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3-46 3-31 3-30 3-33 3-32 1-14 1-15 2-15 2-14 2-13 6-9 6-6 6-4 6-2 6-11 6-1 7-3 7-4 7-5 7-6 7-7 7-8 7-9 7-11 7-12 7-13 7-14 7-15 7-17 7-18 7-10 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-12 5-13 5-14 5-15 5-11 5-16 Chilcotin River Bella Coola Hagensborg Bella Bella Houston Fort St James PRINCE GEORGE Vanderhoof McBride Wells Barkerville Quesnel Quesnel Burns Lake Whitesail L Tahtsa L Knewstubb L Charlotte L OOTSA LAKE DEAN CHANNEL STUART LAKE François Lake Morice L Bella Coola R Riv e r Enti a k o R En dak o R Mori c e R Zym o etz E U T S U K L A K E McG r e g o r River FRASER RIVER F R A S E R RIVE R Bo w r o n R Willow R Ques n e l R Goat R Chila k o R N E C H A KO R ST U A R T R Salm o n R Wes t Road Riv e r E u c h i n i ko R 100 Mile House Williams Lake KAMLOOPS Bonaparte L Kamloops Lake Bonapar te R Alexis Creek Tatla Lake Anahim Lake FR A S E R M P S O N R Cache Creek Gang Ranch D o g C r Bridg e R i v e r Yalako m R Taseko Lakes CHILKO LAKE C r Tasek o R Chilk o R Lillooet TOBA BUTE INLET Homathko R LILLOOET C h u r n Cr Mahood L Quesnel Lake Cottonwood R Horsefly L Canim L Tatlayoko Lake Klinaklini R M osley C r P t Port Hardy Rivers Inlet KNIGHT INLET RIVERS INLET BURKE CHANNEL QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT Mach m e ll R Talc h a k o R Chil a nko R San Jo s e R N a z k o R H o r sefly R Cari b oo R Kitimat Kemano Terrace K i t l o p e R K iti m a t R Princess Royal Island King Island PRINCE RUPERT DOUGLAS CHANNEL S KE EN A Big Quesnel D ea n Fish and Wildlife Regional Office (250) 398-4530 400-640 Borland St., Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4T1 Conservation Officer Service Field Offices Please call one of the numbers below for recorded information or to make an appointment: Bella Coola: (250) 398-4569 100 Mile House: (250) 395-5511 Quesnel: (250) 992-4212 Williams Lake: (250) 398-4569 R.A.P.P. Report All Poachers and Polluters Conservation Officer 24 Hour Hotline 1-877-952-RAPP (7277) Cellular Dial #7277 Please refer to page 44 for more information www.rapp.bc.ca PELICAN ALERT American White Pelicans are an endangered species and protected under the B.C. Wildlife Act. B.C.’s only nesting colony (350 nesting pairs) is located in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. Pelicans return to the region each April/May to breed. After the young have fledged in August, they migrate south to overwinter in the Western U.S. and Mexico. Pelicans forage for fish on lakes throughout the region and travel as far as 165 km from the nesting colony. They do not dive but feed from the surface in shallow water. When breeding pelicans are disturbed while foraging, their feeding and timely return to the nests is disrupted. This leaves the young without food and may reduce survival. Please do not approach pelicans. To report pelican sightings, please contact the Fish and Wildlife Regional Office in Williams Lake. FOR SALMON INFORMATION Fisheries and Oceans Canada District Offices (DFO) Bella Bella: (250) 957-2363 Bella Coola: (250) 799-5345 Quesnel: (250) 992-2434 Williams Lake: (250) 305-4002 Exotic Alert: Atlantic Salmon Please refer to the salmon section, p. 4 ICE FISHING HUTS: WARNING! Failure to remove ice fishing huts from lakes before spring breakup is an offence under the Environmental Management Act. WARNING Due to aeration projects, DANGEROUS THIN ICE & OPEN WATER may exist on Dewar, Higgins, Irish, Simon and Skulow Lakes. REGION 5 - Cariboo 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. 45 REGION 5 Cariboo

