The Government of B.C. is suspending angling in Salmon Arm Bay, at the confluence of the Salmon River and Shuswap Lake, due to conservation concerns and low flows.

Effective Sept. 11 through Dec. 31, 2015, all angling in Salmon Arm Bay, west of a line between Engineer’s Point and Sunnybrae Point is prohibited. The angling closure is located in Wildlife Management Unit 3-26.

The closure has been put in place to protect fish stocks, at a time when they are vulnerable due to low flows. The low water and aggregation of fish in the area has led to conservation and compliance issues, particularly for migrating chinook and coho populations.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has also closed the same area and the two closures will support one another. Angling closures are enabled through the British Columbia sport fishing regulations of the federal Fisheries Act.