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Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 2
2 (1) These Regulations apply in Ontario. (2) These Regulations do not apply to (a) waters to which the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations apply; (b) activities carried out under an aquaculture licence; (c) activities carried out, in the course of their duties, by employees of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and employees of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans; or (d) artificially created waters into which only fish obtained from either the holder of an aquaculture licence or the holder of a commercial fishing licence have been released for non-commercial purposes if those waters (i) are not on a regional flood plain, (ii) lie wholly within the boundaries of privately owned land, (iii) have no connection or outflow to natural waters, and (iv) contain water from surface run-off, natural springs, ground water or water pumped from a stream or lake. (3) These Regulations, other than subsections 1(1) and (3), paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (c), subsection 4(3) to (6) and sections 13 and 44, do not apply to fishing and related activities carried out under a licence issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations . SOR/2018-216, s. 3 SOR/2023-245, s. 6
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 3
3 (1) No person shall, except as authorized under a licence, (a) fish; (b) ship or transport or attempt to ship or transport live fish other than baitfish; or (c) deposit or attempt to deposit live fish into any body of water other than the body of water from which they were caught. (2) [Repealed, SOR/2023-245, s. 7] SOR/2018-216, s. 4 SOR/2023-245, s. 7
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 5
5 No person shall bring into Ontario, for use as bait, (a) crayfish or salamanders; or (b) live fish or leeches.
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 6
6 (1) No person shall possess, transport or release members of an invasive species except in accordance with the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations or as authorized under a licence issued under subsection (2). (2) The provincial Minister may issue a licence to a person to possess, transport or release invasive species in specified quantities if (a) they are an employee or a person referred to in subsection 13 (1) of the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations ; (b) they use the equipment and controls necessary to protect against any unauthorized release of invasive species into Ontario waters; and (c) the possession is for scientific, educational or aquatic invasive species control purposes. SOR/2015-121, s. 38; SOR/2018-216, s. 6
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 7
7 (1) No person shall fish for or possess a specially protected fish except as authorized under a licence issued under subsection (2). (2) The provincial Minister may issue a licence to a person to fish for or possess specially protected fish if (a) they are a qualified fisheries researcher working in a recognized research facility; and (b) the purpose of their fishing or possession is the conservation or protection of the species. (3) Despite subsection (1), a person may possess an American eel if (a) in the case of an eel that is 10 cm or more in length, the person has documentary evidence to show that the eel was lawfully obtained outside of Ontario; or (b) in the case of an eel that is less than 10 cm in length, the possession is authorized under the Possession and Export of Elvers Regulations . SOR/2018-216, s. 7 SOR/2024-237, s. 16
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 8
8 (1) No person shall fish in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule V to the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 1989 , during the close time set out in column II of that item. (2) [Repealed, SOR/2009-328, s. 2] SOR/2009-328, s. 2
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 9
9 (1) No person shall fish with (a) a hook used in such a manner as to pierce or hook a fish in any part of the body other than the mouth; (b) a gaff; (c) a snare; (d) a snagger; or (e) a spear gun. (2) Despite paragraph (1)(b), a person may use a gaff, other than a spring gaff, to assist in the landing of a fish. (3) No person shall retain a fish that has been pierced or hooked in any part of the body other than the mouth while angling except a fish that has been pierced or hooked while being landed with a gaff that is not a spring gaff. SOR/2014-311, s. 2
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 10
10 (1) No person shall possess a snagger, spear gun or spring gaff in any waters or within 30 m of any water’s edge. (2) Except when spear fishing in accordance with these Regulations, no person shall possess a spear for the purpose of fishing in any waters or within 30 m of any water’s edge. (3) No person shall possess a snare for the purpose of fishing in any waters or within 30 m of any water’s edge. SOR/2018-216, s. 8
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 11
11 No person shall use an artificial light to attract fish except (a) to fish for lake herring, lake whitefish or smelt by any means other than by angling; or (b) when angling, as part of a lure attached to a line.
