Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: RalphH on March 23, 2025, 08:51:47 AM
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https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations#synopsis
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wow, barbless hooks on all those lower mainland lakes is ridiculous. I guarantee you 90% of people will not follow that. To save a turtle? Come on, do they really think we have an impact on their populations.. Like it's not the habitat loss..
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yes well what can anyone say?
I certainly don't like the idea of any turtles being hooked by anglers. However this seems to be a regulation coming from a non-angling sector. If angling is a problem on some of these lakes may be they should just be closed.
It does sort of get me as despite some wind from F&W about putting emphasis on Sea Run Cutthroat, making their conservation a priority, this is like the 2nd go round on the bi-annual regs refresh with no significant changes to protect them in Region 2. Priorities seem out of whack to me.
FWIW I don't fish with barbledss hooks ever.
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they banned fishing in Minnikhada (sp) marsh to save the painted turtles - never mind the (now) unchecked bass will be eating the baby turtles.
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wow, barbless hooks on all those lower mainland lakes is ridiculous. I guarantee you 90% of people will not follow that. To save a turtle? Come on, do they really think we have an impact on their populations.. Like it's not the habitat loss..
Where did you see that? I only saw it apply to all rivers/streams in region two. Not lakes. Will go look again though.
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Where did you see that? I only saw it apply to all rivers/streams in region two. Not lakes. Will go look again though.
Look under specific lakes in region 2. Horseshoe Lake for example.
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Page 4 has the majority of the changes pointed out.
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LaFarge, Como & Mill are a few of the local stocked lakes that now have this regulation. Sardis Park Pond and Jerry Sulina Pond (Pitt Meadows) also have it . Jerry Sulina is very small and used to have catfish in it. I haven't seen anyone fishing it for years.
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There are no trout in Sardis Pond. Haven't been any for years.
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Many ponds that don't dry up in summer likely have sunfish or even bass in them.
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Page 4 has the majority of the changes pointed out.
new regulations or changes are marked in blue in the Water Specific Regulations Tables in the regional listings
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I'm actually surprised anyone fishes Sardis Park at all anymore. During the warm season, it is almost impossible to find 2 square feet of water that isn't covered by lilies or millfoil....nevermind what is under the surface.
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yes well what can anyone say?
FWIW I don't fish with barbless hooks ever.
Really?
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Really?
oh good catch there Gord! - should have typed barbed. I don't fish with barbed hooks
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My bad!
When I went to the BC gov website, it still showed (for me) the 23-25 regs first and foremost, i had to scroll down to find the 25/26 regs. :S
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oh good catch there Gord! - should have typed barbed. I don't fish with barbed hooks
I couldn't imagine you fishing with barbs either. I mean who does in the 21st century?
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new regulations or changes are marked in blue in the Water Specific Regulations Tables in the regional listings
Not all pop out. If a lake goes from catch & release, barbless hooks and no ice fishing to be catch & keep, barbed hooks allowed and also ice fishing allowed it just falls off the page.
Here is a list put together by someone for Reg 3 water bodies (rivers and lakes) present in the Water Specific Regulations for 23-25 and no longer in the Water Specific Regulations for 25-27. Indicating they had some unique regulation. Not blue highlighted.
AMPHITHEATRE LAKE
ANTLER LAKE
BARE LAKE
BLOWDOWN LAKE
BRIAN LAKE
BROKEN HOOK LAKE
BULMAN LAKE
COLBORNE LAKE
COPPER LAKE
ELBOW LAKE
ESTELLE LAKE
FLOAT LAKE
FRISKEN LAKE
GAMMARUS LAKE
GRIZZLY LAKE
GUMP LAKE
HARPER LAKE
HOSLI LAKE
HUDSON BAY LAKE
“ISLAND” LAKE
JACKSON LAKE
KANE LAKES
KNOUFF LAKE
“LAKE 1372
“LAKE 1373
LANCE LAKE
MINNIE LAKE
MOOSEHEAD LAKE
NORA LAKE
NUGGET LAKE
AT LAKE
PINNACLE LAKE
PIONEER
RICHARD LAKE
SPIDER LAKE
STONEY LAKE
SULLIVAN
SUMMIT LAKE
WASLEY LAKE
WINEHOLT LAKE
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In the proposed list of changes, a large number of lakes were moved off the water specific regulations so only Regional regulations apply. These wouldn't appear in the water specific regulation tables & so are not marked...I guess.