FISHERIES ACTBritish Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996P.C.1996-273 19963
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His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, pursuant to sections 8, 43* and 79.7** of the Fisheries Act, is pleased hereby to repeal the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, made by Order in Council P.C. 1982-1920 of June 23, 1982***, and to make the annexed Regulations respecting sport fishing in the Canadian fisheries waters of the Pacific Ocean and of the Province of British Columbia in substitution therefor, effective April 1, 1996.S.C. 1991, c. 1, s. 12S.C. 1991, c. 1, s. 24SOR/82-645, 1982 Canada Gazette Part II, p. 2305[Repealed, SOR/2017-58, s. 35]InterpretationThe definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.Act means the Fisheries Act. (Loi)angling means fishing with a hook and line, with or without a rod. It does not include fishing with a set line. (pêche à la ligne)Area has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007. (secteur)artificial fly meansin non-tidal waters, a single-pointed hook that is dressed only with fur, feathers, hair, textiles, tinsel, wire or any combination of those materials and to which no external weight or external attracting device is attached; andin tidal waters, a hook, or two hooks tied in tandem, dressed only with fur, feathers, hair, textiles, tinsel, wire or any combination of those materials. (mouche artificielle)day means a calendar day. (jour ou journée)fin fish means all fish other than crustaceans, echinoderms, molluscs, shellfish and marine mammals. (poisson à nageoires)fly fishing means angling with a line to which only an artificial fly is attached. (pêche à la mouche)foul hook means to hook a fish in any part of its body other than the mouth. (casaquer)gill net has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993. (filet maillant)hatchery trout means a trout of any kind that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. (truite d’élevage)hatchery chinook salmon means a chinook salmon that has a healed scar in place of the adipose, pelvic or pectoral fin, or in place of a maxillary. (saumon quinnat d’élevage)hatchery coho salmon means a coho salmon that has a healed scar in place of the adipose, pelvic or pectoral fin, or in place of a maxillary. (saumon coho d’élevage)kokanee means a land-locked sockeye salmon. (kokani)management unit or M.U. means an area designated as a management unit in section 2 of the Management Unit Regulation made pursuant to the Province’s Wildlife Act. (zone d’aménagement ou Z.A.)mesh size has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993. (maillage)natural bait means any foodstuff or natural substance other than wood, cotton, wool, hair, fur or feathers. It does not include fin fish other than roe. (appât naturel)non-tidal waters eans the waters of the Province other than tidal waters. (eaux sans marée)overall length with respect to a fish, means the distance measured from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail or, where there is no fork, to the tip of the tail. (longueur totale)Province means the Province of British Columbia. (province)Region means a region as described in section 3 of the Hunting Regulation made pursuant to the Province’s Wildlife Act. (Région)ring net has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993. (bolinche)salmon means a chinook salmon, a chum salmon, a coho salmon, a pink salmon or a sockeye salmon other than a kokanee. (saumon)set line means a fishing line that is left unattended in the water. (ligne fixe)spear fishing means fishing with a spear or an arrow that is propelled by a spring, an elastic band, compressed air or a bow or by hand. (pêche au harpon)sport fishing means fishing for recreational purposes. (pêche sportive)steelhead, in waters where anadromous rainbow trout are found, means a rainbow trout that is greater than 50 cm in overall length. (truite arc-en-ciel anadrome)stream means a watercourse formed by the perennial or intermittent flow of water between continuous, definable banks and includes a river. (ruisseau)Subarea has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007. (sous-secteur)surfline has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007. (ligne de démarcation)tidal portion of the Fraser River means the following Subareas or portions of Subareas:Subarea 29-11 and Subareas 29-13 to 29-17;the portion of Subarea 29-9 bounded on the west by a line from a fishing boundary sign near the entrance to Canoe Passage, thence to a fishing boundary sign on Westham Island, thence following the westerly shoreline of Westham Island and Reifel Island to Pelly Point on Reifel Island, thence to Garry Point on Lulu Island; andthe portion of Subarea 29-12 bounded on the west by a line from the most southwesterly point of Sea Island, thence following the westerly shoreline of that island to the Iona Island Road Causeway, thence following that causeway and continuing in a straight line in a northerly direction to a fishing boundary sign on the north shore of Iona Island, thence in a straight line in a northerly direction to a fishing boundary sign on the mainland. (partie à marée du fleuve Fraser)tidal waters means the waters of the Areas set out in Schedule 