Cariboo · Management unit 5-2

BIG LAKE (approx. 30 km west of Likely)

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

Lake trout

Lake trout daily quota = 1, none over 50 cm; lake trout catch and release Oct 1-Nov 30 BISHOP (“Brown”) LAKE 5-13 Trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single barbless hook “BLACKWATER” RIVER 5-13 See West Road River

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.

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