Shuswap River
Shuswap River is a 246 km stream in British Columbia's Okanagan region (management unit 8-23), beside Enderby and about 32 km northeast of Vernon. Regulations include seasonal or area closures, and rainbow trout and char are catch-and-release in some areas or seasons.
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Regulations
Waterbody-specific regulationShuswap RiverView details
Default regulations
Region 8 default regulationsGeneral Regulations2 rulesView details
No fishing: (spring closure) in any stream in Region 8 from Apr 1-June 30 (see tables for exceptions). See definition of “streams” on page 80.
Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Region 8, all year.
Region 8 default regulationsRegion 8 Daily Quotas11 rulesView details
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)
Region 8 default regulationsPossession Quotas1 ruleView details
Possession quotas = 2 daily quotas (See tables for exceptions)
Region 8 default regulationsDaily & Annual Quotas for Salmon1 ruleView details
Please refer to the NOTICE on page 77 for Salmon Regulations (including Osoyoos Lake sockeye fishery enquiries)
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