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Vaseux Lake fishing regulations

Vaseux 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 Vaseux Lake

Including two lagoons on the west side of Okanagan River upstream of McIntyre Dam

• No powered boats (Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations)
• Bass daily quota = 8, yellow perch daily quota = 20

Synopsis page 71.

Region 8 quotas

Unless the rules above set a different quota for Vaseux 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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