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Just a category where we will post our concerns, the ones we thought were beefs important enough to write about. Like you we do more than fish, we care about our lakes and rivers.

Nathan Cullen finding more ways to kill Skeena River Salmon and Steelhead

Nathan Cullen finding more ways to kill Skeena River Salmon and Steelhead

September 19, 2024 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

Nathan is increasing aboriginal ability to wipe out salmon and steelhead stocks, in an effort to save his failing political career. Why so many fish […]

The closure of Meziadin Provincial Park another Goverment Sellout

The closure of Meziadin Provincial Park another Goverment Sellout

September 11, 2024 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

Article by Bob Hooton Reconciliation or ? One of the personal messages that came to me following publishing of my latest piece (Who Are You […]

Who Are You Going to Call? by Bob Hooton

Who Are You Going to Call? by Bob Hooton

September 10, 2024 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

Who Are You Going to Call? Events of the past couple of weeks with respect to Skeena steelhead prompt this question. A bit of a […]

Steelhead Management, Skeena Style by Bob Hooton

Steelhead Management, Skeena Style by Bob Hooton

August 29, 2024 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

EDITORS NOTE: Backgrounder on who is Bob Hooton? – The unofficial bio, after some hard digging. We normally never do this but given Bob’s contribution […]

They closed the Kispiox River – A state of Corruption on the Skeena

They closed the Kispiox River – A state of Corruption on the Skeena

August 26, 2024 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

It all started on August 14th 2024, when I stumbled on the following post from a local sport shop, its not even about being locked […]

Gitxsan Nation issues fishing ban notice – Gangsters in the sandbox

Gitxsan Nation issues fishing ban notice – Gangsters in the sandbox

June 22, 2024 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

EDITORS NOTE: The following article was submitted as a Letter to the Editor, but required some collaboration in presenting it. The article/letter that I did […]

Sport fishing is on the brink of extinction.

Sport fishing is on the brink of extinction.

May 2, 2024 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

PHOTO ABOVE – Unlimited harvesting of all species of fish by aboriginals is now the law. EDITORS NOTE:  The following article is reposted with the […]

Ongoing DFO Nonsense – Salmon Report

Ongoing DFO Nonsense – Salmon Report

August 17, 2023 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

Did I get out of the wrong side of the bed his morning? It seems as if generically we have been taught to say only […]

Skeena Chinook closed again for 2023

Skeena Chinook closed again for 2023

June 9, 2023 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

Effective June 9, 2023 at 00:01 hours through March 31, 2024, recreational fishing for Chinook salmon will be closed on the Skeena River watershed and […]

Good News for Chinook Salmon

Good News for Chinook Salmon

June 8, 2023 Fishing Northwest B.C. 0

To feed endangered whales, Alaska ordered to stop intercepting B.C.-bound salmon A U.S. federal judge has ruled authorities vacate permits for a fishery in southeast […]

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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

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  • Mad Fisherman on Skeena River Floating Fish Trap Operations 2025
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  • Ice Off Report – April 28th 2025 – Fishing Northwest British Columbia on Round Lake
  • Local Fisherman on Babine River Corridor Provincial Park – Sockeye Scam
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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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