Additional Information
Please review our checklist below to ensure you have all necessary details to properly prepare for your trip.
Download a printable version of our Trip Planning Guide. If you have any questions, please contact our Client Services Representatives at 1 888 432 6666 or email info@westcoastfishingclub.com
Fishing Licences
After completing your CIF form we will provide you with a link to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Tidal Fishing License page. DFO has made changes to the way licenses are issued within Canada. To streamline your experience the morning of check-in please complete your saltwater fishing licenses online before your trip. We suggest the 5-day or Annual option depending on your requirements.
Bring Your Own: if you already have one, please ensure that you bring it with you.
Licensing Fees
- License Type & DurationFee: Non-ResidentFee: Resident
- Adult (16-64 years of age)
- Annual Licence$108$23
- 5-Day Licence$33$17
- 3-Day Licence$20$12
- 1-Day Licence$8$6
- Senior (65 years of age and over)$108$12
- Juvenile (Under 16 years of age)FreeFree
- Salmon Conservation Stamp (annual)$6.46$6.46
Vacuum Packing & Flash Freezing
We will be filleting, vacuum packing and flash freezing all fish as per government regulations. You can also choose to send your fish to our recommended commercial processor for smoking, canning, portioning and other processing.
We Recommend:
- St. Jean’s Cannery 1-866-754-3191
View a PDF of fish processing services and prices here: Fish Processing Options
Catch & Release Program 2022
Our goal is to provide a first class fishing experience for our members while recognizing our responsibility to maintain our valuable fishing resource for future generations.
At the end of each trip we award Tyee pins to our guests who have released a Chinook salmon over 30 lbs. These pins are available in the 30+, 40+, 50+, 60+ and 70+ category.
The more fish we release, the more chances there are for these fish to return to their spawning rivers. Of particular concern to us, is limiting the number of trophy sized Tyees that are retained by anglers and forever removed from their gene pools.
TOTAL CATCH & RELEASE PROGRAM:
Guests visiting any of The West Coast Fishing Club properties may choose to release all the fish they catch for the duration of their trip. In return they will be rewarded with a custom WCFC Arc’teryx Conservation Jacket. Guests who declare to “Catch and Release” must notify the lodge manager. Ideally, try to make your intentions known when booking your trip as participants are limited. Please direct any questions to the lodge manager.
BC Sport Fishing Guide
When fishing the tidal waters of British Columbia, it is best to know and understand the latest Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) regulations and guidelines. Visit the link below for species limits and area guidelines: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/index-eng.htm
Salmon Limits:
- 8 Salmon total possession limit per trip; no more than 2 of which can be Chinook.
- 2 Chinook per person per day, to a possession limit of 4.
- 4 Coho/Sockeye/Chum/Pink per person per day, to a possession limit of 8.
Halibut Limits:
- The possession limit is either of: one (1) halibut measuring from 90 cm to 133 cm head-on length, OR two (2) halibut measuring under 90 cm head-on length.
Pleasure Craft Operators Card
*Self-guided guests only
As of September 9, 2009; all self-guided guests are required by law to have their Pleasure Craft Operators Card on them while on the water. If you do not have this card please go to www.betterboating.ca to take the exam. The exam can be studied for and written online. If you are not able to do this prior to arriving at the lodge you will need to fill out the form upon your arrival.