REGION 2 - Lower Mainland - British Columbia

1 5-35-45-55-61-41-31-51-71-61-101-151-21- 18-58-43-313-173-163-333-323-133-143-15 VICTORIAS idneyDuncanPort RenfrewJordanRiverBamfieldLadysmithNANAI MOPORT ALBERNICOURTENAYCAMPBELL RIVERC omoxParksvilleSquamishPembertonWhistlerL angleySurreyAbbotsfordMissionHopePrincet onBoston BarSpuzzumLyttonMerrittLillooetGoldBridg e100 Mile HouseCache CreekKAMLOOPSC hilliwackHarrisonHotSpringsGibsonsSechel tQualicumBeachPowellRiverVANCOUVERNORTHV ANCOUVERNewWestminsterSookeSTRAITJUANDEF UCABARKLEY SOUNDG reat Central L PhillipsArm PowellLakeMahood LCanimLCarpenter LakeLillooet LakeHarrison LakeStave LakeAlouette LPittLakeRoss LakeBonaparteLKamloops LakeAnderson LSeton L AlberniInletGabriola IslandDenman IslandQuadraIslandSonoraIslandHornbyIsla ndTexada IslandGaliano IslandSaltspring Island NitinatL Taseko Lakes Tatlayoko LakeCowichan L HOWESOUND JERVISINLETSALMONINLET TOBAINLET BUTEINLET CHILKO LAKESan Juan R Gordon R Nanaimo R Nitina t R Leech R Jordan R Muir Cr R Chemainus R Oyster R Klinaklini R Homathko

2 R Mosley Cr Chilko R Taseko R Bishop R Toba R Southgate R Big Cr Squamish R Elaho R Ashlu Cr LILLOOET RIVER Cowichan R Chilcotin River Churn Cr Dog Cr FRASER RIVER Bridge River Yalakom R Cayoosh Cr Stein R Nicola R Guichon Cr Bonaparte R Deadman R Nahatlatch R Coldwater R Stave R Pitt R Anderson R Coquihalla R Skagit R Big Silver Cr Mamquam R Cheakamus R Green R THOMPSON R Tulameen R U S AChilliwack RLord R2-12-22-3 2-4 2-82-52-72-92-62-19 2-16 2-102-122-112-132-142-152-18 2-174 REGION 2 - Lower MainlandThe Management Unit boundaries indicated on the map above are shown only as a reference to help anglers locate waters in the REGION .

3 For more precise Management Unit boundaries, please consult one of the commercial Recreational Atlases available for and Wildlife Regional Office(604) 586-4400 200-10428 153 StSurrey BC V3R 1E1 Conservation Officer Service Please call 1-877-952-7277 for recorded information or to make an appointment at any of the following Field Offices:Mission, North Vancouver, Powell River, Sechelt, and SquamishRAPP Report All Poachers and Polluters Conservation Officer 24 Hour Hotline 1-877-952-RAPP (7277)Please refer to page 78 for more Information: Fisheries and Oceans Canada District Offices (DFO)Chilliwack: (604) 824-3300 Delta: (604) 666-8266 Langley: (604) 607-4150 Mission: (604) 814-1055 Squamish: (604) 892-3230 Steveston: (604) 664-9250 Vancouver: (604) 666-0384 Shellfish Information line: (604) 666-2828 STAY UP TO DATE: Check website for in-season changes or closure dates for the 2021-2023 season at: INFORMATION202021-2023 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations SynopsisRegional RegulationsREGION 2 - Lower Mainland21 Atlantic SalmonPlease refer to the salmon section, p.

4 78 INVASIVE SPECIES ALERTG eneral RegulationsNo Fishing: in any lake in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest near Maple barbless hook: must be used in all streams of REGION 2, all year. See definition of angle and streams on page fin fish as bait: only permitted in REGION 2 when sport fishing for sturgeon in the Fraser River, Lower Pitt River (CPR Bridge upstream to Pitt lake ), Lower Harrison River (Fraser River upstream to Harrison lake ). See page 8 for fishing in the Lower Mainland REGION : Your basic licence must be validated with a Conservation Surcharge Stamp if you fish for steelhead anywhere in See page 6 for details.

5 When you have caught and retained your daily quota of hatchery steelhead from any water, you must stop fishing that water for the remainder of that Species: it is illegal to fish for or catch and then keep protected species. In REGION 2, these include: Nooksack dace Salish sucker Green sturgeon Cultus lake sculpinSee page 9 for details. NOTICE TO ANGLERS The area known as the Rubble Creek Landslide Hazard Area is a high risk slide area. People who fish in this area do so at THEIR OWN 2 Daily Quotas(See tables for exceptions) Trout/char: 4, but not more than 1 over 50 cm (2 hatchery steelhead over 50 cm allowed) 2 from streams (must be hatchery) 1 char (bull trout, Dolly Varden, or lake trout)And you must release: Wild trout/char from streams All wild steelhead Hatchery trout/char under 30 cm from streamsNOTE: There is no general minimum size limit for trout in lakesBass: 20 (excluding Mill lake - see page 24 for quota)Crappie: 20 Crayfish: 25 Kokanee.