2 to the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007. (eaux à marée)trout means brook trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden, lake trout, rainbow trout or steelhead. (truite)wild chinook salmon means a chinook salmon that is not a hatchery chinook salmon. (saumon quinnat sauvage)wild coho salmon means a coho salmon that is not a hatchery coho salmon. (saumon coho sauvage)wild trout means a trout that is not a hatchery trout. (truite sauvage)year means a period beginning on April 1 and ending on March 31. (année)A reference in these Regulations to a species of fish by its common name as set out in column I of an item of Schedule I shall be construed as a reference to the species of fish whose scientific name is set out in column II of that item.A reference in these Regulations to a measurement of mesh size, depth, length or any other dimension of a net shall be construed as a reference to a measurement taken when the net is wet.SOR/98-545, s. 1(E); SOR/2001-156, s. 1(F); SOR/2002-380, s. 1(F); SOR/2017-58, s. 36ApplicationThese Regulations apply in respect of sport fishing in the Canadian fisheries waters of the Pacific Ocean and of the Province.These Regulations do not apply in respect of fishing in waters to which the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations apply.These Regulations do not apply in respect of fishing in the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site.These Regulations do not apply to fishing and related activities carried out under the authority of a licence issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations.SOR/2002-225, s. 15; SOR/2002-380, s. 2GeneralSubject to these Regulations, no person shall molest or injure fish.Protected SpeciesNo person shall fish for, or catch and retain, any species of fish set out in the table to this section.
Gear RestrictionsSubject to subsection (2), no person shall angle with more than one fishing linein any lake or stream; orfor white sturgeon.A person who is alone in a boat may angle with two fishing lines in a lake.SOR/98-545, s. 2; SOR/2001-156, s. 2(F)No person shall angle with a fishing line to which is attached a weight that is greater than one kilogram.Subject to subsections (2) to (4), no person shall angle with a fishing line to which more than one hook, artificial lure or artificial fly is attached.A person may angle in the tidal portion of the Fraser River with two hooks, artificial lures or artificial flies, attached to a fishing line.No person shall angle in the tidal portion of the Fraser River with a fishing line to which a barbed hook is attached.Subject to subsection (4), a person may angle in tidal waters with any number of hooks attached to a fishing line if the hooks are used in combination to hold a single piece of bait.A person who is angling in tidal waters for herring, northern anchovy, Pacific sand lance or squid may use any number of hooks on a fishing line.SOR/2001-156, s. 3(F)SOR/2024-134, s. 1No person shall fish with a dip net unlessit is hung on a frame that measures no more than 90 cm in its greatest dimension;the frame is attached to a handle; andthe bottom of the dip net is closed to form a bag that is no longer than 1.5 times the greatest dimension of the frame.Prohibited MethodsNo person shalluse a light in any manner to attract fish, unless the light is submerged and attached to a fishing line within 1 m of the fish hook;catch or attempt to catch fish with snares; orwilfully foul hook or attempt to foul hook any fish other than herring, northern anchovy, Pacific sand lance and squid.No person who accidentally foul hooks a fish in a lake or stream shall retain the fish.SOR/2001-156, s. 4(F)Angling from a VesselNo person shall angle from a vessel that is equipped with a motor in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule II situated in the M.U. set out in column II of that item during the period set out in column III of that item.No person shall angle from a vessel in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule III situated in the M.U. set out in column II of that item during the period set out in column III of that item.PossessionNo person shall possess more fish of a species, other than halibut, except at the person’s ordinary residence, than twice the daily quota for fish of that species prescribed by these Regulations.No person shall possess more than 3 halibut, except at the person’s ordinary residence.No person on board a vessel shall possess any halibut taken by sport fishing if there are any other fish on board the vessel that are destined for sale, trade or barter.No person shall possess female Dungeness, red rock or king crab.SOR/2024-134, s. 2Fishing in Tidal WatersApplicationThis Part applies to fishing in tidal waters.The definitions in this section apply in this Part.conservation stamp means a stamp issued under section 17 that bears the words “salmon conservation/conservation du saumon” and the year for which the conservation stamp is valid. (timbre de conservation)licence means a tidal waters sport fishing licence issued under section 17. (permis)Licences and Conservation StampsThe Minister may issue a licence or a conservation stamp to a person on request and on payment of the applicable fee set out in the table to this section.
