located about 1 km above Osoyoos Lake)No powered boats between Okanagan & Skaha lakes

OKANAGAN RIVER OXBOWS 8-1 These isolated oxbows adjacent to Okanagan River below the McIntyre Dam and above Vaseux Lake are EXEMPT from the Spring Closure

OSOYOOS LAKE 8-1 Speed restriction on parts, no vessels or no powered boats in 5 signed swimming areasOSPREY LAKE π 8-6 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)POWERS CREEK 8-11 Closed all year below Hwy #97RAMPART LAKE π 8-6 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Artificial fly only, bait banRICKEY LAKE 8-5 Electric motors only

Unnamed lake located about 300 m south of Thalia LakeROBERTSON LAKE π 8-5 Electric motors onlyROSEMOND LAKE 8-25 No powered boats south of the CPR bridgeROSE VALLEY RESERVOIR π (Lakeview Irrigation District)

8-11 Electric motors only

ROUND (Borgeson) LAKE π 8-5 No fishing south of line between signs on opposite shores about 50 m from outlet, Mar 15-June 30SANDNER CREEK 8-15 Closed all yearSATURDAY LAKE 8-6 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Electric motors onlySAWMILL LAKE π 8-1 See Burnell LakeSHUSWAP RIVER 8-26 Closed all year from Mara Lake to signs near Mara Bridge

Exempt from Spring Closure (a) above Sugar Lake, (b) between Sugar Lake and Mabel Lake, and (c) from Mabel Lake to Mara LakeAbove Sugar Lake: No fishing Sept 1-Oct 31 and bait ban, Nov 1-Aug 31Rainbow trout release (a) from Sugar Lake to Mabel Lake and (b) from Mabel Lake to Mara Lake

SILVER LAKE π 8-8 Electric motors only

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SIMILKAMEEN RIVER 8-2 Wild rainbow trout release between Hwy #3 bridge at Princeton and Hwy #3 bridge 31 km below Princeton Bait ban, Apr 1-Oct 31; exempt from Spring Closure

SITKUM CREEK 8-23 No fishing Sept 1-Oct 15SKAHA LAKE 8-9 Speed restrictions or “no vessels” (as buoyed and signed), various locationsSOUTH LAKE 8-10 SL-2 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookSPECTRUM LAKE 8-23 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30SPRING LAKE π (West of McCall Lakes)

8-8 WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!

SPUKUNNE LAKE π 8-6 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30Trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

SQUARE LAKE π 8-21 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30Rainbow trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

STATE LAKE 8-14 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30STONY LAKE π 8-5 Electric motors onlySUGAR LAKE 8-23 Bull trout daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); single barbless hookSUNDAY LAKE π 8-6 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Electric motors onlyTEEPEE LAKES 8-6 See Friday, Saturday and Sunday LakesTOMMY LEE LAKE 8-5 Electric motors onlyTHIRSK LAKE 8-8 Electric motors onlyTROUT CREEK 8-8 Exempt from Spring ClosureTROUT LAKE 8-8 Electric motors onlyTUGULNUIT LAKE 8-1 Electric motors onlyTULAMEEN RIVER 8-5 Bait ban Apr 1-Oct 31; exempt from Spring ClosureTWIN LAKES π 8-2 Electric motors onlyUNNAMED LAKES located immediately north and south of Bluey Lake

8-6 Closed all yearKnown by Ministry of Forests designations as Lakes 711, 712, 713, 364 & 309 on Map 92H-088

VASEUX “LAGOONS” 8-1 The two lagoons on the west side of Okanagan River above McIntyre Dam are included in the Apr 1-June 30 Spring ClosureVASEUX LAKE 8-1 No powered boats (Canadian Wildlife Service Regulation)VINSON LAKE π 8-6 SL-3 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout daily quota=1; bait ban, single barbless hookRoad accessing the south end is closed. Alternative access available.