6 5 (none from streams)Whitefish: 15 (all species combined)White sturgeon : CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY Fraser River: CLOSED TO ALL FISHING in the Fraser areas of Jesperson s Side Channel, Herrling Island Side Channel and Seabird Island north Side Channel, May 15-July 31 (to view a map of this area see page 26).Possession QuotasPossession quotas = 2 daily quotasAnnual QuotasAnnual catch quota for all : 10 steelhead per licence year (only hatchery steelhead may be retained in )Daily & Annual Quotas for SalmonPlease refer to the NOTICE on page 77 for Salmon Trout Reward Tagging ProgramChilliwack lake and Upper Pitt River: $100 reward tags are being used to assess the bull trout fishery.

7 Refer to page 76 for instructions on what to do if you catch a fish with a reward River Steelhead MarkingMaxillary ( jaw) clipping is being used to assess hatchery release strategies. Refer to page 76 for instructions on what to do if you catch a maxillary clipped Boundaries on Rivers in REGION 2 NOTE: Provincial freshwater regulations apply upstream of these boundaries and Federal tidal regulations apply downstream of these boundaries:Brunette R.: Burlington Northern Railway BridgeCampbell R.: Burlington Northern Railway BridgeCapilano R.: CN Railway BridgeCoquitlam R.

8 : Mary Hill Bypass BridgeFraser R.: CPR Bridge at MissionKanaka Cr.: CPR BridgeNathan Cr.: CN Railway BridgeNicomekl R.: Burlington Northern Railway BridgePitt R.: CPR BridgeSerpentine R.: Burlington Northern Railway BridgeSeymour R.: CN Railway BridgeSquamish R.: a line running true west from the tip of the Squamish Dyke ( Windsurfer Spit )Stave R.: CPR BridgeWest Cr.: CN Railway BridgeWhonnock Cr.: CP rail lineYork Cr.: CP rail line NOTE From one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise fishing is prohibited on portions of the Fraser, Harrison, and Pitt Rivers (see Water-specific Tables for details)

9 To find out the time of sunrise and sunset consult a local newspaper or the National Research Council of Canada website at for a sunrise-sunset Creek Landslide Hazard AreaBrandywine FallsProvincial ParkGaribaldiProvincial ParkL4100 GaribaldiRoe CrChance CrTaylor CrDaisy LakeRubble 2 2 799 Cheakamus R2021-2023 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations SynopsisREGION 2 - Lower Mainland222021-2023 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations SynopsisWATER BODY | MGMT UNITEXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONSALICE lake 2-7No powered boatsALOUETTE lake 2-8 Bull trout (char) release No vessels in swimming areas, as buoyed and signed; speed restriction (8 km/h) at south end of lake , south of a line drawn from the BC Parks boat ramp to signs on the east side of the lakeALOUETTE RIVER 2-8No Fishing upstream of the fishing boundary signs near the Alouette River Unit of the Corrections BranchNo Fishing upstream of 216th Street (including North Alouette River ), May 1-June 30.

10 No powered boats on mainstemALPHA lake 2-9 Electric motors onlyALTA lake 2-9No Fishing Dec 1-Mar 31 Release all kokanee, trout and charBait ban, single barbless hoookSpeed restriction (12 km/h)ANDERSON CREEK 2-4No FishingANGUS CREEK2-5No FishingASHLU CREEK2-6 Bait banBEAR (Mahood) CREEK 2-4No Fishing upstream of 152nd Street (Johnson Road)BEAR LAKE2-18No powered boatsBIG SILVER CREEK2-18No Fishing May 1-June 30 BIRKENHEAD LAKE2-11 Bull trout (char) releaseBIRKENHEAD RIVER 2-11 Bait banBREM RIVER 2-13No Fishing from the upstream edge of falls (situated approximately km from the river s mouth) to a point 100 m downstreamBait ban May 1-Oct 31 BROTHERS CREEK 2-8No FishingBROWNING lake 2-8No powered boatsBRUNETTE RIVER2-8No Fishing from Cariboo Dam to Salamander Creek; release all steelheadBRUNETTE RIVER S TRIBUTARIES2-8No FishingBURNABY LAKE2-8No powered boatsBURNABY lake S TRIBUTARIES2-8No FishingCAMPBELL RIVER 2-4No