REGION 1 - Vancouver Island The Management Unit boundaries indicated on the map below are shown only as a reference to help anglers locate waters in the region. For more precise Management Unit boundaries, please consult one of the commercial Recreational Atlases available for B.C.
Fish and Wildlife Regional Office (250) 751-3100 2080A Labieux Rd., Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6J9
Conservation Officer Service Field Offices
Vancouver Island Trout Hatchery FOR SALMON INFORMATION Fisheries and Oceans Canada District Offices (DFO)
Report All Poachers and Polluters Conservation Officer 24 Hour Hotline 1-877-952-RAPP (7277) Cellular Dial #7277 Please refer to page 12 for more information www.rapp.bc.ca Mo
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(250) 746-6221 (250) 850-5701 (250) 339-2031 (250) 283-9075 (250) 754-0230 (250) 720-4440 (250) 949-6422 (250) 725-3500 (250) 363-3252
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Campbell River: Duncan: Nanaimo: Port Alberni: Port Hardy: Victoria:
(250) 746-5180 1080 Wharncliffe Rd., Duncan, B.C. V9L 2K7
REGION 1
Please call one of the numbers below for recorded information or to make an appointment:
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REGION 1- Vancouver Island REGIONAL REGULATIONS TABLE LEGEND
Vancouver Island
REGION 1
GENERAL RESTRICTIONS
REGIONAL DAILY CATCH QUOTAS (See tables for exceptions)
Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Region 1, all year. Bait ban: applies to all streams of Region 1, all year, with some important exceptions. Check the Tables. Steelhead fishing: Your basic licence must be validated with a Steelhead Conservation Surcharge Stamp if you intend to fish for steelhead anywhere in B.C. In addition, a Steelhead Stamp is mandatory when fishing most Classified Waters regardless of the species being angled for. Please see page 7 for details. When you have caught and retained your daily quota of hatchery steelhead from any water, you must stop fishing that water for the remainder of that day.
Trout/char: 4, but not more than • 1 over 50 cm (2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm allowed) • 2 from streams And you must release: All Dolly Varden ALL WILD STEELHEAD Cutthroat Trout from streams, Oct. 1 to May 31 Trout/char under 30 cm from streams Note: There is no general minimum size limit for trout/char in lakes. Kokanee: 5 (none from streams) Bass: 4 (largemouth and smallmouth combined) none from Apr. 15 to June 15 White Sturgeon: CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY
Family Fishing Waters
Crayfish: 25 Yellow perch: 20 (see Yellow Perch Notice)
Catch up with your kids!
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π Stocked Lake (not all stocked lakes listed, see p. 85) ∏ Classified Waters Licence required to fish Class I or Class II waters, see p. 8 ∑ Including tributaries ∞ Wheelchair Accessible ∂ Age Restricted Waters
POSSESSION QUOTAS Possession quotas = 2 daily quotas
ANNUAL CATCH QUOTAS Annual catch quota for all B.C.: 10 steelhead per licence year (only hatchery steelhead may be retained in B.C.)
DAILY & ANNUAL CATCH QUOTAS FOR SALMON Please refer to the NOTICE on page 4 for Salmon Regulations.
YELLOW PERCH IN ELK, LANGFORD AND SHAWNIGAN LAKES
Check out the Family Fishing Waters on page 21.
Trout fishing opportunities abound on Vancouver Island
See the following tables for exceptions and additional regulations on specific waters.
Frank Dalziel
This non-native species has been introduced illegally into Elk, Langford and Shawnigan Lakes on Vancouver Island. The stocks appear to be thriving despite competition from established bass and native trout populations. Yellow perch are highly adaptive and females produce thousands of eggs for every inch of total length. Biologists are concerned about the serious impact this species may have on our native wild fish populations. We invite anglers to enjoy fishing for this species (catch limit = 20 per day), but remind you that moving and releasing live yellow perch (or any other species for that matter) can do irreparable harm to native fish populations and is an offense punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 for first time offenders and/or 12 months imprisonment for a second offence. If yellow perch are found in other lakes, please report to regional fisheries staff in Nanaimo (250-751-3100).
