Retained Chinook must be measured and recorded this year.

[Aquaholic]

Did you notice the new requirement for this license year?

 

[islandboy]

Not an issue so far.

 

[tinboatrobb]

So, who will see that info? Seems kinda dumb.

 

[Samnjoe]

Any new changes to the transport or packaging rules? Like leave heads on until you eat them or some such sh#$

 

[Aquaholic]

Any new changes to the transport or packaging rules? Like leave heads on until you eat them or some such sh#$

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[eroyd]

I'm sure it took a fully catered board meeting and a few helijet flights and hotel stays to come up with this rule.

Maybe it will prevent a few high graders with this one fish a day limit.

 

[Tips Up]

I would guess high grading is exactly what it is meant to prevent. Who will see it? - fisheries if they check you.

 

[A-a-Ron]

Did you notice the new requirement for this license year?

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So we have to write it down, and nobody ever reads or records the data. Makes sense….

 

[pescador]

I wonder what the fine is for not inputting that info. It’s a cash grab. Fines go on their income line justifying their existence. Likely all Fed Gov depts were tasked with a “ figure out how we generate more income exercise”. Hey let’s **** up the salmon license process adding more columns cause we know fishers hate paper work.

 

[Aquaholic]

Maybe they based the decision on what was gained from having it on the halibut section in the past.

 

[sir-vivor]

I've been away for 3 years but looks like DFO is up to its old tricks. I think its a way to generate more income from fines "and proof" , if someone makes a mistake with the size or maybe mid season DFO places a amended slot size and the license holder doesn't see it (legitimately), they can nail ya with past fines. If a person marks his license with a Chinook and "SIZE" , you would think they really thought it was a legal fish, if not why even write it on the license. So whats the reason ?
Tight Lines all you guys and be safe ..... I'm going Walleye Fishing !

 

[Fishing?]

wet paper in a tinny?

 

[searun]

So one reason could be that when people are asked to also complete the iREC survey, they will be prompted to look at their paper license and enter the size of each retained fish possibly? They do this for halibut, and have been now for 2 seasons. We can drill down into the iREC data to build out a model that captures how many within the total iREC sample fall into each cm length and bucket that data to help us better model where our halibut TAC is being used up. What we learned is the recreational catch closely mirrors the IPHC and commercial catch and that our fishery is driven by the smaller fish that now make up the vast majority of the available to catch biomass. So its the smaller size ranges that drive the recreational catch - so when we moved up the daily possession of 2 small unders, that was responsible for using up so much of our TAC very quickly, not the bigger fish as they are not readily available to catch.

So for Chinook, this data may be very useful in understanding the long term size at age trends in the Chinook catch and population. I would also add that there are many other interest groups that accuse the recreational fishery of high grading Chinook - this also might be helpful data to prove or dis-prove those assertions!

 

[Aquaholic]

Arrived today.

Amendment to the Conditions of Licence for BC Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence for April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 are as follows:

Salmon: The change for 2025/2026 licence year is the requirement to record Chinook salmon length. Tidal water recreational fishers shall immediately record on their licence the date, catch area/subarea and overall length for retained halibut and Chinook salmon in all management areas. The date and catch area/subarea for retained Lingcod in Areas 12 to 19 (excluding Sub-area 12-14), Sub-areas 20-5 to 20-7, and 29-5 also must be recorded immediately. Alternatively catch may also be immediately recorded in your National Recreational Licensing System (NRLS) account via a mobile device on the Sport Fishing Institute of BC (SFI) FishingBC App.