07/11/2026
Update: July 13, 2026 โ Please be advised: Following the initial publication of this article July 9th, 2026, DFO issued an amended Fishery Notice (FN0701). This amendment quietly omitted and removed the entire section regarding the sudden treble hook ban and the 22 mm maximum hook gap initially slated for July 15. We have reached out to the DFO Communications Department to ask if this is a permanent reversal or a temporary delay, but we have not yet heard back as of our deadline. Read the article for more.
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๐๐๐ข ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐โ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ญ๐ฑโ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐
๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐น.๐
The sudden ban on salmon treble hooks and the new 22 mm maximum hook gap restriction have left anglers, guides, and local tackle shops completely holding the bag right at peak season.
But here is where the irony gets thicker than mid-summer fog:
โ ๏ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป'๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ขโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ.
UBCโs Salmon Ecology Lab spent five years tracking salmon post-release survival data. Their final report explicitly points out that standard landing nets are the real villains causing lethal scale loss and fin damageโnot trebles on single-hook rigs. Yet, landing nets remain completely unregulated while your terminal tackle just became a liability.
Don't guess your gear dimensions at the boat side and risk a massive compliance fine. Weโve put together a definitive breakdown of what these changes actually mean for your season, a breakdown of the new Cowichan opportunity, and a simple pocket-change trick to verify your hooks are 100% legal before the DFO checks your line.
https://islandfishermanmagazine.com/dfo-regulations-2026/
๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ & ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐
