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Parsnip River fishing regulations

Parsnip River is a river or stream in Region 7A (Omineca), management unit 7-23. Here is what the 2025–2027 synopsis says about it, and the regional rules that apply on top.

Rules for Parsnip River

• Exempt from spring closure

Synopsis page 60.

Region 7A quotas

Unless the rules above set a different quota for Parsnip River:

• Zone A daily quotas: Trout/char: 5, but not more than 1 over 50 cm, 2 from streams, 3 lake trout, 1 bull trout (Dolly Varden). Bull trout may only be retained Oct 16-Aug 14, from lakes, 30-50 cm. You must release bull trout from streams all year and from lakes Aug 15-Oct 15; lake trout of any size Sept 15-Oct 31 and under 30 cm all year.
• Arctic grayling: catch and release only. Burbot: 5. Kokanee: 10 (none from streams). White sturgeon: closed to all fishing. Whitefish: 15 (all species combined).

Other Region 7A rules for streams

• No fishing (spring closure): in any stream of Zone A, Apr 1-June 30. (See tables for exceptions).
• Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Zone A, all year.
• Bait ban: applies to all streams of Zone A, all year. (See tables for exceptions).

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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