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Whenever anglers
get together to discuss saltwater fishing, British Columbia and
salmon are synonymous - and for good reason!
Located along
its rugged coastline are several major feeding grounds used year-round
by chinook and coho salmon, which provide excellent recreational
fishing. In
addition, several million Pacific Salmon appear along the coastline
each year, most on spawning migrations to their rivers of birth
in British Columbia, others travelling farther south.
Salmon have always been vital to life in the Pacific Northwest and
are part of a heritage Canada shares with the United States. There
are 5 species of salmon indigenous to the coastal waters of British
Columbia; chinook, coho, sockeye, pink and chum salmon.
Away from the ocean, anglers catch nearly nine million fish in BC's
freshwater rivers, lakes and streams, which produce an amazing abundance
and variety of freshwater fish.
The prime attraction for most anglers is the Rainbow Trout, a species
well distributed throughout the province. Steelhead Trout, famous
for their size, strength, speed and stamina, are present in most
coastal and island rivers draining into the Pacific Ocean.
Coastal Cutthroat Trout are native to most lakes and rivers along
the coastal mainland and offshore islands. Three species of Char
are also native to British Columbia.
Introduced species of Brown Trout reach double digit weights in
the Cowichan and Little Qualicum watersheds on Vancouver Island,
as do healthy populations of Smallmouth Bass.
Needless to say, the fish descriptions we provide here only reflect
a small percentage of the fish species found in British Columbia.
More descriptions will be added as the website develops.
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