WAP CREEK 8-24 No fishing below Frog Falls (excluding Wap Lake) Sept 1-June 30Exempt from Spring Closure above Frog Falls

WEST KETTLE RIVER 8-12 Trout/char release below Beaverdell Station Road bridge to the confluence with Kettle RiverTrout/char daily quota = 1 above Beaverdell Station Road bridgeBait ban Apr 1-Oct 31; exempt from Spring Closure

WEST KETTLE RIVER’S tributaries 8-12 Bait BanWESTMERE LAKE π 8-8 SL-2 No fishing Dec 1-Apr 30

Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMotorized vehicle closure. Walk-in access only. See sign at trailhead.

WOOD LAKE 8-22 Kokanee daily quota = 2, EXCEPT none may be taken within 50 m of entire lakeshore from Oct 1-Jan 31Speed restriction (10 km/h) on parts

YELLOW LAKE π 8-2 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)


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“Mission Creek Greenway Pond” In City of Kelowna. From KLO Rd., turn north onto Hall Road and follow to the parking lot near the dead end. The fishing pond is adjacent to Hall Road and is located within the Mission Creek Regional Park.

Facilities: parking, walking trailsRegulations: This pond was created to provide fishing opportunities for children. Please respect the suggested guideline of “one fish per child (under age 16 only) per day”Species: Stocked catchable rainbow trout (stocked each spring)Tip: Good shore fishing

Shannon LakeNorth of Westbank. From Hwy 97, turn north onto Bartley Road, left onto Shannon Lake Road and follow to Shannon Lake Regional Park.

Facilities: Regional Park with washrooms, picnic tables, & walking trailsRegulations: Within the netted enclosure, please respect the suggested guideline of “one fish per child (under age 16 only) per day”Species: Stocked catchable rainbow troutTip: Good shore fishing in the spring within the netted enclosure (seasonal)

“West Pond” (unnamed lake between Kentucky and Alleyne Lakes) South of Merritt. Paved access from Hwy 5A or 97C to Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park.

Facilities: Provincial Park with washrooms, camping, & walking trails.Species: Stocked catchable rainbow troutRegulations: Regional regulations. Please respect the suggested guideline of “angling restricted to those less than 16 years of age”Tip: Good shore fishing

Jewel Lake Between Grand Forks and Greenwood. Turn north off Hwy 3 and drive 12 km to the Provincial Park.

Facilities: Provincial Park with car-top boat-launch, toilets, swimming beach, picnic tables and camping. Private resort with boat rentalsRegulations: Regional regulations; engine power restriction – 7.5 Kw (10 hp) & speed restriction (8 km/h)Species: Stocked rainbow trout & brook troutTip: Best fishing from boat


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For your safety and the enjoyment of everyone using the river, please:

Keep boat launch areas clear so that all boaters have equal access.

Don’t mix alcohol and boating. You will need your best reflexes to keep you, your boat and other stream users safe. It’s illegal to operate a boat while impaired.

Limit your speed (particularly when entering corners) to avoid collisions with other boaters, anglers, swimmers and hidden obstacles. Respect the Universal Shoreline Speed Restriction (10 km/hr within 30m of the shore).

Be careful when boating at dawn and dusk, and in other conditions of limited light or visibility.

Refrain from running your boat through water being fished by others. Go slowly or drift by anglers along the shoreline.

Be considerate of others.

Avoid sensitive habitats such as shallow water, spawning areas, and wildlife nesting or foraging areas.

Give animals crossing the river the space and time to do so. It’s illegal to harass wildlife.

Pack out your garbage. Old fishing line, litter, fuel and oil damage fish habitat, endanger aquatic life and reduce water quality.

DOES MY BOAT NEED TO BE REGISTERED?

All recreational vessels under 15 gross tons and powered by an engine 10 horsepower (7.5 kilowatts) or more must be licenced. The licencing process is free of charge through Canada Border Services Agency (refer to the blue pages in your telephone directory for the telephone number of the nearest office).

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EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL ALERT

Eurasian Watermilfoil and other non-native aquatic plants can create environmental, recreational and economic problems in our waters.

Important:

Thoroughly inspect your boat and trailer and remove all aquatic plants before launching and after leaving the water. New infestations can develop from even small plant fragments.

An on-line brochure on Eurasian Watermilfoil is available at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/brochures/milfoil.html.For further information on aquatic plants and weeds go to www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/wq_aquatic.html.