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 12
12 A person, other than a person fishing under a commercial fishing licence, who catches a fish, other than an invasive species, the retention or possession of which is prohibited by these Regulations, shall immediately return the fish to the waters from which it was caught and, if the fish is alive, release it in a manner that causes the least harm to that fish. SOR/2015-121, s. 39
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 13
13 (1) If a close time, fishing quota or limit on the size or weight of fish or fishing gear or equipment has been fixed in respect of an area, the provincial Minister may, by order, vary that close time, fishing quota or limit on fish or fishing gear or equipment in respect of the area or any portion of the area. (2) If a close time, fishing quota, limit on the size or weight of fish or fishing gear or equipment is varied, the provincial Minister shall give notice of the variation to the persons affected or likely to be affected by the variation by one or more of the following methods: (a) broadcasting the notice over a radio station; (b) publishing the notice in a newspaper; (c) posting the notice in the area or in the vicinity of the area affected by the variation; (d) giving written or oral notice; (e) transmitting or posting the notice by electronic means; or (f) publishing the notice in the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry summary of regulations pertaining to sport fishing. SOR/2018-216, s. 9 SOR/2023-245, s. 8
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 14
14 No person shall sport fish other than by angling or by means of a spear, dip net, baitfish trap, seine net, or bow and arrow.
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 15
15 No person shall angle for, or catch by angling and retain, fish of a species set out in column 1 of Schedule 2 in the waters set out in column 2 during the close time set out in column 3. SOR/2018-216, s. 10(F)
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 16
16 Subject to sections 19 to 21, no person who is fishing under a sport fishing licence or a conservation fishing licence shall catch and retain in any one day, or possess, fish of a species set out in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 from the waters set out in column 1, (a) in an amount that exceeds the sport fishing licence quota or of a size that does not comply with the size limit set out in column 3; or (b) in an amount that exceeds the conservation fishing licence quota or of a size that does not comply with the size limit set out in column 4.
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 17
17 Subject to section 18, no person shall possess fish of a species set out in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 3, caught under a sport fishing licence or conservation fishing licence from the waters of all zones combined, in a quantity greater than the provincial possession limit set out in column 2. SOR/2014-311, s. 3
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 18
18 No person shall catch and retain in any one day, or possess, a quantity of trout or salmon from the waters of all zones combined that in the aggregate is greater than (a) five, when fishing under a sport fishing licence; or (b) two, when fishing under a conservation fishing licence.
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 19
19 No person shall catch and retain in any one day fish of a species set out in column 3 of Part 3 of Schedule 3 as specified for the type of licence set out in column 1 from the waters set out in column 2 in an amount that exceeds the quota or does not comply with the size limit set out in column 4. SOR/2018-216, s. 11(F)
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 20
20 No non-resident shall catch and retain in any one day fish of a species set out in column 3 of Part 4 of Schedule 3 as specified for the type of licence set out in column 1 from the waters set out in column 2 in an amount that exceeds the quota or of a size that does not comply with the size limit set out in column 4. SOR/2017-195, s. 2
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 21
21 No non-resident shall catch and retain in any one day or possess fish of a species set out in column 3 of Part 5 of Schedule 3 as specified for the type of licence set out in column 1 from the waters set out in column 2 in an amount that exceeds the quota or of a size that does not comply with the size limit set out in column 4. SOR/2018-216, s. 12
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 22
22 If a non-resident under 18 years of age fishes under a sport fishing licence held by another person, the fish caught and retained or possessed shall be deemed to be caught and retained or possessed by the licence holder.
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 23
23 (1) A person who is angling under a sport fishing licence or a conservation fishing licence from a fishing vessel and who catches largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye or northern pike may exchange one or more of the live fish that the person has caught for another of the same species if (a) the live fish that are caught and not immediately released are held in a livewell that is mechanically aerated at all times; and (b) the fish that is being released will survive after release and is released into the waters from which it was caught. (2) A person who is fishing under a sport fishing licence may hold in the livewell no more than an aggregate of six largemouth bass or smallmouth bass. SOR/2018-216, s. 13(F)
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 24
24 If a person is sport fishing in waters that lie both in Ontario and in another jurisdiction, the fish caught anywhere in the waters shall be deemed to have been caught and retained or possessed by the person in Ontario for the purposes of these Regulations.