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Licence and Conservation Stamp FeesItemColumn IColumn IILicence or conservation stampFee ($)1Licence, resident under 16 years of age, annualNo Charge2Licence, resident 16 to 64 years of age, annual21.003Licence, resident 65 years of age or older, annual11.004Licence, resident, five-day16.005Licence, resident, three-day11.006Licence, resident, one-day5.257Licence, non-resident under 16 years of age, annualNo Charge8Licence, non-resident 16 years of age or older, annual101.009Licence, non-resident, five-day31.0010Licence, non-resident, three-day19.0011Licence, non-resident, one-day7.0012Conservation stamp6.00
For the purposes of this table, resident means a person who normally resides in Canada.SOR/96-138, s. 1; SOR/98-545, s. 3No person shallfish unless the person holds a licence; orcatch and retain salmon unless the person holds a licence to which is permanently affixed a conservation stamp that is valid for the same year as the licence.Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply on the third Sunday in June or the Friday or Saturday immediately preceding that day.SOR/2010-113, s. 1[Repealed, SOR/2002-380, s. 3]No person shall harvest herring spawn on kelp other than under the authority of a licence issued under the Fishery (General) Regulations, the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993 or the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations.No person shall hold more than one licence.Catch RecordsA licence holder who catches and retains a lingcod or a chinook salmon shall immediately record the catch on the licence or, if a record can be made in a catch registry kept by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, in that registry.SOR/98-545, s. 4SOR/2019-76, s. 1The licence holder shall not alter the record made under section 22.SOR/2019-76, s. 1Fishing for Fin Fish Other than Salmon in Tidal WatersApplicationThis Part applies to fishing for fin fish other than salmon in tidal waters.Close TimesNo person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column IV of that item.The close time set out in column IV of item 21 of Schedule IV is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I.SOR/2001-156, s. 5Daily Quotas for Individual SpeciesNo person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, than the daily quota set out in column II.The quota set out in column II of item 21 of Schedule IV is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I.SOR/2001-156, s. 6Aggregate Daily QuotasNo person shall, in a day, catch and retain more thanfour wild trout and hatchery trout, in the aggregate, in any Subarea;four wild trout and hatchery trout, in the aggregate; oreight rockfish.SOR/2001-156, s. 7Annual QuotasNo person shall catch and retain in a year more than 10 lingcod in the aggregate from Areas 11 to 19, 28 and 29 and Subareas 20-5 to 20-7.No person shall catch and retain more than one white sturgeon in a year.Size LimitsNo person shall catch and retain in any Subareaa white sturgeon that measures less than 100 cm or more than 150 cm in overall length;a wild trout that measures less than 30 cm in overall length;a hatchery trout that measures less than 30 cm in overall length; ora lingcod that measures less than 65 cm in overall length or that measures, with the head off, less than 53 cm in length when measured along the shortest length of the body to the tip of the tail.SOR/2002-380, s. 4Gear RestrictionsNo person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule IV other than with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item.No person shall fish for eulachon or smelt with a gill netthat exceeds 7.5 m in length; orthat has a mesh size of less than 25 mm or more than 50 mm.No person shall fish for eulachon or smelt with more than one net at a time.Fishing for Crustaceans, Echinoderms, Molluscs and Shellfish in Tidal WatersApplicationThis Part applies to fishing for crustaceans, echinoderms, molluscs and shellfish in tidal waters.Close TimesNo person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule V, in any Subarea, with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column IV of that item.The close time set out in column IV of subitem 3(6) of Schedule V is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of crab set out in column I.The close time set out in column IV of item 19 of Schedule V is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I.SOR/2001-156, s. 8Daily Quotas for Individual SpeciesNo person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule V, in any Subarea, than the daily quota set out in column II.The quota set out in column II of subitem 3(6) of Schedule V is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of crab referred to in column I.The quota set out in column II of item 19 of Schedule V is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish referred to in column I.SOR/2001-156, s. 9Aggregate Daily QuotasNo person shall catch and retain in a day more than75 clams;four Dungeness crab and red rock crab, in the aggregate, in all of Areas 11 to 20, 28 and 29;six Dungeness crab, red rock crab and king crab, in the aggregate, in all of Areas 1 to 10 and 21 to 27 or in any Subarea outside the surfline;75 mussels; orsix purple-hinged rock scallops and weather-vane scallops in the aggregate.Size LimitsNo person shall catch and retainan abalone that measures less than 100 mm in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the shell;a Dungeness crab that measures less than 165 mm in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the carapace; ora red rock crab that measures less than 115 mm in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the