Kootenay · Management unit 4-7

KOOTENAY 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

Northern pikeBurbotWalleyeBassTrout & char (species not specified)

14 closure AND from Nov 1-Mar 31 trout/char catch and release (downstream of Idaho border) 4-8 Burbot catch and release from Idaho border near Creston to Kootenay Lake, including tributaries to that part Walleye daily quota = 16 from the Brilliant Dam to the confluence with the Columbia River From the Brilliant Dam to the confluence with the Columbia River: northern pike and bass daily quota = unlimited Bait ban all year 4-2 Trout/char catch and release, Nov 1-Mar 31 4-21

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