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FLUCTUATING LAKE & RESERVOIR LEVELS

Water levels in lakes and especially reservoirs can fluctuate over the year. These fluctuations result in a change in the location of stream mouths (please check the definitions of “streams” and “stream mouths” on page 96). Note that a stream flowing through the drawdown portion of a reservoir basin is still considered to be a stream, not part of the reservoir. Anglers are reminded that lake and stream regulations may differ.

BOATING SAFETY

For important information on regulations related to boating safety, including:

Operator competency requirements;Horsepower restrictions related to the age of operators;Universal Shoreline Speed Restrictions; andProper use of Personal Flotation Devices (including Inflatable PFDs),

Please contact Transport Canada Marine’s Office of Boating Safety toll-free at 1-800-267-6687, or visit their website at www.tc.gc.ca/boatingsafetyMany B.C. waters have boating restrictions in place. Please refer to the Regional Water-Specific Tables in this Synopsis for boating restrictions on individual waters and page 5 for an explanation of the various types of restrictions.

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What do they look like?Kokanee look very much like sockeyesalmon. Kokanee in non-breedingcondition have bright silver sides and adark grey to blue back, sometimes with afew dark markings on the dorsal fin (the finon its back). The anal fin (the lower fin

KokaneeOncorhynchus nerka

Other common names: Kickininee, little redfish, silver

trout, landlocked sockeye,blueback

Typical range in length foradults: 20 – 25 cm:Maximum length: 60 cm

Typical range in weight foradults: 0.1 – 0.2 kgMaximum weight: 4.5 kg

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the Yukon, Liard and lower Peacedrainages. Kokanee have been introducedinto many lakes throughout NorthAmerica.

What do they eat?Kokanee feed almost exclusively onzooplankton, tiny aquatic animals from thesize of a pinprick to the size of a small fishhook. They strain zooplankton from thewater by means of many fine combs onthe gills called gill rakers. They will also eattiny plants, insects, and freshwater shrimpwhen available.

What is their life cyclelike?From August to early December, maturekokanee move into the inlet streams oflakes, and along lake shores to spawn. Instreams, they select areas with cleangravel, moderate flows, and upwellinggroundwater. Like other salmon, thefemale turns on her side and digs a nest, or

nearest the tail) has a long base and thetrailing edge is quite angled rather thansquare, features often used to distinguishkokanee from char or trout. Duringspawning season, kokanee change colour,usually turning crimson with a green head,but sometimes black. The males developlong jaws, hooked snouts, and large teeth.A slight hump forms behind their head.Spawning females are not as colourful asthe males and their overall shape does notchange.

Where do they live? Kokanee live at mid depths in the openwaters of lakes. At spawning time, theymove into tributary streams or along thelake shore. Natural populations are foundfrom California to Alaska, and in northeastAsia. Populations of native kokanee aremore abundant and widespread in B.C.than in other parts of their range. They arefound in most of our major systems except

Spawning Female

Spawning Male

It is no longer possible to publish all useful fisheries information in this Synopsis due to its rapidly increasing volume. Here is a list of websites related to freshwater fishing offering additional information which may be of interest to B.C. anglers.

Discover Fishing BC – www.discoverfishingbc.ca This website provides new and experienced anglers all the information needed to have a great experience, whether fishing in fresh or tidal waters. It includes where to buy your fishing licence, choosing the right gear, identifying your catch, fishing the hot spots, and more.

Fish Facts – www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/fishhabitats/fishfactsheets.html This website provides illustrations and interesting information on twenty of our freshwater fish species; see the sample below.

Fish Stocking Information – http://gofishbc.com/stockingreports/ Refer to this website for the latest freshwater fish releases and information on stocking times throughout the province.

National Park Fishing Information – www.pc.gc.ca Select the national park of interest and then look for Fishing under ‘Activities’.

FishWizard – www.fishwizard.com Use FishWizard to find information about B.C.’s lakes and streams and the fish in them, including species present, stocking records, and depth maps for over 2,500 lakes. With FishWizard, you can create maps or summary reports in just a few simple steps. Try the tutorial for quick instructions.

Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. – www.gofishbc.com See this website for more information about the Learn to Fish and Fishing in the City programs, Visitor & Education Centres, Fin Facts, Tips & Articles, and suggestions on Where to Fish.

Freshwater Fishing Regulations – www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/ Visit this website to obtain recent regulation changes (except for salmon) not published in this Synopsis.

Freshwater Salmon Regulations – www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/ Freshwater salmon fishing is under the jurisdiction of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Please visit their website for all salmon fishing information, both in fresh and tidal waters.

FRESHWATER FISHERIES INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

Provincial fisheries managers need your co-operation with fish tagging studies currently underway in British Columbia. Some fish are marked with a “spaghetti” tag in the back near the base of the dorsal fin. Spaghetti tagged fish may also be radio tagged. If that is the case, you may see wire protruding from the mouth or from a healed scar on the stomach of the fish.

If you encounter a tagged fish please record the following information:

Please return information on all tagged fish to the Fish and Wildlife Office in the region where you captured the fish. See the Regional Tables for addresses and phone numbers.

Live fish should be released unharmed to continue their journey and contribute additional information to the study (do not remove the tag or transmitter). If you must kill the fish, and it is legal to do so, please return the tag or transmitter along with the above information.

If you would like further information on these studies, please contact the Fish and Wildlife Office in your region.

1. tag colour and number2. date and location where caught or found3. species

4. fish length (estimated length in centimeters or inches)5. method of capture (e.g., angling, found, etc.)

ADDITIONAL B.C. FISH FACTS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/fishhabitats/fishfactsheets.html

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The Ministry of Environment is responsible for providing quality fishing opportunities, as well as protecting native fish species. Unfortunately, the growing number of waters with illegally introduced fish species poses a huge threat to our native fish resources and the benefits we derive from them.

Recently reported introductions of fish such as bass, pike and yellow perch are almost certainly due to deliberate and illegal activities of individuals intent on creating new fisheries. While these species may support fisheries in other locales, the unauthorized spread of these species outside their range in B.C. is at the expense of our native fisheries. The impacts will be irreversible in many cases.

Ministry Response

The Ministry is getting tough with illegal fish introduc-tions in order to protect our native resources. Policy is now in place to enable removal or control of such species where they pose high risks. In support of this policy, a new management approach has been developed that emphasizes zero-tolerance for new illegal introductions of fish species such as bass, yellow perch, black crappie, walleye and pike.

THE NEW ZERO-TOLERANCE APPROACH TO

ILLEGAL FISH INTRODUCTIONS

Continued on next page

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People caught moving or releasing live fish into lakes or streams will be prosecuted. (This, of course, does not apply to catch-and-release fishing, when releasing fish directly back into the water at the point of capture.) If newly identified introduc-tions of fish species are discovered, they may result in a fishing closure on that water to provide a strong disincentive for future introductions and to prevent future spread. At a minimum, a strictly enforced fishing closure for the intro-duced species will be imposed on the lake or stream.

The Ministry recognizes that in some cases, fisheries for introduced species have been long established. These fisheries may be managed to maintain fishing opportunities where they pose minimal threat to native resources. However if a water is identified as being the source of fish for illegal introduc-tions, it may be closed to fishing for that species.

This new management approach will be phased in across the province over the next few years. In 2009, the Kootenay Region is piloting new regulations aimed at addressing the issue of illegal introduc-tion of non-native fish species. You can find these new regulations on page 41.

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Protecting our native aquatic systems and the fisheries they support is a responsibility that we all share. Report any suspicious activity related to the illegal transfer of live fish to the Conser-vation Officer Service (1-877-952-7277). This offence holds a penalty of up to

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Accidental transport of introduced plants and animals is a major threat to B.C.’s lakes and streams. Many species of these unintended aquatic hitchhikers can be transported with your boat or trailer, or even on your fishing gear, without you noticing. For example, newly hatched New Zealand mudsnails are only the size of a large sand grain and can be easily overlooked. Only one individual transported to a new lake or stream is enough to start a new population. Its recent appearance in the Alberni Inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island is likely linked to accidental transport.