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Page 1: REGION 5 - Cariboo...3-46 3-31 3-30 3-33 3-32 1-14 1-15 2-15 2-14 2-13 6-9 6-6 6-4 6-2 6-11 6-1 7-3 7-4 7-5 7-6 7-7 7-8 7-9 7-11 7-12 7-13 7-14 7-15 7-17 7-18 7-10 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4

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Fish and Wildlife Regional Office(250) 398-4530 400-640 Borland St.,Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4T1

Conservation Officer Service Field OfficesPlease call one of the numbers below for recorded information or to make an appointment:

Bella Coola: (250) 398-4569100 Mile House: (250) 395-5511Quesnel: (250) 992-4212Williams Lake: (250) 398-4569

R.A.P.P. Report All Poachers and PollutersConservation Officer 24 Hour Hotline1-877-952-RAPP (7277)Cellular Dial #7277Please refer to page 44 for more informationwww.rapp.bc.ca

PELICAN ALERTAmerican White Pelicans are an endangered species and protected under the B.C. Wildlife Act.

B.C.’s only nesting colony (350 nesting pairs) is located in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. Pelicans return to the region each April/May to breed. After the young have fledged in August, they migrate south to overwinter in the Western U.S. and Mexico.

Pelicans forage for fish on lakes throughout the region and travel as far as 165 km from the nesting colony. They do not dive but feed from the surface in shallow water. When breeding pelicans are disturbed while foraging, their feeding and timely return to the nests is disrupted. This leaves the young without food and may reduce survival.

Please do not approach pelicans.To report pelican sightings, please contact the Fish and Wildlife Regional Office in Williams Lake.

FOR SALMON INFORMATION

Fisheries and Oceans Canada District Offices (DFO)

Bella Bella: (250) 957-2363Bella Coola: (250) 799-5345Quesnel: (250) 992-2434Williams Lake: (250) 305-4002

Exotic Alert: Atlantic SalmonPlease refer to the salmon section, p. 4

ICE FISHING HUTS: WARNING! Failure to remove ice fishing huts from lakes before spring breakup is an offence under the Environmental Management Act.

WARNINGDue to aeration projects, DANGEROUS THIN ICE & OPEN WATER may exist on Dewar, Higgins, Irish, Simon and Skulow Lakes.

REGION 5 - CaribooThe 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.

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REGIONAL DAILY CATCH QUOTAS(See tables for exceptions)

Trout/char: 5, but not more than • 1 over 50 cm • 2 from streams • 1 Dolly Varden/bull trout • 1 lake trout And you must release: ALL STEELHEAD Lake trout, Oct. 1 to Nov. 30

Kokanee: 5 (none from streams)

Whitefish: 15 (all species combined)

Burbot: 5

White Sturgeon: CLOSED TO ALL FISHING in the Fraser River Watershed upstream of Williams Lake River. CATCH AND RELEASE in the Fraser River Watershed downstream of and including Williams Lake River

DEAN RIVER CLASSIFIED WATERSAll anglers are required to buy a Classified Waters Licence to fish the classified portions of the Dean River (see Table for specific areas and dates). There are no limits on the number of days which a Canadian resident may fish the classified sections of the Dean River.

A Non-Resident Alien (see definition, page 88) is allowed only one Classified Waters Licence for the Dean River, and may only fish one classified section of the Dean River (see map page 48) for a maximum of 8 consecutive days per year regardless of whether guided or unguided. A non-guided Non-Resident Alien wishing to fish the Class I - Main Section of the Dean River, from Crag Creek to signs 500 m above the canyon, must enter an annual limited entry draw held in mid-March. For an application, please visit our website at www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/licences/#DeanRiverDraw or contact us at:

DEAN RIVER DRAW Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Management Branch PO Box 9363 Stn Prov Govt Victoria B.C. V8W 9M2

Phone: 250-387-9589

CANIM LAKE NO FISHING ZONE

POSSESSION QUOTAS Possession quotas = 2 daily quotas (see tables for exceptions)

DAILY & ANNUAL CATCH QUOTAS FOR SALMON Please refer to the NOTICE on page 4 for Salmon Regulations.

