Kootenay · Management unit 4-1

FLATHEAD RIVER’S TRIBUTARIES

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

Bull trout & Dolly Varden

Bull trout catch and release Trout daily quota = 1 (none under 30 cm) and bait ban, June 15-Aug 31 FORDING RIVER CW Trout/char catch and release, June 15-Mar 31 and bait ban, June 15-Oct 31 4-23 (downstream of Josephine Falls) Class II water when open, including tributaries - Elk River classified licence required for non-resident anglers FORDING RIVER CW 4-23 No Fishing (upstream of Josephine Falls) No Fishing from Connor Lake downstream 3 km

Water-specific exception to Kootenay'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 Kootenay'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