carapaceNo person shall remove an abalone from its resting place without first ensuring that it is of a size greater than that described in paragraph (1)(a).Gear RestrictionsNo person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule V other than with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item.No person shall fish for crab with more than two ring nets, dip nets and crab traps in the aggregate.No person shall fish for crab with a ring net or crab trap unless a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number is attached to the net or trap.Despite subsection (2), if two crab traps are attached to one ground-line, it is sufficient to attach a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number to one end of the ground-line.SOR/2002-380, s. 5SOR/2024-134, s. 3No person shall fish for shrimp with more than four shrimp traps.No person shall fish for shrimp with a shrimp trap unless a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number is attached to the trap.Despite subsection (2), if two traps are attached to one ground-line, it is sufficient to attach a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number to one end of the ground-line.For greater certainty, if more than two traps are attached to one ground-line, paragraph 27(6)(b) of the Fishery (General) Regulations applies.SOR/2002-380, s. 5SOR/2024-134, s. 4No person shall fish for octopus with an octopus trap unless a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number is attached to the trap.Despite subsection (1), if two traps are attached to one ground-line, it is sufficient to attach a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number to one end of the ground-line.For greater certainty, if more than two traps are attached to one ground-line, paragraph 27(6)(b) of the Fishery (General) Regulations applies.SOR/2002-380, s. 5SOR/2024-134, s. 5No person shall fish with an octopus trap that is made of open mesh or with a crab or shrimp trap unless the trap has a section in the top or in a side wall that has been laced, sewn or otherwise secured by a single length of untreated cotton twine no greater than grade No. 120, which, on deterioration or parting, produces a rectangular opening with a minimum size of 7 cm × 20 cm or a square opening with a minimum size of 11 cm × 11 cm.SOR/2024-134, s. 6No person shall set, operate or leave unattended in the water any octopus trap, ring net or crab or shrimp trap unless the tag, float or buoy attached to the ring net or trap bears the operator’s name and telephone number.SOR/2002-380, s. 6SOR/2024-134, s. 6A line or rope attached to a trap referred to in any of sections 39 to 41.1 must be submerged in such a manner that the line or rope does not come into contact with a person or a boat.SOR/2024-134, s. 6Fishing for Salmon in Tidal and Non-Tidal WatersApplicationThis Part applies to fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters.Close TimesNo person shall fish for salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, in any Subarea, lake or stream, during the close time set out in column V of that item.Daily Quotas for Individual SpeciesNo person shall catch and retain in a day more salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, of an overall length set out in column III of that item, in any Subarea, lake or stream, than the daily quota set out in column IV of that item.Aggregate Daily QuotasNo person shall catch and retain in a day, in any Subarea, lake or stream, more thanfour hatchery chinook salmon and wild chinook salmon, in the aggregate, that measure 50 cm or less in overall length;two hatchery chinook salmon and wild chinook salmon, in the aggregate, that measure more than 50 cm in overall length;four hatchery chinook salmon and wild chinook salmon, in the aggregate;four hatchery coho salmon and wild coho salmon, in the aggregate, that measure 35 cm or less in overall length;two hatchery coho salmon and wild coho salmon, in the aggregate, that measure more than 35 cm in overall length; orfour hatchery coho salmon and wild coho salmon, in the aggregate.No person shall catch and retain in a day more than four salmon, in the aggregate, from all waters.SOR/2001-156, s. 10(E)Monthly Quota for Chinook SalmonNo person shall catch and retain in a month in any lake or stream, more than 10 chinook salmon, in the aggregate, that measure more than 50 cm in overall length.SOR/2002-380, s. 7(E)Aggregate Annual QuotasNo person shall catch and retain in a year more than:20 chinook salmon, in the aggregate, from the waters of Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and 20-5 to 20-7;15 chinook salmon, in the aggregate, from the waters of Area 12 (not including Subarea 12-14), Areas 13 to 18, Area 19 (not including Subareas 19-1 to 19-4), Area 28 and Area 29 (not including the tidal portion of the Fraser River);10 chinook salmon that measure more than 50 cm in overall length from the tidal portion of the Fraser River;30 chinook salmon, in the aggregate, from all tidal waters, not including chinook salmon that measure 50 cm or less in overall length that are taken from the tidal portion of the Fraser River; or10 chinook salmon that measure more than 50 cm in overall length from all non-tidal waters.Size LimitsNo person shall catch and retain a salmon of a species set out in column I of Schedule VI, in any Subarea, lake or stream, the overall length of which is less than the minimum overall length set out in column II.SOR/2001-156, s. 11Method, Gear and Bait RestrictionsNo person shall fish for salmon by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section in any Subarea, lake or stream during the close time set out in column II of that item.