GENERAL RESTRICTIONS

Spring closure: No fishing in any stream in Fraser River watershed of Region 5 (including the Thompson River watershed) from April 1 to June 30, EXCEPT the mainstem of the Fraser River & other streams listed in the tables.

Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Region 5, all year.

Size limit: There is no minimum size in lakes (see tables for exceptions).

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.

TABLE LEGENDSee the following tables for exceptions and additional regulations on specific waters.

π Stocked Lake (not all stocked lakes listed, see p. 83)∏ Classified Waters Licence required to fish Class I or Class II waters, see p. 8∑ Including tributaries∂ Age Restricted Waters

NOTICE TO ANGLERS

STEELHEAD MANAGEMENT CHANGESIn response to declining abundance of Fraser Basin steelhead, steelhead fisheries within the Chilcotin River Watershed may be closed.

THE FOLLOWING WATERS ARE CLOSED TO ALL FISHING:Chilcotin River downstream of Chilko River from October 1 through June 10.Sport fishing openings will be announced in-season, if scientific information suggests that abundance is adequate to support a fishery. This management approach is in response to depressed steelhead abundance. The short term strategy is to meet conservation objectives by minimizing the incidental mortalities associated with sports and commercial fisheries.

NOTE: Check website (page 1) for closure dates in 2012/2013 season.

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REGION 5 - CaribooREGIONAL REGULATIONS

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MANAGEMENT UNIT(NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5) EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS

ABBOTT LAKE π 5-2 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors onlyABUNTLET LAKE 5-12 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“AGNUS” LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook; unnamed lake approx. 1 km north of Miner LakeALEXIS LAKE 5-13 Electric motors onlyATNARKO/BELLA COOLA RIVERS∑∏ EXCEPT: Burnt Bridge Creek above Sitkatapa Creek, Hunlen Creek above Hunlen Falls, and Young Creek above Highway 20. (See separate entries for these three waters)

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No fishing above Tweedsmuir Park plus Tenas Lake, Apr 1-June 30 Closed all year from Tenas Lake to signs near Atnarko Provincial campsiteTrout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 25 cm and all cutthroat trout must be released) EXCEPT: on Bella Coola R. MAINSTEM ONLY, trout/char daily quota = 2, of which only one may be a trout (cutthroat or rainbow) and none may be under 25 cm, no cutthroat may be over 33 cm, and no rainbow may be over 50 cm), Apr 1-May 31 ONLY, EXCEPT: release all char (on TRIBUTARIES ONLY), Sept 1-May 31Bait ban below eastern boundary of Tweedsmuir Park, Sept 1- May 15No angling from powered boats on mainstems of Atnarko River & Bella Coola RiverNo powered boats on Atnarko River, from Goat Creek to the confluence with Talchako River.No fishing for steelhead Class II water below Young Creek, Mar 1-May 31. NOTE: Classified Waters Licence or steelhead Stamp not required until reopened to steelhead fishing

AVALANCHE LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookBABY CHARLOTTE LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookBAKER CREEK 5-13 Open July 1-Mar 31 above Pinnacle Provincial Park and June 1-Apr 30 below Park

∂ Age restriction (see page 5 in the Provincial Regulations) below Pinnacle Provincial Park BALLON LAKE π 5-2 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookBANANA LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookBASALT LAKE 6-1 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookBEAVER CREEK chain of lakes 5-2 Closed to all bass fishing

Includes: Beaver, Chambers, Joan, McCauley, Opheim, and Roberts lakes, Lake George, and the unnamed lake known locally as “Rye” lake

BEAVER LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingBELLA COOLA RIVER∑ 5-8 See Atnarko/Bella Coola Rivers∑BIG LAKE (approx. 10 km π west of 100 Mile House)

