Skeena · Management unit 6-6

BABINE LAKE

You need a licence before you fishLakes, rivers & streams (trout, char, kokanee): get a BC freshwater fishing licence (Province of BC).

That section of flowing water between Babine and Nilkitkwa lakes, known as "Rainbow Alley", is designated Babine River (see map 2 page 51); see Babine River regulations below (paragraphs 3 and 4) Angling prohibited for non-guided non-resident aliens on Saturdays and Sundays from the juvenile fish counting weir located at the outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake to the Nilkitkwa River confluence, Sept 1-Oct 31 (See map page 56) No Fishing between fishing boundary signs approximately 100 m upstream of and 80 m downstream of the adult fish counting fence, located approximately 1.8 km downstream of Nilkitkwa Lake Open all year in the stream channel known as “Rainbow Alley” located between Babine and Nilkitkwa lakes (see map 2 page 51) Fly fishing only (a) from the Fort Babine Bridge downstream to signs 100 m upstream of the adult fish counting fence (including Nilkitkwa

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