Ice Fishing British Columbia Canada
Ice fishing is a popular Winter activity in British Columbia, Canada. Ice fishing is a popular Winter activity in British Columbia, Canada. Ice Typically forms in late November and breaks up in March. Winters can last up to 6 months of the Year in the Northern Parts of British Columbia and Anglers will spend countless hours fishing on frozen bodies of water in search of fish. When a Lake or River freezes over it gives incredible access to Anglers that in the Summer months do not have a boat and are left fishing from shore. This being said, Ice fishing is a fun method of fishing, inexpensive and also very rewarding. Ice fishing is often a social activity making it a great way to spend a day with Family, friends and children.
Ice Fishing
Ice fishing is often a social activity making it a great way to spend a day with Family, friends and children....
BC Freshwater Game Fish
British Columbia has a vast selection of Freshwater Game Fish available for Ice fishing and Winter Fishing. Ice fishing is not a popular activity on the Islands of British Columbia because of mild temperatures. Most of the Lakes and Streams are free of ice, making for incredible Winter Fishing for Wild and stocked Steelhead. Within BC there are 6 Demographic regions. Below are the Demographic Regions along with the Game Fish Species you can expect to catch during Winter Months.
Northern British Columbia
- Steelhead
- Cutthroat Trout
- Whitefish
- Walleye
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- Rainbow Trout
- Lake Trout
- Burbot
- Arctic Grayling
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- Bull trout
- Brook Trout
- Northern Pike
- Brown Trout
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Cariboo Chilcotin Coast
- Steelhead
- Cutthroat Trout
- Whitefish
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- Rainbow Trout
- Lake Trout
- Burbot
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- Bull trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
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BC Rockies
- Walleye
- Cutthroat Trout
- Whitefish
- Yellow Perch
- Black Crappie
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- Rainbow Trout
- Lake Trout
- Burbot
- Sturgeon
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- Bull trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
- Small Mouth Bass
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Thompson Okanagan
- Steelhead
- Cutthroat Trout
- Whitefish
- Sturgeon
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- Rainbow Trout
- Lake Trout
- Burbot
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- Bull trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
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Vancouver Coast & Mountains
- Steelhead
- Cutthroat Trout
- Whitefish
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- Rainbow Trout
- Dolly Varden
- Burbot
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- Bull trout
- Brook Trout
- Sturgeon
- Small Mouth Bass
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The Islands
- Steelhead
- Cutthroat Trout
- Whitefish
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- Rainbow Trout
- Dolly Varden
- Yellow Perch
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- Bull Trout
- Brook Trout
- Small Mouth Bass
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