BC Fish Species | Fish'n BC

Below is a list of Fish species you may encounter when fishing in British Columbia.

Click on species common name for more information.

Species Common Name	Species Group
Albacore Tuna	Saltwater
American Shad	Anadromous
Black Crappie	Freshwater
Bluegill	Freshwater
Brown Bullhead	Freshwater
Brook Trout	Freshwater
Brown Trout	Freshwater
Bull Trout	Anadromous, Freshwater
Burbot	Freshwater-bottom
Cabezone (Sculpin)	Saltwater
Carp	Freshwater-bottom
Chinook (King) Salmon	Anadromous
Chub Mackerel	Saltwater
Chum (Dog) Salmon	Anadromous
Coastal Cutthroat Trout	Anadromous, Freshwater
Coho (Silver) Salmon	Anadromous
Dolly Varden	Freshwater
English Sole	Saltwater-bottom
Eulachon	Anadromous
Kelp Greenling	Saltwater-bottom
Kokanee	Freshwater
Lake Trout	Freshwater
Largemouth Bass	Freshwater
Largescale Sucker	Freshwater-bottom
Lingcod	Saltwater-bottom
Mountain Whitefish	Freshwater
Nooksack Dace	Freshwater
North Pacific Albacore Tuna	Saltwater
Northern Pike	Freshwater
Northern Pikeminnow	Freshwater
Pacific Cod	Saltwater-bottom
Pacific Halibut	Saltwater-bottom
Pacific Herring	Saltwater
Pacific Ocean Perch	Saltwater
Pacific Sardine	Saltwater
Peamouth Chub	Freshwater
Pile Perch	Saltwater
Pink (Humpie) Salmon	Anadromous
Pumpkinseed	Freshwater
Rainbow Trout	Freshwater
Redside Shiner	Freshwater
Rockfish	Saltwater-bottom
Salish Sucker	Freshwater-bottom
Shiner Perch	Saltwater
Spiny Dogfish	Saltwater
Smallmouth Bass	Freshwater
Starry Flounder	Anadromous
Sockeye (Red) Salmon	Anadromous
Steelhead	Anadromous
Surf Perch	Saltwater
Surf Smelt	Saltwater
Walleye	Freshwater
Westslope Cutthroat Trout	Freshwater
White Spotted Greenling	Saltwater-bottom
White Sturgeon	Freshwater
White Sucker	Freshwater-bottom
Yellow Perch	Freshwater-invasive

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