Hudson Bay Lake, Jackson Lake, Nugget Lake, Pinnacle Lake and Richard Lake proposed angling regulations

Last updated on January 8, 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: Hudson Bay Lake, Jackson Lake, Nugget Lake, Pinnacle Lake, Richard Lake reverting to regional regulations

Status: Proposed

Region: 3, Thompson

Management unit (MU): 

  • Hudson Bay Lake: 3-30
  • Jackson Lake: 3-12
  • Nugget Lake: 3-12
  • Pinnacle Lake: 3-12
  • Richard Lake: 3-39

Regulation type: Quota and Method/Gear/Bait

Species: All fin fish

Closing date: February 14, 2025

Decision statement: Pending

Current and proposed regulations:

Current and proposed angling regulations for Hudson Bay Lake, Jackson Lake, Nugget Lake, Pinnacle Lake and Richard Lake.

Waterbody

Current Regulation

Proposed Regulation

Hudson Bay Lake

Rainbow trout daily quota is 2

Revert to regional regulation

Jackson Lake

  • No Ice Fishing
  • Rainbow trout daily quota is 2
  • Single barbless hook

Revert to regional regulation

Nugget Lake

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

Revert to regional regulation

Pinnacle Lake

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

Revert to regional regulation

Richard 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  • Outdated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

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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