Cariboo · Management unit 5-15

WHALE LAKE (Canim Lake area)

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

Trout & char (species not specified)

Bait ban, single barbless hook No Ice Fishing “WHALE” LAKE (Gustafsen Lake area) 5-2 Trout daily quota = 1 (none less than 50 cm); bait ban, single barbless hook Unnamed lake approximately 4 km northeast of Gustafsen Lake

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

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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