REGION 1 WATER-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS REG. (NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5) SUITE ✦
MANAGEMENT UNIT 1-10 1-15 1-13 1-10 1-10
“ANDERSON” LAKE (in the Walbran Creek watershed)
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BAINBRIDGE LAKE BEAR CREEK (tributary of Stamp R.) BEAR LAKE BEAR RIVER BEAVER LAKE π
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BENSON RIVER∑ “BIG QUALICUM” RIVER BINGS CREEK BLACK CREEK∑ BLACKBURN LAKE BLACKWATER LAKE BONANZA LAKE BOOT LAKE BRANNEN LAKE BROWNS RIVER BUTTLE LAKE’S TRIBUTARIES (Lower) CAMPBELL LAKE’S TRIBUTARIES CAMPBELL RIVER
1-13 1-6 1-4 1-6 1-1 1-10 1-11 1-10 1-5 1-6 1-9 1-6
Trout/char release; fly fishing only See Qualicum River Bait may be used all year; ∂ age restriction (see page 5) No fishing Dec 1-May 31 No powered boats Trout daily quota = 2 No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook Speed restriction on parts (60 km/h) See Puntledge River∑ Closed all year No fishing Feb 1-July 15 including Campbell River between Strathcona Dam and (Lower) Campbell Lake
ANTLER LAKE ARTLISH RIVER∑ ASH RIVER
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CARNATION CREEK∑ CATHERINE CREEK CAYCUSE RIVER CHASE RIVER CHEMAINUS RIVER CHERRY CREEK CHICADEE LAKE CLAUD ELLIOTT CREEK CLAUD ELLIOTT LAKE CLEAR LAKE (Quadra Island) CLUXEWE RIVER ∑
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Trout/char release above Eve River; artificial fly only above Eve River, to Highway 19 bridge Class II water Apr 1 - Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-June 30 No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout daily quota = 2 Closed all year from upper falls downstream 1 km to (Bear River) logging road bridge 3 km from tidewater No Fishing from mouth to falls about 4 km upstream, Dec 1-May 31 Artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char and kokanee release∑ Unnamed lake approx. 7 km W/SW of Mt. Walbran No powered boats No fishing above the boundary signs at the bridge crossing approximately 10 km from the mouth, Nov 1-Apr 30 No fishing from Dickson Lake to signs 200 m below Lanternman Falls, Dec 1-Apr 30 Closed all year from Dickson Falls downstream 30 m to signs Closed all year from Elsie Lake to Dickson Lake No angling from boats; ∂ age restriction (see page 5) Bait may be used all year See Cowichan Lake See Amor de Cosmos Creek Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)
REGION 1
ADAM RIVER (EXCEPT Eve River)∑ AHNUHATI RIVER∑ ∏ ALICE LAKE AMOR LAKE AMOR DE COSMOS CREEK
Closed all year between Elk Falls and John Hart Dam Power Station Closed all year from Strathcona Dam downstream 100 m No fishing in any tributaries (except Quinsam River), Dec 1-May 31 From John Hart Dam Power Station to power line crossing approximately 200 m upstream of Quinsam River confluence: fly fishing only year-round and trout/char release Dec 1-May 31 Downstream of power line crossing located approx 200 m above Quinsam River confluence: both artificial fly only and trout/char release Dec 1-May 31 Wild cutthroat trout release∑ (See Quinsam River) Steelhead release above Comox logging road bridge No vessels between Elk Falls and John Hart Dam Power Station Closed all year Closed all year Fly fishing only above and including Hatton Creek Bait may be used all year; ∂age restriction (see page 5) Closed all year from Copper Canyon Falls downstream 100 m to signs No fishing upstream of Bannon Creek∑, Dec 1-June 30 Bait may be used all year Electric motors only Closed all year No trout over 50 cm; bait ban; single barbless hook Electric motors only No fishing above the West Main logging road bridge (about 7.5 km upstream of the Highway 19 bridge), Dec 1-May 31 Hatchery steelhead daily quota = 1 Closed all year No trout/char over 50 cm, Nov 1-Apr 30 Bait ban and single barbless hook, Nov 1-Apr 30 Closed all year ONLY OPEN Oct 1-Nov 30 Speed restriction on part (8 km/h)
✦ Please refer to “Regulations Simplification” article on Page 90. NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 14) apply. New restrictions are highlighted in blue. Check for any in-season changes at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish
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REGION 1- Vancouver Island WATER-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS REG. (NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5) SUITE ✦
MANAGEMENT UNIT 1-4
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CRAIGFLOWER CREEK∑ CRANE LAKE CRESCENT LAKE CRUICKSHANK RIVER∑ CUSHEON LAKE DAVIE RIVER DICKSON LAKE DIMPLE LAKE DIVER LAKE DONNER LAKE DOUGAN LAKE DURRANCE LAKE ECHO LAKE ELK LAKE
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REGION 1
COWICHAN LAKE (including Bear Lake)
