In-season changes current to January 31, 2018
as per the Fish and Wildlife Branch: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/changes/1719/region4.html
NOTE: These changes are IN ADDITION TO the published regulations unless noted otherwise here. Be sure to check the published regulations as found in the online version of the 2017-2019 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.
| Water | In-Season Change | Effective Dates |
| Kootenay Lake – Upper West Arm | Kokanee release all year, EXCEPT April 1- 3, May1-3 , June 1-3 and July 1-3
NOTE: The combined daily quota for kokanee from the Upper West Arm (when open to kokanee harvest) and the Lower West Arm (when open to kokanee harvest) cannot exceed 5. |
April 1, 2018 |
| Kootenay Lake – Main Body | Increasing the bull trout daily quota from 1 to 2 (only one of which may be > 50cm). Increasing the trout/char daily quota from 4 to 5. | February 1, 2018 |
| Upper West Arm of Kootenay Lake | Kokanee release all year, EXCEPT Apr 1-Apr 2, May 1-May 2, June 1-June 2, and July 1-July 2 when kokanee daily quota = 5.
NOTE: the combined daily quota for kokanee from the Upper West Arm (when open to kokanee harvest) and the Lower West Arm (when open to kokanee harvest) cannot exceed 5. |
April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 |
