license fees

Just adding up my 2007 licenses, and to fish within a 50 km radius of home, it's costing $120.00 this year!

$22.50 Alberta
$34.65 National Parks
$55.80 B.C.

plus taxes!

Andrew

Well I don't golf or ski. but I'm pretty sure it would cost more for lift tickets or green fees than that for a year.

$120 a year is cool with me.

The list of Licenses i will need for this year of fishing.

Alberta Sportfishing License:$22.50
Montana Nonresident Conservation License:$10.00
Montana 10-Day fishing License:$43.50
Montana Warm Water Game Fish License:$5.00
BC 8-Day fishing License:$36
BC Non-Tidal Salmon Conservation Stamp:$31

Grand Total:$148(not including taxes)

that's some serious coin.
I wonder why the Parks are so high considering they don't stock anymore. I wish I had more time to fish the Parks as some lakes are just phenominal.

Kind of shows what a bargin an Alberta resident licence really is.

Robin

That's what I'm thinking Duffy,

If the funds were well spent, I wouldn't mind seeing the Alberta license fee go up some.

And unlike BC, Alberta charges all Canadians exactly what they charge their own residents. I'd like to a reciprocal arrangement where we charge other provinces what they charge Albertans!

I get tired of being viewed as a cash cow by the governments in BC.

Also, I'm surprised (but pleased) that fishing is still permitted in the national parks. After all, you're not even permitted to pick berries or mushrooms, or interfere with any other wildlife -seems strange that catching fish and even killing some is permitted!

Andrew

Wow Lethal! You really plan on getting around :eek
Very cool!

To the original poster, yeah, I'm probably going to spend similar $$$ for, of course, Alberta and Jasper NP. I'm also fishing the BC coast this year so I will need a 4 day license there as well. Well worth the $$$ IMO. It is clear that AB is one of the lower licensing costs.