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Whether you live here or you are a visitor to , I’m pleased to invite you to experience the exceptional fishing opportunities our Contents province offers. Fishing is a great way to spend What’s New for 2015 ...... 2 time with family and friends, creating memories Possible Changes ...... 2 to last a lifetime. Manitoba’s abundant fisheries Licences ...... 3 resource provides diverse and quality fishing Fees ...... 3 opportunities throughout the province and Exemptions ...... 3 generates over $200 million in direct and indirect Outlets ...... 3 expenditures to our economy. General Regulations ...... 3 Under TomorrowNow – Manitoba’s Green Plan, my department Fishing Methods ...... 3 established the new Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Fund to support Barbless Hooks ...... 3 fisheries enhancement initiatives. The fund, supported through Angling and Ice Fishing ...... 3 proceeds from licence sales, represents an important investment in Ice Fishing Shelters ...... 3 our resources and Manitoba’s fish hatchery system. Fish Remains ...... 4 I recently had the privilege of announcing the Walleye as Manitoba’s Bait ...... 4 Official Provincial Fish. Walleye (also known locally as pickerel) are Dip Netting, Seining, and Minnow Trapping ...... 4 found throughout our province and represent an important part of Spear Fishing ...... 4 Manitoba’s rich fishing heritage. Among the most prized freshwater fish found anywhere, the Walleye is a natural choice to highlight our Bow Fishing ...... 4 superb fisheries resource on the provincial, national and Holding and Releasing Fish ...... 4 international stage. Competitive Fishing Events ...... 4 Buying and Selling Fish ...... 4 This year, Manitoba will participate once again in the national Survey Fishways (Fish Ladders) ...... 4 of Recreational Fishing in . The survey, conducted every five years, provides important fish harvest information and tells us how Handling, Transport and Storage ...... 4 that harvest affects Manitoba’s economy. The survey will select Border Waters ...... 5 individual anglers at random to participate. If you are selected, I Limits ...... 5 encourage you to complete the survey to the best of your ability. The Fishing Divisions Map and Seasons ...... 8 information you provide will be indispensable in helping to maintain Southern Division Regulations ...... 8 our fisheries resources in the best shape possible for the future. Northwest Division Regulations ...... 13 Please explore this guide for important information about fishing North Central Division Regulations ...... 14 regulations and programs that will help you plan your fishing Northeast Division Regulations ...... 14 adventures in 2015. Status Indian Information ...... 15 Let’s make this the best fishing year yet! Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Offices ...... 15 Common Manitoba Fish Species ...... 16 Gord Mackintosh, Minister Master Angler Application ...... 17 Conservation and Water Stewardship Regulations are also available online at www.manitobafisheries.com. New regulations are in bold type.

What’s New For 2015 Possible Changes The regulations in this guide are in effect on April 1, 2015. The following proposed regulation changes are listed a year in advance The following regulations are new for 2015. to give anglers a chance to express their opinions. To comment on these • On Wallace Lake, Siderock Lake, and Obukowin Lake, walleye limit is 4. proposed changes, e-mail: [email protected] or call (204) 945-6640. • On Lake Irwin, pike limit is 4 and all pike over 75 cm must be released. • On Cuddle Lake and Pritchard Lake add to High Quality Management • On Whitefish Lake (in the Porcupine Forest) including the Marina Lagoon, and single barbless hooks. North Creek and Whitefish Creek, walleye limit is 2 and all walleye between • On Atik Lake, walleye limit is 4. 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. All pike over 75 cm must be released. North Creek closed to all fishing from April 1 to and including June 1. • On Goudney Reservoir, walleye limit is 4 and all walleye shorter than 35 cm must be released. • On Rice Lake, walleye limit is 4. • On Shoe Lake, smallmouth bass provincial limits apply. • On Mary Jane Reservoir, walleye limit is 4 and all walleye shorter than 35 cm must be released. Black crappie limit is 4. • On Tooth Lake, smallmouth bass provincial limits apply. • On Pelican Lake, all walleye shorter than 35 cm must be released. • On Horseshoe Lake, smallmouth bass provincial limits apply. • On Crowduck Lake, all smallmouth bass over 40 cm must be released. • On Garner Lake, Gem Lake, Flintstone Lake, Black Lake, and Long Lake, walleye limit is 4. • In Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Porcupine Provincial Forest, all trout smaller than 35 cm must be released, except those caught in streams. • In the Southern Division, the general angling closure is changed from • On Verrall Lake, walleye limit is 2 and all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm April 1 to the end of spring break. must be released. • On Crowduck Lake, walleye limit is 2 and all walleye between • New Aquatic Invasive Species legislation and regulations under 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. The Water Protection Act. • West Blue Lake will be added to the stocked trout waters list.

