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Hamilton Lake and Hosli Lake proposed angling regulations

Last updated on February 15, 2025

This proposal is now closed for comments.

Summary:  Hamilton Lake and Hosli Lake reverting to regional regulations

Status: Proposed

Region: 3, Thompson

Management unit (MU):

  • Hamilton Lake: 3-12
  • Hosli Lake: 3-20

Regulation type:  Method/Gear/Bait and Quota

Species: All fin fish

Closing date: February 14, 2025

Decision statement: Pending

Current and proposed regulations:

Current and proposed angling regulations for Hamilton Lake and Hosli Lake.

Waterbody

Current Regulation

Proposed Regulation

Hamilton Lake

Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water April 1-Sept 30 (see page 4 of the B.C. Freshwater Fishing Regulations)

Revert to regional regulation

Hosli Lake
  • No Ice Fishing
  • Rainbow trout daily quota is 2
  • Bait ban
  • Single barbless hook

Revert to regional regulation

Rationale:

The goal of the proposed changes is to:

  • Simplify regulations
  • Make small lake fisheries more inclusive and accessible for all anglers
  • Open new angling opportunity for rainbow trout

The current regulations are either:

  • Outdated
  • Not achieving desired management outcomes
  • Are unnecessarily restrictive
  • Not reflective of current lake conditions, access, and angler use