1. sports
2. fishing

REGION 8 - Okanagan
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.
FOR SALMON INFORMATION
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
District Offices (DFO)
Kamloops:
Salmon Arm:
Summerland Trout Hatchery
(250) 494-0491
13405 Lakeshore Drive S.,
Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z1
(250) 490-8200
102 Industrial Place, Penticton, B.C. V2A 7C8
R.A.P.P.
Conservation Officer Service
Field Offices
Report All Poachers and Polluters
Conservation Officer 24 Hour Hotline
1-877-952-RAPP
(7277)
ADAMS
3-36
LAKE
Cellular Dial #7277
Please refer to page 94 for more information
www.rapp.bc.ca
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(250) 804-7000
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REGION 8 - Okanagan
REGIONAL REGULATIONS
GENERAL RESTRICTIONS
Single barbless hook:mustbeusedinall
streamsofRegion8,allyear.
REGION 8 DAILY QUOTAS
(See tables for exceptions)
Trout/char: 5, but not more than
• 1over50cm
• 4fromstreams(only2over30cm)
And you may retain:
20Brooktroutfromstreams
And you must release:
Bulltrout(DollyVarden)fromstreams
Kokanee: 5(nonefromstreams)
Whitefish: 15(allspeciescombined)
Bass: 8 (largemouth&smallmouthcombined)
Burbot: 2
Yellow perch: 20
Walleye: 8
Crappie: 20
Crayfish: 25
POSSESSION QUOTAS
Possessionquotas=2dailyquotas
(Seetablesforexceptions)
DAILY & ANNUAL QUOTAS
FOR SALMON
PleaserefertotheNOTICEonpage4
forSalmonRegulations(includingOsoyoos
Lakesockeyefisheryenquiries)
Kettle River Rainbow Trout
TheKettleRiverWatershedsupportsseveral
wildfishstocksincludingrainbowtrout,
whitefishandseveralspeciesatrisk.Itisalso
oneofthebestriverfly-fishingsystemsinthe
OkanaganRegion.Thefisheryisfocusedon
wildstocksoffluvialrainbowtroutthatcan
attainsizesinexcessof50cm.Inorderto
protectrainbowtroutinthisenvironmentally
sensitivewatershed,regulatorychangeswere
implementedin2015.Changesincluderainbow
troutreleaseandaseasonalclosureonsome
partsduringsummermonthswhenwater
temperaturesarehigh.Seethewaterspecific
tablesfortheKettle,WestKettle,andGranby
Riversformoredetails.
TABLE
LEGEND
Seethe
followingtables
forexceptions
andadditional
regulationson
specificwaters.
πStockedLake
(notallstockedlakeslisted,seep.87)
∑ Includingtributaries
∂ Youth/DisabledAccompaniedWater
Okanagan Lake Mysis Shrimp
The large fishing vessels you see on Okanagan Lake are part of the Okanagan Lake Mysis
Fishery.MysisshrimpwereintroducedintoOkanaganLakeinthe1960stoprovideanadditional
foodsourceforRainbowTroutandenhancethefishery.However,theseshrimpcompetewith
youngkokaneeforthesamefoodsource(phytoplankton)andtheirintroductionhasresulted
innegativeimpactstokokaneestocks.TheOkanaganLakeMysisFisheryisanexperimental
initiative,ledbytheProvince,toinvestigatethefeasabilityoflarge-scaleremovalofMysisfrom
OkanaganLake,asamethodtoimprovein-lakerearingconditionsforkokanee.
TheprimaryperiodofoperationisMay-October(basedonproductivity&catch),howeverthe
fisherycanoccuryearround.Fishingeffortsarefocusedonthenorthendofthelake,between
FintryProvincialParkandCameronPoint;wherethehighestconcentrationofMysisshrimpcan
befound.Todate,>657metrictonsofMysishavebeenharvestedfromOkanaganLake,with
anaverageannualremovalof73metrictons.NotonlyistheOkanaganLakeMysisFishery
helpingtorecoverkokaneestocks,butitalsoprovidessignificanteconomicbenefitstothelocal
community.
FormoreinformationabouttheOkanaganLakeMysisFishery,pleasecontacttheFishand
Wildliferegionalofficeat(250)490-8200.
Wood Lake Kokanee
WoodLakeisthelasthighusewildstockkokaneefisheryinCanada,garneringinexcess
of15,000anglerdayseachyear.Kokaneestockscrashedin2011,resutlinginregulatory
restrictions.However,successfulwatermanagementandstrongreturnshavepermittedalimited
openingforthispopularfisherythisyear.
