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First Light Fishing Charters

Departure Location: Cow Bay Marina, 209 Cow Bay Rd, Prince Rupert, BC   |   Website: firstlightfishing.ca

By booking a charter with First Light Fishing Charters, you agree to the following terms, conditions, and waiver of liability.

Booking & Payment Terms

First Light Fishing Charters offers private fishing and crabbing charters departing from Cow Bay Marina in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Charter Options

Half Day Charter
6 hours on the boat, approximately 5 hours fishing/crabbing
Price: $1,200 + applicable taxes

Full Day Charter
10 hours on the boat, approximately 8 hours fishing/crabbing
Price: $1,800 + applicable taxes

Maximum capacity is 4 adults, or 5 total guests when children 18 and under are included.

Deposit

A deposit of $400 per booked day is required to reserve your charter date. Your booking is not confirmed until the required deposit has been received.

Final Payment

Full payment is due 21 days before your scheduled charter date. If final payment has not been received by that date, First Light Fishing Charters reserves the right to cancel the booking and release the date.

Start Time

Charters typically begin between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM, depending on weather, tides, fishing conditions, and guide discretion. Guests must contact their guide the evening before the charter to confirm the final departure time.

Cancellation Policy

Deposits may be transferred to another available date in the current or upcoming season if cancellation is made more than 21 days before the scheduled charter date.

Cancellations made within 21 days of the scheduled charter date are non-refundable.

If First Light Fishing Charters determines that extreme or unsafe weather conditions require cancellation, guests will receive either a full refund, or the option to reschedule to another available date. The final decision on weather and safety cancellations belongs to First Light Fishing Charters and its guides.

Weather, Safety & Guide Discretion

Fishing and boating conditions can change quickly. For safety reasons, the guide may modify the route, fishing area, departure time, return time, or activities offered.

First Light Fishing Charters may cancel, delay, shorten, or modify any trip due to weather, mechanical issues, marine conditions, safety concerns, regulatory requirements, or other circumstances outside its control.

Transport Canada notes that passengers on small commercial vessels, including charter fishing vessels, should be prepared for changing conditions and follow safety directions while onboard.

Guest Responsibilities

Guests agree to:

  • Arrive on time and prepared for marine conditions
  • Follow all instructions from the captain/guide
  • Wear required safety equipment when instructed
  • Behave respectfully toward crew, other guests, wildlife, and property
  • Comply with all applicable fishing regulations and licensing requirements
  • Disclose any medical condition, mobility issue, allergy, or limitation that may affect participation
  • Avoid unsafe behaviour, intoxication, or interference with vessel operation

First Light Fishing Charters reserves the right to refuse service or end a trip early if a guest behaves in a way that creates a safety concern.

Fishing Licences & Regulations

Guests are responsible for ensuring they have the required fishing licences and comply with all applicable laws, limits, closures, and regulations. First Light Fishing Charters may assist with guidance, but guests remain responsible for their own licensing and legal compliance.

Assumption of Risk

Fishing, boating, crabbing, and marine travel involve inherent risks. These risks may include, but are not limited to:

  • Slips, trips, falls, or loss of balance
  • Rough water, waves, wake, wind, rain, fog, cold, or sun exposure
  • Boarding and disembarking from the vessel
  • Hooks, knives, fishing gear, bait, lines, traps, and equipment
  • Contact with fish, shellfish, marine wildlife, or biological material
  • Seasickness, dehydration, fatigue, or physical strain
  • Mechanical failure, collision, grounding, or sudden vessel movement
  • Delayed return, emergency response delays, or remote marine conditions
  • Injury, illness, property damage, loss, drowning, or death

By participating, you acknowledge that these risks exist and that you voluntarily choose to participate.

Waiver & Release of Liability

By booking and/or participating in a First Light Fishing Charters trip, you agree that you are participating voluntarily and at your own risk.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to release and hold harmless First Light Fishing Charters, its owners, guides, captains, crew, contractors, agents, representatives, insurers, and affiliated parties from claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, expenses, injury, illness, death, or property damage arising from your participation in the charter.

This release includes claims arising from ordinary negligence, marine conditions, weather, equipment, fishing activities, vessel operation, boarding/disembarking, and participation in related activities.

This waiver does not release any party from liability where such release is not permitted by law.

Medical Fitness

You confirm that you and all members of your party are physically able to participate in a marine fishing charter. You agree to inform First Light Fishing Charters before departure of any relevant medical conditions, medications, allergies, mobility issues, pregnancy, recent injuries, or other concerns that may affect safety or participation.

Children & Minors

Children must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times. The person completing the booking confirms they are authorized to accept these terms on behalf of all guests in the group, including minors. A parent or legal guardian must complete the waiver for any guest under 19 years of age.

Personal Belongings

Guests are responsible for their own personal belongings, including phones, cameras, clothing, fishing gear, eyewear, and other items. First Light Fishing Charters is not responsible for lost, stolen, wet, or damaged personal property.

Photos & Marketing Permission

First Light Fishing Charters may take photos or videos during the trip for promotional use, including on the website, social media, and marketing materials. Please notify your guide before departure if you do not want yourself or your group photographed.

Privacy

Personal information collected through bookings and waiver forms is used to manage reservations, communicate with guests, process payments, support safety planning, and meet business/legal requirements. First Light Fishing Charters will not sell your personal information.

Agreement

By submitting a booking, paying a deposit, signing this waiver, or participating in the charter, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms & Conditions and Waiver.

Complete Your Waiver

Your waiver is completed as part of the booking process. All guests must read and agree to the Terms & Conditions and Waiver when completing their online reservation.