Daily limits

Permitted with conditions

Residents of B.C. under 16 are entitled to their own quota of fish.

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Permitted with conditions

The annual province-wide quota for hatchery steelhead is 10.

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Catch and release

All wild steelhead must be released.

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Advisory

Refer to the Regional Chapters for additional information on regional and water-specific quotas.

Permitted with conditions

For all game fish, there is a quota or limit on the number of fish you may retain.

Permitted with conditions

Any bull trout that you catch and keep must be counted as part of your Dolly Varden quota.

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Permitted with conditions

Trout daily quota: 4, but not more than the limits below.

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Permitted with conditions

No more than 1 trout over 50 cm (2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm allowed, see the table for exceptions).

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Permitted with conditions

No more than 2 trout from streams, which must be hatchery origin.

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Catch and release

Release all wild steelhead.

Catch and release

Release all wild trout caught in streams.

Catch and release

Release all char, including Dolly Varden.

Advisory

There is no general minimum size limit for trout in lakes or for hatchery origin trout in streams.

Permitted with conditions

Bass: unlimited (see the water-specific table for exceptions and the mercury advisory).

Permitted with conditions

Crayfish daily quota: 25.

Permitted with conditions

Kokanee daily quota: 5 (none from streams).

Catch and release

White sturgeon: catch and release only.

Permitted with conditions

Yellow perch: unlimited.

Permitted with conditions

Haida Gwaii trout/char daily quota: 5, but not more than the limits below.

Permitted with conditions

Haida Gwaii: no more than 1 trout/char over 50 cm.

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Permitted with conditions

Haida Gwaii: no more than 3 Dolly Varden.

Permitted with conditions

Haida Gwaii: no more than 2 trout/char from streams.

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Catch and release

Haida Gwaii: release trout/char under 30 cm caught in streams.

Permitted with conditions

Haida Gwaii kokanee daily quota: 10 (none from streams).

Catch and release

Region-wide (excluding Haida Gwaii): release all wild origin trout in streams. Only hatchery origin trout (healed scar in place of the adipose fin) may be kept from streams. This does not apply to lakes.

Permitted with conditions

When you have caught and kept your daily quota of hatchery steelhead from any water, you must stop fishing that water for the remainder of that day.

Catch and release

It is illegal to fish for, or to catch and then keep, protected species.

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Advisory

See the water tables for exceptions.

Permitted with conditions

Trout/char daily quota is 4, but not more than the limits below.

Permitted with conditions

No more than 1 trout/char over 50 cm.

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Permitted with conditions

2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm are allowed.

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Permitted with conditions

No more than 2 trout/char from streams, and they must be hatchery fish.

Permitted with conditions

No more than 1 char (bull trout, Dolly Varden, or lake trout), none under 60 cm.

Catch and release

Wild trout/char from streams must be released.

Catch and release

All wild steelhead must be released.

Catch and release

Hatchery trout/char under 30 cm from streams must be released.

Permitted with conditions

Bass daily quota is 20, excluding Mill Lake (see page 24 for its quota).

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Permitted with conditions

Crappie daily quota is 20.

Permitted with conditions

Crayfish daily quota is 25.

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Permitted with conditions

Kokanee daily quota is 5, none from streams.

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Permitted with conditions

Whitefish daily quota is 15, all species combined.

Permitted with conditions

Trout/char daily quota of 5, but not more than the limits below.

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Permitted with conditions

No more than 4 trout/char from streams.

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Permitted with conditions

No more than 1 trout/char over 50 cm.

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Permitted with conditions

No more than 1 bull trout (Dolly Varden) or lake trout, none under 60 cm.

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Catch and release

Release all steelhead.

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Catch and release

Release bull trout (Dolly Varden) from streams, 1 August to 31 October.

Catch and release

Release lake trout, 15 October to 31 January.

Prohibited

Bass: quota 0, closed to fishing.

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Permitted with conditions

Burbot daily quota of 2.

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Permitted with conditions

Crayfish daily quota of 25.

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Permitted with conditions

Kokanee daily quota of 5.

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Permitted with conditions

None from streams.

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Permitted with conditions

Whitefish daily quota of 15, all species combined.

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Catch and release

White sturgeon: catch and release only.

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Prohibited

Yellow perch: quota 0, closed to fishing.

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Permitted with conditions

Trout/char daily quota is 5, but not more than the limits below.

Permitted with conditions

No more than 1 rainbow trout or cutthroat trout over 50 cm.

Permitted with conditions

No more than 2 trout/char from streams.

Permitted with conditions

No more than 1 bull trout (Dolly Varden) of any size.

Prohibited

Bass closed to fishing (see the tables for exceptions).

Permitted with conditions

Burbot daily quota is 2.

Permitted with conditions

Crayfish daily quota is 25.

Permitted with conditions

Kokanee daily quota is 15.

Permitted with conditions

No kokanee from streams.

Permitted with conditions

No more than 5 kokanee over 30 cm.

Prohibited

Northern pike closed to fishing (see the tables for exceptions).

Prohibited

Walleye closed to fishing (see the tables for exceptions).

Prohibited

White sturgeon closed to fishing, no exceptions.

Permitted with conditions

Whitefish daily quota is 15, all species combined.

Prohibited

Yellow perch closed to fishing (see the tables for exceptions).

Catch and release

Trout/char catch and release in streams from 1 November to 31 March.

Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 5 trout/char, of which not more than 1 over 50 cm, 2 from streams, 1 Dolly Varden/bull trout and 2 lake trout. See the tables for exceptions.

