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Total Members Voted: 75

[blaydRnr]

You got to be kidding. What regulations are they breaking ? Why do you need to carry a pen if you're practicing catch and release during steelhead season ?

no, i'm not kidding, i heard about it through a police friend of mine...obviously there were incriminating circumstances behind it (something along the lines of a dead steely in the vicinity of the fisherman and his denial of ownership).

[NiceFish]

I pack a pen, although one time it was not long operational when i bonked a spring but you could see my indents on my license from trying to mark down.

[DavidD]

Pen, pencil (in case the pen don't work) and measuring tape.

Wish I had used them more often this summer... 

[Riverman]

It's like the old American Express card commercial  "Don't leave home without it'

[IronNoggin]

Two pens. In the backpack. Always.

[VAGAbond]

I try to carry a pen in my pocket and one in the backpack.   Weather changes and jacket changes and oops, no pen.

Typical weather when I need to record a fish is pouring rain and the pen won't work.    I would like to see actual tags as used for deer, even better, locking tags like we had years ago.

[Gooey]

I carry two, one of which is a felt tip...they are less affected by cold and periods of non use (unlike a ball point).

But hey, if I wasn't planning on retaining a fish that needs to be recorded, maybe I wouldn't be so careful?!?

[fishnjim]

pen in each tacklebox and vest that requires marking of a fish on my licence,  if I intend on keeping it. 

[FlyFishin Magician]

Yes - I carry a pen with me.  Every spring or hatch steelie that I've retained has been written down on the license immediately.  Retained a chrome bullet spring back in late Sept and the pen got wet which made writing pretty interesting.  I managed to get the info down - barely legible - but hey, at least I wrote it down immediately.   

[troutbreath]

I even carry a small garbage bag to put fish in or clean up with. Small scale too, that always weighs the fish heavier than it is. Toilet paper too, and a small shovel.

[Bently]

Besides my 2 pens and tape measure, I've got 2 black garbage bags{garbage,fish} and 2 X-large zip locks{roe,etc}at all times. If your standing on the river bank fishing the day away and you can't pick up even a little amount of the garbage in your area, I don't think you should even be on the flow IMO. If more anglers did this, we wouldn't have nearly the amount of crap lying around. I'm not talking about the big stuff, just the plastic bags, line, wrappers etc.we've got some incredible rivers here , lets keep it that way 

[aquapaloosa]

Ya, I carry pens.  I buy velcro so I can stick them on the dash of the boat so they have a safe place and do not bounce around the boat.
I actually have a velcro addiction.  It is everywhere in my life keeping me organized and prepared in many ways.
I don't carry a pen on the river because I do not take fish from rivers.  I to take a camera to take pictures of fish and license plates etc. if I feel the need.

[Easywater]

Don't know if it has been mentioned but I think that you can mark you licence with a sharpened tip of a piece of pencil lead.

[EZ_Rolling]

Don't know if it has been mentioned but I think that you can mark you licence with a sharpened tip of a piece of pencil lead.

Regulations state that a pen must be used.

[Blackrt03]

Pen and measure in the vest... always.

Backup pen and measure in my day pack... always.

me too always