To minimize the risk of introduction and spread of invasive species like zebra mussels or New Zealand mudsnails, we ask you to follow some simple steps outlined below. Make sure your boat, trailer, and fishing gear are clean when you visit different waters in the province, particularly if you have been boating or fishing outside the province.

When leaving a body of water:

• Remove any visible mud, plant parts, or other aquatic organisms

• Drain water from equipment before trans-porting (motors, bilges, and transom wells)

• Clean and dry anything that comes into contact with water (boats, trailers, anchors, fishing gear, boots (particularly felt soles), waders, jet-skis, kayaks, and even dogs

• Never release plants, fish, or animals into a body of water unless they came out of that same body of water

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• 10% solution (1 part chlorine to 9 parts water) and soak your equipment for 10 minutes, and then rinse thoroughly to avoid damaging gear

For gear and waders exposed to waters con-taining New Zealand mudsnails (in Alberni Inlet/Somass River; Washington, Idaho, and Montana), freezing for eight hours or soaking for 24 hours in 1% salt water solution is also effective. As a general practice, organize your schedule so that your time spent in infested waters is always your last stop before disinfecting your rig/gear and heading home.

Report illegal activities – If you see any activities associated with the intentional or accidental movement of live fish and other aquatic organisms, please report these activities to 1-877-952-RAPP (7277).

Note: It is illegal to possess or move live fish (including invertebrate) without a permit. It is also illegal to use live fish for bait or hold live fish in a “live well” in your boat.

Examples of harmful alien species threaten-ing B.C.’s aquatic ecosystems -

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• Carp, bullhead, and other exotic fish

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Small lakes offer many surprises...not to mention great fishing! Kyle Ackles

In B.C., freshwater fi shing regulations serve two main purposes: 1) to conserve and protect wild fi sh stocks and, where possible, 2) to optimize recreational fi shing opportunities. Generally, the complexity of our regulations is a refl ection of the diversity of fi sh species and freshwater habitats in the province. However, recent research has shown that overly complex regulations may reduce anglers’ understanding and even deter participation. The Ministry of Environment, in partnership with the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, is reviewing and, where warranted, simplifying all existing fi shing regulations. This review is likely to be a multi-year project.

Small lakes were chosen for the initial review because they have the most water-specifi c regulations in this Synopsis. The review of regulations on large lakes and rivers will follow later. The three primary goals of the small lakes regulations review were to:

1. Harmonize regulations between regions, where possible (i.e., regional daily catch quotas and general gear restrictions); 2. Develop regulatory categories with consistent management objectives for small lakes appearing in the Water-Specifi c Tables for each region; and 3. Reduce the number of small lakes appearing in the Regional Water-Specifi c Tables, where possible, by adopting the default regional regulations. This is especially applicable to lakes stocked with hatchery fi sh.

Based on a detailed review of existing small lakes regulations, and with local consultation, the following four regulatory suites have been introduced for waters requiring special regulations beyond the regional defaults (i.e., for those lakes listed in the Water-Specifi c Tables). Each suite combines a set of regulatory actions to support a variety of management objectives and recreational opportunities.

Small Lakes Regulatory Suite 1 (labeled SL-1 in the Tables)Restrictions:• trout/char daily quota = 2

Small Lakes Regulatory Suite 2 (labeled SL-2)Restrictions:• trout/char daily quota = 2,• bait ban, single barbless hook, and• winter closures, if necessary (regionally determined, but consis-

tent across the region)

Small Lakes Regulatory Suite 3 (labeled SL-3)Restrictions:• trout/char daily quota = 1,• bait ban, single barbless hook,• winter closures, if necessary (regionally determined, but consis-

tent across the region), and• size restrictions, if necessary (regionally determined, but consis-

tent across the region)

Small Lakes Regulatory Suite 4 (labeled SL-4)Restrictions:• trout/char catch and release,• bait ban, single barbless hook,• seasonal closures, if necessary (regionally determined, but consis-

tent across region)

In circumstances where different or additional regulations are required to address specifi c management objectives, small lakes will be listed in the Regional Water-Specifi c Tables with special unique regulations. Generally, the least restrictive regulations are used to meet the management objectives for each lake.

