The Peace/Williston Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (PWFWCP)

The fish species descriptions were obtained from The Freshwater Fishes of British Columbia written by Dr. J.D. McPhail, 2007. Excerpts from this book are presented here which reflect pertinent fish species information about the Williston and Dinosaur Reservoir Watersheds.

Game Fish

Cods
Species	Abundance	River	Lake	Reservoir
Burbot	Common	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round

Non-Game Fish

Minnows
Species	Abundance	River	Lake	Reservoir
Northern Pikeminnow	Common	Occasional	Year-round	Year-round
Peamouth	Common	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Redside Shiner	Common	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Lake Chub	Common	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Longnose Dace	Common	Year-round	Occasional	Occasional
Brassy Minnow	Rare	Occasional	Year-round	Unknown

Suckers
Species	Abundance	River	Lake	Reservoir
White Sucker	Common	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Largescale Sucker	Common	Occasional	Year-round	Year-round
Longnose Sucker	Common	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round

Sculpins
Species	Abundance	River	Lake	Reservoir
Prickly Sculpin	Common	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Slimy Sculpin	Common	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round

*Pygmy whitefish are a non-game species but has been presented here with the whitefish family.

**The relative abundance ratings presented for each fish species are based on current observation records and population studies within the watersheds.