Community Fishing Event Information

About the Events

View the list of the 2010 free-to-attend special Community Fishing Events

During BC's Family Fishing Weekend (Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of June 2009), Father's Day Weekend, there are many free-to-attend special Community Fishing Events taking place around British Columbia. These events offer an opportunity to learn how to fish and provide lots of useful educational information in a fun and supervised environment. There are knowledgeable volunteers present to show you the tricks of the trade and help you on your way to catching your first lunker! See the table below for the event nearest you.

Are you interested in hosting an event?

We are always looking for more locations and willing communities who want to get involved in our great program. If your agency, club or group are interested to find out more about hosting an event you can download our Event Planning Guide. Included in the Event Planning Guide is an application form; fill this in and send it by fax to verify we can sanction your community fishing event. Download Planning Guide

2010 Special Community Fishing Events

Community	Location	More Info	Date/Time	Organization	Contact/Email	Telephone
PROVINCE WIDE	Lakes, Streams and Tidal Waters		June 18 - 20 2010
100 MILE HOUSE	No Name Lake North and East of Camin Lake		June 18 - 20	Exeter Sporting Goods Lone Butte Fish and Wildlife Association	Jude Dion Email	(250) 395-4626
ABBOTSFORD	Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery		June 19 8:00 - 1:00	Fraser Valley Hatchery Hub Sports Abbotsford Firefighters	Mike Gass Email	(604) 504.4716
ALEXIS CREEK	Two Lakes		June 20 10:00 - 3:00	Alexis Creek Community School Chilcotin Rod & Gun Club	Doug Porter Email	(250) 394.4434
BARRIERE	Johnson Lake			Johnson Lake Resort	Barb Lewko Email	(250) 672.1008
CAMPBELL RIVER	Discovery Pier		June 20 - 21	Discovery Pier Tyee Marine	Roger Kirk Email	(250) 287.2641
CASTLEGAR	Pass Creek Regional Park		June 19 12:00 - 6:00	FortisBC	Wayne Gritchin Email	(250) 304.9410
CHILLIWACK	Cultus Lake (Main Beach)		June 19 6:00 - 2:00	Fraser Valley Salmon Society	Frank and Evelyn Kwak Email	(604) 792.8083
CLEARWATER	Hallamore Lake		June 19	Emergency Services of Clearwater	Kevin Van Damme Email	(250) 587.6679
CLINTON	Kelly Lake		June 19 9:00 - 3:00	Clinton & District Outdoor Sportsmen's Association	Rolly Higginbottom Email	(250) 459.2487
COQUITLAM	La Farge Lake		June 19 9:00 - 2:00	BC Federation of Drift Fishers	Cam Aronetz Email	(604) 614.9218
COURTENAY	Courtenay Fish & Game Pond	More Info	June 19 - 20 9:00 - 4:00	Courtenay Fish & Game Club	Bryan Allen Email	(250) 338.0091
CRANBROOK	Idlewild Lake		June 20 8:00 - 1:00	Cranbrook Firefighters Association	Brandon Cavener Email	(250) 426.2325
DUNCAN	Quamichan Lake		June 20	Kinsmen Club of Duncan	Jim Davidson Email	(250) 746.6800
DUNCAN-LAKE COWICHAN	Mayo Lake	More Info	June 19 9:00 - 3:00	Valley Fish and Game Club	Wally Baas Email	(250) 749.4025
GOLD RIVER	Star Lake		June 20 8:00 - 12:00	Gold River Rod and Gun Club	Paul Laviolette Email	(250) 283.7469
GRAND FORKS	Jewel Lake		June 18 - 20	Grand Forks Wildlife Association	Craig Kiselbach Email	(250) 442-3565
