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the Tyee Pool at the mouth of the The Freshwater Fisheries Society of Varden char year-round, and mature
Campbell River. Go after salmon British Columbia regularly augments salmon during the summer and
year-round in english Bay, where wild stocks in about 1,000 lakes and autumn that overlap with the iconic,
sunshine can bathe the windows streams throughout the province searun steelhead trout into the
of apartments and office buildings
with hatchery-reared fish including
winter and spring.
in Vancouver and on the North
kokanee, westslope cutthroat trout,
British Columbia offers year-round
Shore in a golden glow. Bait a crab
and various strains of rainbow trout.
fishing for more than 80 varieties of
or prawn trap with a can of tuna
Some releases are used to provide
freshwater game fish, and at least
cat food, or with fish scraps from
abundant, easier-to-catch fish for
that many saltwater species that
the cleaning table, to add to your
young, old, or beginning anglers;
will thrill anglers of every ability and
bounty.
others provide non-native (but non- age. enjoy first-class services and
The freshwater angler takes no back
reproducing) eastern brook trout for accommodations with good access
seat to saltwater enthusiasts. British
fly-fishers; and some are of sterile to most locations. At least one
Columbia has many thousands of
“triploid” female rainbow trout that fishing spot in this vast province will
lakes; over 850 of them are three
quickly grow for trophy seekers. be just perfect for you.
square kilometres or bigger. The
Piscivorous strains of rainbow
lakes of the Thompson Okanagan,
trout grow to huge proportions in
Fishing Licenses
Cariboo Chilcotin, and Kootenay
Quesnel, Shuswap, and Kootenay Separate licenses are required for
Rockies predominantly hold rainbow
lakes, as well as in smaller lakes in freshwater fishing and saltwater
trout, but many also hold mixed
the province’s remote northwestern fishing. your license must be with
populations of kokanee, lake char,
corner, like King Salmon and Kuthai. you at all times while fishing and,
cutthroat trout, brook trout, bull
Anglers can also find immense if asked, you must produce it
trout, whitefish, and burbot. Many
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for inspection by a conservation
lakes in northeastern B.C. hold Arctic
fish-eating lake char in places like
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bigmouth bass. And don’t forget, walleye, bass, and northern pike. In
obtain a replacement before fishing.
there’s awesome winter ice-fishing rivers that drain to the ocean, fish
Freshwater Fishing Licenses — If
too. for searun cutthroat trout or Dolly
you are 16 years of age or older,
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license by mail by following the
links from
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The Government has a new
e-licensing web site at www.fishing.
gov.bc.ca that allows individuals
to purchase and pay online for
most types of Freshwater Fishing
licenses for recreational purposes.
By following the instructions on
this site, anglers will no longer have
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Win a Dream Fishing Adventure
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