Our Fishing

Conservation

BC Sport fishing Group is a member of the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society and is dedicated to the Society's tagging program. All guides are expected to tag fish accordingly. The best practices document sent out by MOE must be followed during the tagging and handling of all sturgeon. Some of the main points in the best practices code are: 

• Do not use rope on any part of a sturgeon including the tail!

• Do not lift a fish that is larger than 5 feet into the boat!

• Do not try to hold or lift a sturgeon by the mouth or pectoral fins. If you cannot lift the fish into the boat without using the mouth or pectoral fin then try to scan the sturgeon along the side of the boat and try to get a close estimate of length at the very least. The other option is going to the shore to tag the fish in a proper manor.

• Always be sure there is enough water in the sling when tagging or bringing sturgeon into the boat. This is an area that Erin Stoddard suggested to be very important!