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LICENCE OUTLETS Licence Fees (includes GST) Licences are sold at most hardware and sporting goods stores, fishing centres, and lodges. Not all vendors carry nonresident licences and many Conservation Regular do not have licences during winter.

Resident Senior ® ® (Manitobans 65 and over) ....Free ...... See Resident Licences may also be bought by Mastercard , Visa or by mail. Call regular licence 1-800-214-6497 or send a cheque or money order for the appropriate Resident licence fee (payable to Minister of Finance) to The Cashier, Manitoba (Manitobans age 16-64) ...... $19.20 ...... $25.10 Conservation and Water Stewardship, 200 Saulteaux Crescent, Winnipeg, Canadian Resident Manitoba, R3J 3W3. Include first name, surname, and initials; full (age 16 and over) ...... $28.00 ...... $47.65 address; day, month, and year of birth; and sex of licensee. Nonresident (age 16 and over) ...... $37.85 ...... $62.35 General Regulations Recreational fishing in Manitoba is governed by regulations made under The Provincial Fisheries Act and the Fisheries Act of Canada. This guide provides a summary of those regulations. The actual regulations in Angling Licences force, not necessarily those in this guide, shall apply. Regulations other All persons, except those exempted below, who engage in angling, dip than those under the Fisheries Act of Canada may also apply while fishing, netting, seining, minnow trapping, spear fishing, and bow fishing, must e.g. regarding the use of boats, motors, vehicles, etc. For more details have a Manitoba Angling Licence on their person. on regulations contact your local Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Office (see page 15). Licences are valid from May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016. Licences must be signed to be valid, and are not transferrable or refundable. If a licence NOTE: is lost another must be purchased. The time of licence validity has no • Open fires are prohibited in the Burning Permit Areas of Manitoba impact on season dates. See page 8 for general season dates. from April 1 to November 15, unless the fire is in an approved fire pit. Manitoba Resident Seniors If approved fire pits are not available, shore lunches and other meals A “Manitoba Resident Seniors Conservation Licence” is for seniors must be cooked over a camp stove. For more information on Burning (65 and over) who have permanently resided in Manitoba for at least Permit Areas, contact your local Manitoba Conservation and Water 6 months and is valid for a conservation limit of fish only. Manitoba Stewardship Office. seniors wanting a regular limit of fish must buy a regular resident licence. • Littering is prohibited (under the Environment Act) and regulations are enforced by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. Conservation Licence A Conservation Licence entitles the holder to the same rights as a • Open liquor (including beer) is prohibited in boats, vehicles and ice Regular Licence holder except for reduced limits for some species: fishing shelters (under the Liquor Control Act) and regulations are 4 walleye/sauger, 4 pike, 1 lake trout, 1 channel catfish, 2 smallmouth enforced by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. bass and 2 stocked trout. Limits for other species remain the same. FISHING METHODS Resident or Nonresident? Recreational fishing includes angling, spear fishing, bow fishing, dip A resident is a person who has lived in Manitoba for the immediate past netting, seining, and minnow trapping. Techniques are those generally six months. A Canadian resident is a person who has lived elsewhere accepted by anglers. Under no circumstances may explosives, firearms, in Canada for the immediate past six months. Any person who has not clubs, snagging, snaring, poisons, etc. be used. lived in Manitoba or Canada for the immediate past six months is a nonresident and must purchase a nonresident licence. BARBLESS HOOkS In Manitoba, anglers must use barbless hooks. A barbless hook is LICENCE EXEMPTIONS a hook with no barbs or barbs that have been compressed to be in The following people may angle without a licence: complete contact with the shaft of the hook. Barbless hooks may • Any youth under the age of 16 who has permanently resided in have barbs on the shank for holding bait. When you are fishing, the Manitoba for at least six months. Manitoba youth under the age of 16 hooks attached to all your lines, whether in use or not, must be have all the rights and privileges of those holding a Regular Licence, barbless. Barbed hooks may be kept in the tackle box. including their own regular limit of fish. All other regulations apply. Proof of age is required when checked by an Officer. ANGLING AND I CE FISHING • Any Canadian resident or nonresident youth under the age of 16. Angling is fishing with a hook and line. The use of any unusual or special The person must fish with a licence holder, or someone exempt from gimmicks is often illegal and best avoided. Hooks or lures must not be holding a licence, and their catch must be applied to the limit of that spring-loaded. person. A Canadian resident or nonresident youth under 16 who wishes Anglers may use only one rod and line, except during ice fishing to have a separate limit must buy a licence. when two may be used. Only two hooks or lures may be used per line. Anglers must, when fishing in open water, keep their line in sight at STATUS INDIANS all times and when ice fishing stay within 50 m of the line. Status Indians do not require an angling licence. They are exempt from angling regulations including seasons, limits, and gear restrictions when ICE FISHING SHELTERS fishing for food. Proof of status is required when checked by Ice fishing shelters must be removed by March 13, 2016 on the Red River, a Conservation Officer or RCMP Officer (see page 15). by March 31 in the rest of the Southern Division and by April 15 in the Northwest, North Central and Northeast Divisions, or when requested to NATIONAL PARkS do so by a Conservation Officer due to unsafe ice conditions. All ice fishing A Manitoba Angling Licence is not valid for fishing in National Parks. shelters must clearly display the owner’s name and address. Shelters must Contact Parks Canada for details on fishing licences and regulations be stored or disposed of away from the shore and on private property. in National Parks. www.pc.gc.ca. Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Parks Branch requires that ice fishing shelters in provincial parks meet size, location and use standards. 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FISH REMAINS Angling seasons, limits and licence requirements apply. Fisher's may Fish cleaning remains must not be left on beaches or shorelines. At sites possess only one limit of fish, whether taken by spear fishing or angling. such as boat launches, campgrounds, lodges, etc., fish remains must be You may not spear fish for sturgeon, largemouth bass, smallmouth placed in containers provided for that purpose. bass, muskellunge, Arctic grayling, Arctic char, brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, splake or other trout hybrids. Only face mask, flippers BAIT and snorkel may be used to take the following species (i.e. no scuba Night crawlers and earthworms may be used as bait in all fishing divisions equipment): walleye, sauger, pike, channel catfish, crappies, mooneye, in Manitoba. They may be imported to Manitoba in a sterile medium such goldeye, lake trout and whitefish. as paper mulch, but not in soil. Dispose of unused worms in trash. Scuba or snorkelling equipment may be used for species other than those Leeches, frogs and salamanders (water dogs) may also be used as bait in listed above. For safety courses and information please contact your local all divisions. However, they may not be imported. scuba dealer. Possession of crayfish is prohibited. BOW FISHING Offal (fish cleaning remains) may be used as bait in all divisions. Bow fishing (the shooting of fish with archery equipment) is permitted Frozen or preserved bait fish may be imported and used in all divisions. for common carp and suckers only. Angling seasons and licence requirements apply. A fish arrow and at least 20-kg test line must Live bait fish may not be imported into Manitoba. be used. Using a crossbow to fish is illegal. Live bait may not be used or possessed in the Northwest, North Central and Northeast Divisions, including the Bloodvein and Gammon rivers. HOLDING AND RELEASING FISH Live bait fish may be used and possessed in the Southern Division, except Fish being legally retained may be held live only while you are actively in the following areas: fishing, and they must be held within 25 m of you. • Stocked Trout Waters If you release fish, they must be released unharmed into the water from • Duck Mountain Provincial Forest and Park which they were taken. They must not be tagged or marked in any way, • Turtle Mountain Provincial Park unless authorized by a permit. • Porcupine Provincial Forest • Whiteshell Provincial Park COMPETITIVE FISHING EVENTS • Winnipeg River (from Seven Sisters Dam to the Ontario border) Persons and organizations holding fishing derbies or tournaments that • Atikaki and South Atikaki Provincial Parks have more than 25 participants must obtain a free Competitive Fishing Those anglers in possession of purchased live bait fish must have a Live Event Licence four weeks prior to the event. Licences are available from Bait Fish Transfer and Use Receipt issued by the dealer. Anglers may catch Fisheries Branch, 200 Saulteaux Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba, their own bait fish, but must kill them before transporting them away from R3J 3W3 - (204) 945-6640 or contact a Manitoba Conservation and the water where they were caught. Water Stewardship Office in your area (see page 15). Only the following fish may be used as bait: All participants must have a Manitoba Angling Licence unless exempt (see chub trout-perch tullibee page 3). All walleye, sauger, trout, smallmouth bass, and channel catfish shiner stickleback sculpin entered must be released. All other fish caught and retained for use in mudminnow fathead minnow darter a competitive fishing event are considered to be in possession and part sucker bluntnose minnow dace of the angler’s daily limit. Event organizers must ensure all participant’s watercraft and equipment are free of any Prohibited Species (e.g. zebra No angler may be in possession of more than 4 litres of bait fish of mussels) before competing. Further restrictions may be imposed. which no more than 15 dozen can be live bait fish (excluding suckers and tullibee, which have no limit). BUyING AND S ELLING FISH Yellow perch, goldeye, and mooneye, that have been caught by angling, Fish harvested while angling may not be bought, sold, traded or bartered. may also be used as bait and may be used as live bait fish where use of If you buy fish from a commercial fisher or retailer be sure to get a sales live bait fish is allowed. Anglers may only possess a legal limit of these receipt at the time of sale. You must carry this receipt with the fish as species. Common carp, goldfish, and rainbow smelt, except for proof of purchase. purchased frozen smelt, may not be used as bait.

