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Catch Update - Georgia Strait Lingcod 2006
Georgia Strait Lingcod 2006

Contest - Salmonid Sport Head Recovery Program
Win with Salmon Sport Head Recovery!

Click on this Map Button to see BC Tidal Waters Species Maps and Fishing Opportunities

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Where can I fish? What can I catch? Where can I fish and what can I catch?

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UPDATES - Recreational Fisheries Openings & Closures

Area 20: Coho and Chinook Closure in the Tidal Portion of Sooke River effective Oct. 30, 2006

Areas 16 and 24: Marine Biotoxin Update for Bivalve Shellfish, Oct. 27, 2006

Region 1: Angling Closure for all Finfish for multiple rivers effective Oct. 26, 2006


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Updated: 2006-10-18