Fishing and crossing the border is about to get easier.

[starcrafttom]

So the plot thickens a little.

Effective Date: Effective 12:01 a.m., Aug. 16, until further notice.
Species affected: Salmon.
Location: Washington marine areas.

So does this only effect salmon? does it not apply to halibut,ling, crab and shrimp etc.. ?

I under stand what Roger is saying about total daily catch. But if your total catch between the two areas does not go over the US limit can you still fish both sides??

I just want a clearer understanding of the rules.

 

[Jazzmanic]

Tom, in reading the new rule, it clearly states that you cannot catch daily limits of both Canadian fish and Washington fish on the same day.

Canadian Salmon Trip Notification

Salmon caught in Canadian marine waters

Anglers who plan to fish for salmon in Canadian marine waters and return in their boats with their catch to Washington are required to notify WDFW before leaving state waters.

Canada no longer provides U.S. anglers with a way to document their legally caught salmon in Canadian waters. In order to pass a dockside inspection upon their return to Washington, anglers need to complete the form below notifying WDFW of their plans to fish for salmon in Canadian waters.

The form should be filled out prior to departing for Canada. Anglers will receive an email confirmation that their trip information has been received.

Anglers are reminded that they may not catch their daily limit of salmon in both Canadian and Washington waters on the same day. Anglers with Canadian salmon in their possession may not fish in Washington marine waters unless it is legal to retain the fish caught in Canada in the area where fishing in Washington.

A Washington fishing license is not required to fish in Canada or to fill out the trip notification form. WILD ID can be used if the angler has had a Washington license and WILD ID number, but it is not required.

However, it's very unclear to me what the next sentence (in red) means.

What does "unless it is legal to retain the fish caught in Candada in the area where fishing in Washington" mean? :roll:

Peter

 

[rogerbum]

Tom, in reading the new rule, it clearly states that you cannot catch daily limits of both Canadian fish and Washington fish on the same day.

Canadian Salmon Trip Notification

Salmon caught in Canadian marine waters

Anglers who plan to fish for salmon in Canadian marine waters and return in their boats with their catch to Washington are required to notify WDFW before leaving state waters.

Canada no longer provides U.S. anglers with a way to document their legally caught salmon in Canadian waters. In order to pass a dockside inspection upon their return to Washington, anglers need to complete the form below notifying WDFW of their plans to fish for salmon in Canadian waters.

The form should be filled out prior to departing for Canada. Anglers will receive an email confirmation that their trip information has been received.

Anglers are reminded that they may not catch their daily limit of salmon in both Canadian and Washington waters on the same day. Anglers with Canadian salmon in their possession may not fish in Washington marine waters unless it is legal to retain the fish caught in Canada in the area where fishing in Washington.

A Washington fishing license is not required to fish in Canada or to fill out the trip notification form. WILD ID can be used if the angler has had a Washington license and WILD ID number, but it is not required.

However, it's very unclear to me what the next sentence (in red) means.

What does "unless it is legal to retain the fish caught in Candada in the area where fishing in Washington" mean? :roll:

Peter

Peter - if you can keep wild chinook in Canada but can't in area 5, then you can't be fishing in area 5 with a Canadian caught wild chinook on board. Again, they want to make sure that you didn't catch the fish in the US and tag it on the Canadian license.

 

[drbridge]

I am really not trying to advocate catching two limits in one day. My point is meant to be that it is really hard to try to decipher WDFW rules. I still have not found anywhere in the regulations either in the printed pamphlet or the on line regulations that addresses fishing in the US and Canada on the same day until they came out with the new Canadian trip check in form, and on that page it does state that you can't fish for fish in US after you have filled out the form. I have been fishing in Washington for 28 years and I will admit that I do not know everything about the rules. We purchased Canadian licensees for the first time this year because we wanted to do some day fishing for silvers out of Port Angeles. WDFW closed this area to all salmon fishing aug 15 ( about the time tha silvers show up). Yet many other areas of western Washington remained open for Hatchery silvers and many were being caught. I have little understanding of the North of Falcon process. All I know is that they have secret meetings and come out and say who can fish where, with out any real good explanations as to why. I believe that after spending $65 dollars on a license not to mention all the other cash we have invested in our equipment, if we can not fish we deserve a good explanation as to why. The data that these decisions are based on should be very public. If they could explain exactly why I can not fish for the hatchery Salmon that I have paid for in the area where I live while to the west and to the east of me others can fish for the same hatchery silvers I would be more understanding. As it is we can spend some more money on a Canadian license and go literally 10 minutes further to the north of where we usually fish and catch Silvers that WDFW will not let us fish for. In purchasing our Canadian License we have also realized how much simpler their rules are and much easier to understand. Incidentally, while they have a punch card for kings, Lings and Halibut, there is not a punch card for silvers. You can fish for most everything all year with the exception of January. I have heard of other US fishermen who plan to fish in Canada only and not purchase US license. I would consider this, but I would miss out on Neah Bay fishery. Even if we only get to go there once a year it is worth it. I hope that WDFW does simplify their rules and make them more practical and that they do it soon. In the mean time I will be thankful that the Canadians allow us to fish in their waters and I hope they don't get tired of us. Now that we have the licenses we will be exploring the northern fishery more often.

 

[chromer]

These are all great scenarios, but how often is this really going to happen? Maybe better chance out in Pacific Ocean

Someone should have John@Johnssportinggoods interpret all this and put it in his monthly newsletter.