Vancouver Island · Management unit 1-7

SPROAT LAKE

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

Species called out here

Rainbow trout Cutthroat trout

Cutthroat trout catch and release, no wild rainbow trout over 50 cm; single barbless hook No Fishing from Sproat Lake to fishing boundary signs approximately 300 m downstream of Hwy 4, June 15-Nov 15

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.