Omineca · Management unit 7-30

NATION RIVER

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

Rainbow trout

See Nation Arm (Williston Lake) Exempt from spring closure. Rainbow trout catch and release from Cheslatta River to a boundary sign 5 km downstream and no rainbow trout under 35 cm from said

Water-specific exception to Omineca'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 Omineca'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