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BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations by Region

British Columbia writes its freshwater rules by region, in a synopsis valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027. Most regions close their streams for part of the year, none of the region-wide closures applies to lakes, and each region sets its own daily quotas. Today, Nov 9, 2026, the general closures in force are: steelhead: Thompson River below Kamloops Lake in Region 3, Thompson-Nicola; chilcotin River below the Chilko River in Region 5, Cariboo; white sturgeon, Fraser River at and below the Williams Lake River in Region 5, Cariboo, and fish must be released under: trout and char in streams in Region 4, Kootenay. Water-by-water exceptions are in each region’s tables, and the province posts in-season changes online.

Thompson-Nicola streams
Open
to Dec 31, 2026
Okanagan streams
Open
to Mar 31, 2027
Kootenay streams
Open
to Mar 31, 2027
Vancouver Island streams
Open
to Jul 14, 2027

Closures, rules and daily quotas by region

The region-wide rules from the 2025-2027 synopsis. “Streams” includes rivers and creeks as the synopsis defines them; the tables for each region list the waters that are exempt or have rules of their own, and they win over the region-wide rule.

Region 1, Vancouver Island

Excluding Haida Gwaii.

SpeciesClosed season, as publishedOpen season, as publishedToday
Streams in units 1-1 to 1-6July 15 to August 31The rest of the yearOpen to Jul 14, 2027
  • Single barbless hook in all streams, all year.
  • Bait ban in all streams, all year, with exceptions in the tables.
  • Only hatchery trout, recognised by the healed adipose-fin scar, may be kept from streams; every wild trout from a stream must be released.
SpeciesDaily quota and rules
Trout4: no more than 1 over 50 cm (2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm allowed) and 2 from streams, which must be hatchery fish. Release all wild steelhead, all wild trout from streams and all char, Dolly Varden included.
BassUnlimited
Yellow perchUnlimited
Kokanee5, none from streams
Crayfish25
White sturgeonCatch and release only

Region 2, Lower Mainland

SpeciesClosed season, as publishedOpen season, as publishedToday
Fraser River side channels: Jesperson’s, Herrling Island, Seabird Island northMay 15 to July 31, all fishingAugust 1 to May 14Open to May 14, 2027
  • Single barbless hook in all streams, all year.
  • No fishing in any lake in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest near Maple Ridge.
  • Dead fin fish as bait only when fishing for sturgeon in the Fraser, the lower Pitt and the lower Harrison.
  • Once you keep your daily quota of hatchery steelhead from a water, stop fishing that water for the day.
  • Protected species that may not be fished for or kept: Nooksack dace, Salish sucker, green sturgeon and Cultus Lake sculpin.
SpeciesDaily quota and rules
Trout and char4: no more than 1 over 50 cm (2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm allowed), 2 from streams (hatchery only) and 1 char, none under 60 cm. Release wild trout and char from streams, all wild steelhead and hatchery trout under 30 cm from streams.
Bass20 (not Mill Lake)
Crappie20
Kokanee5, none from streams
Whitefish15, all species combined
Crayfish25
White sturgeonCatch and release only

Region 3, Thompson-Nicola

SpeciesClosed season, as publishedOpen season, as publishedToday
All streamsJanuary 1 to June 30July 1 to December 31Open to Dec 31, 2026
Steelhead: Thompson River below Kamloops LakeOctober 1 to May 31June 1 to September 30Closed · opens Jan 1, 2027
Steelhead: Nahatlatch and Stein rivers, Frances and Hannah lakesJanuary 1 to May 31June 1 to December 31Open to Dec 31, 2026
Steelhead: Seton River below Seton LakeApril 1 to May 31June 1 to March 31Open to Mar 31, 2027
  • Single barbless hook in all streams, all year.
  • It is illegal to fish for bass or yellow perch anywhere in the region.
  • Annual quota on Shuswap Lake: 5 rainbow trout over 50 cm and 5 char over 60 cm per licence year.
SpeciesDaily quota and rules
Trout and char5: no more than 4 from streams, 1 over 50 cm and 1 bull trout or lake trout, none under 60 cm. Release all steelhead, bull trout from streams 1 August to 31 October and lake trout 15 October to 31 January.
Kokanee5, none from streams
Whitefish15, all species combined
Burbot2
Crayfish25
Bass and yellow perch0: closed to fishing
White sturgeonCatch and release only

