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Osoyoos Lake fishing regulations

Osoyoos Lake is a lake in Region 8 (Okanagan), management unit 8-1. Here is what the 2025–2027 synopsis says about it, and the regional rules that apply on top.

Rules for Osoyoos Lake

• Kokanee daily quota = 5 (none over 30cm from July 1-Oct 31), bass daily quota = 8, yellow perch daily quota = 20
• Barbless hook July 1-Oct 31
• Speed restriction on parts, no vessels (see definition on page 4) in 5 signed swimming areas

Synopsis page 70.

Region 8 quotas

Unless the rules above set a different quota for Osoyoos Lake:

• Region 8 daily quotas: Trout/char: 5, but not more than 1 over 50 cm, 4 from streams (only 2 over 30 cm). And you may retain 20 brook trout from streams. And you must release bull trout (Dolly Varden) from streams.
• Bass: 0 quota, closed to fishing (see tables for exceptions). Burbot: 2. Crappie: 20. Crayfish: 25. Kokanee: 5 (none from streams). Walleye: 8. Whitefish: 15 (all species combined). Yellow perch: 0 quota, closed to fishing (see tables for exceptions).

Know your fish

The rules here name these fish. Not sure what you caught?

From the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027, data of October 29, 2026. Province-wide rules (licences, one line, barbless hooks in streams, bait rules) also apply. This page is a guide; the official regulations govern.

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