Fishing with Rod: Launch of "Fishing in the City"

April 12th, 2008 news release by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC:

VANCOUVER -- Lower Mainland residents will be able to enjoy three unique urban fishing opportunities this spring and summer thanks to the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC's new Fishing in the City program. "We know that sometimes it's difficult to get out of the city to go fishing, so this year we're bringing enhanced fishing opportunities into the city," said FFSBC Vice-President Brian Chan.

As part of the Fishing in the City program, the FFSBC will be conducting enhanced trout stocking activities at Rice Lake in North Vancouver and Lafarge and Como lakes in Coquitlam. These repeated stocking activities will ensure that the three lakes offer excellent fishing opportunities for shore-based anglers throughout the spring and early summer, and again in the fall. Working in partnership with local governments, the FFSBC will also erect special on-site signage providing additional information to anglers.

"While the society stocks dozens of lakes across the Lower Mainland, we hope that these three lakes will offer new fishing opportunities for young and novice anglers or those who want to get back into the sport" said program coordinator Stacy Webb. "Children under the age of 16 can fish for free, and we've even reserved fishing at Como Lake for children and seniors." Adults can purchase a freshwater licence at their local tackle shop or buy one on-line.

For fishing tips and tricks and lake stocking information in the Lower Mainland please contact the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery Visitor's Centre at 604-504-4716 or visit us online.

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The launch featured a Learn to Fish session with 40 scouts and girl guides, followed by the release of 300 rainbow trout. The day finished off with a short fishing session on the floating dock.

For more information on the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, please visit:
http://www.gofishbc.com

To purchase your BC online freshwater fishing license, please visit:
http://www.fishing.gov.bc.ca

Lower Mainland rainbow trout stocking updates can be found at:
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishing_report/stocking_2.html

Camera and editing: Rodney Hsu
Copyright: Fishing with Rod Production

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[pouyanman]

were is rice lake

[fishingwithrod]

Rice Lake is located in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve in North Vancouver, BC.

[SABINUZZI]

i wish i went there for a trip i brig my own fishing pole

[samosborne37]

such a great thing if only they would do these things everywhere

[thebdon18]

lol that little girl said 5

[fishininthesouth]

i would love to work with them. i think what they are doing is such a great thing..

[jed00005]

i like this game...

[fusionstar916]

California.. we go fishing in the city.. we have a fishing in the city program.

They stock rainbow trout during winter and spring months and channel catfish during the summer and fall months.

[whatsyours1]

nat is hot

[trninic7]

Brian Chan is such a good fisherman, love his movies about fly fishing. Even though I am eleven I go to Rice Lake alot for fly fishing. I never go home without my limit, it is the greatest stocked system I have ever seen. My biggest fish at Rice Lake was 2 lbs on a micro leach.

[gofishNJ]

i did somthing alot like this for fishing club, only they taught us a liitle more about how they rais the trout and how their caught, we finally got to fish in their edjucation pond and i caught 4 trout about 2 pounds each

[nimsboy]

thats a sick as field trip