DIP NETTING, SEINING, A ND M INNOW TRAPPING FISHWAyS (F ISH LADDERS) An angling licence is required while dip netting, seining, or minnow Fishways are used to assist fish passage through, over or around trapping. In most waters these activities are allowed at any time of the barriers. Please respect these structures when in use and do not year. Check for closures on specific waters in the divisional sections disturb the fish. Remember, it is a violation to fish (including dip of this guide. netting, seining and minnow trapping) within 23 metres of a fishway. Species that may be kept include suckers, common carp, burbot, bullheads, tullibee, chub, shiners, darters, dace, fathead minnow, bluntnose minnow, mudminnow, trout-perch, stickleback, sculpin and HANDLING, TRANSPORT AND S TORAGE OF F ISH whitefish. All other species must be released immediately. Live fish may Live fish may not be transported away from the waters where they were not be transported away from the waters where they were caught. caught, except under the authority of a permit issued by Fisheries Branch. Fish must be dead before transporting. General creel limits apply. Fish must not be handled, transported or disposed of in a way that will Dip nets may not be larger than 1 square metre. Seine nets may not be allow it to spoil. larger than 3 square metres. Minnow traps must not be larger than 65 cm long and 35 cm in diameter, and must have the fisher’s name and address Fish must be transported and stored so that the number, species, and size marked on them. of fish can be determined. Six square centimetres of skin must be left on each fillet. Fish should not be transported or stored in a solid frozen block SPEAR FISHING of fillets or in a processed state such as canned. Spear fishing is the taking of fish with a handheld spear or spear gun If due to extenuating circumstances, you need to transport fish belonging (pneumatic or rubber band powered) while swimming. Spear fishing is to another angler, in addition to your own limit, you must obtain a Fish allowed in all areas of the province open to angling. For safety reasons do Transportation Loadslip from a Manitoba Conservation and Water not spear fish near areas used for swimming, boat launching, or docking. Stewardship office (see page 15). www.manitobafisheries.com | 5

General Limits

NOTICE OF I NDIVIDUAL REGULATIONS The possession and size limits listed below are general, provincial regulations, and apply to most Manitoba waters. A number of waters and fishing divisions in Manitoba have special, individual regulations. These exceptions and/or additions to the general regulations are found in the individual fishing divisions on pages 8-10; 13 -15.

Species Conservation Regular Species Conservation Regular Licence Licence Licence Licence Arctic Char ...... 8 ...... 8 Stocked Brook, Brown, & Rainbow Trout; Arctic Grayling - only one may exceed 40 cm ...... 3 ...... 3 Splake & other Trout hybrids; & Arctic Char Black Crappie ...... 6 ...... 6 (any species or combination) Brook Trout (except stocked trout waters) - only one may exceed 45 cm ...... 2 ...... 3 - none may exceed 45 cm ...... 1 ...... 1 Sturgeon ...... 0 ...... 0 Channel Catfish - none may exceed 60 cm ...... 1 ...... 4 Walleye (Pickerel) & Sauger (either or combined) Goldeye & Mooneye (either or combined) ...... 10 ...... 10 - only one may exceed 55 cm ...... 4 ...... 6 Lake Trout - only one may exceed 65 cm ...... 1 ...... 2 White Bass ...... 25 ...... 25 Largemouth Bass ...... 0 ...... 0 Whitefish ...... 25 ...... 25 Muskellunge ...... 0 ...... 0 yellow Perch (Southern Division - except lakes Northern Pike (Jackfish) Winnipeg, Manitoba and Winnipegosis) ...... 25 ...... 25 - only one may exceed 75 cm ...... 4 ...... 6 - all other divisions ...... no limit ...... no limit Rock Bass ...... 6 ...... 6 All Other Species ...... no limit ...... no limit Smallmouth Bass - only one may exceed 40 cm ...... 2 ...... 4