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EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS Cutthroat trout daily quota = 2 (none over 50 cm) Bait ban and single barbless hook, Nov 15-Apr 15 Speed restriction on parts (8 km/h), plus overall 10 km/h speed restriction within 60 m of shore No fishing from weir (dam) at Cowichan Lake’s outlet to Stanley Creek, Nov 15-Apr 15 Tributaries above and including Holt Creek closed all year Wild trout/char release from the trestle at Greendale Road in Lake Cowichan Village to Skutz Falls Cutthroat trout and wild brown trout release below Skutz Falls Bait may ONLY be used above Stanley Creek, Apr 16-Nov 14, & below the Highway 1 bridge in Duncan, all year Fly fishing only from signs at Stanley Creek to CNR bridge (mile 70.2) Speed restriction (8 km/h) & engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp) on parts No fishing from boundary signs just upstream from the town of Duncan pumphouse to the Allenby Road bridge (the “White Bridge”), Sept 1-Dec 15 No fishing from CNR trestle (at mile 66) to 50 metres below the confluence with the unnamed creek which drains Mayo Lake, Oct 10-Dec 15 Closed all year Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook Closed all year Electric motors only No fishing below Schoen Lake, Dec 1-May 31 No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook Electric motors only; ∞ wheelchair accessible No powered boats Electric motors only Electric motors only Electric motors only Engine power restriction on parts - 7.5 Kw (10 hp); no vessels on parts, no powered boats on parts, no towing on parts ∞ A wheelchair accessible fishing pier is located on the lake’s NW shore via Brookleigh Road Trout/char release; fly fishing only Closed all year from lower falls in Englishman River Park to signs about 100 m downstream No fishing below the lower falls in Englishman River Falls Provincial Park to the Top Bridge crossing at the end of Allsbrook Road∑, Dec 1-May 31 Fly fishing only (when open) from signs about 100 m below lower falls in Englishman River Park to Morison Creek Wild cutthroat trout release Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook No fishing above the fishing boundary signs (near the South Main bridge crossing) located approx. 5.4 km downstream of the Hwy 19 bridge, Dec 1-May 31 Trout daily quota = 1 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp) Trout daily quota = 1 (none over 50 cm); artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook No fishing Dec 1 - May 31 Bait may be used when open Electric motors only Electric motors only Cutthroat trout release Bait may be used all year
✦ Please refer to “Regulations Simplification” article on Page 90. NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9 through 11) and the Regional Regulations (page 14) apply. New restrictions are highlighted in blue. Check for any in-season changes at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish
(www.hbffa.ca)
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GOLDSTREAM RIVER∑ GORDON RIVER∑ GRACIE LAKE GRAHAM LAKE GREAT CENTRAL LAKE GREEN LAKE GREENSTONE CREEK∑ GUNFLINT LAKE HAGUE LAKE HARRIS CREEK∑ HAREWOOD (Extension) LAKE HASLAM CREEK HEALY (Panther) LAKE HEALY LAKE’S OUTLET STREAM HEBER RIVER
1-2 1-3 1-7 1-6 1-7 1-5 1-10 1-15 1-15 1-3 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-9
HEMMINGSEN CREEK∑ HENRY LAKE HIGGENS LAKE HOLLAND LAKE IDA LAKE ILLUSION LAKES JASPER LAKE JOHN HART LAKE’S TRIBUTARIES JUNE LAKE KAKWEIKEN LAKE KAKWEIKEN RIVER∑ ∏
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KINGCOME RIVER∑ ∏ KITSUCKSUS CREEK KOKISH RIVER KOKSILAH RIVER∑ LAKE WESTON (“Weston Lake”) π LANGFORD LAKE “LINK” RIVER LITTLE MAIN LAKE (Quadra Island)
1-14 1-7 1-11 1-4 1-1 1-2 1-13 1-15
EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook No fishing from boundary signs about 300 m above the Lions Campground upstream to the confluence with Muchalat River∑, Apr 1 - May 31 Closed all year above but not including Muchalat River ∑ Closed all year between the cascade falls (located about 6.5 km above Muchalat Inlet) and fishing boundary signs about 80 m downstream No powered boats No fishing Dec 1 - May 31 No fishing above Bugaboo Creek, Nov 1-Apr 30 Electric motors only Electric motors only No wild rainbow trout over 60 cm Electric motors only Closed all year Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors only Electric motors only Closed all year above and including Hemmingsen Creek ∑ Trout daily quota = 2 Closed all year Trout/char release; fly fishing only, bait ban, single barbless hook Closed all year No fishing above top of the lower canyon, Nov 1-Apr 30 Closed all year below top of the lower canyon Fly fishing only below Saunders Creek to the top of the lower canyon, May 1-Oct 31 See Harris Creek Trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook No powered boats No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook No powered boats Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook No fishing Apr 15-July 15 (includes channel below Ladore Dam) Trout daily quota = 2 Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char release Class II water Apr 1 - Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-June 30 No powered boats Closed all year below lower fish counting fence near tidewater Release all steelhead No fishing in all parts ∑, Dec 1-May 31 Class II water Apr 1 - Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-June 30 Bait may be used all year No fishing from signs in lower canyon to Ida Lake, Nov 1-Apr 30 No fishing Dec 1-May 31 Trout/char daily quota = 1 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors only Electric motors only See Marble River Bait ban and single barbless hook, Nov 1-Apr 30 Electric motors only
