The good news is that as of last fall you can buy a British Columbia fishing license on line at www.fishing.gov.bc.ca. I just completed the process and it's straightforward. You end up with a permanent angler ID number and a printable, email-able, PDF-formatted license. This gives you some downside protection in case you lose the license and want to replace it.
With the USD and the "Loonie" (Canadian dollar) basically 1:1, the following prices for non-Canadian freshwater licenses give pause for thought:
$50 for an 8-day license $80 for the 2008/09 season
$60 for a steelhead stamp (even if you are 100% C&R)
If you are going to fish any classified waters (certain rivers/ parts of rivers cost money to fish on a daily basis) the cost is now $20/ day for Class 2 waters and $40/ day for Class 1 waters.
Clearly, the days of BC as cheaper alternative to fishing Washington State are long past.
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What are out-of-state license costs for non-Washingtonians running these days? It may be time to start thinking about the Oly Pen again!
Skeena Fall 2009 trip already in the planning stages . . . you can never be too ready!
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