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Halfway River

Halfway River is a roughly 274 km stream in British Columbia’s Peace region (management unit 7-57), beside the community of Upper Halfway and about 29 km northwest of Hudson’s Hope and 36 km northwest of Fort St. John. Fishing rules include seasonal or area closures, and Arctic grayling are catch-and-release in some areas or seasons.

British ColumbiaStreamMU 7-5756.76721, -122.60601

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Regulations

Waterbody-specific regulationHalfway River
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No Fishing from confluence with Peace River to fishing boundary signs approximately 5 km upstream, Mar 1-June 30 Arctic grayling catch and release, Mountain whitefish catch and release
Last updated: Apr 01, 2025 · Synopsis page 65 · PDF page 71 · Current BC updates

Default regulations

Region 7B default regulationsGeneral Zone B Regulations
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  • Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Zone B, all year. See definition of “streams” on page 80.

  • Bait ban: applies to all streams of Zone B, all year.

  • Fin fish: (as defined on page 8 under “Rules on Bait Usage”) may not be used as bait in any waters of Zone B.

  • Set lining: is not permitted in Zone B.

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

    • 1 over 50 cm
    • 2 from streams
    • 2 lake trout
    • 1 bull trout

  • NOTE: Bull trout may only be retained from Oct 16-Aug 14. These fish may only be from the Liard River watershed (or other specified waters) and only 30-50 cm in length. See below.

  • And you must release:

    • Rainbow trout of any size from streams, May 1-June 15
    • Lake trout under 30 cm
    • Lake trout of any size, Sept 15-Oct 31
    • Bull trout from the Liard River watershed Aug 15-Oct 15, and from the Peace River watershed all year (See tables for exceptions)

  • Arctic grayling: 2 (none under 30 cm and only 1 over 45 cm)

    And you must release:

    • any size, May 1-June 15
    • all from Williston Lake and its tributaries

  • Burbot: 5

  • Goldeye: 10

  • Inconnu: 1

  • Kokanee: 10 (none from streams, except Peace River)

  • Northern pike: 3 (only 1 over 90 cm)

  • Walleye: 3 (only 1 over 70 cm)

    And you must release:

    • all from streams, Apr 1-May 15

  • Whitefish: 15 (all species combined)

  • Yellow perch: 5

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

  • Exception: possession quota = 1 daily quota for Arctic grayling, 1 daily quota for bull trout, and 1 daily quota for lake trout.

Last updated: Apr 01, 2025 · Synopsis page 64 · PDF page 70 · Current BC updates

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