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Duncan Fish & Game Club River Trail
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REGION 1- Vancouver Island WATER-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS REG. (NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5) SUITE ✦
MANAGEMENT UNIT
Vancouver Island
REGION 1
LITTLE QUALICUM RIVER
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LIZARD LAKE LIZARD POND LOIS LAKE
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MAPLE LAKE π MARBLE (“Link”) RIVER (only between Victoria and Alice lakes) MARTHA LAKE MATHESON LAKE π “MAXWELL LAKE” (Lake Maxwell) MAYO LAKE π MCKENZIE LAKE MCNAIR LAKE MEGIN LAKE MICHAEL LAKE π MILL STREAM MILLER CREEK∑ MILLSTONE RIVER
1-6 1-13 1-10 1-2 1-1 1-4 1-2 1-10 1-8 1-54 1-2 1-6 1-5
MINE LAKE MISTY LAKE MOHUN CREEK∑
1-15 1-13 1-10
MORTE LAKE MUCHALAT RIVER∑ NAHMINT LAKE NAHMINT RIVER
1-15 1-12 1-7 1-7
NANAIMO RIVER
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NIMPKISH RIVER∑ NITINAT LAKE NITINAT RIVER∑
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O’CONNELL LAKE OYSTER RIVER
1-13 1-6
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EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS No fishing from the falls in Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park downstream to the hatchery fence, Dec 1-May 31 All tributaries below the falls in Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park closed all year The standard 100 m closure around a fish rearing facility has been reduced to a no fishing area from the hatchery fence to signs approx. 35 m downstream Wild trout/char release (including on the tributaries above the falls in Little Qualicum Provincial Park) Fly fishing only, Sept 1-Nov 30 (where open, including on the tributaries above the falls in Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park) Electric motors only Trout daily quota = 1; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook Trout daily quota = 1; release all brown trout Artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook Speed restriction on parts (60 km/h); ∞ wheelchair accessible Electric motors only Closed all year No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30 Bait ban and single barbless hook, Nov 1-Apr 30 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp) Electric motors only Trout/char release ∑ Fly fishing only ∑ Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook Electric motors only Electric motors only ∂ Age restriction (see page 5) No powered boats Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook No powered boats Bait may be used all year Closed all year Bait may be used all year ∂ Age restriction (see page 5), Brannan Lake to Pearson Bridge Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp) Closed all year (located in an Ecological Reserve) No fishing Dec 1-May 31 Closed all year from Menzies Bay logging mainline bridge crossing to Morton Lake Electric motors only No fishing Dec 1 - May 31 No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook; engine power restriction 7.5 Kw (10 hp) No fishing below Nahmint Lake, Nov 1-Apr 30 Trout/char release above Nahmint Lake ∑ Fly fishing only above Nahmint Lake Closed all year from power line crossing at “Bore Hole” upstream to fishing boundary signs at the mouth of Boulder Creek No fishing from the Cedar Road bridge upstream approx. 400 m to the white square boundary signs near the Hwy 19 bridge, Sept 15-Oct 30 No fishing upstream of the Hwy 1 bridge∑, Dec 1-May 31 Cutthroat trout release ∑ Artificial fly only and trout/char release upstream of the westernmost of the two Nanaimo Lakes, known locally as “Second” Lake, including tributaries Engine power restriction on parts - 7.5 Kw (10 hp) No fishing above Davie River, Dec 1-May 31 Note: Nitinat Lake is tidal water; tidal regulations apply and a (federal) Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence is required Closed all year above Parker Creek No fishing between boundary signs approx. 100 m upstream of & downstream of “Red Rock Pool,”approx. 2 km (by road) south of the Nitinat R. bridge, Aug 25-Dec 31 No fishing in “Glory Hole Slough,” approx. 1.5 km upstream of the Nitinat R. mouth, & that part of the river located upstream & downstream of the entrance to the slough, as marked by boundary signs on opposite banks of the river, Aug 25-Dec 31 No fishing between boundary signs approx. 50 m upstream of and downstream of the Nitinat River bridge, Aug 25-Dec 31 No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook No fishing upstream of the confluence with Little Oyster River ∑, Dec 1-June 30 Wild cutthroat trout release ∑
✦ Please refer to “Regulations Simplification” article on Page 90.
NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 14) apply. New restrictions are highlighted in blue. Check for any in-season changes at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish
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MANAGEMENT UNIT PANTHER LAKE PERRY LAKE “PETE’S POND” PRIOR LAKE PROSPECT LAKE PROVOST DAM PUNTLEDGE RIVER
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REGINALD LAKE ROBERTS LAKE ROGERS CREEK
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QUALICUM RIVER
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EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS See Healy Lake Trout daily quota = 1 (none over 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook Unnamed lake at the head of San Juan River No powered boats Speed restriction on parts (8 & 60 km/h) No powered boats Closed all year downstream of the BC Hydro diversion dam (about 3.5 km downstream of Comox Lake) to the base of Stoltan Falls (about 450 m below the Duncan Bay Mainline logging road bridge) Closed all year between signs approx. 100 m upstream & downstream of the confluence with Morrison Creek Closed all year from signs at hatchery counting fence to signs approx. 75 m downstream of fence All tributaries downstream of the BC Hydro diversion dam (about 3.5 km downstream of Comox Lake) closed all year Fly fishing only above the BC Hydro diversion dam (about 3.5 km downstream of Comox Lake), including on the tributaries Wild trout/char release No fishing downstream of the E&N Railway bridge, Dec 1- June 15 No fishing from hatchery counting fence to the Hwy 19A bridge, Aug 10-Oct 15 No fishing in any tributary below the Horne Lake dam, Dec 1- June 15 Trout/char release and artificial fly only from the Horne Lake dam downstream to the E&N Railway bridge, Dec 1- May 31 Wild cutthroat trout release ∑ Fly fishing only ∑, Sept 1-Oct 15 No fishing May 1-June 15 Hatchery steelhead daily quota = 1 No fishing above the Quatse River fishway (1.4 km upstream of Dick Booth Creek), Dec 1-June 15 Bait may ONLY be used Dec 1-Apr 30, where open Speed restriction on parts (8 km/h) Closed all year from signs at power line crossing (about 25 m above Quinsam Hatchery weir) to boundary signs about 300 m below weir Steelhead and cutthroat release below Quinsam Lake No fishing downstream of the falls below Middle Quinsam Lake to signs at power line crossing (about 25 m above Quinsam hatchery weir), Dec 1-June 30 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook Bait may be used all year ∂ Age restriction (see page 5) Brown trout daily quota = 1 Trout daily quota = 2 No powered boats Trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook Electric motors only Closed all year above Kay Creek No fishing from Kay Creek to signs at confluence with Big Tree Creek, Jan 1-Mar 15 No powered boats upstream of confluence with White River; speed restriction (10 km/h) from estuary to confluence with White River Closed all year above Fleet River Class II water Aug 15-Oct 31∑; Steelhead Stamp not required unless fishing for steelhead Bait may be used all year Speed restrictions on parts (8 & 65 km/h) Engine power restriction 7.5 Kw (10 hp) Bait may ONLY be used ∑ Nov 1-Apr 30 Fly fishing only below Sooke River Falls, Sept 1-Nov 30 Closed all year from the base of the lower “potholes” falls to signs approx. 100m downstream No powered boats Cutthroat trout release, no wild rainbow trout over 60 cm No fishing from Sproat Lake to signs 300 m below Hwy #4, June 15-Nov 15 Bait may ONLY be used Nov 1-Apr 30 No fishing between signs 200m above & 500m below Stamp Falls, June 15-Nov15 No fishing from the confluence with Ash River upstream to the Great Central Lake dam ∑, Jan 1-Apr 30 Bait ban all year ABOVE signs at “Girl Guide Falls” (approx. 250 m upstream of the mouth of Beaver Creek) ∑ Bait may ONLY be used Nov 1-Apr 30 BELOW signs at “Girl Guide Falls” (approx. 250 m upstream of the mouth of Beaver Creek) ∑ Engine power restriction 7.5 Kw (10hp), on parts No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors only No powered boats Electric motors only Trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors only No powered boats on any water within Strathcona Park except Gold, Upper Campbell and Buttle lakes Trout daily quota = 1; release all brown trout; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char release; fly fishing only
