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Airline Lake

Airline Lake is a 4.4 km² lake in British Columbia's Omineca region (management unit 7-28), about 26 km north of Middle River and 87 km northwest of Fort St. James. Fishing closures apply in some seasons or areas, and lake trout are catch-and-release in some areas or seasons.

British ColumbiaLakeMU 7-2855.12882, -125.06660

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Waterbody-specific regulationAirline Lake
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No Fishing Nov 1-Apr 30 Lake trout catch and release; no set lines
Last updated: Apr 01, 2025 · Synopsis page 59 · PDF page 65 · Current BC updates

Default regulations

Region 7A default regulationsGeneral Zone A Regulations
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  • Set lining: is only permitted in the lakes of Zone A (see tables for exclusions). Set lines are restricted to one line with a single hook with a gap of not less than 3 cm (see page 8). All set lines must be marked with the angler’s name, address and telephone number. See “Rules on Bait Usage” (see page 8). Any game fish that you catch other than burbot must be released.

  • 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 page 8 for details. (See tables for exceptions).

Region 7A default regulationsZone A Daily Quotas
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  • Trout/char: 5, but not more than

    • 1 over 50 cm
    • 2 from streams
    • 3 lake trout
    • 1 bull trout (Dolly Varden)
  • NOTE: Bull trout (Dolly Varden) may only be retained Oct 16-Aug 14. These fish may only be taken from lakes and only 30-50 cm in length.

  • And you must release:

    • Bull trout (Dolly Varden):
      • from streams, all year
      • from lakes, Aug 15-Oct 15
    • Lake trout:
      • of any size, Sept 15-Oct 31
      • 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)

Region 7A default regulationsDaily & Annual Quotas for Salmon
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  • Please refer to the NOTICE on page 77 for Salmon Regulations.

Region 7A default regulationsPossession Quotas
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  • Possession quotas = 2 daily quotas for most species. See tables for exceptions.

  • Lake trout: possession quota = 1 daily quota.

  • Bull trout (Dolly Varden): possession quota = 1 daily quota.

Last updated: Apr 01, 2025 · Synopsis page 58 · PDF page 64 · Current BC updates

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