fishing

Sunday dinner at the Iachetta house must have been extra tasty after Alexx Iachetta hauled in a six-pound rainbow trout from the Columbia River in Trail. The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries in North America and the Pacific Ocean in Asia. Photo: Submitted

Teenager tussles with huge trout from Trail rivershore

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This undated photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows a yelloweye rockfish. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says conservation and protection officers are concerned about what they claim is “rampant illegal fishing” of rockfish populations in Metro Vancouver. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)

‘Rampant illegal fishing’ near Vancouver compromising rockfish populations: DFO

Rockfish Conservation Areas are closed to all fishing for finfish

 

An Australian couple vacationing in the Shuswap captured photos of a bald eagle that appears to have been ensnared by a fishing line on Aug. 3, 2023. (Neil Poh photo)

Bald eagle snagged by fishing line spotted at B.C. lake

An Australian couple captured photos of the eagle while vacationing in the area

 

Clams are being nurtured in a clam bed restoration project underway on the West Coast of Vancouver Island this summer. File photo THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Building walls: B.C. Indigenous youth reclaiming clam harvest heritage

Coastal First Nations youth make their mark by cultivating ancient food systems in their territories

Clams are being nurtured in a clam bed restoration project underway on the West Coast of Vancouver Island this summer. File photo THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Rick Austin catches a juvenile great white shark while fishing for striped bass in the Minas Basin, N.S., in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Rick Austin

Nova Scotia angler hooks juvenile great white shark and story of a lifetime

‘When you hook them up, they’ll come back and wreak vengeance on you’

Rick Austin catches a juvenile great white shark while fishing for striped bass in the Minas Basin, N.S., in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Rick Austin
Kootenay streams like the Salmo River will be closed to fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight effective Aug. 2 and until further notice. Photo: Jim Bailey

Province imposes heat related angling restrictions on Kootenay streams

Streams in MU 4.3 to 4.9 affected by 2 p.m. to midnight closure, Columbia and Kootenay Rivers exempt

Kootenay streams like the Salmo River will be closed to fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight effective Aug. 2 and until further notice. Photo: Jim Bailey
Trail angler Geno LeRose lands a nice Gerrard rainbow on Kootenay Lake. The Kootenay Lake’s 2023 Angler Incentive Summer Events is underway and anglers are encouraged to keep their catch as a way of restoring the kokanee salmon population. Photo: Submitted

Angler’s Atlas teams up with Kootenay Lake incentive program

Anglers can submit photos of catch on Kootenay, eligible to win up to $50,000 in prizes

Trail angler Geno LeRose lands a nice Gerrard rainbow on Kootenay Lake. The Kootenay Lake’s 2023 Angler Incentive Summer Events is underway and anglers are encouraged to keep their catch as a way of restoring the kokanee salmon population. Photo: Submitted
Angler Juli Dobie landed this 24-inch walleye on the Columbia River last week while fly fishing near Trail. Photo: Jim Bailey

West Kootenay Fishing Report: Columbia River – walleye express

Walleye fishing heating up on the Columbia River, rainbows on Kootenay Lake

Angler Juli Dobie landed this 24-inch walleye on the Columbia River last week while fly fishing near Trail. Photo: Jim Bailey
Dave Johnston and his fishing buddies have hauled dozens of trout out of Kootenay Lake over the past year. Photo: Submitted

Kootenay Lake angler wins kokanee recovery program’s grand prize

The angler incentive program reduces the over-abundance of predators so kokanee numbers improve

  • Jun 26, 2023
Dave Johnston and his fishing buddies have hauled dozens of trout out of Kootenay Lake over the past year. Photo: Submitted
Valley Firearms’ John Urquhart Jr. and Sue Friesen welcome anglers to check out their expanding supply of fishing gear and outdoor equipment. Photo: Jim Bailey

Trail business expands into fishing gear and tackle

“If we don’t have it, come talk to me, and if we can find it, we can get it.”