5-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

BISHOP (“Brown”) LAKE 5-13 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“BLACKWATER” RIVER 5-13 See West Road RiverBLUE LAKE (Soda Creek area) π 5-2 Electric motors onlyBLUE LEAD CREEK 5-15 No fishing below falls 2 km from Quesnel Lake, Aug 15-Oct 31“BLUFF” LAKE 5-2 No powered boats

Unnamed lake approx. 2 km E/NE of Spout LakeBOAR LAKE (Dog Creek drainage) 5-2 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookBOOTJACK LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8BOWRON LAKE 5-16 Trout/char daily and possession quotas = 2BOWRON LAKE Park waters other than Bowron Lake

5-16 Trout/char daily and possession quotas = 1 (none under 30 cm or over 50 cm)Bait ban, single barbless hook; no powered boats

BRIDGE LAKE π 5-1 Lake Trout daily quota = 1“BROWN” LAKE 5-13 See Bishop LakeBUNTING LAKE 5-2 Engine power restriction - 3.75 Kw (5 hp)BURNT BRIDGE CREEK ∏ (above Sitkatapa Creek) ∑

5-11 Bait ban; No fishing for steelheadClass II water Mar 1-May 31. NOTE: Classified Waters Licence or Steelhead Stamp not required until reopened to steelhead fishingBelow Sitkatapa Creek: see Atnarko/Bella Coola Rivers ∑

NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 46) 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(NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5) EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS

CAMERON CREEK 5-15 No fishing Oct 1-June 30Trout/char release; bait ban and artificial fly only

CANIM LAKE (see map on page Region 5-6)

5-1 No fishing within the waters of the small bay at the mouth of Eagle Creek northerly of a line drawn between two boundary signs located on opposites shores of the bay, Sept 1-Sept 30

CANIM RIVER (also in M.U. 3-46) 5-15 Trout/char release; bait banCARIBOO RIVER 5-15 Bull trout releaseCHAMBERS LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingCHILCOTIN RIVER ∏ 5-12

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Above Chilko River, mainstem open July 1-Mar 31Below Chilko River, mainstem open June 11-Sept 30No trout/char under 30 cm below Chilko RiverNo angling from powered boatsBelow Chilko River∑: Class II water Oct 1-May 31 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory Oct 1-May 31 (if opened for fall or spring fishing; see Notice on page 2 of this section)

CHILKO LAKE 5-4 Trout/char daily quota = 2 ( no rainbow trout over 70 cm; only 1 bull trout and it may not be under 60 cm)Bait ban, single barbless hookNo powered boats on Big Lagoon (west side of lake)

CHILKO LAKE’S tributary streams 5-4 No fishing Aug 1-June 30Dolly Varden (bull trout) release

CHILKO RIVER ∏ 5-5 Mainstem open June 11-Oct 31Trout/char release; bait banFlyfishing only above Brittany CreekNo angling from powered boats above bridge at Henry’s Crossing, Sept 11-Sept 30; speed restriction (5 km/h) on partClass II water above Brittany Creek∑, June 11-Oct 31 (Steelhead Stamp not required)

CHIMNEY CREEK 5-2 Open all year below Brunson LakeCHIPMUNK LAKE 6-1 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookCHRISTOPHER LAKE (Canim L. area) 5-15 Trout daily quota = 2CHUCKWALLA RIVER ∏ 5-7 No fishing entire river, June 1-Aug 31; closed all year between signs at Ten Mile Pool

Class II water∑ Apr 1-May 31 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-May 31COHEN LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookCOOK LAKE (Solomon Lake area) π 5-2 No ice fishing; trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait banCRAG CREEK 5-9 Closed all yearCRAZY BEAR (Ginny) LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“CRUISE” LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 500 m south of Stewart LakeCUTTHROAT LAKE 5-11 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookDAVIDSON LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookDEAN RIVER ∏