Region 4, Kootenay

SpeciesClosed season, as publishedOpen season, as publishedToday
All streamsApril 1 to June 14June 15 to March 31Open to Mar 31, 2027
Trout and char in streamsRelease only November 1 to March 31May be kept April 1 to October 31Release only to Dec 31, 2026
  • Single barbless hook in all streams, all year.
  • Many East Kootenay rivers are Classified Waters and need a Classified Waters Licence.
  • Annual quota: 20 rainbow trout over 50 cm from the main body of Kootenay Lake per licence year.
SpeciesDaily quota and rules
Trout and char5: no more than 1 rainbow or cutthroat over 50 cm, 2 from streams and 1 bull trout of any size.
Kokanee15, none from streams, no more than 5 over 30 cm
Whitefish15, all species combined
Burbot2
Crayfish25
Bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch0: closed to fishing, with exceptions in the tables
White sturgeon0: closed to fishing, no exceptions

Region 5, Cariboo

SpeciesClosed season, as publishedOpen season, as publishedToday
Streams in the Fraser watershed, Thompson included, except the Fraser mainstemApril 1 to June 30July 1 to March 31Open to Mar 31, 2027
Chilcotin River below the Chilko RiverOctober 1 to June 10, all fishingJune 11 to September 30Closed · opens Jan 1, 2027
White sturgeon, Fraser River at and below the Williams Lake RiverSeptember 15 to July 15July 16 to September 14, catch and releaseClosed · opens Jan 1, 2027
  • Single barbless hook in all streams, all year.
  • No minimum size in lakes, unless the tables say otherwise.
  • White sturgeon: closed to all fishing in the Fraser watershed above the Williams Lake River.
  • Dean River Classified Waters need a Classified Waters Licence; non-resident aliens may buy only one for the Dean and fish at most 8 consecutive days.
SpeciesDaily quota and rules
Trout and char5: no more than 1 over 50 cm, 2 from streams, 1 Dolly Varden or bull trout and 2 lake trout. Release all steelhead, lake trout 1 October to 30 November and bull trout from streams 1 August to 31 October.
Kokanee5, none from streams
Whitefish15, all species combined
Burbot5
Bass0: closed to all fishing

Region 6, Skeena

SpeciesClosed season, as publishedOpen season, as publishedToday
Steelhead in all rivers and streams, main stems exemptMay 15 to June 15June 16 to May 14Open to May 14, 2027
Streams above Cedarvale (Skeena) and Kitsault Bridge (Nass)January 1 to June 15June 16 to December 31Open to Dec 31, 2026
Streams in the Iskut watershed above Forest Kerr Canyon, and the Fraser watershedApril 1 to June 30July 1 to March 31Open to Mar 31, 2027
  • Bait ban in the Skeena and Nass rivers and their tributaries, all year.
  • Single barbless hook in all streams, all year.
  • The Nass main stem is exempt from the upper-watershed closure, and the Skeena main stem above Cedarvale closes only from 1 January to 31 May.
  • Set lines only in lakes: one line, one hook with a gap of at least 3 cm, marked with the angler’s details.
SpeciesDaily quota and rules
Trout and char5: no more than 1 over 50 cm (hatchery steelhead included), 3 Dolly Varden, bull trout and lake trout combined, and 1 trout from streams 1 July to 31 October. Release Dolly Varden and bull trout from streams, trout under 30 cm from streams, any trout from streams 1 November to 30 June, lake trout in the Fraser and Skeena watersheds 15 September to 30 November, and all wild steelhead.
Arctic grayling3
Northern pike5
Kokanee10, none from streams
Whitefish15, all species combined
Burbot5
Inconnu1
White sturgeonClosed to all fishing

