Vancouver Island · Management unit 1-1

ELK LAKE

You need a licence before you fishLakes, rivers & streams (trout, char, kokanee): get a BC freshwater fishing licence (Province of BC).

Engine power restriction on parts - 7.5 kW (10 hp); no vessels on parts, no powered boats on parts, no towing on parts A wheelchair accessible fishing pier is located on the lake’s northwest shore via Brookleigh Road ELK RIVER (also see Buttle Lake's 1-9 Fly fishing only Tributaries) No Fishing July 15-Aug 31 No Fishing from lower falls in Englishman River Park to signs approximately 100 m downstream

Water-specific exception to Vancouver Island's regional default rules · view the full regional regulations PDF

This is the specific exception published for this water. Any rule not mentioned above (daily quotas for species not listed, gear, season) falls back to Vancouver Island's standard regional regulations. See the linked PDF. Always confirm before you fish; rules can change between synopsis editions.

Scraped Aug 6, 2026. Search another water

Built from Government of Canada (DFO / ECCC) and Province of BC public data. This is a plain-language summary, not the regulation itself. Always confirm at the linked source before you fish. Back to Arnold's Outpost