Deer Lake, Burnaby Lake, Como Lake, Lafarge Lake and Jerry Sulina Park Pond proposed angling regulations

Last updated on January 16, 2025

The public is invited to comment on the proposed angling regulation described below until February 14, 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: Deer Lake, Burnaby Lake, Como Lake, Lafarge Lake and Jerry Sulina Park Pond changes to hook requirements.

Status: Proposed

Region: 2, Lower Mainland

Management unit (MU): 2-8

Regulation type: Method/Gear/Bait

Species: Western Painted Turtle

Closing date: February 14, 2025

Decision statement: Pending

Current and proposed regulations:

Deer, Burnaby, Como, Lafarge Lakes, and Jerry Sulina Park Pond current and proposed angling regulations.

Waterbody

Current regulation

Proposed regulation

Deer Lake

  • Trout/char daily quota is 2
  • No powered boats
  • Trout/char daily quota is 2
  • No powered boats
  • Single barbless hook

Burnaby Lake

No powered boats

  • No powered boats
  • Single barbless hook

Como Lake

Trout/char daily quota is 2

  • Trout/char daily quota is 2
  • Single barbless hook

Lafarge Lake

Trout/char daily quota is 2

  • Trout/char daily quota is 2
  • Single barbless hook

Jerry Sulina Park Pond

Regional regulation

Single barbless hook

Rationale:

Turtles can be inadvertently hooked while anglers are targeting fish. By requiring barbless hooks, the impact of fishing on non-target species like turtles is reduced.

Collection notice: 

Your personal information will be collected for the purposes of informing the 2025 to 2027 B.C. freshwater fishing regulations. If you have any questions about the collection of this personal information, please contact: FishandWildlife@gov.bc.ca. This information is being collected by the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship under the authority of section 26(c) and 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FOIPPA”).

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