Region 7A, Omineca

SpeciesClosed season, as publishedOpen season, as publishedToday
All streamsApril 1 to June 30July 1 to March 31Open to Mar 31, 2027
  • Single barbless hook in all streams, all year.
  • Bait ban in all streams, all year, with exceptions in the tables.
  • Set lines allowed in lakes only; any game fish other than burbot caught on one must be released.
SpeciesDaily quota and rules
Trout and char5: no more than 1 over 50 cm, 2 from streams, 3 lake trout and 1 bull trout. Bull trout may be kept only from lakes, 30 to 50 cm, 16 October to 14 August. Release lake trout of any size 15 September to 31 October and under 30 cm all year.
Arctic graylingCatch and release only
Kokanee10, none from streams
Whitefish15, all species combined
Burbot5
White sturgeonClosed to all fishing

Region 7B, Peace

SpeciesClosed season, as publishedOpen season, as publishedToday
Rainbow trout and Arctic grayling in streamsRelease only May 1 to June 15May be kept June 16 to April 30May keep to Apr 30, 2027
Walleye from streamsRelease only April 1 to May 15May be kept May 16 to March 31May keep to Mar 31, 2027
  • Single barbless hook in all streams, all year.
  • Bait ban in all streams, all year; no fin fish as bait anywhere in the region.
  • No set lines.
  • All Arctic grayling from Williston Lake and its tributaries must be released.
SpeciesDaily quota and rules
Trout and char5: no more than 1 over 50 cm, 2 from streams, 2 lake trout and 1 bull trout (Liard watershed only, 30 to 50 cm, 16 October to 14 August). Release lake trout under 30 cm, and of any size 15 September to 31 October.
Arctic grayling2: none under 30 cm, only 1 over 45 cm
Northern pike3: only 1 over 90 cm
Walleye3: only 1 over 70 cm
Yellow perch5
Kokanee10, none from streams except the Peace River
Goldeye10
Whitefish15, all species combined
Burbot5
Inconnu1

Region 8, Okanagan

SpeciesClosed season, as publishedOpen season, as publishedToday
All streamsApril 1 to June 30July 1 to March 31Open to Mar 31, 2027
  • Single barbless hook in all streams, all year.
  • Garnet Lake is closed to all angling after an illegal introduction of largemouth bass.
SpeciesDaily quota and rules
Trout and char5: no more than 1 over 50 cm and 4 from streams, only 2 of them over 30 cm; up to 20 brook trout may be kept from streams. Release bull trout from streams.
Walleye8
Crappie20
Kokanee5, none from streams
Whitefish15, all species combined
Burbot2
Crayfish25
Bass and yellow perch0: closed to fishing, with exceptions in the tables

Rules that apply across British Columbia

From the synopsis and the province’s licensing pages. Possession quotas are two daily quotas in most regions; lake trout, bull trout and Arctic grayling are held to one daily quota in regions 7A and 7B.

RuleDetailWhere
Hatchery steelhead10 per licence year, in all of B.C.; only hatchery steelhead may be keptProvince-wide
Wild steelheadMust be releasedProvince-wide
Possession quota2 daily quotasMost regions and species
Steelhead stampNeeded to fish for steelhead at all, and on most Classified Waters in their periodsProvince-wide
Licence year1 April to 31 MarchProvince-wide

The British Columbia waters on this site

Each water’s own page shows today’s status for its species, including the special regulations below.

Vedder River · Region 2

  • Chilliwack/Vedder, Tamihi Rapids to Vedder Crossing. No fishing from Tamihi Rapids Bridge to Vedder Crossing Bridge 1 May to 30 June; upstream to Slesse Creek 1 April to 30 June. Below Vedder Crossing: fly only and bait ban in May, no fishing in June.
  • Vedder below Vedder Crossing Bridge. Below Vedder Crossing Bridge: fly fishing only and bait ban 1 to 31 May, no fishing 1 to 30 June.