Please note: the default regional regulations continue to apply to the vast majority of small lakes in the province. Many of these lakes provide excellent fi shing opportunities that rival the angling experiences offered by the waters listed in the Regional Water-Specifi c Tables.

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NOTICE TO BOATERS As of September 15, 2009, proof of competency is required:

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• for anyone born after April 1, 1983;• for anyone operating a motorized pleasure craft less than 4 metres long. This includes a personal

watercraft.

The Pleasure Craft Operator Card is the most commonly used proof of competency.

Knowing how to operate your boat safely takes training and practice. Transport Canada recommends taking a boating safety course from an accredited course provider to help you be more aware of boating safety practices andto avoid problems and reduce risks.Get this boating season off to a great start by applying for your proof of competency. To find out how to get yourPleasure Craft Operator Card and for the latest in boating safety information, please visit www.boatingsafety.gc.ca orcall the Boating Safety Infoline at 1-800-267-6687.

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Fishing in the City at Lafarge Lake (Region 2) Stacy Webb

Want to fi sh but don’t have the time? The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, Ministry of Environment, and municipal and regional district partners are working to address that problem. By enhancing catchable trout stocking programs, developing fi shing piers, improving shore fi shing access, and providing Learn to Fish programs for youth on urban lakes, we are making it easier for busy city dwellers to experience fi shing. The 2008 Fishing in the City pilot program at Lafarge, Como, Rice and Green Timbers lakes was a great success, with thousands of residents from Coquitlam, North Vancouver and Surrey enjoying the fi shing opportuni-

ties available in their local and regional parks. A large number of fi rst time anglers experienced the joy of fi shing, travelling on average only 10 minutes to reach their local urban fi shing lake. Fishing participation rates exceeded expectations, ensuring Fishing in the City opportuni-ties will continue to grow in the coming years.

For more information about the program, or to fi nd an urban fi shing location in the Metro Vancouver or Greater Victoria areas, visit www.gofi shbc.com/fi shinginthecity. Also keep your eyes open for signs indicating a Fishing in the City opportunity at your local urban lake.

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Westslope Cutthroat - a popular sport fish in the East Kootenays Kelly Latch

The East Kootenays provides a spectacular backdrop for outdoor recreation. This area is home to the Westslope Cutthroat Trout. This unassuming fi sh provides some of the best angling in British Columbia, particularly for inland waters.

The Westslope Cutthroat Trout is closely related to rainbow trout and other cutthroat trout. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in feistiness, providing a remarkably popular fi shery. Westslope Cutthroat angling has become so popular that special Classifi ed Waters regulations were implemented to maintain quality fi shing experiences on some of the more heavily fi shed rivers, such as the Elk and Wigwam.

Unfortunately, Westslope Cutthroat Trout face an uncertain future as the species has suffered massive declines throughout much of its native range in North America. Stocking of non-native salmonids has lead to displace-ment and cross-breeding problems. Habitat loss and degradation, as well as over-harvest, have also reduced numbers.

Westslope Cutthroat Trout have been identi-fi ed as priority sport fi sh by the provincial Fisheries Program and resources have been provided by the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation to develop a provincial manage-ment plan.

This plan has two main objectives: (1) conservation of population diversity, and (2) maintenance of quality recreational op-portunities consistent with conservation. This plan will assess the key threats and limiting factors for Westslope Cutthroat Trout, and will identify means of mitigating them and en-suring angling opportunities are maintained throughout the species’ range.

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Rotational

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Angling Ethics Rotational Angling

Enjoy the Experience and Share the Opportunity.

Co-Existing with Spawning Salmon

Over 400,000 anglers enjoy fishing British Columbia’s waters. If we are not careful, the popularity that recreational freshwater fishing enjoys may compromise not only the experience anglers are seeking, but also contribute to decline of some fish stocks, impact fish habitat and increase conflicts between anglers. Respect fish and treat them humanely. Keep fish immersed in water until you identify the species and its size. Limit your harvest to your needs and never exceeding the legal limit.

