Free Fishing Weekend Here

Friday, June 18, 2010 03:47 AM

Prince Geoerge, B.C.- This is the one weekend of the year that you can go fishing for free in most of B.C.'s inland waters.

During B.C.'s Family Fishing Weekend, today through Sunday, residents of Canada can fish in most of B.C.'s thousands of lakes and streams, compliments of the provincial government and subject to the freshwater fishing regulations. The Family Fishing Weekend Society provides financial assistance, materials and guidance to volunteer groups who will be putting on family fishing events.

The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC helps by stocking more than 8 million fish into 900 lakes and streams each year, developing community fisheries, and delivering Learn to Fish programs.

Other organizations that contribute are The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, which supports the health and diversity of B.C.'s fish stocks and their habitat, and the Pacific Salmon Foundation, dedicated to the conservation and recovery of Pacific salmon.

There is a special event planned at Fergons Lake on Sunday in Prince George, while in Quesnel, a special event is slated for Ten Mile Lake on Saturday.

For more details and a list of communities where family fishing events are being held, visit www.bcfamilyfishing.com online.

Although a basic licence is not required for residents of Canada over Family Fishing Weekend, licensing regulations for fishing on classified waters and for keeping special species and sizes of fish still apply. To make sure you're having fun within the rules, visit
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/.

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Comments

Posted by: noisy on June 18 2010 4:33 AM

That would be Ferguson Lake here in Prince George.

Should be lots of fun for the kids!

Posted by: My3Centsworth on June 18 2010 7:36 AM

Free fishing "compliments of the provincial government." I didn't realize that they owned all the fish!

Posted by: Abrahamson on June 18 2010 9:31 AM

I don't believe that the family fishing weekend trumps the spring closures so actually most creeks and streams are still closed till june 30. make sure you check the regs.

Posted by: Junco on June 18 2010 10:50 AM

Whatever happened to the proposal to build a fishing lake in the city (Rainbow Park)?

Posted by: Loki on June 18 2010 3:36 PM

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/synopsis/printed.html

Posted by: Loki on June 18 2010 3:44 PM

I didn't realize that they owned all the fish!

They don't, the people of Canada do. "They" are caretakers of the stocks on our behalf. "They" set thew rules and provide the enforcement to ensure that the resource is not abused or under too much (tumuch) pressure.

Personally I think this free family weekend is a bad idea. My reasoning is that there is already too much pressure on the fish stocks, our limits have been reduced due to stock levels. We don't need more people fishing.

I can see where this might encourage a conservation attitude and an appreciation for wild life and the wilderness. Surely there is another way to do so. There are still too many fisher folks and more bodies of water are becoming more accessible with more logging roads and so many ATV.