Cariboo · Management unit 5-2

FOREST 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

Trout & char (species not specified)

Trout daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); artificial fly only; bait ban; engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp) No Fishing for trout in the Fraser River mainstem downstream of the confluence with the Chilcoltin River from Oct 1-Oct 31 Mainstem open all year; bait ban Sept 15-July 15

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