Courtney Lake proposed angling regulation

The public is invited to comment on the proposed angling regulation described below until January 17, 2025. A BCeID basic account is required in order to post comments. Users with a business or personal BCeID account will not be able to access the feedback form without registering for a basic BCeiD account.

Summary: Courtney Lake changing single hook and rainbow trout size restriction

Status: Proposed

Region: 3, Thompson

Management unit (MU): 3-12

Regulation type: Method/Gear/Bait and Quota

Species: All fin fish

Closing date: January 17, 2024

Decision statement: Pending

Current regulation:

• No Ice Fishing
• Rainbow trout daily quota is 1 with no fish under 50 cm
• Bait ban
• Single barbless hook

Proposed regulation:

• No Ice Fishing
• Rainbow trout daily quota is 1 with no fish over 50 cm
• Bait ban
• Single hook

Rationale:

Moving to single hook from single barbless hook is in line with regional direction for stocked lakes. Rather than allowing the harvest of large fish, proposed regulation is moving to protect the large fish to increase the proportion of larger fish available to anglers in the fishery.

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