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Catch and release

Release all steelhead.

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Catch and release

Release lake trout, 1 October to 30 November.

Catch and release

Release bull trout (Dolly Varden) caught in streams, 1 August to 31 October.

Prohibited

Bass: quota of 0, closed to all fishing.

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Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 5 burbot.

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Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 5 kokanee, none from streams.

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Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 15 whitefish, all species combined.

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Catch and release

Any game fish you catch, other than burbot, must be released.

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Advisory

The daily quotas below apply except where the water tables give an exception.

Permitted with conditions

Arctic grayling daily quota 3.

Permitted with conditions

Burbot daily quota 5.

Permitted with conditions

Inconnu daily quota 1.

Permitted with conditions

Kokanee daily quota 10. None from streams.

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Permitted with conditions

Northern pike daily quota 5.

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Permitted with conditions

Whitefish daily quota 15, all species combined.

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Prohibited

White sturgeon: closed to all fishing.

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Permitted with conditions

Trout/char daily quota 5, of which not more than 1 may be over 50 cm. The quota includes hatchery steelhead.

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Permitted with conditions

No more than 1 trout/char over 50 cm. The quota includes hatchery steelhead.

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Permitted with conditions

Dolly Varden/bull trout and lake trout combined: daily quota 3.

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Permitted with conditions

Trout from streams: daily quota 1, 1 July to 31 October.

Catch and release

Release all Dolly Varden/bull trout from streams, all year.

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Catch and release

Release trout under 30 cm from any stream.

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Catch and release

Release trout of any size from streams, 1 November to 30 June.

Catch and release

Release lake trout from Fraser and Skeena watersheds, 15 September to 30 November.

Catch and release

Release all wild steelhead.

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Permitted with conditions

When you have caught and retained your daily quota of hatchery steelhead from any water, you must stop fishing that water for the rest of that day.

Catch and release

Any game fish caught other than burbot must be released.

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Catch and release

Bull trout (Dolly Varden) must be released from streams, all year.

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Catch and release

Bull trout (Dolly Varden): release from streams, all year.

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Catch and release

Bull trout (Dolly Varden): release from lakes, 15 August to 15 October.

Catch and release

Lake trout of any size must be released, 15 September to 31 October.

Catch and release

Lake trout under 30 cm must be released, all year.

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Catch and release

Arctic grayling: catch and release only.

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Permitted with conditions

Burbot: 5 a day.

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Permitted with conditions

Kokanee: 10 (none from streams).

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Permitted with conditions

Whitefish: 15 (all species combined).

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Permitted with conditions

Trout/char: 5 a day, but not more than the limits below.

Permitted with conditions

Of the trout/char daily quota, 1 may be over 50 cm.

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Permitted with conditions

Of the trout/char daily quota, 2 may be from streams.

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Permitted with conditions

Of the trout/char daily quota, 3 may be lake trout.

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Permitted with conditions

Of the trout/char daily quota, 1 may be bull trout (Dolly Varden).

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Permitted with conditions

Bull trout (Dolly Varden) may only be retained 16 October to 14 August.

Permitted with conditions

Trout/char: 5 a day, but not more than the limits below.

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Permitted with conditions

Of the trout/char daily quota, 1 may be over 50 cm.

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Permitted with conditions

Of the trout/char daily quota, 2 may be from streams.

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Permitted with conditions

Of the trout/char daily quota, 2 may be lake trout.

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Permitted with conditions

Of the trout/char daily quota, 1 may be bull trout.

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Permitted with conditions

Bull trout may only be retained 16 October to 14 August.

Permitted with conditions

Bull trout may only be from the Liard River watershed (or other specified waters) and only 30 to 50 cm in length.

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Catch and release

Rainbow trout of any size from streams must be released, 1 May to 15 June.

Catch and release

Lake trout under 30 cm must be released.

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Catch and release

Lake trout of any size must be released, 15 September to 31 October.

Catch and release

Bull trout from the Liard River watershed must be released, 15 August to 15 October.

Catch and release

Bull trout from the Peace River watershed must be released, all year (see tables for exceptions).

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Permitted with conditions

Burbot: 5 a day.

Permitted with conditions

Goldeye: 10 a day.

Permitted with conditions

Inconnu: 1 a day.

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Permitted with conditions

Kokanee: 10 (none from streams, except Peace River).

Permitted with conditions

Northern pike: 3 (only 1 over 90 cm).

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Permitted with conditions

Walleye: 3 (only 1 over 70 cm).

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Catch and release

All fish from streams must be released, 1 April to 15 May.

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Permitted with conditions

Whitefish: 15 (all species combined).

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Permitted with conditions

Yellow perch: 5 a day.

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Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 5 trout/char (see the tables for exceptions).

Permitted with conditions

No more than 1 trout/char over 50 cm.

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Permitted with conditions

No more than 4 trout/char from streams, and only 2 of them over 30 cm.

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Permitted with conditions

You may keep 20 brook trout from streams.

Catch and release

Bull trout (Dolly Varden) from streams must be released.

Prohibited

Bass: closed to fishing (quota 0), see the tables for exceptions.

Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 2 burbot.

Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 20 crappie.

Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 25 crayfish.

Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 5 kokanee.

Catch and release

No kokanee may be kept from streams.

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Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 8 walleye.

Permitted with conditions

Daily quota of 15 whitefish, all species combined.

Prohibited

Yellow perch: closed to fishing (quota 0), see the tables for exceptions.