Can anyone tell me what and if there are restrictions on the amount of fish that can be brought back through Canada and into the lower 48. We are doing a 6 week trip and plan on fishing 17 of the days we are in the Kenai. We plan on using dry ice in coolers as this has worked well for us on long range hunting trips. We will try to re-dry ice the coolers about every three days. Was wondering if there are any border regulations I need to know about. Thank you!!

Can't give exact answer to your question. But I bet you can find a "custom cannery" there. They can your catch and ship it home and it will be waiting for you when you pick it up where ever. Not cheap but by the time you mess with dry ice and packing and etc & etc works out to be the same $$ IMO. Please drop ship me a couple cans to make sure it is alright to eat:) Smoked salmon and crackers around the campfire, good stuff and make great stocking stuffers.

I'm not sure of the requirements, but a friend (My MD) came back to the US from Canada with lots of frozen fish, cleaned, filleted, portioned, and sealed in plastic. The agent made him lay out the fish in the sun until he could reconstruct whole fish from the parts and give an accurate count of his catch. It took hours, and ruined much of his catch. Don't upset the guys protecting our security. They actually are doing a great job in a tough world, and they don't like to be messed with.

We froze and shipped over night to friends, and hoped they did not eat them all before we got back. :)UPS over night is your friend.

They will pack & ship it for you,give them a call they sure can answer your questions.

Most states, including Alaska, have both a daily limit and an in possession limit of the different fish species. The in possession limit is going to be the max, this is per adult fishing license in most cases.Get a copy of the Alaska fishing regulation, which you will need anyway and check the limits of fish you want to take home. Alaska has the most complicated fishing regulations I have ever run into in my fishing. When you change locations, the regs often change as well.The rules and regs usually are different in some fisheries for residents and non-residents. Since the federal government is very involved in Alaska fishing, especially commercial fishing , and sports fishing as it relates, then the US Border agents can have a real interest in fish being transported out of Alaska.

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Tom_Barb
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Apr 16, 2013
We froze and shipped over night to friends, and hoped they did not eat them all before we got back. :)

UPS over night is your friend.
Pangaea_Ron
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Apr 16, 2013
I'm not sure of the requirements, but a friend (My MD) came back to the US from Canada with lots of frozen fish, cleaned, filleted, portioned, and sealed in plastic. The agent made him lay out the fish in the sun until he could reconstruct whole fish from the parts and give an accurate count of his catch. It took hours, and ruined much of his catch. Don't upset the guys protecting our security. They actually are doing a great job in a tough world, and they don't like to be messed with.
path1
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Apr 16, 2013
Can't give exact answer to your question. But I bet you can find a "custom cannery" there. They can your catch and ship it home and it will be waiting for you when you pick it up where ever. Not cheap but by the time you mess with dry ice and packing and etc & etc works out to be the same $$ IMO. Please drop ship me a couple cans to make sure it is alright to eat:) Smoked salmon and crackers around the campfire, good stuff and make great stocking stuffers.

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