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Similkameen River fishing regulations

Similkameen River is a river or stream in Region 8 (Okanagan), management unit 8-2. Here is what the 2025–2027 synopsis says about it, and the regional rules that apply on top.

Rules include tributaries

Rules for Similkameen River

• No Fishing July 30-Sept 15
• Rainbow and cutthroat trout catch and release
• Bait ban, Apr 1-Oct 31; exempt from spring closure

Synopsis page 71.

Region 8 quotas

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

• 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).

Other Region 8 rules for streams

• No fishing (spring closure) in any stream in Region 8 from Apr 1-June 30 (see tables for exceptions).
• Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Region 8, all year.

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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