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[Bavarian Raven]

I was reading the regulations and noticed you can now use treble hooks in okanogan lake? I thought you couldnt use treble hooks in BC at all? So does this mean that unless stated, you can use treble hooks in lakes in BC Or am I just confusing myself here, and you can only use treble hooks when specifically stated.

[Every Day]

I believe treble and barbed hooks are aloud in most lakes in BC, unless otherwise stated (eg. single barbless, fly only, etc).
You are also able to use them off the beach, but they have to barbless in that case.

[cohoaaron]

I believe treble and barbed hooks are aloud in most lakes in BC, unless otherwise stated (eg. single barbless, fly only, etc).
You are also able to use them off the beach, but they have to barbless in that case.

x2 ya they are aloud in most lakes in bc unless the regs say different

[kindalonismo]

You can also use the barbless trebles in the chuck.  Lots of guys use them on their teaser head rigs

[Matt]

You've got to drive the hook points in with more pressure with treble hooks, a single point will penetrate more reliably.  Treble hooks also main fish, so why bother use trebles?

[canso]

You've got to drive the hook points in with more pressure with treble hooks, a single point will penetrate more reliably.  Treble hooks also main fish, so why bother use trebles?

i don't use trebles, but

Usually trebles are smaller in size; you would do less damage if you hooked the fish with 2 small points instead of one larger hook.

But those barbed monster hooks the Bass guys use, are crazy.

[Brian the fisherman]

i find barbed treble hooks along peach road and under the trainbridge every year after coho season... and into chum.

[leapin' tyee]

i find barbed treble hooks along peach road and under the trainbridge every year after coho season... and into chum.

I don't understand why people has to take a chance of it. Is not worth it when you get caught.

[jump14]

Unfortunately people do it because of the lack of enforcement and game wardens around.  Numerous times when I head to the island and go to I see countless fools snagging away in the river and it’s not the occasional time or hidden spots either; its main places such as Stamp falls, money’s pool etc… It’d be nice to see some wardens once in a while… just my 2 cents. In my lifetime I've run into ONE officer who had ever asked to check my lisence.

[Livinlarge]

Barbed hooks on bc lakes unless otherwise stated?  Must of missed that one in the regs.

[Every Day]

Barbed hooks on bc lakes unless otherwise stated?  Must of missed that one in the regs.

Yep, you musta. Only rivers are barbless, or some select lakes, most of which are catch and release or fly fishing only.

Addressing the treble hook use...
I use them occasionally on spoons off the beach for coho (barbless of course). This is due to short strikes. I only switch to a treble at the point where I have missed 5 or more hits in a row. This is normally due to coho short striking the spoon, and switching to a short, small sized treble hook can massively improve hook ups and landing. I also find they are easier to get out and don't do as much damage as the longer single siwash hooks (hook the fish deeper, make a bigger hole, tend to rip I find rather than stay in place), but I may have just been getting lucky thus far.

[skaha]

--different situations and reasons for using treble hooks.
--okanagan reg change to include barbless treble as kokanee fishing is closed most of the year.. people fish for trophy rainbows use larger barbless single siwash hook.
--the large single siwash hook when taken by smaller trout or kokanee often kills the fish... the thought is the treble barbless will not kill as many kokanee

--these larger hooks are not being ingested... the take is in the mouth.

--same thing on a plug these fish are not being deep hooked