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 25
25 (1) No person shall possess a live brook trout or live lake trout caught by angling from Lake Nipigon and its tributaries. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), paragraph 29(2)(d), section 38, paragraph 42(2)(b) and Schedule 4, a reference to Lake Nipigon and its tributaries means Lake Nipigon and its tributaries downstream from the first falls, rapids, dam or lake — or the entire tributary if there are no falls, rapids, dam or lake — including (a) the waters on the islands of Lake Nipigon; (b) the waters of the Gull River, downstream from the Highway 527 bridge; (c) the waters of the Kabitotikwia River, downstream from the Highway 527 bridge; (d) the waters of the Poshkokagan River, downstream from and including the rapids located at 49°25′45″ N, 89°04′55″ W; (e) the waters of the Wabinosh River, downstream from Wabinosh Lake; and (f) the waters of the Little Jackfish River, downstream from and including the first rapids upstream of the Pikitigushi Road bridge. SOR/2018-216, s. 14 SOR/2023-245, s. 9
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 26
26 No person shall possess a live fish, other than a baitfish, caught by angling from the following waters in Zone 4: (a) Lac Seul (50°20′03″ N, 92°45′00″ W); (b) Broad Lake (50°26′32″ N, 92°37′50″ W); (c) Sunlight Lake (50°29′14″ N, 92°34′17″ W) and all connecting waters; (d) Abram Lake (50°03′33″ N, 91°55′44″ W); (e) Botsford Lake (50°08′19″ N, 91°39′32″ W); (f) Hidden Lake (50°07′26″ N, 91°44′33″ W); (g) Minnitaki Lake (49°58′19″ N, 91°57′29″ W); (h) Pelican Lake (50°06′41″ N, 91°57′40″ W) and all connecting waters, including the waters locally known as Duck Lake; and (i) the waters collectively known as the Rice River, including Flower Lake (49°56′47″ N, 91°57′19″ W), Parnes Lake (49°56′27″ N, 91°54′23″ W), Twill Lake (49°56′38″ N, 91°59′02″ W), Twin Bay of Minnitaki Lake (49°57′48″ N, 91°52′56″ W), Twinflower Lake (49°56′27″ N, 91°55′44″ W), Twinflower Creek and all connecting streams. SOR/2018-216, s. 15(E) SOR/2023-245, s. 10
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 27
27 (1) No non-resident who is angling from a fishing vessel shall possess on board the vessel more fish of a species than the quota set out in section 20 for the species in the waters in which the person is angling. (2) This section applies to the following waters in Zone 5: (a) Lake of the Woods (49°16′59″ N, 94°34′15″ W); (b) Shoal Lake (49°32′50″ N, 94°56′25″ W); (c) Cul de Sac Lake (49°37′54″ N, 94°49′47″ W); (d) Obabikon Lake (49°14′59″ N, 94°12′25″ W); (e) Rainy River; and (f) Rainy Lake (48°43′35″ N, 93°07′51″ W) and the Seine River system upstream to the Sturgeon Falls (Crilly) Dam, situated immediately north of Highway 11, including the waters of Grassy Lake (48°39′53″ N, 92°43′05″ W), Wild Potato Lake (48°43′00″ N, 92°28′36″ W) and Partridge Crop Lake (48°43′46″ N, 92°22′12″ W) in the Territorial Districts of Kenora and Rainy River. SOR/2023-245, s. 11
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 28
28 (1) No person shall release or deposit, or attempt to release or deposit, into any waters, or within 30 m of any waters, any of the following: (a) live or dead bait or baitfish, including fish eggs, gametes or parts; or (b) the water, soil or other materials in the container used to hold the materials set out in paragraph (a). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of plant-based bait. (3) Paragraph 1(b) does not apply to water that is taken from the waters where the person is fishing, used in either a recirculating device attached to or forming part of a fishing vessel or a moveable container holding bait or baitfish, and deposited back into the same waters or within 30 m of those waters. SOR/2018-216, s. 16(F) SOR/2020-276, s. 2
