Anglers for BC presents
The Pacific
Salmon Slam
Catch any five Pacific salmon in British Columbia. Earn your coin. Fund the rivers and streams that bring the fish back.
$30
Slam authorization
5 Salmon
Any Pacific salmon, caught in BC
80%
Target to conservation ($24 of $30)
1 Coin
Earned, not bought
How It Works
Five fish. One coin.
More than a catch, it’s a journey. Your authorization never expires, so take a season or take five years.
01 · Register
Buy your $30 Slam authorization before you fish. Catches from before you sign up don’t count.
02 · Fish
Catch any five Pacific salmon in BC, salt or fresh water, in open fisheries with a valid licence.
03 · Snap
Photograph each fish, then release it or keep it, and record the catch on your licence.
04 · Earn
Submit your five, get verified and earn your coin. Then start another Slam for the next one.
The Species
BC’s five Pacific salmon.
Chinook, coho, sockeye, pink and chum. Any five Pacific salmon caught in BC count toward your Slam.
Chinook
Coho
Sockeye
Pink
Chum
The Founders Coin
Earned, not bought.
Finish your Slam and earn the limited-edition Chinook Salmon Founders Coin: a collector’s coin for those who make a difference.
Along the way you track your catches and unlock badges. Complete a Slam and you can start a new one to earn another coin or a new badge. Each fish counts toward one Slam only.
The Rules
What counts.
You need
Before your first cast:
- An active Slam authorization
- A valid fishing licence for the waters you fish, salt or fresh
- Any required conservation stamps
Counts
Every fish in your Slam:
- A Pacific salmon caught in BC
- Caught after you registered, in an open fishery
- Photographed, and recorded on your licence
Doesn’t count
Grounds for disqualification:
- Foul-hooked or snagged fish
- Fish caught before you registered, or outside BC
- A fish already used for another Slam
Summary only. The full rules are at pacificsalmonslam.ca/rules.
Catch. Release. Conserve.
Let them go strong.
Releasing a fish? A few habits give it the best chance. Keeping one? Dispatch it quickly and handle it with respect.
Gear
Use barbless or small hooks, larger lures and dummy flashers.
Fight
Keep the fight short, release at the waterline and use the net as little as you can.
Handle
Keep the fish wet, support it horizontally, take your photo fast and release it facing into the current.
More release tips from the Sport Fishing Institute of BC.
Where Your $30 Goes
$24 back to the water.
The target is 80% of every authorization to salmon conservation projects. The other $6 covers the coins, shipping, processing, accounting and the website.
Habitat
Restoring and protecting spawning habitat, rehabilitating rivers and streams, and making salmon habitat more resilient.
Fish Passage
Removing barriers so salmon can reach the water they were born in.
Science & People
Research and population monitoring, community stewardship and volunteer restoration, and youth education.
The Pacific Salmon Slam is run by Anglers for BC, the fisheries and watershed conservation wing of Hunters for BC. Inspired by the Utah Cutthroat Slam. Website donated by Hammerhead.
Catch. Release. Conserve.
Your Slam starts here.
Underwater photos courtesy of Langara Fishing Lodge