GREENWOOD	Jewel Lake		June 20	Forest Service Social Committee BCGEU and PEA	Terry Corley Email	(250) 442.4314
KAMLOOPS	Walloper Lake		June 20	Kamloops & District Fish & Game Association	Jim Woodward Email	(250) 374-9767
KELOWNA	Lamby - Bear Lake		June 20 10:00 - 2:00	Lonely Loon Fly Fishers	Paul Phillips Email	(250) 768.3537
KITIMAT	Kitimat Rod & Gun Club		June 20 10:00 - 2:00	Kitimat Rod & Gun Club	Al Hummel Email	(250) 632.3027
LADYSMITH	Ladysmith Sportsmen's Club - Bush Creek Hatchery		June 19	Ladysmith Sportsmen's Club	Dave Judson Email	(250) 245.3690
LANGLEY	Langley		June 19 - 20	Langley Township	Ken Strand Email	(604) 534.3211
MACKENZIE	Williston Lake		June 19 - 20 9:00 - 6:00	Mackenzie Elks Branch 547
MERRITT	Between Kentucky and Aleyne Lakes		June 20	Nicola Valley Rod & Gun Club	Bill Otway Email	(250) 378.4489
NAKUSP	Arrow Lakes		June 19 10:00 - 1:00	Cheryl Black Coldwell Banker Rosling	Cheryl Black Email	(250) 265.3205
NELSON	Cottonwood Lake		June 20	Nelson Rod & Gun	Richard Green Email	(250) 352.5609
NORTH VANCOUVER	Rice Lake	More Info	June 20 10:00 - 3:00	Seymour Salmonid Society	Ed Walls Email	(604) 288.0511
PENTICTON	Salter's Pond near OK Falls		June 19 10:00 - 2:00	Penticton Fly Fishers	Phil Rogers Email	(250) 492.2949
PORT HARDY	O'Connor Lake		June 20	Jim's Hardy Sports	Nita Klatt Email	(250) 949.8382
PORT HARDY	Seagate Government Pier- saltwater		June 19	Jim's Hardy Sports	Nita Klatt Email	(250) 949.8382
PRINCE GEORGE	Ferguson Lake		June 20	Spruce City Wildlife Association	Sean Simmons Email	(250) 964.2628
PRINCETON	Chain Lake		June 20	Princeton Fish and Game Association	Al Lay Email	(250) 295.4617
QUADRA ISLAND	Village Bay Lake		June 19 - 20	Darlene Richards, Sally Bradshaw and Laurel Turpin	Sally Bradshaw Email	(250) 285-3608
QUESNEL	Ten Mile Lake		June 19	Quesnel Rod & Gun Club	Ryane McIntyre Email	(250) 992.4244
REVELSTOKE	Wiliamson Lake		June 20	Revelstoke Rod and Gun Club	Troy Ferguson Email	(250) 837-5503
RICHMOND	Berry's Bait & Tackle Store		June 19	Berry's Bait & Tackle Gibbs Nortac	Michele Dusterhoft Email	(604) 273.5901
RICHMOND STEVESTON	London's Landing at the end of No. 2 Road	More Info	July 10	Fishing With Rod Fish For the Future	Rod Hsu Email	(604) 710.2118
SALMON ARM	Shuswap Lake		June 20	Salmon Arm Leisure Services	James Murray Email	(250) 833.1976
SECHELT	Trout Lake		June 19 10:00 - 2:00	Chapman Creek Enhancement Society	Garth Kitson Email	(604) 885.0835
SHAWNIGAN LAKE	Shawnigan Lake		June 20	Royal Canadian Legion # 134	Email	(250) 743.4621
SPARWOOD	Sparwood Recreation Centre		June 19	Sparwood Recreation Centre	Shelly Hume Email	(250) 425.0552
TERRACE	Lakelse Lake Provincial Park		June 19 10:00 - 2:00	North West Escapes	Rob Seaton Email	(250) 798.2466
TERRACE	Deep Creek Hatchery		June 20 12:00 - 4:00	Terrace Salmonid Enhancement Society and the Conservation Officer Service	Darryl Struthers Email	(250) 638.6534
TRAIL	Violin Lake		June 20	Trail Wildlife Association	John Harmston Email	(250) 364.4472
VICTORIA	Malahat Outdoor Sports Centre	More Info	June 20 10:00 - 3:00	Victoria Fish & Game Protective Association	Murray Kilshaw Email	(250) 382.1029
WESTBANK	Shannon Lake		June 20	Peachland Sportsmen's Association	Al Springer Email	(250) 767.2287

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