The recreational fishery for salmon in the non-tidal waters of the Fraser River will open as noted below. The Department...
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Many steelhead stocks, particularly in the southern portion of BC, are at point of functional extinction. Winter-run fish in the...
Effective from 05:00 hours September 17, 2021 until 20:00 hours September 26, 2021 in the waters described below you may...
Effective one hour before sunrise on August 29, 2022 until one hour after sunset on September 15, 2022, you may...
Effective one hour before sunrise on August 27, 2022, until one hour after sunset on September 15, 2022, you may...
Continued low survival rates and low brood year escapements are considered to be causes of the low numbers of Fraser River spring Chinook expected for 2014.Management Actions include:From March 1 to June 13 in waters near Victoria between Cadboro Point to Sheringham Point a two per day, wild or marked...
Gerry Kristianson—SFAB chair
The decision will not affect me personally. I have been getting my licence on-line since the electronic process was first put in place.
But the decision to move quickly to 100% electronic access is premature and ill-considered. The Sport Fishing Advisory Board was not consulted before the decision was made.
by Phil Rowley. Originally published in the 2014 May issue of BC Outdoors magazine.It is probably safe to say that when targeting trout with chironomid larva or pupa patterns most stillwater fly-fishers focus their effort in shallow water less than 15-feet deep. For many, a floating line, leader and a...
Who would have thought that I would be stumped trying to write about my two most involved and time consuming activities? I mean, lets face it, I live and breath fly-fishing and nature photography. If I’m not talking about it or actually out there taking part then I must be...
The BC Salmon Integrated Fisheries Management Plans (IFMPs) for 2020/2021 have been released. These plans (one for coastal and interior...