This year, the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (the Society) is providing approximately $850,000 to support 48 projects that benefit freshwater fisheries – both wild and stocked – around the province. Since 2015, the Society has worked with fisheries biologists […]
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Small Lakes Recreational Stocking Over the spring and fall of 2023, our hatcheries raised and released 4.92 million rainbow trout, coastal cutthroat trout, westslope cutthroat trout, eastern brook trout, and kokanee into 648 lakes across British Columbia. The fish are stocked […]
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Winter weather brings many challenges around the province. Hatchery staff need to deal with every situation – ice storms, reaching outdoor ponds in 60 centimetres of snow, and power outages. Auxiliary staff have all completed their terms, and preparations for […]
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During the fall, hatchery staff are busy delivering the fall stocking program, collecting eggs from various sites around the province, and planning for releases in the spring of the following year. Raising and Releasing Fish As the Society releases fish […]
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By summer, most fish stocking has taken place, and staff have a brief reprieve from driving stocking trucks before beginning preparations for fall stocking and egg collections. Hatchery maintenance and upgrades are undertaken, and the care and cultivation of fish continues. […]
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Spring is the busiest time of year for our hatchery operations. Staff are working tirelessly at egg-collection stations, stocking fish into lakes and rivers across the province, and caring for the fish and eggs at the hatcheries. Releasing fish into […]
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One of the key goals of the provincial freshwater stocking program is to increase angler participation and satisfaction by ensuring thriving recreational fisheries. Developing new kokanee fisheries is one way the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, in partnership with the […]
Origin of Brook Trout in B.C. You’ve got an eastern brook trout on the end of your line. Ever wonder where that fish came from? Brook trout have been stocked in B.C. for over a century; they increase the diversity […]
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Each spring and fall, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC staff collect eggs and milt from mature fish for the provincial hatchery program. However, while most of the eggs for our hatcheries are gathered at lake and stream collection sites across […]
Read More… from Rainbow Trout Strain Spotlight: Fraser Valley
Each spring and fall, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC hatchery staff live-trap trout, char, and kokanee that are ready to spawn, collecting eggs and milt from the mature fish. Some of our egg-collection sites include Dragon, Premier, Pennask, and Beaver […]
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