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Close Times for Salmon Angling by Method, Gear and BaitItemColumn IColumn IIMethod, Gear or BaitClose TimeMETHOD1Fly fishingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 312Angling other than fly fishingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31GEAR3A hook having more than one pointFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 314Barbed hookFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 315A hook having a single point greater than 15 mm from point to shankFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31BAIT6Natural baitFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 317Dead fin fish other than roeJan. 1 to Dec. 318Live fin fish other than roeJan. 1 to Dec. 319A hook or an artificial lureFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31
SOR/2002-380, s. 8(E)No person shall fish for salmon other than by angling.Fishing for Fin Fish Other than Salmon in Non-Tidal WatersApplicationThis Part applies to fishing for fin fish, other than salmon, in non-tidal waters.GearSubject to section 53, no person shall fish other than by angling or with a set line.SOR/2001-156, s. 12SpearsA person may fish with a spear for burbot or fish of any species not listed in the table to section 58 in Regions 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8.Set LinesA person who is fishing with a set line shall notuse more than one set line;use a hook that is less than 3 cm measured from the point to the shank; orretain fish of any species listed in the table to section 58 other than burbot.Close TimesNo person shall fish for, or catch and retain, fish of any species, in a lake or stream, from 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31.The close time established by subsection (1) is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish.Daily QuotasNo person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule VII, of an overall length set out in column II, thanthe daily quota set out in column III or the daily catch limit under section 7 of the Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations, in respect of fish caught in Atlin Lake, Bennett Lake, Laidlaw Lake, Morley Lake, Tagish Lake, Teslin Lake, or in Rancheria River, Swift River or their tributaries; orthe daily quota set out in column III, in any other case.A person who, in a day, has caught and retained the daily quota for steelhead in a lake or stream shall cease fishing in that lake or stream for the rest of the day.SOR/2001-156, s. 13Aggregate Daily QuotasNo person shall catch and retain in a day from any lake or stream, more thansix wild rainbow trout and hatchery rainbow trout, in the aggregate;one wild steelhead and hatchery steelhead, in the aggregate;six wild cutthroat trout and hatchery cutthroat trout, in the aggregate;six wild brown trout and hatchery brown trout, in the aggregate;six wild brook trout and hatchery brook trout, in the aggregate;six wild Dolly Varden and hatchery Dolly Varden, in the aggregate;six wild lake trout and hatchery lake trout, in the aggregate;four smallmouth and largemouth bass, in the aggregate; or25 wild kokanee and hatchery kokanee, in the aggregate.SOR/2002-380, s. 9(E)No person shall catch and retain in a day a quantity of fish of a species set out in column I of an item of the table to this section, from all non-tidal waters, that exceeds the aggregate daily quota set out in column II of that item.
