Access comprehensive fishing regulations for British Columbia, including seasons, limits, and closures, for over 15,000 bodies of water. This offline field guide provides tidal and non-tidal rules, tide predictions, and river flow patterns. It also offers fish identification, tactics, and trip planning tools.
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August 17, 2026
BetterFish is an offline field guide for British Columbia fishing regulations. It provides access to seasons, catch and size limits, gear rules, and closures for over 15,000 lakes, rivers, and tidal areas.
Yes, BetterFish is built for no signal environments. All regulations, water data, and the synopsis are bundled on your device, allowing you to access them in canyons or airplane mode.
BetterFish updates its regulation data over the air. These updates are signed and verified, ensuring the app corrects itself without requiring a full app update for mid-season openings, closures, and variation orders.
BetterFish covers non-tidal salmon rules from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, as well as tidal regulations for all 48 Pacific fishery management areas, including closures and protected zones.
Yes, BetterFish includes an identifier that runs entirely on your phone to suggest fish species when you photograph a catch. It also provides illustrated ID guides for lookalikes.
BetterFish is free to download. Full access requires an annual subscription of CA$24.99 per year.
BetterFish is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod, with an age rating of 4+.
No, BetterFish does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download with an optional subscription for full access.