Limits and Possession Measuring a Fish Fish are considered to be in possession if they are not immediately Total fish length is measured from the most anterior part of the head released into the water from which they were taken. Possession to the most posterior part of the tail laid flat (i.e. not pinched). See limits are the same as daily catch limits in Manitoba. You may page 17 for an illustration. Note: 2.54 cm = 1 inch. possess no more than one limit of each kind of fish at any time. This includes all fish you have in hand, camp, transportation, at home or for use in a competitive fishing event. The limits High Quality Management Waters on this page apply to most Manitoba waters. Special limits High Quality Management Waters may have reduced possession on specific waters are listed in the individual fishing and size limits to protect and maintain high quality fisheries. divisions (pages 8-10; 13-15). They are listed in the individual fishing divisions (pages 8-10; 13-15).

Persons transporting fish into Manitoba that were caught outside Manitoba should obtain physical proof of the origin of the fish Catch and Release Tips before it is transported. • Play your fish as little as possible. • Return it to the water quickly. BORDER WATERS • Don't hold it by the eyes or gills. Anglers who are on or in the immediate vicinity of lakes or rivers that • Don't squeeze its belly. cross a Manitoba border may have only a Manitoba limit of fish. • Never release fish that have been held on a stringer. Anglers may have either a Manitoba or Ontario Angling Licence (or be exempt from holding one) to fish on all of Davidson Lake, Frances Lake, Garner Lake, High Lake, Mantario Lake, Moar Lake and Ryerson Lake, and either a Manitoba or Angling Licence (or be exempt Mercury in Fish from holding one) to fish on all of Lake of the Prairies upstream from Although Manitoba has some of the cleanest waters in the world, the Shellmouth Dam; only one licence is required. all fish contain some mercury from natural sources. Human Anglers who have an Ontario Angling Licence may fish on the Manitoba activities can cause further increases in these natural mercury portion of Artery Lake without a Manitoba Angling Licence. levels. Fish from some areas may have elevated mercury levels. For further information about mercury in fish and for recommended consumption rates, please visit manitoba.ca/waterstewardship/fish/ mercury, or phone Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship at 204-945-6784.

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Fishing Divisions Southern Division Regulations General Closure: April 1 to and including May 8. Season opens May 9 (refer to map at left for Southern Divisional boundaries). • Barbless hooks must be used. • Use of live bait fish is allowed in some areas (see page 4). • All lake trout must be released between September 15 and October 15.

Churchill • All lake trout over 65 cm must be released. HIGH QUALITy MAN AGEMENT High Quality Management Waters in the Southern Division are Brochet River listed below. All have limits of 4 walleye/sauger, 4 pike and 2 small­ Big Sand L. Reindeer L. mouth bass with the exception of that portion of the Winnipeg River Churchill Southern described below in which the limit is 0 for smallmouth bass. Indian L. ♦ Echo Lake ♦ Saddle Lake ♦ Side Saddle Lake ♦ Lynn 391 Winnipeg River from Ontario Boundary to Point Du Bois Dam Lake Leaf Sundance (including Green Bay). All pike between 75 cm and 110 cm Rapids must be released. NORTH CENTRAL 280 Line Thompson STOCkED TROUT WATERS

Hydro 6 NORTHEAST No bow fishing, dip netting, or seining is allowed on stocked trout Sipiwesk waters. In Duck Mountain Provincial Park, and in Porcupine Provincial River NORTHWEST L. Flin Snow Forest, all trout smaller than 35 cm must be released, except those Lake Flon Cross 39 L. caught in streams. Annual stocking lists are available from your local

6 Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Office (see page 15). Nelson The trout lakes, ponds and reservoirs listed below are open to fishing The all year. All walleye, pike and smallmouth bass caught in these waters Pas Grand from April 1 to and including May 8 must be released. The trout Rapids Lake AREA creeks and rivers listed below are closed to all fishing from Winn 60 Lake Winnipeg November 1 to and including April 15. 10 ipeg “A”

