Fishing Alaska transpot back to lower 48
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 day...
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We been bringing fish back from Alaska every year from 2001 until present. I mostly fish the Kenai area, both salmon and halibut. Normally you can have two times the daily limit in your possession until it's in a state of permanent preservation. Fish in a cooler on ice count as in possession. Frozen vacuumed pack fish in a cooler do not count but must remain frozen. I would not think once you get out of Alaska it would be a problem regulation wise. We used to bring out fish on dry ice from Anchorage to California in a cooler, and did it in six days and kept the fish frozen ok with only the dry ice I put with it in Alaska.
Two years ago the Alaska Fish and Game wanted to know how much fish I had in my freezer (freezer in pickup behind motor home) I said about a thousand pounds, he said ok. They were looking for much larger amounts being smuggled out of the Yukon River System. If you don't have a freezer handy there are plenty of packing houses in the Kenai and Homer area that can pack and freeze for you.
I have never had anyone in Canada ask about fish.
Good luck, catch lots
Larry
Two years ago the Alaska Fish and Game wanted to know how much fish I had in my freezer (freezer in pickup behind motor home) I said about a thousand pounds, he said ok. They were looking for much larger amounts being smuggled out of the Yukon River System. If you don't have a freezer handy there are plenty of packing houses in the Kenai and Homer area that can pack and freeze for you.
I have never had anyone in Canada ask about fish.
Good luck, catch lots
Larry