5-9 No fishing above Iltasyuko River∑, Apr 1-June 14Closed all year from Iltasyuko River to Crag Creek∑No fishing from Crag Creek to signs 500 m above canyon∑, Oct 1-May 31Closed all year from signs 500 m above canyon to signs 100 m below canyonNo fishing from signs 100 m below canyon to tidal boundary, Oct 1 - May 31Trout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 35 cm) Bait ban all parts∑Fly fishing only from (a) Anahim Lake to Iltasyuko River, June 15- Mar 31, and (b) Crag Creek to signs 500 m above canyon,July 15-Sept 30No powered boats between signs 0.5 km and 3.5 km above canyon, Aug 1-Aug 31From Crag Creek to signs 500 m above the canyon∑: Class I water June 1-Sept 30 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory June 1-Sept 30; see map below (Non-residents see notice on page 2 in this section)From signs 100 m below canyon to tidal boundary∑: Class I water June 1-Sept 30 and Steelhead Stamp mandatory June 1-Sept 30: see map on page 2 in this sectionFrom Anahim Lake to Iltasyuko River∑: Class II water June 16-Oct 31 (see map on page 2 in this section); Steelhead Stamp not requiredNOTE: ”canyon” means lower canyon 3-5 km from river’s mouth

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QUESNEL LAKE (North Arm)

NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 46) 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(NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5) EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS

DECEPTION LAKE 5-15 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookDEWAR LAKE π 5-2 WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!“DOG” LAKE 5-2 No ice fishing; trout/char daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 6 km S/SW of the confluence of Dog and Pigeon creeksDONNELY LAKE π 5-1 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook; no powered boatsDRAGON LAKE π 5-2 No fishing southeast of a line between signs on opposite shores of the bay at the mouth of Hallis Creek, Apr 1-May 31

Trout daily quota = 1EARLE LAKE π 5-1 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookEAST KING LAKE 5-1 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban; single barbless hook; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)ELK LAKE π 5-2 Electric motors onlyFAWN LAKE π 5-1 Electric motors onlyFISH LAKE (Taseko Lake area) 5-4 Trout daily quota = 8“FISH” LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 2 km NW of McClinchy LakeFLY LAKE 5-2 No powered boatsFOREST LAKE π 5-2 No ice fishing

Trout daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); artificial fly only, bait ban; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)FRASER RIVER 5-2 Mainstem open all year

No fishing for sturgeon in the Fraser River watershed upstream of Williams Lake River (any caught must be released)FRENCH LAKE π 5-1 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)FROG LAKE 5-6 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookGATCHO LAKE 6-1 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“GEESE” LAKE (2 km NE of Eliguk L) 5-12 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookGOTCHEN LAKE 5-15 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“GRASSY” LAKE 5-1 Trout daily quota = 2; no powered boats

Unnamed lake approx. 1 km SW of West King LakeGREENLEE LAKE π 5-1 Electric motors onlyGREENY LAKE π 5-2 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)“GRIZZLY” LAKE 5-15 No ice fishing; trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 4.5 km upstream of Maeford LakeHAWKINS LAKE 5-1 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)HIDDEN LAKE 5-6 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hookHIGGINS LAKE π 5-1 Electric motors only; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!“HIGH” LAKE 5-1 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 4 km north of Bridge LakeHOMATHKO RIVER∑ 5-5 No fishing Apr 1-June 30HORSEFLY RIVER ∏ (from Quesnel Lake to Horsefly River Falls)

5-2 Mainstem open June 1-Oct 31Trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait banNo angling from powered boats from Woodjam Bridge to Quesnel LakeClass II water∑ June 1-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp not required

HOWARD LAKE π 5-1 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)HUNLEN CREEK (above Hunlen Falls)∑

5-11 No fishing Apr 1-June 30Bait banBelow Hunlen Falls: see Atnarko/Bella Coola Rivers ∑

HUSH LAKE π 5-15 No powered boatsILTASYUKO RIVER 5-10 No fishing Apr 1-June 15

Bait banIRISH LAKE π 5-1 Electric motors only; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!JACK OF CLUBS LAKE 5-2 WARNING: Lake trout over 45 cm may contain elevated mercury levels. Limit your consumption.JACKSON LAKE π 5-2 Artificial fly only, bait ban; electric motors onlyJACOBIE LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8JOAN LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingJUNKER LAKE 5-11 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