Limit catch & release angling (see page 11).Catch and release (C & R) done correctly results in high survival rates. Since sub-lethal impacts may occur, multiple captures through excessive C & R can affect individual fish. Don’t practice C & R when fish may be under stress:✔ while spawning ✔ in hot weather or warm waterPractise courtesy toward other anglers and respect their rights.Share the water with other users. Practise good angling etiquette by:✔ moving around a water body in patterns

appropriate to your gear and local conditions;✔ leaving adequate room between other anglers

and yourself, especially flyfishers.Respect public and private property. Always ask permission before entering private property, including Indian Reserve land. Leave natural areas as you found them, keep campsites clean and be careful with campfires.

As angling pressures increase, the need for courtesy and an angling code of conduct has become more evident.

"Rotation angling" is a system designed to encourage everyone on a stretch of river to fish sequentially through it, whether wading or from a boat. It was designed to allow each angler an equal opportunity to spend some time in the prime pools and riffles. Simply stated, it means starting at the head of a pool or run and following the immediate downstream angler at a courteous distance, with everyone progressing at a reasonable pace.

While rotation angling is not applicable to all waters and conditions, it has become an accepted practice on many of our Classified Waters.

THE BASIC RULES ARE: ✔ Avoid entering the water downstream

of another angler who is already fishing, unless invited to do so;

✔ Leave adequate room between the downstream angler and yourself but do not remain stationary unless no one is following you;

✔ After catching a fish, step out of the line and return to the head of the pool, or start of the line;

✔ If you are not sure about the local etiquette, avoid any problems by first inquiring about the procedures from the anglers already on the water.

Angling opportunities provided for some species of fish (e.g., trout, char, whitefish) may have negative impacts on holding or spawning salmon in the same river system. In many cases, angling for salmon is prohibited during times when angling for other species remains open. Anglers can minimize disturbances or incidental hooking of salmon by adopting these simple voluntary measures:

Gear Selection

Use fishing gear which will effectively avoid hooking salmon. For example, use fly fishing gear with a floating line and a dry fly. Sinking lines or spoons are not recommended as spawning salmon can be easily foul hooked. If the target species is smaller than the spawning salmon, use of a light tippet is a good added measure.

Bait Selection

If bait is allowed, avoid using bait types which aggressively attract salmon. Using bait such as worms, grasshoppers or other insects will effectively avoid salmon yet attract other species such as trout and whitefish.

Wading the River

Concentrate angling activity in areas of the river where salmon may be less prevalent. For example, avoid deep pools where salmon are holding prior to spawning. Also, avoid areas of shallow water where you observe concentrations of spawning salmon and their

redds (gravel “nests”). Salmon redds are generally between 1-2 square meters in size and may be recognised by the appearance of clean looking gravel which is loose and soft underfoot, as opposed to firmer and darker gravel nearby. When newly formed, redds will appear to be a depression with a mound of gravel on the downstream side. Eggs will be buried in the mound of gravel and for several metres downstream. Walking on the redds may kill buried eggs, so please avoid them entirely.

With the cooperation of knowledgeable anglers, it is often possible to maintain angling opportunities which might otherwise be eliminated to protect vulnerable fish. Please adjust your angling techniques accordingly.

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Trout Otherπ rainbow trout π kokaneeπ steelhead π Arctic graylingπ cutthroat trout π burbot (ling)π brown trout π white sturgeonChar π black crappieπ Dolly Varden π northern pikeπ bull trout* π yellow perchπ lake trout π walleyeπ brook trout π goldeyeWhitefi sh π inconnuπ lake whitefi sh π crayfi shπ mountain whitefi sh

Bassπ largemouth bassπ smallmouth bass* any bull trout that you catch and keep must be counted as part of your Dolly Varden quota

Freshwater game fi sh are defi ned as follows:

adipose fin … see diagram on page 10.adult chinook salmon … defined in the

Freshwater Salmon Supplement(see page 4 in this Synopsis).

anadromous… swimming up rivers from the ocean to spawn (for example, steelhead).

above … when used in reference to a lake or stream means “upstream of”.

