Go Fishing

British Columbia offers some of the most spectacular fishing opportunities in the world. Discover the activity that brings you back to nature, catch what you've been missing and GoFishBC today!

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Fishing to Read About

- Tips & Articles

- The Pleasure of His Company

The fishing diaries of Jack Shaw are handsomely presented in this hardcover book. This gem of a diary includes Jack's famous fly tying patterns and 19 years of his legendary fishing journal. It has

been compiled by Ralph Shaw, edited by Robert H. Jones and illustrated by Larry E. Stefanyk

Fishing Basics

- Getting Started

- Learn to Fish

- Where to Fish

- Angling Ethics

- Fishing Events

Fisheries Data & Information

- Lake Depth Maps

- Fish Wizard - Habitat Wizard

More Maps

Anglers Atlas

Google Earth

Backroad Mapbooks

Fishing Report Links

- anglingbc.com

- bcfishingreports.com

If you have just witnessed a serious violation, call

1-877-952-RAPP (7277) or #7277 on the TELUS Mobility Network.

For salmon: 1-800-465-4336

Licences & Regulations

- Freshwater Synopsis

- Angling Licences & Fees

B.C. Fishing Regulation In-Season Changes

Region 2 - Lower Mainland
8/31/2010 5:00:00 PM

Coquihalla River, upstream of the lower entrance to the lower railway tunnel (mainstem only; tributaries remain closed)
Open to fishing,(fly fishing only, bait ban, release all trout and char, including steelhead) effective September 2 through October 21, 2010

Region 5 - Cariboo
8/3/2010 5:00:00 PM

Horsefly River from Quesnel Lake to Horsefly River Falls
CLOSED to fishing effective Aug. 5 through Aug. 27, 2010

Region 1 - Vancouver Island
8/2/2010 5:00:00 PM

Somass River
Note: the May 1 through October 31 bait ban still applies to tributaries
Bait ban effective May 1 through September 14, 2010