Vancouver

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

Campbell River

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, inside waters. Inside waters (Areas 13 to 19 and the inside subareas of 12, 20 and 29) are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 May to 30 September; lingcod 1 a day, 65 cm minimum, 10 a year. Rockfish Conservation Areas are closed to all finfishing.

Victoria

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, inside waters. Inside waters (Areas 13 to 19 and the inside subareas of 12, 20 and 29) are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 May to 30 September; lingcod 1 a day, 65 cm minimum, 10 a year. Rockfish Conservation Areas are closed to all finfishing.

Sooke

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

Nanaimo

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, inside waters. Inside waters (Areas 13 to 19 and the inside subareas of 12, 20 and 29) are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 May to 30 September; lingcod 1 a day, 65 cm minimum, 10 a year. Rockfish Conservation Areas are closed to all finfishing.

Nootka Sound

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, outside waters. Outside waters are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 April to 15 November; lingcod 3 a day, 65 cm minimum. Rockfish Conservation Areas, and the permanent finfish closure in the Broken Group, are closed to all finfishing.

Fraser River at Mission · Region 2

  • White sturgeon, Region 2. White sturgeon are catch and release only; the Jesperson’s, Herrling Island and Seabird Island side channels are closed to all fishing 15 May to 31 July, and the non-tidal Fraser is closed at night.
  • Fraser side channels (Jesperson’s, Herrling Island, Seabird Island north). Closed to all fishing 15 May to 31 July in the Jesperson’s, Herrling Island and Seabird Island north side channels.
  • Salmon, non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge. No fishing for salmon in the non-tidal Fraser from Mission Bridge to Sawmill Creek, and in the approaches to the river, since 1 January 2026, until DFO reopens it by fishery notice.

Bamfield

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, outside waters. Outside waters are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 April to 15 November; lingcod 3 a day, 65 cm minimum. Rockfish Conservation Areas, and the permanent finfish closure in the Broken Group, are closed to all finfishing.

Ucluelet

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, outside waters. Outside waters are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 April to 15 November; lingcod 3 a day, 65 cm minimum. Rockfish Conservation Areas, and the permanent finfish closure in the Broken Group, are closed to all finfishing.

Elk River at Fernie · Region 4

  • Region 4 streams (Elk River). No fishing in any Region 4 stream 1 April to 14 June; trout and char released 1 November to 31 March. On the Elk, trout are catch and release 15 June to 31 October from the Hosmer bridge to the northern Hwy 3 bridge at Fernie and on the other listed sections; bait ban; Class II water when open.
  • Bull trout, Elk River. Bull trout are catch and release on the Elk above Elko Dam; the river is closed 1 April to 14 June.

Skeena River at Terrace · Region 6

  • Sockeye, Skeena mainstem. Sockeye closed in the Skeena mainstem from 28 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Capilano River · Region 2

  • Capilano River steelhead. Every steelhead on the Capilano is released; bait ban 1 August to 31 October.

Kitimat River · Region 6

  • Steelhead in Region 6 rivers. No fishing for steelhead in rivers and streams 15 May to 15 June. The province says Kitimat River regulations are under review: check the in-season changes page before fishing.

Kamloops · Region 3

The region’s general regulations apply.

Port Alberni

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, outside waters. Outside waters are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 April to 15 November; lingcod 3 a day, 65 cm minimum. Rockfish Conservation Areas, and the permanent finfish closure in the Broken Group, are closed to all finfishing.

Tunkwa Lake · Region 3

The region’s general regulations apply.

Powell River

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, inside waters. Inside waters (Areas 13 to 19 and the inside subareas of 12, 20 and 29) are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 May to 30 September; lingcod 1 a day, 65 cm minimum, 10 a year. Rockfish Conservation Areas are closed to all finfishing.

Kootenay Lake · Region 4

The region’s general regulations apply.