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Swan No motors, except electric motors, may be used on those waters Blood River vein marked with an *. R. 83 Gam

mon Dauphin 68 6 Bissett * Antons Lake - trout limit is two. Kinch Creek 10 8 5 304 Bagguley Lake Kingfisher Lake 16 11 59 Bear Lake (W of Caddy L) Lac du Bonnet Ponds R. Brandon 44 Beautiful Lake ~ Lake One 1 INNIPEG 1 W 1 * Beaver Lake (Duck Mountain) ~ Lake Two (S. of Crowduck) 83 12 Red Birch River (E of Porcupine Forest) Lake 400 10 SOUTHERN Emerson Black Beaver Lake Laurie Lake - all lake trout smaller Blueberry Pond than 25 cm must be released. Bower Lake Limestone Pond Bowsman River * Little McBride Lake (NW of SEASONS * Camp Lake (NE of Falcon Lake) Boggy Ck) * Lyons Lake (S of W Hawk L) Southern Division Childs Lake - all lake trout smaller than 25 cm must be released. * McHugh Lake - trout limit is Generally closed from April 1 to and including May 8. one, no natural bait. Season opens May 9. * Corstophine Lake - trout limit is one and all trout over 45 cm Milner Ridge Pond Northwest Division must be released, no natural bait. Mirror Lake (Porcupine Forest) Generally closed from May 1 to and including May 15. Davidson Lake Nick Lake (Porcupine Forest) Season opens May 16. Dorothy Pond North Duck River East Blue Lake (Duck Mountain) O’Hanly Pond North Central Division * East Goose Lake (S of Roblin) Olson Lake (Porcupine Forest) Generally closed from May 1 to and including May 15. Eternal Springs (lower and * Patterson Lake - trout limit is one Season opens May 16. upper ponds) and all trout over 45 cm must be Northeast Division Forbes Lake - lake trout limit is one. released, no natural bait. Generally open to angling all year. Garland River * Perch Lake (Duck Mountain) - all Gass Lake (Porcupine Forest) bass and trout must be released. George Lake - lake trout limit is one. * Persse Lake - trout limit is two, no natural bait. Glad Lake (Duck Mountain) Pine River (Duck Mountain) Gull Lake (Duck Mountain) * Pybus Lake - trout limit is one Gull Pond (N of Camp Morton) and all trout over 45 cm must be Hadashville Pond released, no natural bait. * Hunt Lake Quartz Pond SOUTHERN DIVISION | 9

Raspberry Pond Tugby Lake Dog Lake Drain - closed to all fishing, including dip netting, from Reynolds Ponds * Twin Lakes - no natural bait and April 1 to and including May 8. all trout must be released. Saskatoon Pond Duck Mountain Provincial Park - walleye limit is 4. All pike over * Two Mile Lake (Duck Mountain) * Shilliday Lake (Duck Mountain) 75 cm must be released. See Beaver, Singush, and Wellman lakes * Vermilion Reservoir Snail Lake for specific regulations. Snowberry Pond Vini Lake (Porcupine Forest) Dufaults Creek - closed to all fishing, including dip netting, from South Duck River Wasp Lake April 1 to and including May 8. * Spear Lake (Russell Reservoir) * West Goose Lake - trout limit is Steeprock River (Porcupine one, no natural bait. ♦ Falcon Creek - closed to all fishing, including dip netting, from Forest) West Hawk Lake April 1 to and including May 31. Stony Creek (W of Neepawa) Whiteshell River between West Goudney Reservoir - all walleye shorter than 35 cm must be released. Strawberry Pond Hawk and Caddy lakes - all trout must be released. Gull Lake (near Beaconia) - all pike over 60 cm must be released. Tokaruk Lake * William Lake (S of Boissevain) Tower Pond ♦ Hamilton Creek - closed to all fishing, including dip netting, from April 1 to and including May 31. DIP NETTING AND SEINING RESTRICTIONS Hamlin Drain - closed to all fishing, including dip netting, from April 1 to and including May 8. General regulations on dip netting and seining can be found on ♦ - walleye limit is 4. page 4. No dip netting or seining is allowed in any stocked trout Happy Lake waters. In Nopiming and Whiteshell Provincial Parks, and the Rennie kenton Reservoir - walleye limit is 4; all walleye shorter than 35 cm River near Rennie, dip netting and seining for suckers and all species must be released. other than bait fish are prohibited year round. killarney Lake - walleye limit is 4; all walleye shorter than 35 cm Some streams are closed to all fishing (including dip netting) in spring must be released. to prevent damage to spawning fish and eggs. Lake Irwin - pike limit is 4 and all pike over 75 cm must be released. Check for spring closures by stream or lake name in the following section. Lake of the Prairies and its tributaries, including the Shell River west of PTH 83 and the Assiniboine River downstream to the bridge at Shellmouth (PR 549) - walleye limit is 4; all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. All pike over 75 cm must be released. Eastern Manitoba - Special Walleye Regulation For Area “A” Anglers may fish with either a Manitoba or Saskatchewan angling licence upstream from the Shellmouth Dam (see border waters - All walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm must be released in the area page 5). south of the Gammon-Bloodvein rivers to the south and west Lake St. Andrews - all smallmouth bass must be released. shores of the Winnipeg River, including Lac du Bonnet, and the southern boundary of Whiteshell Provincial Park and from Lake Lake St. George - all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm must be Winnipeg to the Ontario border (excluding the Winnipeg River released. All pike over 75 cm must be released. from the Pine Falls Dam to Lake Winnipeg). Lake Winnipegosis and its tributaries - the walleye limit is 4 and ♦ Special Walleye Regulation Applies all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. Limestone Bay (on Lake Winnipeg) - closed to fishing all year. Line Lake - all walleye must be released. SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL WATERS Lonely Lake Drain - closed to all fishing, including dip netting, Arrow Lake - walleye limit is 4; all walleye shorter than 35 cm must from April 1 to and including May 31. be released. ♦ Manigotagan Lake - walleye limit is 4. Basket Creek - closed to all fishing, including dip netting, from April 1 to and including May 8. Marge Lake - all walleye must be released. Mary Jane Reservoir - all walleye shorter than 35 cm must be released. Beaver Lake - walleye limit is 2 and all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. Mink Creek - see Dauphin Lake. Bell Lake - walleye limit is 2 and all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm Minnedosa Lake - see Wahtopanah Lake. must be released. All pike over 75 cm must be released. Minnewasta Lake - walleye limit is 4; all walleye shorter than 35 cm Boissevain Reservoir - all walleye shorter than 35 cm must be released. must be released. Chain Lakes - no motors, except electric motors, are allowed. Moose Lake (near Sprague) - all walleye shorter than 35 cm must be released. Crawford Creek - see Dauphin Lake. North Steeprock Lake - walleye limit is 2 and all walleye between 45 cm

