Babine Lake fishing regulations
Babine Lake is a lake in Region 6 (Skeena), management unit 6-6. Here is what the 2025–2027 synopsis says about it, and the regional rules that apply on top.
Rules for Babine Lake
- No Fishing east of a line from Gullwing Creek to the south shore of Babine Lake
- No Fishing within a 400 m radius of the mouth of Pinkut Creek, Aug 15-Sept 15
- That section of flowing water between Babine and Nilkitkwa lakes, known as "Rainbow Alley", is designated Babine River (see map 2 page 51); see Babine River regulations below (paragraphs 3 and 4)
Region 6 quotas
Unless the rules above set a different quota for Babine Lake:
- Region 6 daily quotas: Trout/char: 5, but not more than 1 over 50 cm (quota includes hatchery steelhead), 3 Dolly Varden/bull trout and/or lake trout combined, 1 trout from streams July 1-Oct 31. You must release all Dolly Varden/bull trout from streams all year, trout under 30 cm from any stream, trout of any size from streams Nov 1-June 30, lake trout from Fraser and Skeena watersheds Sept 15-Nov 30, all wild steelhead.
- Kokanee: 10 (none from streams). Whitefish: 15 (all species combined). White sturgeon: closed to all fishing.
Other Region 6 rules for lakes
- Bait ban: In the Skeena River, including tributaries, and Nass River, including tributaries, year-round.
- Set lining is only permitted in the lakes of Region 6: one line, a single hook with a gap of not less than 3 cm, marked with the angler's name, address and telephone number. Any game fish other than burbot must be released.
More waters in the Skeena
Skeena River · Bulkley River · Kispiox River · Babine River · Lakelse Lake · Lakelse River · Morice River · Kitimat River