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 28.1
28.1 No person, other than the holder of a commercial bait licence or any other licence that authorizes the culture of baitfish, shall catch and retain in any one day, or possess, more than 120 baitfish. SOR/2009-328, s. 3; SOR/2014-311, s. 4
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 29
29 (1) No person shall use as bait, or possess for use as bait, an invasive species or a live fish that is not a species of baitfish. (2) No person shall use as bait or possess for use as bait (a) a live baitfish in the waters set out in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 5; (b) a fish greater than 13 cm in length in Lake Temagami (46°59′36″ N, 80°04′15″ W); (c) a fish (i) in the waters of Clearwater Bay of Lake of the Woods (49°42′23″ N, 94°45′13″ W), Echo Bay of Lake of the Woods (49°39′00″ N, 94°53′58″ W) or Cul de Sac Lake (49°37′54″ N, 94°49′47″ W); (ii) in the waters set out in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 during the period set out in column 2; or (d) rainbow smelt in Zone 2, 4, 5 or 6, except, in Zones 2 and 6, in the waters of Lake Nipigon and its tributaries and, in Zone 6, in the waters of Jessie Lake (49°11′19″ N, 88°19′52″ W), Helen Lake (49°04′20″ N, 88°16′17″ W), Polly Lake (49°07′52″ N, 88°15′58″ W) and the Nipigon River. (3) Despite subsection (1), a person may possess no more than 36 live crayfish for use as bait in the waters in which the person is angling, if the crayfish were caught in those waters. (4) No person shall transport crayfish overland except under a licence to collect fish for scientific purposes issued under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 , Statutes of Ontario, 1997, c. 41. (5) Despite subsection (4), a person may transport red swamp crayfish ( Procambarus clarkii ) in accordance with General , Ontario Regulation 354/16 made under the Invasive Species Act, 2015 , S.O. 2015, c. 22, as amended from time to time. SOR/2008-99, s. 14; SOR/2014-311, s. 5; SOR/2015-121, s. 40; SOR/2018-216, s. 17 SOR/2023-245, s. 12
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 30
30 No person shall angle within 25 m of a pound net or cage in which fish are held for culture.
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 31
31 No person shall angle in the waters set out in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 except in accordance with the limits on gear and equipment set out in column 2 during the specified time periods, as applicable. SOR/2009-328, s. 4; SOR/2014-311, s. 6; SOR/2018-216, s. 18 SOR/2023-245, s. 13
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 32
32 (1) Subject to subsection (3), no person angling in open water shall angle in the waters set out in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 4 with more than the number of lines set out in column 2. (2) Subject to subsection (3), no person angling through ice shall angle in the waters set out in column 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 with more than the number of lines set out in column 2. (3) A person who is angling for common carp may use up to three lines in the waters of Zones 12 to 20 if all of the following conditions are met: (a) the person is using plant-based bait or synthetic corn; (b) when the person is angling from a fishing vessel, all of the lines used by the person are on that vessel with the person; and (c) when the person is not angling from a fishing vessel, each line used by the person is within 2 m of another line used by the person. SOR/2020-276, s. 3 SOR/2023-245, s. 13
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 33
33 No person who is angling through the ice shall (a) be more than 60 m from a hole in the ice through which they are angling; or (b) fail to maintain a clear and unobstructed view of a line with which they are angling.