Okanagan
REGION 8
EllenOpp
No fishing:(springclosure)inanystream
inRegion8fromApr.1toJune30(see
tablesforexceptions).
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REGION 8 - Okanagan
WATER-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
WATER BODY - MANAGEMENT UNIT
∑Includes Tributaries
ALARIC LAKE
8-7
ALLEYNE LAKE
π 8-6
ASHNOLA RIVER
8-3
ASP (China) CREEK
8-5
BAIRD LAKE
π 8-25
BIGHORN RESERVOIR (Lakeview
8-11
Irrigation District)
“BLUEY LAKE POTHOLES”
8-6
BORGESON LAKE
BROWNE LAKE
π
8-5
8-10
BUCK LAKE
BURNELL (Sawmill) LAKE
π
π
8-6
8-1
BUTLER LAKE
(east of Allison Lake)
CHAIN LAKE
π
8-6
π
8-6
CHAPMAN LAKE
CHRISTINA LAKE
CHUTE LAKE
CLIFFORD (Cliff) LAKE
π
8-9
8-5
CONKLE LAKE
CROOKED LAKES
DEE LAKE
DEER LAKE
DOBBIN LAKE
DOREEN LAKE
π
π
π
π
π
π
8-12
8-10
8-10
8-10
8-11
8-23
DRY LAKE
EASTMERE LAKE
π
π
8-5
8-8
EHOLT CREEK
ENEAS CREEK
FIVE O’CLOCK LAKE (approx.
800 m SE of Cup Lake)
FLYFISH LAKE #1 (west)
π
8-14
8-8
8-14
π
8-23
FRIDAY LAKE
π
8-6
GARDOM LAKE
GARNET LAKE
GARRISON LAKES
π
π
π
8-26
8-8
8-5
GEEN LAKES
GOOSE LAKE
GRANBY RIVER
π
8-10
8-5
8-15
Okanagan
GRANBY RIVER’S tributaries
HAGGKVIST LAKE
REGION 8
8-8
8-15
π
HALL ROAD (MISSION) POND
HAYNES LAKE
HEADWATER LAKE #1
8-15
8-24
8-10
8-10
8-8
HEART (Hart) LAKE
HIDDEN LAKE
HYDRAULIC LAKE
IDLEBACK LAKE
π
π
π
8-7
8-25
8-10
8-9
ISLAHT (Horseshoe) LAKE
ISLAND LAKE
π
8-11
8-10
EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS
No Ice Fishing
Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)
Exempt from Spring Closure
Exempt from Spring Closure
Electric motors only
Electric motors only
No Fishing
Includes all unnamed lakes within 2 km of Bluey Lake (except Bluey Lake itself and Kentucky Lake)
See Round Lake
No Ice Fishing
Artificial fly only, bait ban
See Leonard Lake
No Ice Fishing
Trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook
WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!
No Ice Fishing
Trout/char daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook
No Ice Fishing
Rainbow trout daily quota = 2; engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)
WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!
No Ice Fishing
No Fishing north of a line between Bald and Knob Points, Mar 1-May 31
Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm); barbless hook
Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)
Electric motors only
Unnamed lake located about 200 m west of Thalia Lake
Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)
No Ice Fishing
No Ice Fishing
No Ice Fishing
Electric motors only
No Ice Fishing
Artificial fly only, bait ban
Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)
No Ice Fishing
Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook
Motorized vehicle closure. Walk-in access only. See sign at trailhead.
Exempt from Spring Closure
Exempt from Spring Closure
No Ice Fishing
Trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook
No Ice Fishing
Artificial fly only, bait ban
No Ice Fishing
Electric motors only
Trout/char daily quota = 2; engine power restriction - electric motors only; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration
Electric motors only; WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!
