[Okkine]

Just wondering if anyone's fished the Nicolum River near Hope? I'd like to head out there one weekend as it's a beautiful area, but am unsure what the fishing is like there.

Thanks!

 

[Krypto-Limitkiller-Sanderson]

The Nicolum river is closed to angling.

 

[professori]

The Nicolum river is closed to angling.

I might have missed something, but the regs don't mention anything about Nicolum River being closed.

 

[Krypto-Limitkiller-Sanderson]

Is it a tributary of the Coquahalla?

 

[mrmugs]

It sure looks like a tributary to the Coq.

COQUIHALLA -Closed all year upstream of the lower entrance to the lower railway tunnel
No fishing downstream of the lower entrance to the lower railway tunnel, Apr 1-Oct 31
Trout/char (including steelhead) release and bait ban, below the downstream entrance to the lower railway tunnel,
Nov 1-Mar 31
Includes tributaries.

 

[Krypto-Limitkiller-Sanderson]

Thank You MM :beerchug:

 

[professori]

I just checked the regs (both electronic and hard copy) again and the 2008-2009 regs make no mention of tributaries.

 

[finseeker]

Check this link out:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/#Inseason
Click on region 2 in season changes
:beerchug:

 

[professori]

Thanks finseeker. :beerchug:

 

[Okkine]

Well, I guess that answers my question then. Thanks.

 

[Krypto-Limitkiller-Sanderson]

I just checked the regs (both electronic and hard copy) again and the 2008-2009 regs make no mention of tributaries.

The * beside Coquahalla River means including tributaries as it states at the bottom of the page and as finseeker pointed out, when the main river is open obove the tunnels, the tribs are not.

Pretty straight forward really.

 

[professori]

I just checked the regs (both electronic and hard copy) again and the 2008-2009 regs make no mention of tributaries.

The * beside Coquahalla River means including tributaries as it states at the bottom of the page and as finseeker pointed out, when the main river is open obove the tunnels, the tribs are not.

Pretty straight forward really.

Yeah I remember in last year's regs the including tributaries note was at the bottom of the page, but this year's the only mention I could find of the asterisk is on page 5 of the synopsis. I am not being argumentative here, and I am not particularly stupid, but I didn't see any mention of tributaries until I dug through the synopsis. Actually not really straightforward this year. :cheers:

 

[mrmugs]

It's funny because the provincial park info says there is fishing on this river and makes no mention of restrictions. I think BC parks has to look through the synopsis!

 

[bluesteele]

I agree with you professor they dont make it clear as well mrmugs Bcparks does say rainbow fishing in the nicolum!

More gobbly goop crap.Different govt agencies that couldnt communicate if they wanted to.

Bluesteele

 

[Pat AV]

To bad, I was driving by there, looking at the parks sign and thinking it might be fun way to kill a half day just last weekend.

No worries though, there are not enough days to kill and too many places on the list.