Pedder Bay

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, inside waters. Inside waters (Areas 13 to 19 and the inside subareas of 12, 20 and 29) are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 May to 30 September; lingcod 1 a day, 65 cm minimum, 10 a year. Rockfish Conservation Areas are closed to all finfishing.

Tofino

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, outside waters. Outside waters are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 April to 15 November; lingcod 3 a day, 65 cm minimum. Rockfish Conservation Areas, and the permanent finfish closure in the Broken Group, are closed to all finfishing.

Barkley Sound

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, outside waters. Outside waters are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 April to 15 November; lingcod 3 a day, 65 cm minimum. Rockfish Conservation Areas, and the permanent finfish closure in the Broken Group, are closed to all finfishing.

Cowichan River · Region 1

  • Cowichan River summer closure. No fishing 15 July to 31 August. From the weir at Cowichan Lake to Greendale Trestle no fishing 15 November to 15 April; below the Mile 66 trestle no fishing 1 September to 15 November. In 2025 the province brought the summer closure forward to 4 July by in-season order.
  • Cowichan below the CNR Mile 66 trestle (fall). No fishing downstream of the CNR Mile 66 trestle 1 September to 15 November; fly fishing only upstream of it in the same period.
  • Cowichan from the lake weir to Greendale Trestle (winter). No fishing from the weir at Cowichan Lake’s outlet to Greendale Trestle 15 November to 15 April.

Harrison River · Region 2

The region’s general regulations apply.

Okanagan Lake at Kelowna · Region 8

The region’s general regulations apply.

Stave River · Region 2

  • Ruskin and Northrop spawning channels. No fishing in the Ruskin spawning channel, from the inlet near the dam to the boat ramp crossing, or in the Northrop Spawning Channel (in-season change of 18 November 2025).

Squamish River · Region 2

The region’s general regulations apply.

Prince Rupert

Salt water: federal rules: BC Tidal Fishing Licence.

  • Lingcod and rockfish, outside waters. Outside waters are open to rockfish and lingcod 1 April to 15 November; lingcod 3 a day, 65 cm minimum. Rockfish Conservation Areas, and the permanent finfish closure in the Broken Group, are closed to all finfishing.

Bulkley River at Smithers · Region 6

  • Bulkley above the Morice confluence. No fishing in the Bulkley upstream of the Morice/Bulkley confluence.
  • Skeena watershed streams above Cedarvale (Bulkley). No fishing in any stream of the Skeena watershed upstream of Cedarvale 1 January to 15 June. The Bulkley above the Morice confluence is closed all year; no angling from boats from the Morice to Barrett 15 August to 31 December.

Shuswap Lake · Region 3

  • Shuswap Lake. Open all year outside the closed areas below, with no ice fishing, a bait ban and single barbless hooks. Rainbow trout 1 a day, none under 50 cm, 5 a year; char (lake trout and bull trout) 1 a day, none under 60 cm, 5 a year; kokanee 5, none from streams. Lake trout must be released 15 October to 31 January.
  • West end, Seymour Arm north of Albas and the Sicamous end. No fishing 15 March to 14 May west of the Henstridge Road and Wharf Road signs to Little Shuswap Lake (where rainbow trout and char are also catch and release the rest of the year), north of Albas, and east of Murdock and Semaphore points to the Highway 1 bridge.
  • Salmon Arm Bay. No fishing 1 September to 31 December in Salmon Arm Bay, west of a line from Engineer’s Point to Sunnybrae Point, to protect chinook and coho; anglers on the Salmon Arm community pier are exempt.

Nine regions, one synopsis

British Columbia’s freshwater regulations come as a synopsis split into regions, from Region 1 on Vancouver Island to Region 8 in the Okanagan, with the north divided into 7A Omineca and 7B Peace. Each region opens with general regulations and daily quotas, then a long table of waters that are exempt or stricter. The 2025-2027 synopsis runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027, and the province posts in-season changes on its website.

