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British Columbia freshwater fishing regulations
B.C. sets freshwater daily quotas by region. Pick your region to see its region-wide quotas, copied from the 2025–2027 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis. If anything here disagrees with the Province of B.C., the Province is right.
Checked against gov.bc.ca Oct 17, 202669 region-wide quotas · 9 regions
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Fishing regions
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Region 1
Vancouver Island · 6 quotasRegion 2
Lower Mainland · 7 quotasRegion 3
Thompson-Nicola · 8 quotasRegion 4
Kootenay · 10 quotasRegion 5
Cariboo · 6 quotasRegion 6
Skeena · 8 quotasRegion 7A
Omineca · 6 quotasRegion 7B
Peace · 9 quotasRegion 8
Okanagan · 9 quotas
Vancouver Island · 6 quotasRegion 2
Lower Mainland · 7 quotasRegion 3
Thompson-Nicola · 8 quotasRegion 4
Kootenay · 10 quotasRegion 5
Cariboo · 6 quotasRegion 6
Skeena · 8 quotasRegion 7A
Omineca · 6 quotasRegion 7B
Peace · 9 quotasRegion 8
Okanagan · 9 quotas
Licences
A B.C. freshwater fishing licence is required for most anglers 16 and older. We don't sell licences — use the Province's official page: