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[roeman]

So I hate dealing with a fish when I get home.  So if I was to fillet a coho leaving it connected at the tail section showing it was a hatchery fish and it measured more than 25cms is this legal?  Regs state a retained coho must measure 25cms, so if the tail is intact but no head and it measures at least 25cms with no head I should be ok.  Pretty easy to identify a hatchery coho.

[DanL]

FWIW The regs do state the following:

Leave the head, tail, and all fins on your catch until you get them to your permanent (ordinary) residence.

In order to enforce quotas and size limits, our officers must be able to count, measure and identify your catch. ... Ensure your fish can be identified, counted and measured if necessary

I totally get where you're coming from and I do think it should be OK, but I guess it comes down to your comfort level as to how much you trust someone else's ability to ID a species from a partial carcass. I personally wouldnt press my luck, but you do you...

Regs state a retained coho must measure 25cms, so if the tail is intact but no head and it measures at least 25cms with no head I should be ok.  Pretty easy to identify a hatchery coho.

Probably OK? but beware of the '2+2' systems where only two adults are permitted, and if there's any question as to whether something is a jack or not. If it's missing a head, it might appear mighty suspicious ...

[clarki]

The regs you quote do not apply to salmon
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/transporting_and_exporting_fish.pdf

These are the appropriate regs
https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/salmon-saumon-eng.html
See “Packaging and Transporting”

[ribolovac02]

I do an annual ocean trip to the west coast , we catch lots of fish , it’s absolutely beautiful .

We go home with pieces of fillets about a pound to pound and a half with no tails or heads attached , I have no idea how the regs would work if we got pulled over .

[RalphH]

done the same on similar trips though had the fish processed by a place licensed to handle sport caught fish. They label it. Kept the receipt for the ridiculous possibility of an FO wanting to inspect the catch.

[roeman]

I do an annual ocean trip to the west coast , we catch lots of fish , it’s absolutely beautiful .

We go home with pieces of fillets about a pound to pound and a half with no tails or heads attached , I have no idea how the regs would work if we got pulled over .

It will not go well if you ever get checked.  Packaging needs to be labelled "fish 1 piece 1,2,3,4 and so on for each fish.  So they can easily determine how many fish you have. Hatchery or wild if there are coho involved depending on the area if you can kill wild coho.