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Month: March 2022

Time to ban catch and release salmon fishing in Newfoundland

Time to ban catch and release salmon fishing in Newfoundland

March 25, 2022 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

One hundred thousand salmon will face injury and death this summer by catch and release anglers. These salmon represent about 25 per cent of all […]

Pacific Salmon Treaty fails to conserve B.C. fish

Pacific Salmon Treaty fails to conserve B.C. fish

March 9, 2022 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

Passing on this recent but important story, I very much doubt anyone local that does any fishing at all will argue against this study. β€œThe […]

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Bob Hooton – Protector and Defender of Skeena Steelhead

From our Newsdesk

  • Applying science to the Skeena River – Is it to much to ask? September 28, 2025
  • Lake Babine Band – Full Disclosure September 10, 2025
  • Northern pikeminnow aka Squawfish Derby September 7, 2025
  • What Are We Doing? By Bob Hooton August 16, 2025
  • Dec 17, 2019 The Skeena Fish Trap Proposal – Observations, Optics and Questions – Steelhead Voices August 16, 2025
  • Message sent to BCSRIF project administrator Shane Peterson on March 27, 2025 – Bob Hooton August 16, 2025
  • Fish Trap Proposal Skeena River Nov 15, 2023 August 15, 2025
  • Skeena Pound Trap Again August 14, 2025
  • Skeena River Floating Fish Trap Operations 2025 August 13, 2025
  • Is anyone paying attention – by Bob Hooton August 12, 2025

Readers Feedback

  • admin on Vallee Lake
  • admin on Round Lake
  • Mad Fisherman on Skeena River Floating Fish Trap Operations 2025
  • Michelle finch on Irrigation Lake aka Dunalter Lake
  • Ice Off Report – April 28th 2025 – Fishing Northwest British Columbia on Round Lake
  • Local Fisherman on Babine River Corridor Provincial Park – Sockeye Scam
  • Nick Jeszenszky on Round Lake
  • Nick Jeszenszky on Vallee Lake
  • Kirk on Fulton Lake
  • admin on Round Lake

Important Alerts:

We cannot stress enough how important it is for the public to understand, that “nets in the Skeena” will completely obliterate both “Coho and Steelhead” stocks, and it appears that First Nations. the primary benefactor of net fishing in the Skeena also do not care. History has shown that it will be the “non aboriginals who are to blame, and must pay compensation for the loss they never created.

Both Coho and Steelhead numbers show they are in a state of crisis.

Regulations – Rivers & Lakes

Region 6 – Skeena: Recreational salmon fishing limits, openings and closures.

Region 6 Synopsis Section (PDF, 1.6 MB)

B.C. Recreational Freshwater Fishing Licence

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