Kootenay · Management unit 4-26

COLUMBIA RIVER

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

From Keenleyside Dam downstream to the Washington state border and connected reaches: the Kootenay River (Columbia River 4-34 confluence to Brilliant Dam) and the Pend d’Oreille River (Columbia River confluence to Waneta Dam): Northern pike daily quota = 4-38 unlimited and bass daily quota = unlimited Burbot catch and release Speed restriction (10 km/h) from Mud Lake to Columbia Lake, no power boats in wetlands, no towing and engine power restriction - 15 kW (20 hp), in main channel from Fairmont to Donald See Upper Arrow Lake for the portion of the Columbia River which may be found downstream of the Hwy 1 bridge in Revelstoke (depending on reservoir level) TABLE LEGEND: Includes tributaries Stocked Lake, see page 4 CW Classified Waters Licence required to fish Class I or Class II waters, see page 7 Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water 35 2025-2027 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis

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.