Ice fishing in Region 7A Omineca
Fishing region 7A (Omineca) covers 0 wildlife management units. The 2025-2027 synopsis lists 123 waters here with rules of their own. None of them is closed to ice fishing by name. Every other lake follows the regional quotas below.
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Region 7A 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, 2 from streams, 3 lake trout and 1 bull trout (Dolly Varden). Release bull trout from streams all year and from lakes Aug 15-Oct 15, and lake trout Sept 15-Oct 31 and under 30 cm.
- Arctic grayling: catch and release only
- Burbot: 5
- Kokanee: 10 (none from streams)
- Whitefish: 15 (all species combined)
- Set lines are allowed in the lakes of Zone A (see the tables for lakes excluded). Any game fish other than burbot caught on a set line must be released.
- Lake trout and bull trout possession quotas are 1 daily quota.
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.
Other waters with winter rules
Entries with a rule that mentions the ice or a date between December and March.
- Anzac River: No Fishing within 500 m radius of the Upper Anzac bridge Aug 15-Mar 31, located at approximately UTM 10 552426, 6093011 (see map on page 62); Fly fishing only Jul 1-Mar 31 upstream of the North Anzac River confluence (see map on page 62)
- Mcmillan Creek: Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water year round (see page 4)
- Mugaha Creek: EXEMPT from bait ban; Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water year round (see page 4)
Source: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027, Region 7A Omineca (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.