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When i was growing up and we'd go fishing, maybe 10 years ago, we always used three-pronged hooks. I went out for the first time a few weeks ago with a friend and he said you aren't allowed to use three-pronged hooks at all in BC. In the Fishing Regs. i found that it says to use single barbless in streams and sloughs around the lower mainland but it doesn't mention lakes. The reason it came up with my friend was because we saw people with three-prongs. Also, I thought I had seen on "the Dimestore Fisherman" that they were tryign to disguise their three prongs. PLEASE HELP. Why are three prongs sold if they can't be used? Are we supposed to break off two of the prongs or what? Thanks.
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Jhon, Treble hooks can be used out on slatwater as long as they are barbless...im not sure about lakes.
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I thought lakes were single barbless as well, but I've searched and searched the regulations and found nothing stating it. Only streams and sloughs have to be single barbless, but if you can change the trebles on your lures to a single at the tail section, you will still catch your fish - but you'll be able to release them with less damage. The choice is yours from what I can tell.
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Watch the regs for treble hook restrictions in the saltchuck in certain areas at certain times . For example, at river mouths. I beleive that at the Cap mouth, in the later summer there is often a treble hook restriction in the Ambleside area east of 14th steet. Does anyone else know about the dates of this restriction and if they happen every year?
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Trebles are still legal in most lakes up here (Omenica-Peace), but I would definately read up on the regs. The only time I still use trebles, is if I'm trolling a rapala or flatfish that came out of the package with them, although most of mine have singles. Singles make for an easier release, and they don't make as much of a mess if you're netting the fish. Tight Lines Dan
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Ocean is anything except salmon, which is barbless. Inf act I find that singe hooks hold fish better than a treble hook. Lakes anything goes. Chris
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I nearly recieved a violation ticket a couple of year ago when leaving the tidal portion of the seymour. Unsuccessfull, I aproached a warden to hear how the fishing was going; he looked at my buzz-bomb, noticed the small barbless treble, and then warned me to change the hook to a single. He would have ticketed my if he saw me using it, so I thanked him for the warning. I was confused, because if I was in a boat or inflatable, I could have used the treble. However, I was chest high in salt-water and casting from shore to where the boats would have been. I think the same rules should apply for both, not just the poor sap who can't afford the water-craft.
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