Thompson · Management unit 3-15

FRANCES 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

Single barbless hook Exempt from spring closure upstream of Thompson River, except as noted below No Fishing for trout in Fraser River mainstem: downstream of Hell’s Gate Sept 1-Nov 15, from Hell’s Gate to the confluence with the Thompson River from Oct 1-Nov 30, and upstream of the confluence with the Thompson River Oct 1-Oct 31 No Fishing between fishing boundary signs approximately 6.5 km downstream of Boston Bar to signs 2.8 km downstream of Hell's Gate No Fishing from the lower entrance of the fish ladder at Bridge River Rapids to the BC Railway Bridge approximately 2 km north of

Water-specific exception to Thompson'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 Thompson's standard regional regulations. See the linked PDF. Always confirm before you fish; rules can change between synopsis editions.