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[DRP79]

I bought my freshwater license early in the year and also got salmon tags. On my license there is an area to record chinook and steelhead i believe. Do I need anything else to be targeting steelhead?

[Sterling C]

You require a steelhead tag to even fish for steelhead whereas you only need a salmon tag if you intend on retaining salmon.

[DRP79]

Thanks sterling. I'll have to pick one up on my travels this week.

[DRP79]

I bought my license at Wallmart and i didn't receive any tags or stamps etc. Just a line that said I paid for salmon tags. Is this right or should I be getting tags or a stamp etc when i buy these extras for salmon and steelhead?

[Rodney]

I bought my license at Wallmart and i didn't receive any tags or stamps etc. Just a line that said I paid for salmon tags. Is this right or should I be getting tags or a stamp etc when i buy these extras for salmon and steelhead?

That's correct. There are no stamps, the lincence just indicates what surcharges you have purchased.

[steelie-slayer]

also remember that even if your not fishing steelhead but steelhead are present you still need a steelhead tag.

[Nitroholic]

also remember that even if your not fishing steelhead but steelhead are present you still need a steelhead tag.

STEELHEAD
Your basic licence must be validated with a
Conservation Surcharge Stamp if you intend to
fish for steelhead anywhere in B.C. (whether
you intend to keep or release your catch). In
addition, a steelhead stamp is mandatory when
fishing on most Classified Waters during certain
specified periods, even when fishing for species
other than steelhead. Refer to the regional
tables for dates and exceptions.

[cutthroat22]

also remember that even if your not fishing steelhead but steelhead are present you still need a steelhead tag.

 

[steelie-slayer]

basiclly what nitroholic said, i just said it differently
i meant like on the vedder in winter/spring if going for trout you must have a steelhead tag because there are steelhead

[nickredway]

Nope if your intention is to fish for trout with appropriate gear like a 4wt fly rod you don't have to have a steelhead tag as you are not targeting them.

[cutthroat22]

basiclly what nitroholic said, i just said it differently
i meant like on the vedder in winter/spring if going for trout you must have a steelhead tag because there are steelhead

Not said differently, a different thing was said.  See the difference?

[Sandman]

The Chilliwack/Vedder is not a "Classified Waters" river.

[bunnta]

hrm....was it always like this? you need a steelhead tag to actually just fish the vedder/chilliwack during steelhead season? i always thought back that you don't need a tag to fish for the heck of it....but need a tag to retain them? Some people who fished during the actual salmon season, don't have a tag and just C&R salmon and fish for trout.....(used as an excuse) and gotten away with it.

[Sterling C]

Like I said before, for salmon you only require a tag in order to retain fish. For steelhead you require a tag just to target them.

[Sandman]

hrm....was it always like this? you need a steelhead tag to actually just fish the vedder/chilliwack during steelhead season? i always thought back that you don't need a tag to fish for the heck of it....but need a tag to retain them? Some people who fished during the actual salmon season, don't have a tag and just C&R salmon and fish for trout.....(used as an excuse) and gotten away with it.

It has been like that for as long as I can remember Bunnta, and that is going back a couple of decades.  You've always needed a steelhead tag to fish for steelhead, whether you are keeping the hatchery fish or not.  As Sterling made clear, with Salmon you only need a tag if you want to keep one.  You do not, however, need a steelhead tag if you are not fishing for steelhead, even if they are present in the river, unless it is a Classified Water (ie: Skeena system).