BC Recreational Fishing Association

09/04/2026

Labour Day weekend…. 🎣🇨🇦

Here’s to all the hardworking people who keep our fishing and coastal communities going every day.

A few great fishing derbies are happening this weekend, bringing anglers, families, friends and communities together.

Good luck and tight lines to everyone taking part! Stay safe, enjoy the water, support your local communities and make some great memories.

Here’s to the fishermen, guides, marina crews, hatchery workers, volunteers, local businesses and everyone behind the scenes who helps keep our way of life strong. 💙🎣

Happy Labour Day weekend!

08/31/2026

This little tag really is a BIG deal. 🎣

Coded Wire Tags may be tiny, but the information they provide plays an important role in understanding our Chinook and Coho stocks, where they come from, how they migrate, survival rates, and how our hatchery programs are performing.

Better data means better science, and better science can lead to more targeted conservation measures while maintaining sustainable fishing opportunities.

For recreational anglers, participation matters. If you retain an adipose fin-clipped Chinook or Coho, consider submitting the head to the Salmon Head Recovery Program.

Every tag recovered adds another piece to the puzzle.

Science. Conservation. Sustainable fishing opportunities. 🎣🐟

08/29/2026

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Proven safety tips for halibut anchoring. Learn to rig a breakaway system with a Scotchman buoy and claw anchor for BC fishing success.

08/29/2026

Great to see continued investment in B.C.’s coastal communities and the harbours that support them. 🎣🇨🇦

We’re hopeful that on Minister Thompson’s next visit to B.C., we’ll have the opportunity to welcome her to one of our coastal communities and show her firsthand our way of life, the families, businesses and recreational fishing community that are so deeply connected to our waters.

There’s no better way to understand the importance of our fishery than to experience it firsthand. 💙🎣

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08/28/2026

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BREAKING: Immediate in-season change to BC saltwater limits - https://mailchi.mp/ifishmag/aug26-28

08/27/2026

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08/25/2026

A positive step for Pacific salmon recovery in B.C.

We support continued investment in hatcheries and greater support for private fish-marking and clipping companies that contribute to salmon enhancement and rebuilding.



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08/24/2026

A positive investment in the future of B.C.’s fisheries, salmon and coastal communities.

We encourage Minister Thompson to meet directly with B.C.’s recreational fishing community. Anglers and coastal businesses are important partners in conservation and deserve a voice at the table.

BCRFA welcomes the opportunity to meet and work together toward healthy salmon and a sustainable public fishery. 🎣

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We’re working with the Government of British Columbia to invest in the sustainable, long-term growth of B.C.’s fish and seafood sector.

Today, Minister Thompson, alongside B.C. Ministers Randene Neill and Lana Popham announced the British Columbia Fisheries Fund (BCFF). The BCFF builds on the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF). Investments will boost productivity and competitiveness, with a strong focus on opening new markets, supporting healthy oceans and watersheds, and adapting to changes in the ecosystem.

Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/fisheries-oceans/news/2026/08/government-of-canada-and-government-of-british-columbia-announce-the-british-columbia-fisheries-fund-to-support-the-fish-and-seafood-sector.html

08/24/2026

A positive investment in the future of B.C.’s fisheries.

Funding for salmon habitat, science, hatchery enhancement and infrastructure is welcome. The real measure of success will be results, more salmon, healthier ecosystems, stronger coastal communities and sustainable public fishing opportunities.

Now let’s make sure the funding gets where it’s needed.

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A strong step forward for B.C.’s fish and seafood sector.

Today’s renewed B.C. Fisheries Fund represents a joint $106.5-million investment from Canada and British Columbia over five years to help the sector grow, innovate and adapt to changing markets and environmental conditions.

The fund will support new technology and equipment, modern infrastructure, scientific partnerships and salmon habitat restoration, while putting a stronger focus on helping harvesters and processors reach new markets at home and around the world.

This is an important investment in the future of B.C.’s fisheries, the coastal communities and jobs they support, and the healthy ecosystems that sustain them.

Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/fisheries-oceans/news/2026/08/government-of-canada-and-government-of-british-columbia-announce-the-british-columbia-fisheries-fund-to-support-the-fish-and-seafood-sector.html