Regs Clarification

[professori]

There is also supposed to be a second piece to the regulations. In this pamphlet there will be catch limits for each river stream and lake in the area. When things are open etc. It is the more defining set of rules and makes sense of what is in the first pamphlet. This has not yet been sent out in my area any way. I picked up pamphlet one but nowhere had the second one. This will create lots of confusion the government should get their act together as to the release of these supplements.

Again, trying not to be condescending. Each and every region has regulations (catch limits, openings, etc.) printed clearly on the first page for that region. Following is a table of water specific regulations. These are exceptions to the regional regulations. It says so at the top of the table. If there are different regulations for a body of water (stream, river or lake) it will be listed in the exceptions. If the body you are planning on fishing is not listed in the water specific regulations then it is covered by the regional regulations. There is no second pamphlet, nor is one needed. The regulations synopsis is actually pretty straight forward, but it does require that the angler read the entire synopsis (OK, ignore those regions you are not going to fish). What frustrates me most about this type of question is the seeming desire of some anglers to show how "clever" they are by coming up, through some convoluted reasoning, with an interpretation that would allow them to circumnavigate the intent of the regulations, and fish in a manner clearly not intended by the regulations. Sometimes it is also merely an angler trying to perceive a deeper level of complication than actually exist in the regulation. Just read the synopsis and do what the words actually say, rather than try to interpret what the authors' might have been trying to say.

[rjb222]

I am sorry Professori you are wrong. I have the booklet in my hand it is called 2009 -20011 British Columbia Fresh water supplemnet. One side is fresh water one is salt water supplement.

[btree]

Ya, there is the fresh water supplement as part of the salt water regs... but I thought that was only in regards to anadromous fishes, and is titled the "British Columbia Freshwater Salmon Supplement", so in fact rjb222, you are the one who is wrong. That document to which you refer in no way circumvents the freshwater synopsis, and neither is it confusing. It is a complimentary text.

"There is also supposed to be a second piece to the regulations. In this pamphlet there will be catch limits for each river stream and lake in the area. When things are open etc. It is the more defining set of rules and makes sense of what is in the first pamphlet. This has not yet been sent out in my area any way. I picked up pamphlet one but nowhere had the second one. This will create lots of confusion the government should get their act together as to the release of these supplements. "

What you have said here is completely inaccurate - the Freshwater Salmon Supplement is not an "insert" which "makes sense of" the Freshwater Regulations. They make sense already! As well, each booklet has been out since 2009 in both paper form and online. The Freshwater Regulations Synopsis is a publication of the Provincial Government (MoE), while the Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide is from the Federal Government (DFO).

The two documents are necessary given the nature of the political system in our country and how our resources are managed.

See page 4 of the Freshwater Regulations for a clear and concise explanation of what to do if you want to catch salmon in freshwater. It directs you to the "insert" Obviously if you want to catch fish in tidal (salt) water, you should consult the tidal waters regulations

It would be wise to read all relevant sections of the synopsis before commenting further on this thread - that includes pages 1-12, the center-fold for fish ID, and pages 84-96, as well as the regulations specific to one's region and the water body one plans to fish. One would also be wise to do said reading before going fishing in freshwater.

If you want to catch salmon in any water, then consult the "insert" And read it...

Any further questions?

(I got all this info from skimming each booklet... so even the laziest of us should be able to figure this out quickly, so frankly, it's not the government who should get their act together...)

[Tangler]

That supplement is just the regs for salmon in freshwater (tidal regs on the other side of the booklet). Everything you need to know for all other freshwater species is in the big booklet.
Happy reading.