Do we know ?

[Tide Up]

How many saltwater anglers there are in B.C.?

 

[wildmanyeah]

yes

Pacific Region recreational fishing licence statistics | Pacific Region | Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Pacific Region recreational fishing licence statistics

www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

[Rain City]

yes

Pacific Region recreational fishing licence statistics | Pacific Region | Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Pacific Region recreational fishing licence statistics

www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

I would imagine the vast majority of licenses pulled are guided trips.

 

[wildmanyeah]

If you use salmon stamps as a metric for how many are fishing for salmon, then the amount of anglers has not changed in the last 20 years.

Pacific salmon conservation stamp (PSF)​

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Year	Adult and juvenile
1999 to 2000	223,985
2000 to 2001	205,335
2001 to 2002	232,466
2002 to 2003	234,090
2003 to 2004	238,279
2004 to 2005	236,146
2005 to 2006	227,210
2006 to 2007	230,565
2007 to 2008	224,868
2008 to 2009	243,647
2009 to 2010	214,440
2010 to 2011	216,985
2011 to 2012	223,487
2012 to 2013	212,004
2013 to 2014	218,521
2014 to 2015	285,392
2015 to 2016	246,339
2016 to 2017	257,889
2017 to 2018	265,999
2018 to 2019	255,807
2019 to 2020	233,866
2020 to 2021	190,738

 

[wildmanyeah]

I would imagine the vast majority of licenses pulled are guided trips.

I dont no about that but, Irec did release a few years ago that 50% of chinook are harvested through guided operations. This was before all the south coast and ECVI restrictions.

 

[Rain City]

I dont no about that but, Irec did release a few years ago that 50% of chinook are harvested through guided operations. This was before all the south coast and ECVI restrictions.

You just always see 3 or 4 dudes on a charter every day, my guess is that a lot of them won't go more than a couple days a year, and that guide is out 200 days a year. Lots of 1 day licenses. Not that this matters, was just a thought.

 

[wildmanyeah]

If you use juvenile license as indicator of the future, i think it speaks for itself

Breakdown by categories​

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Year	Total adult licences (including seniors)	Total juvenile licences	Total stamps
1999 to 2000	268,378	52,254	223,985
2000 to 2001	260,141	50,474	205,335
2001 to 2002	282,999	55,727	232,466
2002 to 2003	279,571	53,728	234,090
2003 to 2004	282,319	54,373	238,279
2004 to 2005	278,253	48,510	236,146
2005 to 2006	276,504	45,953	227,210
2006 to 2007	280,213	43,956	230,565
2007 to 2008	280,203	42,623	224,868
2008 to 2009	253,975	37,275	243,647
2009 to 2010	260,082	43,176	214,440
2010 to 2011	260,268	41,108	216,985
2011 to 2012	263,514	41,718	223,487
2012 to 2013	262,033	40,367	212,004
2013 to 2014	267,597	39,560	218,521
2014 to 2015	301,944	41,784	285,392
2015 to 2016	305,134	40,656	246,339
2016 to 2017	301,873	41,177	257,889
2017 to 2018	311,205	43,319	265,999
2018 to 2019	300,844	40,012	255,807
2019 to 2020	286,288	41,525	233,866
2020 to 2021	238,790	39,605	190,738