Streams close, lakes mostly do not

The biggest single rule in most regions is a spring closure on streams: 1 January to 30 June in the Thompson-Nicola, 1 April to 30 June in the Cariboo’s Fraser watershed, Omineca and the Okanagan, and 1 April to 14 June in the Kootenay. Vancouver Island instead closes the streams of units 1-1 to 1-6 in high summer, 15 July to 31 August. None of these region-wide closures applies to lakes, which have their own rules in the tables where they need them.

Steelhead and sturgeon have their own calendar

Steelhead are released everywhere unless they are hatchery fish, and several rivers close to steelhead fishing altogether: the lower Thompson from 1 October to 31 May, and the rivers and streams of the Skeena Region, except the main stems, from 15 May to 15 June. White sturgeon are catch and release only in the Lower Mainland and the Thompson-Nicola, closed in the Kootenay, Skeena and Omineca, and closed on the Fraser below the Williams Lake River from 15 September to 15 July.

Quotas differ more than you expect

The trout and char quota is four in the two southern coastal regions and five elsewhere, but the details diverge: Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland let anglers keep only hatchery trout from streams, the Kootenay allows one bull trout of any size, and the Peace allows walleye and northern pike that are closed in the Kootenay. Bass and yellow perch have a zero quota in the Thompson-Nicola, Kootenay and Okanagan, where fishing for them is closed, and are unlimited on Vancouver Island.

Where this page stops

This page carries the region-wide rules and works out which closures are in force today. It does not replace the water-by-water tables, which exempt many rivers from a closure or add their own. Salt water and the tidal part of rivers are federal and follow Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s rules, on the BC tidal licence page.

Common questions

When do BC streams open for fishing?

It depends on the region: in the Thompson-Nicola streams reopen on 1 July after closing on 1 January; in the Cariboo’s Fraser watershed, Omineca and the Okanagan on 1 July after an April-to-June closure; in the Kootenay on 15 June. Vancouver Island closes most streams from 15 July to 31 August instead. The tables list exceptions.

What is the trout quota in BC?

Five trout and char a day in most regions and four on Vancouver Island and in the Lower Mainland, with limits on fish over 50 cm, fish from streams and char. The details are in each region’s quotas on this page.

Can I keep steelhead in BC?

Only hatchery steelhead, which have a clipped adipose fin, and no more than 10 per licence year across B.C.; every wild steelhead must be released. The steelhead stamp is needed to fish for them at all.

Can I fish for bass in the Okanagan?

Not under the regional quota: bass and yellow perch have a zero quota and are closed to fishing in the Okanagan, the Thompson-Nicola and the Kootenay, with exceptions for some waters in the tables.

Which BC fishing region am I in?

The synopsis maps the regions and their management units; the water tables give each water’s unit, such as 3-18 or 8-5. Salt water is not in any freshwater region: it is federal.

Where this page's numbers come from

Government of British Columbia, 2025-2027 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis, regions 1 to 8
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations
Read on 2026-09-30. The general regulations and daily quotas of each region, read from the regional PDFs.
Region 1, Vancouver Island (PDF)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_1_vancouver_island.pdf
Read on 2026-09-30.
Region 2, Lower Mainland (PDF)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_2_lower_mainland.pdf
Read on 2026-09-30.
Region 3, Thompson-Nicola (PDF)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_3_thompson.pdf
Read on 2026-09-30.
Region 4, Kootenay (PDF)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_4_kootenay.pdf
Read on 2026-09-30.
Region 5, Cariboo (PDF)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_5_cariboo.pdf
Read on 2026-09-30.
Region 6, Skeena (PDF)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_6_skeena.pdf
Read on 2026-09-30.
Region 7A, Omineca (PDF)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_7a_omineca.pdf
Read on 2026-09-30.
Region 7B, Peace (PDF)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_7b_peace.pdf
Read on 2026-09-30.
Region 8, Okanagan (PDF)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_8_okanagan.pdf
Read on 2026-09-30.
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