Region 8 - Okanagan: Recreational salmon fishing limits, openings and closures

You are only allowed to fish for salmon in Region 8 during daylight hours, that is, between 1 hour before sunrise and 1 hour after sunset.
No fishing is allowed within 100 meters of any government facility operated for counting, passing or rearing fish.
You must be aware of these measurements:
- All retained chinook must measure 30 cm or more from tip of nose to fork in tail (fork length).
- An "adult chinook" in Region 8 is defined as a chinook being over 50 cm (fork length).
You must be aware of these possession limits:
- There is a monthly limit of 4 chinook over 50 cm in Region 8.
- The daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal and fresh waters combined is 4. Individual species limits also apply.
- The possession limit for all salmon from all waters is twice the daily limit. You cannot possess more than 8 salmon in total, except for salmon that are at your ordinary residence.
- The total annual limit for chinook salmon over 50 cm is 10 fish from all fresh waters combined.

Salmon limits, openings and closures

There is no fishing for salmon in Region 8 except for the opportunities listed in the table below.

This table refers to fishing for salmon only. For information on other species please refer to the B.C. Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.

Waters	Specific area	Species	Dates	Limits/Gear
Mabel Lake	Northerly of a line drawn from a white triangular fishing boundary sign situated at the northern edge of Mabel Lake Provincial Park to the prominent point of land on the western shore; south of white triangular fishing boundary signs located on opposite shores approximately 1 km from Wap Creek.	Chinook	Aug 16 to Sep 12	4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm.
Osoyoos Lake	In the waters in the portion of Osoyoos Lake (Region 8) north of the bridge at Highway No. 3 (North Basin)	Sockeye	To be determined	To be determined
Shuswap River	(middle) between Shuswap Falls and Mabel Lake except closed from the water survey station ( located at 50°19.105' N and 118°48.857' W) approximately 200m down stream of Shuswap Falls Hatchery to WTFB signs (located at 50°18.181' N and 118°49.105' W) one km down stream.	Chinook	Apr 1 until further notice	No fishing for chinook
	(lower) upstream from white triangular fishing boundary signs above Mara Bridge to Mabel Lake.	Chinook	Aug 16 to Sep 12	4 per day, only 2 over 50 cm.
	(lower) 50 meters upstream of the Trinity Valley Road Bridge to 50 m downstream of the Trinity Valley Road Bridge.	Chinook	Apr 1 until further notice	No fishing for chinook