COLDNORTHPOLE
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Hey Guys,
I live in Alaska and I am going to be driving down the ALCAN to Washington this year.
I would LIKE to do some fishing on the drive through Canada.
I have drove through Canada 6 or 7 times coming back home from the Lower 48 states and I was just wondering if you know if any of the lakes and streams you pass along the way are any good to fly fishing during the summer and if so, what type of license or permit would I need to get to fish there?
The border mounties always ask how long we are going to be in Canada so I am assuming they want us to go in and get out as quickly as possible so with that said, is it a big deal to fish when your passing through??
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Jason Williams
coldnorthpole@alaskaflyfish.net
Eagle River, Alaska
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Spudcote
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Stick to the limits and make sure you have the appropriate licence and you SHOULD be fine.
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/
Have a look around that site for some of the more specific regulations on some paticular rivers/streams/lakes.
I'm sure you go past a few pieces of water that hld some steel, or salmon. Probabaly best to set off on your way and ask questions on the way down. Locals know best in most of these places.
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Hope to see you all on the water.
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Don't know about up north, but my Dad has never once in his life been asked to show his license, catch card, or even his catch inspected. Since his partial and now full retirement, he's pretty much fished yr round several times a week for the last 20 yrs. We lived in BC since 1967 and other than at sportsmans shows, I've never even seen a gamie myself.
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COLDNORTHPOLE
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Thanks for the information guys.
I appreciate it.
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Jason Williams
coldnorthpole@alaskaflyfish.net
Eagle River, Alaska
www.alaskaflyfish.net
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aknightinak
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I remember they required a unique license to fish the Provincial parks. I don't remember, however, if this took the place of the Provincial license itself while on park land or whether you needed it in addition to that required by the province.
We didn't do any roadside fishing, though. The guide I hired on the Bow told me you typically only find roadside grayling very far north, say through the YT and northernmost BC, then a combination of those and bull trout the further south you get until you hit rainbow country. He made it sound almost as if the top quarter or third of the province was that way - predominantly 'starvation diet' fish.
Which route are you taking?
The border guards at Beaver Creek on the way out were no hassles the last time we went. We crossed at about 1 or 2 am. The most of why they ask how long you'll be is because they want to be sure you have enough cash to get you through their country. When we came up through Montana we were told this was $200 Cdn/day, and they wouldn't accept our debit or credit cards as proof of that. At Beaver Creek I do recall they asked how much we had, too, but in neither case did anyone ask to see it. 
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COLDNORTHPOLE
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Hey, Thanks for responding, Aknight, I sent you an email.
Thanks!
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Jason Williams
coldnorthpole@alaskaflyfish.net
Eagle River, Alaska
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Hey W4F, I'm sad to say (as a Canadian, and as a British Columbian) that there aren't enough officers on the water to moniter the amount of water we have. But this is certainly NOT a reason to take advantage of it and go without a licence, break rules and kill everything that bites (although you don't remind me of that type of person regardless).
I do believe that you would need both a provincial licence in addition to the provincial park licence to fish in some of these waters.
Another spot to watch for is to make sure you're not fishing classified waters without the proper licence additions.
There's apparently some pretty good (although I havn't done it myself) roadside fishing on some of BC's interior lakes, mostly in the South along the Coquahalla, but you may want to verify that.
Tell us how it goes when you do it. Have fun.
I'm looking to (in a few years) do the reverse trip, come up to Alaska, and then back south, all along the coast fishing all the way
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Early to bed,
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Fish all day,
Make up lies !!!
Hope to see you all on the water.
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asagan
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Hi guys, just cruising thru and see there is some confusion regarding BC Provincial Parks.
I am a Park Ranger here in BC. You DO NOT need a special licence to fish in BC Provincial Parks. The regular Tidal Water / Freshwater licence is all that you need. Just follow the fishing regs that you can get when you pickup your licence. Any lakes or streams that are in Provincial Parks open to fishing with be included with all the other lakes and streams in the regs.
Basically the only difference when fishing in Provincial Parks is that the Park Act applies allowing Park Rangers to enforce fishing, along with Conservation and Fishery Officers. We do close the odd stream or lake down for various reasons, but that is rare and usually well signed.
National Parks are different. You WILL need a special licence to fish in National Parks. Those are available at National Park info centers.
If I see you in a Provincial Park fishing, I will check. But as Spudcote mentioned, we are short staffed and underequipped as well.
I am happy to say though, that every American I have ever checked, has bought a licence.  I wish I could say the same for locals. 
Enjoy your stay in BC and happy fishing. 
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COLDNORTHPOLE
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Thanks for the information asagan.
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Jason Williams
coldnorthpole@alaskaflyfish.net
Eagle River, Alaska
www.alaskaflyfish.net
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workin4fishin
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Asagan, welcome, and thanks for your efforts. Now if only DFO would get a set...
Spudcote, I missed your earlier post. I'm sorry if somehow i gave the impression that I was <unfair stereotype, but mostly true> from North Surrey...
My Dad & I have been buying my licenses for a very long time. When I left BC, I still came back like a lemming to buy my licenses at the hideously over-inflated unreasonable, and unjustified prices.
Neither I nor my Dad, nor anyone he fishes with has ever knowingly fished any closed waters (DFO doesn't always post the Fraser spot closures very well in timely manner, but we've always managed a 'grape-vine' communique)
Other than my occasionally forgetting to pinch my barbs after tying up, we always stay within the regs.
We have always had valid licenses, filled out our cards, and complied with all the ridiculous over-regulation. Too bad the Sto'Lo don't have to eh?
What I said was, and let me be perfectly clear:
Neither I nor my Dad have EVER been checked for our licenses, catch-cards, catch, boat, etc checked. Other than doing something dumb like leaving it in the truck, we always had our valid,current,licenses on us.
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Thanks for the input Asagan. It's sad to see such a great resource regulated like this, it's gotta be really frustrating for you. Thank you for you efforts.
If that was the impression that you thought you gave, it went straight over my head...hehe.
I've been chacked twice I think, and I've only been living in the country for 4.5 years. Once while fishing the Stave, and again while fihsing Alice Lake. It was kinda funny, I was testing out a new rod at Alice lake, I had my licence, but dad didn't intend on fihsing, so he didn't have his. he asked for a few casts, I said no the first few times (I knew it would be illegal, and I didn't want to lose the rod). Just as we were leaving, dad had a couple of casts (5 casts max.). Just as he left one loose, guess who walks around the corner. We were both in disbelief. Dad pleaded his case, the CO could see what had happened, and said if my dad could produce a licence (bought prior to the "event") within 24 hours, nothing would happen. Dad faxed the licence through, and we were fine.
Wiht regard to the Fraser river regs, I've pretty much stopped fihsing that river altogether. I prefer to involve myself with some of the actions that take place on that river. I prefer to fish soem of the tributaries, where the regs are a little more straight forward. Even the Vedder can be confusing with the regs.
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Early to bed,
Early to rise,
Fish all day,
Make up lies !!!
Hope to see you all on the water.
Spudcote
Edited by Spudcote (03/27/05 01:29 PM)
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