Monthly Quota for SteelheadNo person shall catch and retain in a month more than two steelhead in any lake or stream.SOR/2002-380, s. 10Annual QuotasNo person shall catch and retain in a year more than10 steelhead;one white sturgeon;five rainbow trout greater than 50 cm in overall length from the part of Kootenay Lake east of a line between signs posted at Balfour Point and Proctor Lighthouse;five rainbow trout greater than 50 cm in overall length from Shuswap Lake, including Seymour Arm, Anstey Arm and Salmon Arm, Little Shuswap Lake, and the portion of South Thompson River (Little River) between those lakes and Mara Lake; orfive Dolly Varden and lake trout greater than 60 cm in overall length, in the aggregate, from Shuswap Lake, including Seymour Arm, Anstey Arm and Salmon Arm, Little Shuswap Lake, and the portion of South Thompson River (Little River) between those lakes and Mara Lake.SOR/2001-156, s. 14(F)MiscellaneousNo person shall use as bait or possess for that purpose any freshwater invertebrate at a lake.Subject to these Regulations, no person shall deposit any substance into the water for the purpose of attracting fish.Method, Gear and Bait RestrictionsNo person shall fish for any species of fish by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section, in a lake or stream, during the close time set out in column II of that item.
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Close Times for Fishing by Method, Gear and BaitItemColumn IColumn IIMethod, Gear or BaitClose TimeMETHOD1Fly fishingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 312Angling other than fly fishingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 313Spear fishingJan. 1 to Dec. 314Set lineJan. 1 to Dec. 31GEAR5A hook having more than one pointFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 316Barbed hookFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 317A hook having a single point greater than 15 mm from point to shankFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31BAIT8Natural baitFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 319Dead fin fish other than roeJan. 1 to Dec. 3110Live fin fish other than roeJan. 1 to Dec. 3111A hook or an artificial lureFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31
[Repealed, SOR/2022-70, s. 1][Repealed, SOR/2022-70, s. 1](Subsection 2(2))
Common and Scientific NamesColumn IColumn IICommon NameScientific NameAbaloneHaliotis kamtschatkanaArctic graylingThymallus arcticusBassLargemouthMicropterus salmoidesSmallmouthMicropterus dolomieuiBlack crappiePomoxis nigromaculatusBrook troutSalvelinus fontinalisBrown troutSalmo truttaBurbotLota lotaCharlotte unarmored stickleback, Enos stickleback or giant sticklebackGasterosteus sp.Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytschaChum salmonOncorhynchus ketaClamButterSaxidomus giganteusCockleClinocardium nuttaliGeoduckPanopea generosaHorseAny species of TresusLittleneckProtothaca stamineaManilaTapes philippinarumRazorSiliqua patulaSoftshellMya arenariaCoho salmonOncorhynchus kisutchCodfishAny species of GadidaeCrabBoxLopholithodes spp.DungenessCancer magisterKingParalithodes camtschaticaRed rockCancer productusShoreAny species of Decapoda except Cancer magister and Cancer productusCrayfishPacifastacus spp.Cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkiDolly Varden (including bull trout)Salvelinus malma and Salvelinus confluentusEulachonThaleichthys pacificusGhost shrimpCallianassa californiensisGiant barnacleBalanus sp.GoldeyeHiodon alosoidesGoose barnaclePollicipes spp.GreenlingAny species of Hexagrammidae except Ophiodon elongatusGreen sturgeonAcipenser medirostrisHalibutHippoglossus stenolepisHerringClupea harengus pallasiInconnuStenodus leucichthysKokaneeOncorhynchus nerkaLake lampreyLampetra macrostomaLake troutSalvelinus namaycushLimpetAny species of Archaeogastropoda except Haliotis kamtschatkanaLingcodOphiodon elongatusMusselBlueMytilus edulisCaliforniaMytilus californianusNooksack daceRhinichthys sp.Northern anchovyEngraulis mordax mordaxNorthern pikeEsox luciusOctopusOctopus dofleiniOysterCrassostrea gigasPacific sand lanceAmmodytes hexapterusPink salmonOncorhynchus gorbuschaRainbow trout (including steelhead and Kamloops)Oncorhynchus mykissRockfishAny species of ScorpaenidaeSablefishAnoplopoma fimbriaSalish suckerCatostomus sp.Sand dollarDendraster excentricusScallopPinkChlamys rubidaPurple-hinged rockCrassadoma giganteaSpinyChlamys hastataWeather-vanePatinopecten caurinusSculpinAny species of CottidaeSea cucumberParastichopus californicusSea urchinStrongylocentrotus franciscanus and Strongylocentrotus droebachiensisShorthead sculpinCottus confususShrimpAny species of PandalidaeSixgill sharkHexanchus griseusSkateRaja spp.SmeltHypomemus pretiosus pretiosusSockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerkaSole or flounderAny species of Pleuronectidae except Hippoglossus stenolepisSpeckled daceRhinichthys osculusSquidTeuthoideaStarfishAsteroideaSurfperchAny species of EmbiotocidaeUmatilla daceRhinichthys umatillaWalleyeStizostedion vitreumWhelkAny species of and NegastropodaWhitefishLakeCoregonus clupeaformisMountainProsopium williamsoniWhite sturgeonAcipenser transmontanusYellow perchPerca flavescensYelloweye rockfishSebastes ruberrimus
SOR/2017-58, s. 37(Section 11)
Waters in Which the Use of a Vessel Equipped with a Motor Is Prohibited While AnglingItemColumn IColumn IIColumn IIIWatersManagement UnitsPeriod1Nicomekl River above dyke gate2-4Jan. 1 to Dec. 312Serpentine River above dyke gate2-4Jan. 1 to Dec. 313Clearwater River below Falls Creek3-40, 3-46Jan. 1 to Dec. 314Atnarko River5-6, 5-11Jan. 1 to Dec. 315Bella Coola River5-8, 5-11Jan. 1 to Dec. 316Chilcotin River5-12 to 5-14Jan. 1 to Dec. 317Chilko River above bridge at Henry’s Crossing5-5Sept. 11 to Sept. 308Horsefly River, from Woodjam Bridge to Quesnel Lake5-2, 5-15Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
