Thompson · Management unit 3-46FreshwaterProvince of BC

CLEARWATER RIVER

No angling from powered boats downstream of Falls Creek Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (none over 35 cm), char catch and release

Fishing for salmon in CLEARWATER RIVER?

The rules on this page are the Province of BC's trout, char and kokanee rules. Salmon here stay under DFO's separate federal rules. See the DFO salmon rules for this water →

What you can fish for here

Named in this water's rule below. Tap a species for its season, bait, and how to target it.

Rainbow trout →

No angling from powered boats downstream of Falls Creek Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (none over 35 cm), char catch and release

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

You need a licence before you fishLakes, rivers & streams (trout, char, kokanee): get a BC freshwater fishing licence (Province of BC).
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. Rules can also change in-season, check current Fishery Notices.

Other waters in unit 3-46

Nearby lakes and rivers under the same local regulation area.

ALICE CREEKAZURE LAKECANIM RIVER (also in M.U.CLEARWATER LAKEHEMP CREEKMAHOOD RIVERTROUT CREEK (Wells Gray Park)

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Data scraped Aug 6, 2026 from the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.

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. Glossary of terms · Back to Arnold's Outpost