Fishers are asked to catch as many smallmouth bass as possible from Echo Lake, freeze their catches and report them to fisheries officials
The province will start setting gill nets and using “electrofishing” in Echo Lake near Campbell River this month in an attempt to eradicate an invasive sports fish.
Unrau said it isn’t known how many of the small mouth bass are in Echo Lake, about 15 minutes from Campbell River along the Gold River Highway. Provincial biologists conducted monitoring and eradication of the fish from June to October last year, via gill netting and electrofishing — using electrical current to stun and kill the fish — in collaboration with the B.C. Conservation Foundation.
The province said moving live fish, including smallmouth bass, between water bodies is illegal and can result in fines of as much as $100,000 for a first-time offences or a prison term as long as 12 months under the Wildlife Act and Freshwater Fishing Regulation. For second offences, the fine and prison time are doubled.
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