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Regulations are current to 2017-09-14 and last amended on 2015-05-29. Previous Versions
angling means fishing with a line that is held in the hand or attached to a rod that is held in the hand or closely attended. (à la ligne)
artificial fly means a hook dressed with silk, wool, fur, feathers or other similar organic or non-organic material that is used to catch fish when angling and includes wet flies, dry flies and streamer flies but does not include an artificial lure or organic bait. (mouche artificielle)
artificial lure means a spoon, plug, jig or other device that is designed to catch fish when angling. (leurre artificiel)
baitfish means a fish of a species native to Ontario that is set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1. (poisson-appât)
barbless hook means a hook without barbs or a hook that has barbs that are compressed so as to be in complete contact with the shaft of the hook. (hameçon sans ardillon)
border waters area means the area shown as Part 1 of the Regulation Plan of the Border Waters Area in Fisheries Management Zone 5 filed on December 5, 2013 in the Office of the Surveyor General of Ontario. (zone des eaux limitrophes)
fisheries management zone or zone means a subdivision of the waters of Ontario as shown in the Regulation Plans of Fisheries Management Zones filed on December 5, 2013 in the Office of the Surveyor General of Ontario. (zone de gestion des pêches ou zone)
hook means a single or multiple-pointed hook on a common shaft but does not include a snagger. (hameçon)
invasive species means a species that is set out, in respect of Ontario, in Part 2 of the schedule to the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations . (espèce envahissante)
(c) a licence issued under these Regulations. (permis)
livewell means a compartment designed to keep fish alive that is attached to or forms part of a fishing vessel, has the capacity for water exchange and aeration and contains no less than 46 L of water. (vivier)
pound net means an impounding net whose top is not covered by netting. (parc en filet)
provincial Minister means the Minister of Natural Resources for Ontario. (ministre provincial)
resident means a person whose residence is in Canada and who has resided in Canada for a period of at least 6 months during the 12 months immediately before the day on which that residence becomes material for the purposes of these Regulations. (résident)
seine net means a net, the ends of which are brought together or hauled ashore, and includes a bar seine, beach seine, drag seine, purse seine or other similar type of net. (senne)
snagger means an instrument that is designed for the purpose of hooking or piercing a fish in any part of the body other than the mouth. (croc)
spear gun includes any device, other than a bow, that is capable of propelling a spear. (fusil à harpon)
specially protected fish means a fish of a species set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1. (spécialement protégé)
sport fishing means the catching of fish for non-commercial purposes. (pêche sportive)
spring gaff means a spring-operated device for impaling or hooking a fish and includes spring-loaded hooks that are triggered when a fish bites the bait. (gaffe à ressort)
stringer means a string or metal line on which fish are strung. (chaîne ou corde à poissons)
trolling means angling by trailing lures or bait behind a fishing vessel that is in constant forward motion. (pêche à la traine)
(3) A reference in these Regulations to a species or group of species of fish by its common name as set out in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 is a reference to the species or group of species of fish whose scientific name is set out in column 2.
SOR/2009-328, s. 1(E);
SOR/2014-85, s. 1;
SOR/2014-311, s. 1;
SOR/2015-121, s. 37.
(c) aquaculture activities carried out by employees of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources; or
(d) artificially created waters into which only fish obtained from either the holder of an acquaculture licence or the holder of a commercial fishing licence have been released for non-commercial purposes if those waters
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to persons carrying out their duties as employees of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources or the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
(f) the type, size, quantity or manner of marking fishing gear or equipment;
(q) the information that the master of a vessel shall report from the water, including the method by which, the time at which and the person to whom the report is to be made.
(a) if the licence holder consents to receiving it by electronic means, on the day recorded by theserver of the provincial Minister as the time of sending it;
6 (1) No person shall possess, transport or release members of an invasive species without a licence issued under subsection (2).
SOR/2015-121, s. 38.
7 (1) No person shall fish for or possess a specially protected fish without a licence issued under subsection (2).
(3) Despite subsection (1), a person may possess an American eel if the person provides documentary evidence to show that the eel was lawfully obtained outside of Ontario.
SOR/2009-328, s. 2.
SOR/2014-311, s. 2.
(3) No person shall possess a snare for the purpose of fishing on any waters or within 30 m of any water’s edge.
SOR/2015-121, s. 39.
(f) publishing the notice in the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources summary of regulations pertaining to sport fishing.
SOR/2014-311, s. 3.
20 No non-resident shall catch and retain in any one day
(a) fish of a species or combination of 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; or
(b) more than two walleye or sauger in the aggregate if
(i) both walleye and sauger are from the waters described in items 2 and 3 of Part 4 of Schedule 3, or
(ii) one walleye or sauger is from the waters described in item 1 of Part 4 of Schedule 3 and the other walleye or sauger is from the waters described in items 2 and 3 of Part 4 of Schedule 3.
21 No non-resident shall catch and retain in any one day or possess more 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.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), paragraph 31(3)(c) and sections 38 and 42, Lake Nipigon and its tributaries include the waters described in item 3, column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 4.
26 No person shall possess a live fish, other than a baitfish, caught by angling from the following waters in Zone 4: Lac Seul, including Broad Lake, Sunlight Lake and all connecting waters, Abram Lake, Botsford Lake, Duck Lake, Hidden Lake, Minnitaki Lake, Pelican Lake and all connecting waters, waters collectively known as the Rice River, including Flower Lake, Parnes Lake, Twill Lake, Twin Bay of Minnitaki Lake, Twin Flower Lake, Twin Flower Creek and all connecting streams.
SOR/2009-328, s. 3;
SOR/2014-311, s. 4.
SOR/2008-99, s. 14;
SOR/2014-311, s. 5;
SOR/2015-121, s. 40.
(a) a hook other than a single barbless hook;
(5) No person shall angle in Cul de Sac Lake (49°38′ N, 94°50′ W), Clearwater Bay (49°42′ N, 94°45′ W) or Echo Bay (49°39′ N, 94°50′ W) of Lake of the Woods using
SOR/2009-328, s. 4;
SOR/2014-311, s. 6.
(c) fishing for smelt by means of a dip net or seine net; or
(a) catch and retain in any one day or possess more 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;
SOR/2011-154, s. 2.
36 (1) No person who is sport fishing shall
(a) subject to section 28.1, catch and retain in any one day by any means other than by angling, or possess, more baitfish caught than the quota set out in column 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 6;
(b) when sport fishing for baitfish, use any gear other than the gear set out column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 6; or
(c) fish for baitfish, by any means other than by angling, during the close time set out in column 4 of Part 2 of Schedule 6.
SOR/2009-328, s. 5.
38 (1) No person who is sport fishing shall use a stringer, impounding device or live holding box for retaining fish in Lake Nipigon and its tributaries.
SOR/2014-311, s. 7.
SOR/2009-328, s. 6;
SOR/2014-311, s. 8.
42 No person who is fishing under a commercial fishing licence shall set or use a hookline or net unless
(a) a buoy, marker or stake is attached to the hookline or to each end of the net and when fishing, other than ice fishing,
(i) in the waters of Lake of the Woods and Shoal Lake, the hookline or each end of the net is marked by a buoy with a shaft whose upper extremity is at least 53 cm above the water and has attached to it an orange flag measuring at least 22 cm by 22 cm,
(ii) in the waters of Lake Superior or Lake Nipigon and its tributaries, the hookline or each end of the net is marked by a standard marker ball 50 cm in diameter or by a buoy with a shaft whose upper extremity is at least 92 cm above the water and has attached to it an orange flag measuring at least 22 cm by 22 cm;
SOR/2014-311, s. 9.
(a) at the request of an observer, permit the observer to go on board the vessel to perform any of the duties described in subsection (1); and
SOR/2009-328, s. 7.
SOR/2009-328, s. 9.
SOR/2009-328, s. 10.
SOR/2014-311, ss. 10 to 14, 15(F), 16(F), 17 to 19, 20(E), 21, 22, 23(F), 24(F), 25, 26(E);
SOR/2015-121, s. 41.