Crowduck Lake - all walleye must be released. All smallmouth bass and 70 cm must be released. All pike over 75 cm must be released. over 40 cm must be released. ♦ Obukowin Lake - walleye limit is 4. Dauphin Lake including that portion of the Mossy River to municipal road 107 west and all inflowing tributaries - the walleye/sauger limit is 4 Ochre River - see Dauphin Lake. and all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. All inflowing Overflowing River - walleye limit is 4 and all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm tributaries and those parts of Dauphin Lake within 1 km of their mouths must be released. Closed to all fishing from April 1 to and including May 15. are closed to all fishing, including dip netting from March 1 to and Perch Lake - all smallmouth bass and trout must be released. including May 8. The remaining parts of Dauphin Lake remain open in Porcupine Provincial Forest - walleye limit is 4. All pike over 75 cm March and are closed to all fishing from April 1 to and including May 8. must be released. See Bell, North Steeprock and Whitefish lakes Deloraine Reservoir - all walleye shorter than 35 cm must be released. for specific regulations. 10 | SOUTHERN DIVISION

Proulx Creek and all other creeks and drains that intersect PR 328 to the east - closed to all fishing, including dip netting, from April 1 to and including May 8. Please Do Not Litter Discarding bait containers, monofilament line and other types ♦ Quesnel (Caribou) Lake - walleye limit is 4. of litter along shorelines, on the ice or in the water is illegal Rapid City Reservoir - see Wahtopanah Lake. and shows disrespect for the environment. Keep our lakes and rivers clean. Clean up after others. The fine for littering in Red Deer River from Red Deer Lake to Lake Winnipegosis - walleye Manitoba is $190. limit is 4 and all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. Closed to all fishing from April 1 to and including May 15. Protection of Privacy Act Red River from the Canada/US border to Lake Winnipeg and all Personal information collected on angling licences falls under tributaries between Lockport Dam and Lake Winnipeg - anglers may the authority of The Fisheries Act (Chapter F90), Fishing retain only 1 walleye longer than 70 cm per year. Licence holders Licensing Regulation 124/97 and will be used only for existing who catch and retain one of these fish must immediately record the program activities, surveys and enforcement by Manitoba date on the back of their licence. The walleye/sauger limit is 4. Conservation and Water Stewardship. Red River from Lockport Dam to 1 km downstream - dip netting and It is protected by the Protection of Privacy provisions of seining for bait fish only, not suckers; no bow fishing allowed. The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. For questions about the collection, contact: 204-945-4170. ♦ Rice Lake - walleye limit is 4. Rossman Lake - walleye limit is 4; all walleye shorter than 35 cm must For your Information be released. Manitoba Conservation Officers play an important educational Sandy Lake - walleye limit is 4; all walleye shorter than 35 cm must role in relation to angling regulations. To ensure that there is be released. compliance to Manitoba’s regulations, officers check anglers Shoal Lake (on the Ontario border) - all walleye/sauger must be released. on a regular basis on the water but also periodically conduct roadside checkstops in co-operation with other enforcement ♦ Shoe Lake - walleye/sauger limit is 4. Pike limit is 4. agencies. To help make your angling experience enjoyable, ♦ Siderock Lake - walleye limit is 4. please be aware of Manitoba’s angling regulations. Singush Lake - walleye limit is 2 and all walleye between 45 cm and The following are set, ticketable fines for common angling 70 cm must be released. All pike over 75 cm must be released. infractions. Fines may be higher depending on the severity and/or frequency of the infractions. St. Malo Lake - no