New Strain Evaluations  BC's Wild Rainbow Provide Unique Fishing
Opportunities  New Strain Evaluations The Freshwater Fisheries
Society of BC (FFSBC) operates five hatcheries and up to ten
field stations in British Columbia and is responsible for
stocking eight million fish into over 800 lakes and streams
throughout the province. 54% of angling licence revenue is
directed towards the support of these unique stocking programs,
which predominantly utilize wild stocks of trout and char.
FFSBC's fish stocking program is unique in North America for
using BC's wild brood stocks to provide eggs for hatcheries.
FFSBC has become a leader in developing and stocking sterile
forms of trout, char and kokanee, which improves angling while
protecting wild fish populations. As part of continued efforts
to provide great fishing opportunities, FFSBC is evaluating Carp
Lake rainbow stock as a potential wild source strain for
stocking throughout BC.  If Carp lake rainbow are determined to
be suitable for the BC lake stocking pro