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Kayaking into Canada

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#1 ·
Hey guys - Besides a Canadian fishing license and the items you're required to have on your boat, based on what I've read, it seems I would need to call the toll-free number to announce my crossing, like any other boat. I also discovered this NEXUS program that, once you're a member, expedites the process when you call.

My buddy and I are planning a trip the mouth of the Detroit River (in his two person angling kayak) and he (not me) doubts we'd need to report our border crossing because, you know, we're "just" in a kayak. He doesn't want to pay the fee for the card.

My questions are: Is he right in his assumption about reporting? Should he get a NEXUS card?

Any other tips, advice, warnings, cautionary tales?

Thanks!!!
 
#2 ·
Have you ever been to that area before?? The Detroit river has a lot of traffic in and out,(large barges)!
Although that is a good area to fish in the fall, it doesn't seem like an area that would be safe or enjoyable for kayaking. If you do decide to take that risk, make sure to have all paperwork and follow protocol. Border patrol is all over that area.
 
#5 ·
when i made a trip to Ely, Mn. for bass fishing, half the lake was US and half was Canada, we were explicitly instructed that we would need passports to cross the line on the lake. If we did not have this, the lodge we stayed at specifically stated that the only thing they would worry about is getting their boat back! LOL!
 
#6 ·
Lol, that's interesting because no guide who's ever taken me into Canada told me I needed a passport. I have the passport card that I keep in my wallet in case I ever have to flee the country by foot, land, or sea, but not specifically for fishing in Canada. Thanks for the tip.
 
#10 ·
I don't fly, but I needed a passport to run the Detroit marathon several years ago and the card was an "add-on" that I thought was pretty cool, despite the extra cost. The fishing might be comparable in that stretch but the shipping channel, as you know, runs right through the American side. We watched a big freighter go through on Tuesday and that thing displaced a shipload of water, lol. I think I'd feel safer on the Oh Canada side...
 
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