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[CohoMan]

When I go fishing, I noticed that people cut off the fish's head and chuck them on the beach. I thought the regulation says that you have to keep them intact until you get home.

[chris gadsden]

When I go fishing, I noticed that people cut off the fish's head and chuck them on the beach. I thought the regulation says that you have to keep them intact until you get home.

Yup

[Fish Assassin]

Not necessarily true. Say you caught a 100 cm chinook from the Vedder. The regulations allow you to retain one chinook exceeding 62 cm. If by cutting off the head, the remaining fish exceeds the 62 cm, then you are allowed to. Have I confused everybody ?

[Rodney]

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/KeyPoints/packaging_e.htm

Fish caught by a sportfisher that is being prepared, cooked, or consumed away from the sportfisher’s ordinary residence ( i.e. while staying at a camp ground, overnighting on a boat, residing at a hotel, etc.) is included as part of the fisher’s possession limit. The amount of fish a person is preparing to consume cannot exceed the possession limit. The head and tail of all finfish and the carapace (shell) of any crab caught must be retained until the fish has been consumed.

[Eagleye]

FA has it right on page 8 of the Tidal waters sport fishing guide which rules apply to freshwater salmon as well it states:

"The head of your salmon can be removed only if the length with the head off is equal to or greater than the minimum legal size of that species for the waters in which it was caught.  Leave the tail attached so the species can be determined."

[chris gadsden]

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/KeyPoints/packaging_e.htm

Fish caught by a sportfisher that is being prepared, cooked, or consumed away from the sportfisher’s ordinary residence ( i.e. while staying at a camp ground, overnighting on a boat, residing at a hotel, etc.) is included as part of the fisher’s possession limit. The amount of fish a person is preparing to consume cannot exceed the possession limit. The head and tail of all finfish and the carapace (shell) of any crab caught must be retained until the fish has been consumed.

I still think it is best to leave the head on as a lot of new fishers will get confused with this regulation.

For an example when out on a game check road block a few weeks ago some warning were issued to those that had taken the heads off due to measurement interpreting. The good part is if a fish is cleaned at the beach (throw them into the water on a river not a lake) is all innards and heads should be returned back to the river to add much needed nutrients. I know I should do more of that too.

[adriaticum]

Please leave the fish's head on for God's sake,
for esthetic purposes if nothing else.

[c_dog]

shall we move on to the tail?

[troutbreath]

If your not cleaning your fish before you head home then I can see problems. Problem with not stopping fishing long enough to clean the fish, problem not being prepared to clean the fish or problem cleaning the fish. Anyway you look at it though the fish isn't going to taste any better leaving the guts in it. Cutting the head off means at least you have a knife and aren't afraid of cleaning the fish. Just my two sheckles.

[Xgolfman]

If your not cleaning your fish before you head home then I can see problems. Problem with not stopping fishing long enough to clean the fish, problem not being prepared to clean the fish or problem cleaning the fish. Anyway you look at it though the fish isn't going to taste any better leaving the guts in it. Cutting the head off means at least you have a knife and aren't afraid of cleaning the fish. Just my two sheckles.

Ahhh What??? I can't make anything out of what you just slurred but......

Bleed your fish immediately, whether you clean it at the shore or at home is 6 of one, half dozen of another.. cleaning your fish at home doesn't effect fish taste etc. at all. I know of companies that buy fish and they will only do it when the fish is "in the round" as in un cleaned so no bacteria is in the fish...getting your fish on ice is secondarily as important as immediately bleeding it...


I'm not sure how having a knife makes you any more of a fisherman on the river, are you or your friends afraid of cleaning fish?? Not sure how pulling out your knife and gutting it makes you think or look like a top rod but hey, if it floats your boat!!! Just make sure you huck all your guts etc. back in the river as it needs it and the stinking seagulls don't!!

[Eagleye]

shall we move on to the tail?

"Leave the tail attached so the species can be determined."

[bigguy]

Head recovery system asks that heads be dropped off at locals. Tail is all that is needed to be attached unless size is in question.