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by Region of British Columbia |  Fishing
- North Vancouver Island: Port Hardy, Port McNeill
Fishing
- Central Vancouver Island: Campbell River
Fishing
- South Vancouver Island: Victoria, Sidney, Sooke
Fishing
- Pacific Rim: Tofino & Ucluelet (West Coast)
Fishing
- The BC Gulf Islands & Discovery Islands
Fishing
- Greater Vancouver: Vancouver & North Shore
Fishing
- The Fraser Valley and Fraser River
Fishing
- Sea To Sky: Whistler, Pemberton & Lillooet
Fishing
- The Sunshine Coast of BC
Fishing
- Thompson Okanagan and Nicola Valley
Fishing
- Okanagan Valley and Shuswap Lake
Fishing
- Kootenays: Kootenay Lake, Arrow Lake
Fishing
- BC Rockies: Columbia River Valley
Fishing
- Cariboo and BC Interior
Fishing
- Chilcotin and Bella Coola Highway 20
Fishing
- West Coast, Discovery Coast of BC
Fishing
- Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
Fishing
- The North East, Northern BC
Fishing
- The North West, Northern BC
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Information |
Fish
Species in BC (Salmon, Trout, Halibut & Bass)
Fish
Habits of BC Fish
Fishing
Rules and Regulations for British Columbia
Catch
& Release Sport Fishing
Lakes
in British Columbia
Rivers
in British Columbia
Canadian
Tide Tables (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) |
Freshwater: There are
so many fishable lakes in British Columbia that even if you managed to try a different
one each day of the year, you would have to start young and have a very long life
(and maybe a floatplane) to visit them all. Hundreds of pleasant lakes are easily
reached and fished with simply a vehicle with good ground clearance, a car-top
or inflatable boat or float tube, and the right tackle.
Catch-and-release
with a single barbless hook has become the official operative byword for those
anglers fishing ocean-bound streams and rivers in BC. Attitude means a lot in
fishing. Remember that the essence of sport angling is to try to hook a fish on
the most sporting terms you can handle, from light tackle with artificial lures,
barbless hooks, and delicate leaders to a belief that a trout is much more valuable
as a living challenge to your skill than as part of a meal.
Saltwater:
Salmon are the sportfish of choice in BC's marine waters. Depending on the time
of year you'll find chinook (also called king or spring, or tyee if over 30 pounds/13.5
kg), coho (also called silver, blueback, or northern), sockeye, or pink (also
called humpy). Coho aren't the biggest salmon but are the most sought after, as
they jump and fight like trout. Sockeye are the tastiest salmon of all, while
Pinks are similar in size but not as tasty.
It's a mystery, but
fish - oceangoing and freshwater alike - are hungriest just as a slack tide is
beginning to fall, and for an hour thereafter. Another well-considered tip is
that the best time to fish in ocean waters is an hour before and after both high
and low tides. That's just some of the fishing lore that you'll encounter when
tossing a line in BC waters. |
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