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MANAGEMENT UNIT(NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5) EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS

KATHERINE LAKE 5-15 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookKENO LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8“KESTREL” LAKE π 5-2 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 11 km northeast of McLeese Lake and 2 km south of Beaver Lake RoadKIDNEY LAKE 5-11 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookKILBELLA RIVER ∏ 5-7 No fishing June 1-Aug 31

Class II water∑, Apr 1-May 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-May 31KLINAKLINI RIVER∑ 5-6 No fishing Apr 1-June 30LAKE GEORGE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingLEMON LAKE (in Gibbons Creek drainage)

5-2 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1Bait ban, single barbless hook

LITTLE ALEXIS LAKE 5-13 Electric motors only“LITTLE BISHOP” LAKE (approx. 1.7 km NE of Bishop Lake)

5-13 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

LITTLE CHARLOTTE LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookLITTLE HORSEFLY RIVER 5-2 Trout/char release; bait ban“LITTLE JONES” LAKE π 5-2 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 13 km E/SE of 150 Mile House on the north side of Jones Creek MAUD LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMAYDOE LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMCCAULEY LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishingMCCLINCHY LAKE 5-6 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMCKINLEY CREEK 5-2 Trout/char release below McKinley Lake; bait banMCNEIL LAKE π 5-15 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookMERIDIAN LAKE 5-1 Electric motors onlyMIDDLE LAKE 5-5 Trout/char daily quota = 2MITCHELL LAKE 5-15 Closed all year within 100 m radius of the weir at the lake’s outletMITCHELL RIVER∑ 5-15 Closed all year within 100 m radius of the weir at the outlet of Michell Lake

Closed all year from Michell Lake to Cameron CreekNo fishing downstream of Cameron Creek (including Cameron Cr.), Oct 1-June 30Trout/char release, bait ban and artificial fly only downstream of Cameron Creek (including Cameron Creek)

MOFFAT CREEK 5-2 Trout/char release and bait ban below falls 8 km from Horsefly RiverMOREHEAD LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8NAGLICO LAKE 6-1 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookNEKITE RIVER∑ ∏ 5-7 Class II water Apr 1-May 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Apr 1-May 31ONE LAKE 5-13 Electric motors only108 MILE LAKE π 5-2 Electric motors onlyOPHEIM LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishing“OSLIE” LAKE π 5-2 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 2 km east of Hen Ingram LakeOWEN LAKE π 5-14 Do NOT approach or disturb White Pelicans, an endangered species protected by law. See note on page 1 in this section.PADDY LAKE π 5-1 Trout daily quota = 2PATENAUDE LAKE 5-2 Closed all yearPEACH LAKE 5-2 Engine power restriction–7.5 Kw (10 hp)PETTRY LAKE 6-1 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“PIGEON LAKE #1” π 5-2 Trout daily quota = 2

Unnamed lake adjacent to Dog Creek Road, approx. 9 km west of Gustafsen Lake and 19 km north of Meadow Lake RoadPOLLEY LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 8PREACHER LAKE (East of Bowers Lk) 5-1 Trout daily quota = 2QUESNEL LAKE 5-15 No fishing southwest of a line between signs on opposite shores of Horsefly Bay, Mar 1-May 31

No fishing in North Arm, north of a line between Watt and Service creeks, March 1-May 31 No fishing in North Arm, within a trianglar area formed by signs posted-approx. 1 km north and 1 km south of Isaiah Creek and 800 m south of Long Creek (opposite Deception Point), Sept 15-Nov 15. See map below. Trout/char daily quota = 2 (none under 30 cm): only 1 lake trout, release all rainbow trout over 50 cm and release all bull troutBait ban, single barbless hook

QUESNEL RIVER 5-2 Closed all year from 50 m above Likely bridge to 50 m below Likely bridgeMainstem open above Cariboo River, June 16-Feb 28, other parts open July 1-Mar 31Trout/char release from the boundary signs approx. 1.8 km east of the Likely bridge downstream to Morehead CreekTrout/char daily quota = 1 (none under 40 cm) downstream of Morehead CreekBait ban

