The 2015-17 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is now online, and will soon be available in hard copy at Service BC centres and local angling licence vendors throughout the province.

The Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is published every two years, and contains all non-salmon sport fishing regulations in effect in freshwater in British Columbia. The Synopsis is the go-to sourcebook for anglers throughout the province.

This year’s cover photograph is provided courtesy of Fernando Barbosa, whose photo depicts a couple of young anglers working together to land a big one on Bowron Lake. This picture illustrates how fishing is a wonderful activity for families.

For any shutterbugs that want to be similarly immortalized, submissions are being accepted for the cover of the 2016-18 Hunting and Trapping Synopsis. Photographs must be e-mailed to synopsiscoverphoto@gov.bc.ca by Oct. 1, 2015, for the Hunting and Trapping Synopsis in order to be considered.

Photos for the ongoing Hunting and Trapping Synopsis Regulations photo contest must be relevant to hunting, or trapping in British Columbia, and there is no limit to the number of submissions that can be made. Complete contest rules can be found online at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/photo.html

Learn More:

The new edition of the Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is available at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/

The current edition of the Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis is available at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/regulations/

Media Contacts:

Media Relations
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
250 356-5261