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 34
34 (1) No person shall sport fish during the period between sunset and sunrise. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is (a) angling, except in the waters of Eagle Lake (49º42′ N, 93º13′ W); (b) fishing by means of a baitfish trap; (c) fishing for rainbow smelt by means of a dip net or seine net; or (d) fishing for lake herring or lake whitefish by means of a dip net. SOR/2018-216, s. 19(E)
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 35
35 (1) No person shall sport fish using (a) a dip net (i) with dimensions that are greater than 183 cm by 183 cm if the dip net is angular, or (ii) with a diameter that is greater than 183 cm if the dip net is circular; (b) a seine net with dimensions that are greater than 10 m by 2 m; (c) a baitfish trap of a length that is greater than 51 cm or a diameter that is greater than 31 cm; (d) more than one dip net, baitfish trap or seine net; or (e) a baitfish trap unless it is legibly marked with their name and address. (2) No person who is sport fishing by a means other than by angling shall (a) catch and retain in any one day or possess fish of a species set out in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 from the waters set out in column 3 in an amount that exceeds the quota set out in column 5 or 6, as the case may be; (b) use any gear other than the gear set out in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 for fishing for a species set out in column 1; (c) fish for, or catch and retain, a species of fish set out in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 from the waters set out in column 3 during the close time set out in column 4; (d) fish for, or catch and retain, a species of fish set out in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 from any waters other than the waters set out in column 3; or (e) fish for, or catch and retain, any species of fish other than the species set out in column 1 of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 6. SOR/2011-154, s. 2; SOR/2018-216, s. 20(E)
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 36
36 (1) No person who is sport fishing by a means other than angling shall (a) subject to section 28.1, catch and retain in any one day or possess more baitfish than the quota set out in column 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 6; (b) when fishing for baitfish, use any gear other than the gear set out in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 6; or (c) fish for baitfish during the close time set out in column 4 of Part 2 of Schedule 6. (2) Other than suckers or lake herring, no non-resident shall fish for, or catch and retain baitfish, by a means other than by angling. SOR/2009-328, s. 5; SOR/2018-216, s. 21
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 37
37 (1) No person who is sport fishing shall place or use in any waters a live holding box or impounding device unless (a) it is legibly marked with the licence holder’s name and address; and (b) the markings are visible without raising it from the water. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to (a) a live holding box that forms part of or is attached to a fishing vessel; or (b) a bucket or other moveable container that contains baitfish. SOR/2018-216, s. 22(F)
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 38
38 (1) No person who is sport fishing shall use a stringer, impounding device or live holding box for holding fish in Lake Nipigon and its tributaries. (2) Despite subsection (1), a person who is sport fishing may hold fish, other than brook trout or lake trout, in a livewell on Lake Nipigon or its tributaries. SOR/2018-216, s. 23
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 39
39 (1) Unless the fish is being prepared for immediate consumption, no person shall skin, cut or pack any fish caught by sport fishing in such a manner that the species cannot easily be identified or the number cannot easily be counted. (2) No person shall possess a fish that is skinned, cut or packed in contravention of subsection (1). (3) A person who is in possession of a fish caught by sport fishing for which there is an applicable size limit shall keep the fish in a manner that allows the size to be easily measured, unless the fish (a) is being prepared for immediate consumption; (b) is prepared at an overnight accommodation for storage; (c) is being transported by the person on the water from a temporary overnight accommodation and that person is not sport fishing; or (d) is being transported overland. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person who possesses (a) fish from which samples have been collected for scientific purposes by an employee authorized by the provincial Minister or a person who possesses fish under a licence to collect fish for scientific purposes issued under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 , Statutes of Ontario, 1997, c. 41; and (b) documentation given by the person or employee containing information on the samples and their collection including the original length or weight of the fish. SOR/2018-216, s. 24
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 40
40 No person who is fishing for baitfish under a commercial bait licence shall use a dip net (a) with dimensions that are greater than 305 cm by 305 cm if the dip net is angular; or (b) with a diameter that is greater than 305 cm if the dip net is circular. SOR/2014-311, s. 7
Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 — 41
41 (1) No person who is fishing under a commercial bait licence shall place or use a baitfish trap that is not legibly marked with the licence holder’s name or licence number. (2) No person who is operating under a commercial fishing licence or a commercial bait licence shall place or use in any waters a live holding box or impounding device unless (a) it is legibly marked with the licence holder’s name or licence number, and (b) the markings are visible without raising the box or device from the water. SOR/2009-328, s. 6; SOR/2014-311, s. 8; SOR/2018-216, s. 25(F)