Valley Firearms’ John Urquhart Jr. and Sue Friesen welcome anglers to check out their expanding supply of fishing gear and outdoor equipment. Photo: Jim Bailey
Parks Canada aquatic specialist Shelley Humphries working on the project to reintroduce the native cutthroat trout at Hidden Lake in Banff National Park near Lake Louise on Friday, Sept 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

Alberta judge fines B.C. man $6,000 for catching trout in Banff national park

YouTube survivalist Greg Ovens ordered to post details of his sentencing on YouTube

Parks Canada aquatic specialist Shelley Humphries working on the project to reintroduce the native cutthroat trout at Hidden Lake in Banff National Park near Lake Louise on Friday, Sept 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
It’s time to purchase your 2023-24 fishing licence; go online or purchase at your nearest retailer. Photo: Jim Bailey

Don’t forget to get your 2023-24 freshwater fishing licence

Check out new BC fishing regulations for changes to daily quotas, pricing, and restrictions

It’s time to purchase your 2023-24 fishing licence; go online or purchase at your nearest retailer. Photo: Jim Bailey
A basic adult anglers license in B.C. will increase to $39.56 per year in 2023, then go up to $41.15 in 2024. AdobeStock

B.C. raises freshwater fishing fees, with funds supporting angling and conservation

It will cost a little more to go freshwater fishing in British…

A basic adult anglers license in B.C. will increase to $39.56 per year in 2023, then go up to $41.15 in 2024. AdobeStock
The Marine Detective Jackie Hildering snapped this photo of the herring spawn with a telephoto lens. (Jackie Hildering photo)

Herring spawn documented for perhaps first time ever in B.C.’s Port McNeill

Spawn a spring tradition along east coast of Vancouver Island, but not in this area off Port McNeill

The Marine Detective Jackie Hildering snapped this photo of the herring spawn with a telephoto lens. (Jackie Hildering photo)
Randy Dodd fishes in a pool by Bridge Creek Falls back in 2021. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)

It will cost a little more to go freshwater fishing in B.C. this summer

The provincial government announced that angling fees are going up for the first time since 2003

Randy Dodd fishes in a pool by Bridge Creek Falls back in 2021. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)
Kris Dudoward is shown aboard the commercial fishing vessel Irenda earlier this week with catch of sockeye salmon on B.C.���s Skeena River near Prince Rupert. The union representing commercial fisheries, the United Fisherman Allied Workers filed a petition on Feb. 22 requesting the end of foreign ownership of fishing licences and quotas on the BC coast. File - THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mitch Dudoward **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Union files petition in Ottawa to stop foreign ownership of fishing licences and quotas

UFAW-Unifor seeks a formal ending to all foreign investment, owner operator policy framework

Kris Dudoward is shown aboard the commercial fishing vessel Irenda earlier this week with catch of sockeye salmon on B.C.���s Skeena River near Prince Rupert. The union representing commercial fisheries, the United Fisherman Allied Workers filed a petition on Feb. 22 requesting the end of foreign ownership of fishing licences and quotas on the BC coast. File - THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mitch Dudoward **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Calgarian Pat Kelly is the most recent winner of the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program. (Submitted)

Calgary angler hooks a winner in Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program

The initiative aims to help recover the endangered kokanee salmon population

Calgarian Pat Kelly is the most recent winner of the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program. (Submitted)
Lardeau River kokanee. Photo: Jim Bailey

Kokanee concerns addressed at public meeting

Join fisheries staff in Balfour for a presentation, Q&A on Kootenay Lake kokanee fishery recovery

Lardeau River kokanee. Photo: Jim Bailey
This beautiful rainbow and photo was taken by Scott Beauchamp on a frigid day in January on the Columbia River. Photo: Scott Beauchamp

West Kootenay Fishing Report

It’s an on again, off again month of January, but anglers have had luck on local waters

This beautiful rainbow and photo was taken by Scott Beauchamp on a frigid day in January on the Columbia River. Photo: Scott Beauchamp
Carl Johnson of Argenta reeled in $1,000 in prizes for participating in the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program. (Contributed)

Argenta angler reels in monthly prize

Carl Johnson is the winner of the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program’s monthly draw

  • Feb 2, 2023
Carl Johnson of Argenta reeled in $1,000 in prizes for participating in the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program. (Contributed)