angle … see page 9.angler … a person who angles.annual … the licence year, beginning April 1

and ending on March 31.artificial fly … a single-pointed hook that

is dressed only with fur, feathers, hair, textiles, tinsel and/or wire, and to which no external weight or external attracting device is attached. Two or more hooks tied in tandem is not permitted. Where gear is restricted to artificial flies, floats and sinkers may be attached to the line.

bait … see page 9.barbless hook … a hook without a barb on

any part of the hook, including both the point and shank. Existing tackle may be modified by completely removing the barb, or by crimping the barb down so that its point is flush against the shaft.

below … when used in reference to a lake or stream means “downstream of”.

chumming … see page 9.Classified Waters … see page 8.confluence …a place where two streams

meet..creek … see streams.day … a legal fishing day runs from midnight

on one night to midnight on the following night.

down-rigging … see page 9.fish … means fin fish, shellfish and

crustaceans (such as crayfish) in any life stage, including eggs.

fly fishing … angling with a line to which only an artificial fly is attached (floats, sinkers, or attracting devices may not be attached to the line when fishing is restricted to "fly fishing only”).

hatchery trout … in some waters, hatchery trout may be harvested but wild trout must be released. In these waters, hatchery trout are marked before stocking by removal of their adipose fin (see illustration on p. 10). Therefore, these hatchery trout must have a healed scar in place of the missing fin.

ice fishing … see page 9.kokanee … a land-locked sockeye salmon.landed immigrant … a permanent resident of

Canada (as defined in federal statute).Management Unit … a Management Unit is

a subdivision of a region. For detailed maps

of Management Units, the British Columbia Recreational Atlas is available at many bookstores.

max … abbreviation for maximum.min … abbreviation for minimum.non-resident … means you are not a

“resident”, but (a) you are a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, OR (b) your primary residence is in Canada, AND you have resided in Canada for the immediately preceding 12 months.

non-resident alien… means you are neither a “resident” nor a “non-resident”.

ordinary residence … a residential dwelling where a person normally lives, with all associated connotations including a permanent mailing address, telephone number, furnishings and storage of automobile; the address on one’s driver’s licence and automobile registration, where one is registered to vote. A motor home or vessel at a campsite or marina is not considered to be an ordinary residence.

possession quota … the number of fish of any species that an angler may have in his/her possession at any given time, EXCEPT at place of ordinary residence (see above). In most instances, the possession quota is two times the daily quota. See Tables for exceptions.

resident … means your primary residence is in British Columbia, AND (a) you are a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, AND have been physically present in B.C. for the greater portion of each of 6 calendar months out of the immediately preceding 12 calendar months, OR (b) you are NOT a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, but have been physically present in B.C. for the greater portion of each of the immediately preceding 12 calendar months.

river … see streams.set line … see page 9.single hook … a hook having only one point.

(In contrast, a treble hook is a hook having three points on a common shaft.)Note: use of a treble hook is permitted unless “single hook” is specified.

slough … a stagnant channel or backwater.snagging (foul hooking)… hooking a fish

in any other part of its body other than the mouth. Attempting to snag fish of any species is prohibited. Any fish willfully or accidently snagged must be released immediately.

spear fishing … see page 9.sport fishing … fishing for recreation and

not for sale or barter. Sport fishing includes

angling, spear fishing, set lining and crayfish trapping.

steelhead … a rainbow trout longer than 50 cm in waters where anadromous rainbow trout are found. Both hatchery and wild steelhead may be found in B.C. waters.

streams … flowing waters (rivers, sloughs and creeks). Note that standing water behind a beaver dam on a stream is considered part of the stream.

stream mouth … the point at which the surface elevation of a stream and the water body into which it flows are the same, except as posted by signs or markers, or otherwise defined.

tributaries … all streams that contribute to a larger stream or to a lake.

trout … all regulations that apply to trout (as a group) also apply to char unless char are specifically excluded.

watershed … all the streams and lakes that drain the land into a named waterbody, including the named waterbody itself.

wild trout … in some waters, hatchery trout may be harvested but wild trout must be released. In these waters, wild trout will not be marked as hatchery fish and will have a normal adipose fin (see illustration on page 10), or will have an unhealed scar in place of that fin, if missing.

year … the period beginning April 1 and ending March 31 (the licence period).

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