(Section 12)
Waters in Which the Use of a Vessel Is Prohibited While AnglingItemColumn IColumn IIColumn IIIWatersManagement UnitsPeriod1Bainbridge Lake1-7Jan. 1 to Dec. 312Thompson River below Kamloops Lake3-13, 3-14, 3-18Jan. 1 to Dec. 313Babine River below fish counting fence6-8Jan. 1 to Dec. 314Bulkley River from Morice River to C.N. bridge at Barrett6-9Aug. 15 to Dec. 315Bulkley River in Moricetown Canyon and within 100 m below Moricetown Canyon6-9Jan. 1 to Dec. 316Kispiox River and tributaries6-30Jan. 1 to Dec. 317Morice River and tributaries6-9Aug. 15 to Dec. 318Skeena River within a triangular area bounded by three fishing boundary signs posted at the mouth of Kispiox River6-8Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
(Sections 24, 25 and 30)
Gear, Close Times and Quotas for Fin Fish Other than Salmon in Tidal WatersItemColumn IColumn IIColumn IIIColumn IVSpeciesDaily QuotaType of Gear or MethodClose Time1Codfish8AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Spear fishing while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 312Eulachon20 kgGill netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Dip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 313Greenling3AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Spear fishing while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 314Halibut2AnglingJan. 1 to Jan. 31Spear fishing while divingJan. 1 to Jan. 315Herring20 kgDip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Herring jigFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Herring rakeFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Cast netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 316Lingcod3AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Spear fishing while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 317Northern anchovy20 kgDip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Herring jigFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Herring rakeFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Cast netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 318Pacific sand lance5 kgDip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Herring jigFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Herring rakeFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Cast netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 319Rockfish, except Yelloweye rockfish8AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Spear fishing while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3110Sablefish4AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3111Skate1AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3112Sculpin8AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3113Sixgill shark1AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3114Smelt20 kgGill netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Dip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3115Sole and Flounder8AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Spear fishing while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3116Surfperch8AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3117Trout (Hatchery)50 cm or less: 2AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31more than 50 cm: 2AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3118Trout (Wild)50 cm or less: 2AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31more than 50 cm: 2AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3119White sturgeon1AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3120Yelloweye rockfish2AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Spear fishing while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3121Any species of fin fish, other than salmon and species referred to in items 1 to 2020AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Dip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 to 20Spear fishing while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Herring jigFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Herring rakeFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
(Sections 34, 35 and 38)
Gear, Close Times and Quotas for Molluscs, Echinoderms, Crustaceans and Shellfish in Tidal WatersItemColumn IColumn IIColumn IIIColumn IVSpeciesDaily QuotaType of Gear or MethodClose Time1Abalone1Hand picking while divingJan. 1 to Dec. 31Hand picking while snorkellingJan. 1 to Dec. 31Hand pickingJan. 1 to Dec. 312ClamButter25Hand picking or hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Geoduck3Hand picking or hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Horse6Hand picking or hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Littleneck75Hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Manila75Hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Razor12Hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Softshell25Hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Cockles25Hand picking or hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 313CrabDungeness4Dip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Ring netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31TrapFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Red rock4Dip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Ring netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31TrapFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31King2Dip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Ring netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31TrapFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31DivingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Shore75Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Box1Dip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Ring netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31TrapFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Any species of crab not referred to in subitems (1) to (5)4Dip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Ring netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31TrapFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 314Ghost shrimp50Hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pumpFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 315Giant barnacles6DivingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 316Goose barnacle2 kgHand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 317Limpets75Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 318MusselBlue75Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31California25Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 319Octopus1Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31TrapFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3110Oysters15 oysters or 1/2 L. shuckedHand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3111Sand dollars6Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3112ScallopPurple-hinged rock6Hand picking, using a knife to remove the adductor muscle while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Pink and spiny75Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Weather-vane6Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3113Sea cucumber12Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3114Sea urchin12Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3115Shrimp200TrapFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Spear fishing while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Ring netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3116Squid5 kgJiggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Cast netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3117Starfish6Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31DivingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3118Whelks75Hand pickingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 3119Any species of fish not referred to in items 1 to 1820AnglingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand picking while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Dip netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Ring netFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31TrapFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand picking or hand diggingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Spear fishing while divingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand pumpFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31Hand picking while snorkellingFrom 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
SOR/98-545, s. 5; SOR/2001-156, ss. 15 to 17(F); SOR/2002-380, s. 11(Sections 43, 44 and 48)
Close Times, Size Limits and Quotas for Salmon in Tidal and Non-Tidal WatersItemColumn IColumn IIColumn IIIColumn IVColumn VSpeciesMinimum Overall LengthOverall LengthDaily QuotasClose Time1Hatchery chinook salmon45 cm50 cm or less4From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31over 50 cm2From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 312Wild chinook salmon45 cm50 cm or less4From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31over 50 cm2From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 313Hatchery coho salmon30 cm35 cm or less4From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31over 35 cm2From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 314Wild coho salmon30 cm35 cm or less4From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31over 35 cm2From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 315Sockeye salmon30 cm30 cm or more4From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 316Pink salmon30 cm30 cm or more4From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 317Chum salmon30 cm30 cm or more4From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
(Section 56)
Fishing Quotas and Overall Length Limits for Non-Tidal Waters by SpeciesItemColumn IColumn IIColumn IIISpeciesOverall LengthQuota1Wild rainbow troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm62Hatchery rainbow troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm63Wild steelhead50 cm or more14Hatchery steelhead50 cm or more15Wild cutthroat troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm66Hatchery cutthroat troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm67Wild brown troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm68Hatchery brown troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm69Wild brook troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm610Hatchery brook troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm611Wild Dolly Vardenless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm612Hatchery Dolly Vardenless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm613Wild lake troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm614Hatchery lake troutless than 30 cm630 cm to 50 cm6more than 50 cm615Smallmouth bassless than 40 cm440 cm or more416Largemouth bassless than 40 cm440 cm or more417Whitefish30 cm or less15more than 30 cm1518Arctic grayling30 cm or less3more than 30 cm319Black crappie20 cm or less25more than 20 cm2520Burbot30 cm or less10more than 30 cm1021Wild kokanee30 cm or less25more than 30 cm2522Hatchery kokanee30 cm or less25more than 30 cm2523Northern pike90 cm or less5more than 90 cm524Walleye70 cm or less8more than 70 cm825White sturgeonless than 100 cm0100 to 200 cm1more than 200 cm026Yellow perchany length2027Goldeyeany length1028Inconnu30 cm or less1more than 30 cm129Crayfishany length25
[Repealed, SOR/2022-70, s. 2]SOR/2024-1342024-06-17SOR/2022-702022-03-28SOR/2019-762019-03-26