fisher26 Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Hi there everyone, I frequent some of the areas that are currently closed to fishing and in the past have noticed guys fishing out of season. Unfortunately, I've never had a cell phone or the RAP number when I'm out, but now I'm going to bring both along. Anyways, does one receive a reward for reporting a poacher? I plan to report them regardless (obviously), but I'm just curious if there is a monetary incentive for individuals to do so. Thanks in advance, Fisher Quote
monger Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 I think only if they get convicted. It's a good idea to report every incident anyway. If will give the fish cops an idea of how often/location of infractions Quote
kphebert Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 your reward is a fishery for your kids to enjoy.i now carry a report a poacher card with me at all times so i have the number close.my son is 10 and has his first fly rod and i want him to be able to enjoy this fishery in his later years. Quote
fisher26 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Posted April 26, 2011 Thanks monger. Does anyone have any experience with getting rewards? I'll report them anyways but I'm curious if the system has a built in incentive. Quote
fisher26 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Posted April 26, 2011 your reward is a fishery for your kids to enjoy.i now carry a report a poacher card with me at all times so i have the number close.my son is 10 and has his first fly rod and i want him to be able to enjoy this fishery in his later years. Obviously. It's not like I won't report them unless I get a reward--being a fisherman I have a vested interest in the resource. My question, however, pertained to the existence of a monetary incentive. Quote
bigbowtrout Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 I made a call two years ago and the Co was in the area and stopped the poachers. Tickets were handed out an convictions were made. A few month later I had a cheque for just over $300.00 bucks. I've made a lot of calls but that one payed off. The province has a fund set aside for this so why not go for it. Just a nice bonus if you happen to get it. Quote
tgo Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 The big reward is having these guys busted and doing your part to protect what has given you so much. That being said a reward definately helps. I called in a couple of poachers on the NW section four or five years ago. Turns out these guys were repeat offenders and were clearly busted with multiple counts, so I pretty much found out that day I was getting a reward. I was just happy that I had put a stop to a couple more poachers on my home waters. I have called the RAP line more times than I could count, most the time I never heard what happened or the CO said the guys were gone when he got there. The more times you call the better though, and maybe eventually you'll get a $300 reward for it. I got a new fly rod and they probably got thousands in fines, which in my mind was the ultimate F-you to those pricks Quote
bigbowtrout Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 http://www.srd.alberta.ca/ManagingPrograms...rtAPoacher.aspx Quote
SanJuanWorm Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 I wish we could just kick them in the balls. The fish would want it this way. Quote
darrinhurst Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 x2 I wish we could just kick them in the balls. The fish would want it this way. Quote
reevesr1 Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 I wish we could just kick them in the balls. The fish would want it this way. My bet is the fish want to kick all of us in the balls. Quote
SanJuanWorm Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 My bet is the fish want to kick all of us in the balls. Nah, just poachers and Americans. Quote
cgyguy Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Last year, I reported some poachers in FCP and the CO told me at that time, that I could" be up for a reward, as they apparently do a draw at the end of each month, and the winner gets the financial reward and the rest get the satisfaction that we did our part towards a better fishery! Quote
gillraker Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 I made a call two years ago and the Co was in the area and stopped the poachers. Tickets were handed out an convictions were made. A few month later I had a cheque for just over $300.00 bucks. I've made a lot of calls but that one payed off. The province has a fund set aside for this so why not go for it. Just a nice bonus if you happen to get it. I'm in the same boat. I've made numerous calls over the years. On one occassion last year I did end up cashing in ($400) which was a nice surprise. Quote
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