Ice fishing in Region 6 Skeena

Fishing region 6 (Skeena) covers 0 wildlife management units. The 2025-2027 synopsis lists 123 waters here with rules of their own. 3 of them are closed to ice fishing. Every other lake follows the regional quotas below.

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Region 6 daily quotas

From the Regional Regulations page of the 2025-2027 synopsis. They apply to every water in the region unless the water's own entry says otherwise; possession quotas are two daily quotas unless stated.

• Trout/char: 5, but not more than 1 over 50 cm (hatchery steelhead included), 3 Dolly Varden/bull trout and/or lake trout combined, and 1 trout from streams July 1-Oct 31. Release all Dolly Varden/bull trout from streams, trout under 30 cm from any stream, and trout of any size from streams Nov 1-June 30.
• Arctic grayling: 3
• Burbot: 5
• Inconnu: 1
• Kokanee: 10 (none from streams)
• Northern pike: 5
• Whitefish: 15 (all species combined)
• White sturgeon: closed to all fishing

On the ice anywhere in BC

• Ice fish with one line and one lure, artificial fly or other terminal attractor.
• You are legally responsible for warning other people of your ice hole.
• Remove your ice hut before ice breakup.
• Set lines (an unattended line) are only allowed in the lakes of Region 6 and Region 7A: one line, one hook with a gap of at least 3 cm, marked with your name, address and phone number. Any game fish other than burbot caught on one must be released.
• Your basic licence runs for the licence year, April 1 to March 31, so a licence bought last spring expires before the end of the ice season.

Waters closed to ice fishing (3)

"No Ice Fishing" in the water's own entry. Most are trophy or fly-fishing lakes managed for open-water angling.

Other waters with winter rules

Entries with a rule that mentions the ice or a date between December and March.

• Bulkley River: No angling from boats from Morice River to CNR Bridge at Barrett, Aug 15-Dec 31, and in Moricetown Canyon or within 100 m downstream, all year
• Insect Creek: No Fishing Jan 1-June 15; bait ban
• Kitimat River (Angling regulations for the Kitimat River are currently under review. Please check (Angling regulations for the Kitimat River are currently under review. Please che...): No Fishing in tributaries and upstream of Hwy 37 bridge, Mar 16-May 31
• Kowatua Creek: No Fishing Dec 1-June 30 and Aug 20-Sept 15
• Ksi Sii Aks River (formerly Tseax River) (formerly Tseax River): No Fishing upstream of Nass Road Bridge, Aug 1-Dec 31; bait ban
• Lakelse River: Fly fishing only between Lakelse Lake and CNR Bridge, Mar 1-May 31
• Meziadin River: No fishing from fishing boundary signs at outlet of Meziadin Lake to Nass River, including tributaries, Jan 1-June 15
• Morice River: No Fishing Jan 1-Sept 30 from fishing boundary signs approximately 2 km downstream (the "Dunes", UTM: 603741.00E, 5998628.00N) of Morice Lake to Gosnell Creek; No Fishing from Gosnell Creek to Lamprey Creek, Jan 1-Aug 31; Fly fishing only from Gosnell Creek to Lamprey Creek, Sept 1-Sept 30; No angling from boats, Aug 15-Dec 31 (all parts)
• Skeena River (mainstem only) (mainstem only): There are two separate Class II waters on the Skeena River (non-residents and non-resident aliens require separate licences describing which section they are fishing): (a) from Exchamsiks River to 1.5 km upstream of Kitsumkalum River (known as “Skeena River 2”), July 1-Sept 30; and (b) 1.5 km upstream of Zymoetz River (known as “Skeena River Section 4”), July 1-Dec 31; Steelhead Stamp not mandatory for; Skeena River 2 unless fishing for steelhead. Steelhead Stamp is mandatory in Skeena River Section 4 during the Classified Waters period from July 1-Dec 31; River confluence to Sedan Creek confluence July 1-Dec 31 (See map page 54), and (b) Chimdemash Creek confluence to 1.5 km upstream of Zymoetz River confluence, July 1 - Dec 31, (See map page 55)
• Tahltan River: No Fishing Dec 1-June 30
• Takysie Lake: No Fishing northwest of a line between fishing boundary signs on opposite shores immediately north of Takysie Lake Settlement, Mar 1-May 31
• Tatsatua Creek (formerly known as Tatsamenie Lake’s outlet streams) (formerly known as Tatsamenie Lake’s outlet streams): No Fishing from Dec 1-June 30 and Aug 20-Sept 15
• Tchesinkut Lake: Lake trout catch and release EXCEPT during months of February and July (when regional quotas apply)
• Zymoetz (Copper) River: No Fishing upstream of fishing boundary sign at the transmission line crossing (located downstream of Zymoetz Canyon), Jan 1-June 15; Upstream of Limonite Creek (Zymoetz River A): Class I water Jul 24 - Dec 31; Steelhead Stamp mandatory Jul 24 - Dec 31; Angling prohibited for non-guided non-resident aliens on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays Jul 24 - Dec 31

Source: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027, Region 6 Skeena (water-specific tables and regional regulations); management units: BC Geographic Warehouse (OGL-BC). The synopsis is a summary, not the regulation, and in-season changes on gov.bc.ca/FishingRegulations override it. Lake names are linked where we could match them to a lake on our map by name and management unit. No regulation makes ice safe: check it yourself.