No Ice Fishing
Trout/char daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook
No Ice Fishing
Electric motors only
Upstream of Burrell Creek: exempt from Spring Closure; bait ban Apr 1-Oct 31; trout/char daily quota = 1
Downstream of Burrell Creek: bait ban July 1-Oct 31; rainbow trout release
Bait ban
No Ice Fishing
Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook
Trout daily quota = 1; ∂Youth/DisabledAccompaniedWaterMay1-Jun15(seepage5intheProvincialRegulations)
Engine power restriction - 7.5 kw (10 hp); this lake is part of McCulloch Reservoir
No Ice Fishing
Engine power restriction - 7.5 kw (10 hp)
No Ice Fishing
No towing
Engine power restriction - 7.5 kw (10 hp); this lake is part of McCulloch Reservoir
No Ice Fishing
Trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook; electric motors only
Electric motors only
No Ice Fishing
NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional Regulations (page 77) 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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WATER BODY - MANAGEMENT UNIT
∑Includes Tributaries
JACKPINE LAKE
π 8-11
JEWEL CREEK
8-14
JEWEL LAKE
π 8-14
JOHNNY LAKE
π 8-5
KALAMALKA LAKE
8-22
KENTUCKY LAKE
KENTUCKY SE POTHOLE
π
π
KETTLE RIVER
8-6
8-6
8-14
KETTLE RIVER’S tributaries
KIDD LAKE
π
8-14
8-6
KUMP (Lost) LAKE
π
8-5
LAMBY (Bear) LAKE
LARRY LAKE
π
π
8-11
8-5
“LEONARD” (“Buck”) LAKE
π
8-6
LINK LAKE
LITTLE WILLY LAKE
LOCH DRINKIE
LOON LAKE
LOST LAKE
MABEL LAKE
π
π
π
8-6
8-7
8-11
8-23
8-10
8-24
MARA LAKE
MARTIN LAKE
MCCULLOCH RESERVOIR
MCRAE CREEK
MEADOW LAKE
MILL CREEK
MINNOW LAKE
MISSION CREEK
OKANAGAN LAKE
π
π
π
π
8-26
8-6
8-10
8-15
8-10
8-10
8-10
8-10
8-10
OKANAGAN RIVER
8-1
OKANAGAN RIVER OXBOWS
8-1
OSOYOOS LAKE
8-1
OSPREY LAKE
PEACHLAND CREEK
POWERS CREEK
RAMPART LAKE
π
π
RICKEY LAKE
8-5
π
π
8-5
8-25
8-11
8-5
8-15
8-6
SAWMILL LAKE
π
SHANNON LAKE (netted off portion on
the south end of the lake)
SHORTS CREEK
SHUSWAP RIVER
8-1
8-10
8-11
8-26
No Fishing south of line between signs on opposite shores about 50 m from outlet, Mar 15-June 30
No Fishing
No Ice Fishing
Electric motors only
See Burnell Lake
Trout daily quota = 1;
∂ Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water May 1-Jun 15 (see page 5 in the Provincial Regulations)
No Fishing from Westside Road Bridge to Okanagan Lake
No Fishing from Mara Lake upstream to Mara Bridge
Rainbow trout/char release; exempt from spring closure from Mara Bridge upstream to Sugar Lake
Above Sugar Lake: Bait ban; No fishing Sept 1-Oct 31
REGION 8
π
Okanagan
ROBERTSON LAKE
ROSEMOND LAKE
ROSE VALLEY RESERVOIR
(Lakeview Irrigation District)
ROUND (Borgeson) LAKE
SANDNER CREEK
SATURDAY LAKE
8-6
8-8
8-11
8-6
EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS
Electric motors only
No Fishing from Jewel Lake downstream 1.5 km to signs
Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp) & speed restriction (8 km/h)
Electric motors only
Kokanee daily quota = 2
Speed restrictions or “no vessels” (as buoyed and signed), various locations
Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)
No Ice Fishing
Rainbow trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook
Unnamed lake located about 50 m east of Kentucky Lake
Exempt from Spring Closure
No Fishing July 25-Aug 25; bait ban Apr 1-Oct 31; rainbow trout release year round
Bait Ban
No Ice Fishing
Trout/char release; artificial fly only, bait ban, single barbless hook
Electric motors only
WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!
No Ice Fishing
Trout/char daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook
Electric motors only
No Ice Fishing
Trout daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook
Electric motors only
Unnamed lake located about 400 m west of Thalia Lake
No Ice Fishing
Trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook
Unnamed lake approx. 2 km north of Vinson Lake
Electric motors only
No Ice Fishing
No Ice Fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook
No Ice Fishing; trout daily quota=1 (none under 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook
Electric motors only
No Fishing south of a line between signs on lakeshore 800 m north of Shuswap River inlet, Jan 1-May 31
Bull trout (Dolly Varden) daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); single barbless hook
Follow angling regulations for Shuswap Lake, Region 3; see Rosemond Lake
WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!
Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)
No Fishing downstream of falls situated 4 km upstream of Christina Lake
No Ice Fishing; trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook
Exempt from Spring Closure downstream of Kelowna Airport
Engine power restriction - 7.5 kw (10 hp); this lake is part of McCulloch Reservoir
No Fishing from falls at Gallagher Canyon to Okanagan Lake
Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm)
Speed restrictions or “no vessels” (as buoyed and signed), various locations, plus no powered boats at Killarney Beach Park
Barbless hook
No Fishing Oct 1-Nov 15;
Exempt from Spring Closure from Okanagan Lake dam downstream to McIntyre Dam and downstream of Drop Structure No. 1
(located about 1 km upstream of Osoyoos Lake)
Rainbow trout release; No powered boats
These isolated oxbows adjacent to Okanagan River downstream of the McIntyre Dam and upstream of Vaseux Lake are
EXEMPT from the Spring Closure
Kokanee daily quota = 5 (none over 30cm from July 1 to October 31); barbless hook July 1-Oct.31
Speed restriction on parts, no vessels or no powered boats in 5 signed swimming areas
Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp)
No Fishing from Hardy Falls to Okanagan Lake
No Fishing from Highway 97 Bridge to Okanagan Lake
No Ice Fishing
Artificial fly only, bait ban
Electric motors only
Unnamed lake located about 300 m south of Thalia Lake
Electric motors only
No powered boats south of the CPR bridge
Electric motors only
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REGION 8 - Okanagan
WATER-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
WATER BODY - MANAGEMENT UNIT
∑Includes Tributaries
SILVER LAKE
π 8-8
SIMILKAMEEN RIVER
8-2
SITKUM CREEK
SKAHA LAKE
SOUTH LAKE
SPECTRUM LAKE
SPRING LAKE
(West of McCall Lakes)
SPUKUNNE LAKE
SQUARE LAKE
STATE LAKE
STONY LAKE
SUGAR LAKE
SUNDAY LAKE
π
π
π
π
π
TEEPEE LAKES
TOMMY LEE LAKE
THIRSK LAKE
TREPANIER RIVER
TROUT CREEK
TROUT LAKE
TUGULNUIT LAKE
TULAMEEN RIVER
TWIN LAKES
π
UNNAMED LAKES
located immediately north and
south of Bluey Lake
VASEUX LAKE (including two lagoons
on the west side of Okanagan River
upstream of McIntyre Dam)
VINSON LAKE
π
8-23
8-9
8-10
8-23
8-8
8-6
8-21
8-14
8-5
8-23
8-6
8-6
8-5
8-8
8-8
8-8
8-8
8-1
8-5
8-2
8-6
8-1
8-6
WAP CREEK
8-24
WEST KETTLE RIVER
8-12
WEST KETTLE RIVER’S tributaries
8-12
WOOD LAKE
8-22
YELLOW LAKE
π
8-2
EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS
Electric motors only
Wild rainbow trout release between Hwy #3 bridge at Princeton and Hwy #3 bridge 31 km downstream of Princeton
Bait ban, Apr 1-Oct 31; exempt from Spring Closure
No Fishing Sept 1-Oct 15
Speed restrictions or “no vessels” (as buoyed and signed), various locations
No Ice Fishing; trout/char daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook
No Ice Fishing
WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration!
No Ice Fishing; trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook
No Ice Fishing; rainbow trout daily quota = 1; bait ban, single barbless hook
No Ice Fishing
Electric motors only
Bull trout daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); single barbless hook
No Ice Fishing
Electric motors only
See Friday, Saturday and Sunday Lakes
Electric motors only
Electric motors only
No Fishing from Highway 97 to Okanagan Lake
No Fishing from the trestle in Trout Creek Canyon to Okanagan Lake; uptream of the trestle exempt from Spring Closure
Electric motors only
Electric motors only
Bait ban Apr 1-Oct 31; exempt from Spring Closure
Electric motors only
No Fishing
Known by Ministry of Forests designations as Lakes 711, 712, 713, 364 & 309 on Map 92H-088
No powered boats (Canadian Wildlife Service Regulation)
Bass daily quota = 4
No Bass over 35 cm, Apr 15-June 15; only 1 Bass over 35 cm, June 16-Apr 14
No Ice Fishing
Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook
Road accessing the south end is closed. Alternative access available.
No Fishing downstream of Frog Falls (excluding Wap Lake) Sept 1-June 30
Exempt from Spring Closure upstream of Frog Falls
Rainbow trout release year round
No Fishing Aug 1-Aug 31
Bait ban Apr 1-Oct 31; exempt from Spring Closure
Bait Ban
Motorized vehicle closure. Walk-in access only. See sign at trailhead.
Kokanee daily quota = 2, Apr 1-Aug 31; No Fishing for kokanee Sept 1-Mar 31
Speed restriction (10 km/h) on parts
Engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp); WARNING! Dangerous thin ice due to aeration
NOTE: If a lake or stream is NOT listed here, then only the Provincial Regulations (pages 9-11) and the Regional
Regulations (page 77) 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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