Is RF open to commercial fisherman

From what i was told its not all fun and games with commercial fishing. The catching is the easy part. Its getting someone to weigh and document your catch for fish and game. Usually wholesalers. And if your not selling it to there people. And if there is nothing in it for them? Unless you know someone who knows someone. There is no sense in them going out of there way. I could be wrong for kayakers . I believe Albycor knows a little more about this subject as far as boat commercial.

It's not that difficult to sell fish. There are plenty of buyers who will take your fish. For an extra $50 a year you can get a " commercial fisherman's retail licence" wHich allows you to sell directly to the end consumer (not restaurants or markets, for that you need a wholesalers licence that runs around $1k/year). I sell most of my salmon, hali, tuna ling and black cod off my boat to the public under the authority of the fisherman's retail licence. In addition to the licence you need a certified scale and you must meticulously fill out a multi copy landing receipt in a book they provide and send those in within 2 weeks. If you have to transport your catch before selling it (making out a landing receipt) you have to fill out a transport receipt, which they provide.
So they're are a couple of hoops and red tape but it's doable.

From what i was told its not all fun and games with commercial fishing. The catching is the easy part. Its getting someone to weigh and document your catch for fish and game. Usually wholesalers. And if your not selling it to there people. And if there is nothing in it for them? Unless you know someone who knows someone. There is no sense in them going out of there way. I could be wrong for kayakers . I believe Albycor knows a little more about this subject as far as boat commercial.

It's not that difficult to sell fish. There are plenty of buyers who will take your fish. For an extra $50 a year you can get a " commercial fisherman's retail licence" wHich allows you to sell directly to the end consumer (not restaurants or markets, for that you need a wholesalers licence that runs around $1k/year). I sell most of my salmon, hali, tuna ling and black cod off my boat to the public under the authority of the fisherman's retail licence. In addition to the licence you need a certified scale and you must meticulously fill out a multi copy landing receipt in a book they provide and send those in within 2 weeks. If you have to transport your catch before selling it (making out a landing receipt) you have to fill out a transport receipt, which they provide.
So they're are a couple of hoops and red tape but it's doable.

Thanks for the reply. Something i have considered.what i did mention though without the 50 dollar extra fee. Some wholesalers might not go out of there way to weigh your fish if your not selling it to them. If you are just asking to officially weigh it for you . I was responding more to the people inquiring about a smaller scale with kayaking or myself on my 15 ft aluminum and selling to close friends.. Spending another Grand would not be worth it to me.

From what i was told its not all fun and games with commercial fishing. The catching is the easy part. Its getting someone to weigh and document your catch for fish and game. Usually wholesalers. And if your not selling it to there people. And if there is nothing in it for them? Unless you know someone who knows someone. There is no sense in them going out of there way. I could be wrong for kayakers . I believe Albycor knows a little more about this subject as far as boat commercial.

It's not that difficult to sell fish. There are plenty of buyers who will take your fish. For an extra $50 a year you can get a " commercial fisherman's retail licence" wHich allows you to sell directly to the end consumer (not restaurants or markets, for that you need a wholesalers licence that runs around $1k/year). I sell most of my salmon, hali, tuna ling and black cod off my boat to the public under the authority of the fisherman's retail licence. In addition to the licence you need a certified scale and you must meticulously fill out a multi copy landing receipt in a book they provide and send those in within 2 weeks. If you have to transport your catch before selling it (making out a landing receipt) you have to fill out a transport receipt, which they provide.
So they're are a couple of hoops and red tape but it's doable.

Thanks for the reply. Something i have considered.what i did mention though without the 50 dollar extra fee. Some wholesalers might not go out of there way to weigh your fish if your not selling it to them. If you are just asking to officially weigh it for you . I was responding more to the people inquiring about a smaller scale with kayaking or myself on my 15 ft aluminum and selling to close friends.. Spending another Grand would not be worth it to me.

let's see 300 lbs of lingcod at roughly 5.99 a pound retail would be 1800 minimum. Not sure what you mean by not worth it.

From what i was told its not all fun and games with commercial fishing. The catching is the easy part. Its getting someone to weigh and document your catch for fish and game. Usually wholesalers. And if your not selling it to there people. And if there is nothing in it for them? Unless you know someone who knows someone. There is no sense in them going out of there way. I could be wrong for kayakers . I believe Albycor knows a little more about this subject as far as boat commercial.

It's not that difficult to sell fish. There are plenty of buyers who will take your fish. For an extra $50 a year you can get a " commercial fisherman's retail licence" wHich allows you to sell directly to the end consumer (not restaurants or markets, for that you need a wholesalers licence that runs around $1k/year). I sell most of my salmon, hali, tuna ling and black cod off my boat to the public under the authority of the fisherman's retail licence. In addition to the licence you need a certified scale and you must meticulously fill out a multi copy landing receipt in a book they provide and send those in within 2 weeks. If you have to transport your catch before selling it (making out a landing receipt) you have to fill out a transport receipt, which they provide.
So they're are a couple of hoops and red tape but it's doable.

Thanks for the reply. Something i have considered.what i did mention though without the 50 dollar extra fee. Some wholesalers might not go out of there way to weigh your fish if your not selling it to them. If you are just asking to officially weigh it for you . I was responding more to the people inquiring about a smaller scale with kayaking or myself on my 15 ft aluminum and selling to close friends.. Spending another Grand would not be worth it to me.

let's see 300 lbs of lingcod at roughly 5.99 a pound retail would be 1800 minimum. Not sure what you mean by not worth it.

If I am paying 1k for license plus fuel and not selling fish  for 6 dollars a lb. Ya, its not worth it to me. Not for the few times I would be doing it. As  I stated 2 times. Plus you are not factoring fuel or gear ? If your a commercial guy like Sharky I am sure it is a good means of income.

let's see 300 lbs of lingcod at roughly 5.99 a pound retail would be 1800 minimum.

And they want the lings whole...not gutted. Which is bonus because they weigh more AND you don't have to clean them. Hard part is keeping them fresh on a kayak.

Lings are around $3/lb wholesale. To justify a commercial kayak you'd need to focus on hali, bass and lings. I've done it a little. It's tough.

Lings are around $3/lb wholesale. To justify a commercial kayak you'd need to focus on hali, bass and lings. I've done it a little. It's tough.

Thank you ! Sir.
 
 

I am considering it in the future when my last son is off to college. 4 more years. And as you stated. Would be more worth while to " Me" going after more species. Except for salmon commercial where you have to be grandfathered in with someone else's license. It seems as though most people are selling there license only with the boat in the sale which makes sense.

4 lings per week = ~32 pounds X $3 = $96 X 10 weeks = $960 to fish once a week for 3 months. 

4 lings per week = ~32 pounds X $3 = $96 X 10 weeks = $960 to fish once a week for 3 months.

Piece of cake.
Let me know how it goes Pat ?