RAVEN LAKE π 5-14 Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)REDFERN LAKE 5-15 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookROBERT LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishing“RYE” LAKE 5-2 Closed to all bass fishing

Unnamed lake approx. 1.6 km downstream of Joan Lake“SANDY” LAKE 5-2 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake approx. 3.2 km south of Le Bourdais LakeSECRET LAKE 5-6 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook

NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 46) apply. New restrictions are highlighted in blue. Check for any in-season changes at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish

REGION 5 - CaribooWATER-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS

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MANAGEMENT UNIT(NOT ALL SHOWN - SEE PAGE 5) EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS

SEPA LAKE 5-2 Electric motors onlySIMON LAKE π 5-2 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban; single barbless hook; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!“SINKHOLE” LAKE 5-2 Trout daily quota = 2

Unnamed lake approx. 100 m East of Sneezie LakeSKULOW LAKE π 5-2 Electric motors only; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!“SLIM” LAKE π 5-4 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Unnamed lake in Taseko River drainage approx. 4 km N of Cone Hill“SNAG” LAKE π 5-1 No ice fishing; Trout daily quota = 1; bait ban; single barbless hook; no powered boats

Unnamed lake approx. 500 m S/SE of West King LakeSNEEZIE LAKE (near Timothy Lake) 5-2 Trout daily quota = 2SQUARE LAKE 5-6 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookSQUIRREL LAKE 6-1 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookSTEWART LAKE 5-6 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookSTUM LAKE 5-13 No fishing Mar 1-Aug 31SULPHUROUS LAKE π 5-1 Lake trout releaseSUNSHINE (“Ant”) LAKE 5-11 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookTAKIA RIVER∑ 5-10 Closed all yearTANYA LAKE’S TRIBUTARIES 5-10 Closed all yearTENAS LAKE 5-11 No fishing Apr 1-June 30TEEPEE LAKE (adjacent to West Road River)

5-13 No fishing Nov 1-June 14Trout daily quota = 1 (none under 30 cm); artificial fly only, bait ban, barbless hook

TILGATGO LAKE 5-12 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookTOMS LAKE 6-1 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookTSUNIAH LAKE 5-4 Bait Ban, single barbless hookTURNER LAKE 5-11 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookTWO LAKE π 5-13 Electric motors onlyTYEE LAKE 5-2 Kokanee daily quota = 10VALENTINE LAKE π 5-2 No ice fishing; trout daily quota = 2; artificial fly only, bait ban; electric motors onlyVISTA LAKE 5-11 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookWATCH LAKE π 5-1 Speed restriction (8 km/h)WENTWORTH LAKES 5-13 Trout daily quota = 2WEST KING LAKE 5-1 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook

Engine power restriction–7.5 Kw (10 hp)WEST ROAD (“Blackwater”) RIVER ∏ 5-12

5-13No fishing in mainstem (only) Nov 1-June 14; tributaries subject to spring closureTrout daily quota = 1 (none under 30 cm); artificial fly only, bait ban; electric motors onlyMainstem only: Class II water June 15-Oct 31; Steelhead Stamp not required

WHALE LAKE (Canim Lake area) π 5-15 Trout daily and possession quotas = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook“WHALE” LAKE π (Gustafsen Lake area)

5-2 No ice fishing; trout release; bait ban, single barbless hookUnnamed lake approx. 4 km NE of Gustafsen Lake

WHITESTONE LAKE 5-2 Electric motors onlyWIDGEON LAKE 5-11 Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hookWILLIAMS LAKE 5-2 Speed restriction on parts (8 km/h)WILLIAMS LAKE RIVER 5-2 Open all yearWOLF LAKE 5-1 No ice fishing; trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook

Situated approx. 2.3 km NE of Lorin LakeYOUNG CREEK (above Highway 20)∑ 5-11 Bait ban; no fishing for steelhead

Below Highway 20: see Atnarko/Bella Coola Rivers∑

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