Insect Creek

Stream Northern British Columbia Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Insect Creek is a stream located in the Northern British Columbia area of British Columbia. This waterbody sits on British Columbia Crown land open to anglers holding a valid BC fishing licence. British Columbia's rivers and streams provide excellent fishing for Pacific salmon, rainbow trout, and cutthroat trout.

Location

Fish Species

No species reported for this spot yet.

Winter fishing on Insect Creek

Insect Creek is in fishing Region 6 (Skeena). BC has no separate ice fishing season, so the regular rules apply through the ice: the 2025-2027 synopsis lists rules of its own for this water, shown below, on top of the regional quotas.

Insect Creek · MU 6-15

No Fishing Jan 1-June 15; bait ban

Region 6 daily quotas

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

All Region 6 quotas, closed and aerated lakes →

Nearest snow station: Cedarvale (174 m, 5 km away), 0 cm on October 31.

Source: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027, matched to this water by name and management unit. Check in-season changes on the same page. No regulation makes ice safe: test it yourself. Ice fishing in BC guide.