Planning an Alaska trip with a few Buddies in my motorhome. We are going to the Kenia to fish reds in mid July. My question is how much fish are we going to be able to bring home through Cananda. Oh, I forgot, this will be a round trip from Maine.

How do you plan to preserve them? Are you familiar with 'combat fishing"? Particular spot on the Kenai you plan to hit?

And whatever you do, don't stand in the water in front of the bank fishermen unless you want hooks caught in your waders. You will catch more reds from the bank!

Murphsmom wrote:And whatever you do, don't stand in the water in front of the bank fishermen unless you want hooks caught in your waders. You will catch more reds from the bank!That's true. I've landed hundreds, perhaps thousands of reds and 95% of them were within 15 feet of the bank. But perhaps the OP already knows this. that's why I asked. Whether or not you can keep your feet dry depends on the spot and how far out other anglers have wandered. At the Russian Kenai confluence, the most popular red spot in the whole state, there's a dropoff 10 feet out and that's what the fish follow, but fishermen often go out a few feet and push the fish out when they do.

tonymull wrote:How do you plan to preserve them? Are you familiar with 'combat fishing"? Particular spot on the Kenai you plan to hit?Perhaps if you answered his original question, he could better answers yours. :R

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2gypsies1
Explorer III
Apr 14, 2016
Here is one short item on fish. You'll need to read the regulations with your license carefully as there are many rules to be followed. Call Customs for more answers. Things like this change constantly so you'll need to be up-to-date. The easiest is to have it shipped home. When you figure how much that fish will be per pound you'll faint!! If you're just going to fish you'll have travel expense, fuel, food, lodging, licenses, processing, shipping along with other costs.

http://www.mycanadafishingvacation.com/canada-fishing-questions.aspx
jnharley
Explorer
Apr 14, 2016
We have a 2.5 cubic foot Engel freezer and had it stuffed with fish. We had no issues with customs returning to the lower 48. They were more interested in fruits and veggies than our fish and did not even ask to see it.
aces-n-eights
Explorer
Apr 14, 2016
On one trip south i put a freezer in the back of the pickup powered by a honda generator. I ran the genny a couple of hours a day to keep the freezer cold. I was not asked at the Canadian border about fish and reentering the US was the same - no questions about fish on board.

I have not seen any regulations in Canadian law or US law that limits fish transportation.

In over 10 round trips from AK to the L48 and back, i have never been asked about frozen fish in the vehicle. Firearms, alcohol, tobacco and some food items - yes, but never fish.

If there are regs that limit fish importation and transportation, please post a link - i'd like to know myself!

Good luck with your fishing trip - i've read the sockeye should be bigger this year… last year was weird...
Mr-MrsPete
Explorer
Apr 15, 2016
Thank you everyone. I haven't fished up there in 3 years and can't wait to go back. The fishing is just a small part of the trip. The friends, scenery and general relaxation makes it all worth it!
notlost
Explorer
May 10, 2016
we brought back over 400 lbs of salmon in 2014. we purchased a 5.0 cubic foot freezer that sat right in the middle of our motor home! customs never asked about fish, but like others said-they did question fruits and veggies.
we hope things haven't changed because we're going up with that freezer empty and want to fill it!

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