Cariboo · Management unit 5-2

BUNTING LAKE

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

Steelhead

Engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp) Bait ban; No Fishing for steelhead BURNT BRIDGE CREEK CW 5-11 Class II water Mar 1-May 31. NOTE: Classified Waters Licence or Steelhead Stamp not required until reopened to steelhead fishing (upstream of Sitkatapa Creek) Downstream of Sitkatapa Creek: see Atnarko/Bella Coola Rivers No Fishing Oct 1-June 30

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