Rupert to Ketchikan

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Wooly

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Hey Folks,

I'm planning a trip with my parents from Prince Rupert to ketchikan in June next year. We are going to bring the kyaks, and explore a bit. We are going to stay in Ketchikan for a few days as well. My folks are into the sight seeing and kayaking more so then I em.

Ill spend most of the time fishing as long as its not to much of a hastle.

What is the cost and does anyone have a link to the fisheries website for Alaska? is it to much of a hastle or is it just as easy for us to get one as it is for them to get a canadian liscense? Any info would help, thanks!

Wooly,
 
Sorry I can't help you with info Wooly, but it sounds like on hell of trip :cool:. Please keep us posted in the summer with a report and pics man. Safe travels :).
 
Hey wooly, here is a 65 page blog from a guy who travels from Washington to alaska and back in a 22 foot c dory. It has names of great places to check and prices for fuel and moorage. Just click the (newer post) on the bottom to go to the next page. Great pics and info might help you out. C brats has a lot of info on the area your looking at traveling too.
http://www.samlandsman.com/2012/05/ready-set.html
 
$245 for a annual non resident license with stamp. WOW.... Makes me think we should charge more for ours. :)

Back in 2006 I tried getting a rec. licence well commercial fishing for the IPHC in Alaska. I tried at two ports to buy a licence and was told to just go fishing. I didn't bother fishing on my off loading days but I did troll a baitrix off the back of the boat as when we were on board the working boat we were considered to be on Canadian soil and for that I had a licence.

If you time the trip right you can end up in Yakutat for the best steelhead fishing I've ever seen. Easy fishing and huge fish. Early spring if I recall....
 
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Might be an idea to charge non-residents the same price as their state charges non-residents or if their state doesn't allow non-resident fishing-no fishing allowed here-Just sayin!!
 
spring fever said:
Might be an idea to charge non-residents the same price as their state charges non-residents or if their state doesn't allow non-resident fishing-no fishing allowed here-Just sayin!!
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Now if they only have say a 12 day season like some have for halibut. Should we only allow them to fish those same days here? Or should we continue to sell our resources to those that over fished their own waters already....... :)
 
spring fever said:
Might be an idea to charge non-residents the same price as their state charges non-residents or if their state doesn't allow non-resident fishing-no fishing allowed here-Just sayin!!
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I've had a BC tidewater license each of the last 3 years. I think the total number of days that I fished in Canadian waters this year was between 3 and 5. Last year I fished maybe 10-12 days in BC waters and the year before that I bought a license and never managed to make use of it. I don't mind paying the license fees at all as 1) The license costs are a small fraction of what I spend in fishing each year 2) For the fun I receive from fishing, the value of a license is immeasurable and 3) I'm happy to contribute to the cost of maintaining and monitoring the resource.

But as to your idea..... Let's see a non-resident annual combination (salt and fresh water) license in Washington state cost $123.55 in 2013 and our saltwater only license is $59.75 for a non resident. In 2013, I paid $107 (CA) for the BC saltwater license and stamp alone. If I also bought a fresh water BC license it would cost me another $80 (CA). So I'd love to take you up on the deal you proposed. ;) I also drove up to Canada to purchase the license since I wanted to be able to fish for halibut in area 121. While in Canada on that trip, I dropped another $200+ on misc. fishing tackle and a nice restaurant meal. The total number of fish I took from Canadian waters this year was two small halibut (one around 25lbs and one that was maybe 10-12lbs), 10-12 albacore, one yellowtail and maybe a 2-4 salmon and one or two rockfish. My buddy (who also bought a BC license on the same trip) took a similar number of fish (but he didn't get a yellow tail). I try to treat the resource, the people and the country with respect.
 
BC in other words BRING CASH. :)
 
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