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REGION 1- Vancouver Island WATER-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS REG. (NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5) SUITE ✦
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WAHPEETO CREEK WAKEMAN RIVER∑ “WESTON LAKE” WEST WALBRAN RIVER∑ WESTWOOD LAKE WHITE RIVER∑ WILLEMAR LAKE WILLOW CREEK WOSS RIVER WOWO LAKE ZEBALLOS LAKE ZEBALLOS RIVER∑
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EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS Electric motors only Electric motors only No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook No fishing upstream of the boundary signs at the falls (approx. 800 m downstream of Toquart Lake), Nov 1-Apr 30. Note: this includes the river above the lake Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook No fishing Dec 1-May 31 No fishing Dec 1-May 31 Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook No fishing above Catherine Creek, Nov 1-Apr 30 Fly fishing only below Catherine Creek Closed all year Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook Bait ban and single barbless hook, Nov 1-Apr 30 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp) Closed all year within 100 m below falls 4.5 km upstream of Wakeman River Class II water Apr 1 - Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-June 30 See Lake Weston Trout/char and kokanee release ∞ wheelchair accessible Closed all year between signs at salmon viewing pool No trout over 50 cm; bait ban, single barbless hook Bait may be used all year; ∂ Age restriction (see page 5) Rainbow trout release Trout daily quota = 2; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors only Closed all year No fishing Nov 1-Apr 30
✦ Please refer to “Regulations Simplification” article on Page 90.
NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 14) apply. New restrictions are highlighted in blue. Check for any in-season changes at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish
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Family Fishing Waters Catch up with your kids!
Shawnigan Lake
Between Lake Cowichan and Duncan. From Duncan, drive west along Hwy 18, turn left off the highway towards Skutz Falls and then immediately left on Cowichan Lake Rd. Drive east for approximately 1 km and turn right onto Mayo Road. The lake is on your right.
West of Mill Bay. From Hwy 1, turn west on Shawnigan Lake/ Mill Bay Rd.
“Lookout Lake”
Dougan Lake
Colwood (in the Triangle Mountain area). Travelling west on Hwy 14 (Sooke Road), turn south onto Fulton Road and access the lake via Batting Place off of Sunheights Terrace.
South of Duncan. Located beside and to the west of Hwy 1, north of the traffic lights at the Cobble Hill turn-off.
Facilities: None Regulations: Regional regulations Species: Stocked catchable rainbow trout; smallmouth bass Tip: Best fishing is from shore in the spring and fall
Somenos Lake North of Duncan. From Hwy 1, turn east on Drinkwater Rd. and drive to parking area at the pier. Facilities: Pier Regulations: Regional regulations Species: Stocked catchable rainbow trout Tip: Best time to fish from the pier is in the spring and fall
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Facilities: Small fishing pier Regulations: Age restricted (See page 5); regional regulations Species: Stocked catchable rainbow trout Tip: Good fishing from shore or the pier
Facilities: West Shawnigan Lake Provincial Park provides picnic facilities, pit toilets, and a swimming beach. Public boat launches are located around the lake. Regulations: Regional regulations; boating speed restrictions Species: Stocked rainbow trout and cutthroat trout Tip: Best fishing is from a boat
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Mayo Lake
Facilities: Cartop boat launch Regulations: Regional regulations; electric motors only Species: Stocked catchable rainbow trout Tip: Best fishing is from a boat in the spring and fall
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