The waters of that part of the border waters area of Zone 5 being composed of all of the waters of Rainy Lake and the Seine River system including Little Grassy Lake, Grassy lake, Shoal Lake, Wild Potato Lake and Partridge Crop Lake lying downstream from the Crilly Dam which is situated immediately north of Highway 11 and the Rainy River upstream from the Fort Frances Dam to Rainy Lake Walleye and Sauger 1 walleye or sauger, of which walleye must be between 35-45 cm or greater than 70 cm in length and sauger may be any size
The waters of the border waters area of Zone 5 other than the waters set out in items 1 and 3 Walleye and Sauger or any combination 2 walleye or sauger in the aggregate, of which only 1 may be greater than 46 cm from January 1 to the last day in February and the 3rd Saturday in May to December 31, or 2 walleye or sauger in the aggregate, of which none may be greater than 46 cm from March 1 to April 14
The waters of that part of the border waters area of Zone 5 being composed of all of the waters of Lake of the Woods, including all the waters of the Alneau Peninsula and Western Peninsula, Obabikon Lake and Cul de Sac Lake in the Territorial Districts of Kenora and Rainy River Walleye and Sauger or any combination 2 walleye or sauger in the aggregate, of which only 1 may be greater than 46 cm in length
Waters set out in items 1 and 2 Lake trout 1, any size
SOR/2009-328, ss. 11 to 14;
SOR/2014-311, ss. 27 to 33.
Lake Nipigon and its tributaries, downstream from the first falls, rapids, dam or lake identified on an Ontario Base Map or the entire stream if there are no falls, rapids, dam or lake identified, also including the waters on the islands of Lake Nipigon including Forgan Lake, Bonner Lake, Little Bonner Lake and Jackpot Lake (also known as Madeline Lake); Gull River, downstream from the Highway 527 bridge; Kabitotikwia River, downstream from the Highway 527 bridge; Poshkokagan River, downstream from and including the rapids (49º25′45″ N, 89º04′55″ W) located 13 km upstream from the Black Sturgeon Road bridge; Wabinosh River downstream from Wabinosh Lake; Little Jackfish River, downstream from and including the first rapids upstream of the Pikitigushi Road bridge
Whitefish Bay of Lake of the Woods (49°32′ N, 94°10′ W) including Regina Bay (49°24′ N, 94°02′ W), Snake Bay (49°22′ N, 94°01′ W), Boot Bay (49°17′ N, 94°09′ W), Ghost Bay (49°21′ N, 94°14′ W), Brûlé Bay (49°23′ N, 94°14′ W), Knickerbocker Inlet (49°23′ N, 94°19′ W), Louis Inlet (49°25′ N, 94°16′ W), Cross Inlet (49°28′ N, 94°18′ W), Devils Bay (49°14′ N, 94°05′ W), Alfred Inlet (49°13′ N, 94°08′ W), Atikaminike Bay (49°14′ N, 94°03′ W), Camp Bay (49°16′ N, 94°02′ W), Cloverleaf Bay (49°15′ N, 94°08′ W), Log Bay (49°26′ N, 94°10′ W), Reedy Bay (49°25′ N, 94°05′ W), Willow Bay (49°25′ N, 94°04′ W), and Sammons Bay (49°23′ N, 94°59′ W) January 1 to the Friday before the 3rd Saturday in May
(44) Oxtongue Lake (45°22′ N, 78°55′ W) McClintlock
(f) Jordan Harbour
SOR/2009-328, ss. 15 to 23;
SOR/2014-311, ss. 34 to 37.
SOR/2009-328, ss. 24 to 26;
SOR/2014-311, s. 38.
Bow and arrow, dip net and spear (1) All zones, other than Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, Algonquin Park in Zone 15 and the waters set out in subitem (2) (1) January 1 to April 30 and August 1 to December 31 (1) No limit (1) No limit
Dip net (1) All zones, excluding the waters in Zones 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 and Algonquin Park in Zone 15 and Lake Simcoe in Zone 16 (1) January 1 to September 30 and November 16 to December 31 (1) No limit (1) No limit
Dip net All zones, excluding the waters in Zones 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 and Algonquin Park in Zone 15 January 1 to September 30 and November 16 to December 31 12 6
Dip net and seine net (1) All zones, excluding the waters set out in Zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and Algonquin Park in Zone 15 and the waters set out in subitem (2) (1) January 1 to the last day in February and June 1 to December 31 (1) No limit (1) No limit
Bow and arrow (includes all longbows and crossbows), spear and dip net (1) All zones excluding the waters in Algonquin Park in Zone 15 and the waters set out in subitem (2) (1) January 1 to the last day of February and June 1 to December 31 (1) No limit (1) No limit
Dip net, baitfish trap and by hand All zones n/a 36 36
SOR/2009-328, s. 27.
All species of bait-fish not included in items 1 to 4 January 1 to March 31