motors, except electric motors, allowed. Using barbed hooks...... $52 Turtle River from PTH 5 near Laurier to Dauphin Lake - see Dauphin Lake. Fishing without a licence...... $300 Valley River - see Dauphin Lake. Over limit ...... $102 plus Vermilion River - see Dauphin Lake. Transport live fish away from the water...... $487 Verrall Lake - walleye limit is 2 and all walleye between 45 cm and Unattended line...... $52 70 cm must be released. Failure to carry your licence while fishing...... $175 Possession of crayfish ...... $102 plus Wahtopanah Lake and Little from the Rivers Dam Possession of prohibited species (eg. zebra mussels)...... $250 upstream to Riding Mountain National Park, including Rapid City Bringing into Manitoba live bait ...... $200 Reservoir and Minnedosa Lake - a limit of 4 walleye/sauger and all walleye/sauger between 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. That portion of Wahtopanah Lake and the Little Saskatchewan River from PTH 24 to the Trans-Canada Pipeline crossing on Wahtopanah Lake is closed to all Manitoba’Manitoba’ss PrProvincialovincial FishFish is…is… fishing, including dip netting, from April 1 to and including May 31. ♦ Wallace Lake - walleye limit is 4. Wellman Lake - walleye limit is 2 and all walleye between 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. All pike over 75 cm must be released. West Blue Lake - walleye limit is 4. No motors, except electric motors, allowed. Walleye (Sander vitreus) Whitefish Lake (in the Porcupine Forest) including the Marina Lagoon, Manitobans were invited to participate in a nomination process to North Creek and Whitefish Creek - walleye limit is 2 and all walleye help select Manitoba’s Official Provincial Fish. This initiative was between 45 cm and 70 cm must be released. All pike over 75 cm must launched to celebrate and recognize Manitoba’s diverse fisheries be released. North Creek closed to all fishing from April 1 to and resource. The walleye was the overwhelming choice and was including June 1. formally announced as Manitoba’s Official Provincial Fish on ♦ Whiteshell River from West Hawk Lake to Caddy Lake - trout limit May 22nd, 2014. Walleye, also locally known as “pickerel”, are is 0; closed to all fishing from November 1 to and including April 15. a member of the percid family, which also includes sauger and yellow perch. Walleye are found throughout most of the province Winnipeg River from Pine Falls Generating Station to Lake Winnipeg and are culturally and historically important to all Manitobans. to and including Traverse Bay - anglers may retain only 1 walleye To help celebrate walleye as Manitoba’s provincial fish, it is the longer than 70 cm per year. Licence holders who catch and retain one subject of the 2015 Fisheries Enhancement Stamp which will of these fish must immediately record the date on the back of their appear on all recreational fishing licences sold in the province licence. The walleye/sauger limit is 4. this year. The walleye represents an important part of Manitoba’s Wilson River - see Dauphin Lake. rich fishing heritage and will showcase the endless fishing William Lake - smallmouth bass limit is 2; only 1 may exceed 40 cm. opportunities are province has to offer.

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Grass River from the outlet on Weskusko Lake on a line from Northwest Division Regulations the mouth of Rex Creek, southeast to the southwest corner of General Closure: May 1 to and including May 15. Season opens Campbell Island to the rapids downstream (including Missipisew and May 16 (refer to map on page 8 for Northwest Divisional boundaries). Wuskatasko Rivers) - walleye limit is 4 and pike limit is 4. Closed to all fishing from April 1 to and including June 30. • Barbless hooks must be used. • From April 1 to and including April 30 and from May 16 to and from the CN rail line just north of Iskwasum Lake to the including May 31, the walleye limit is 4. inlet of Reed Lake (including Iskwasum, Loucks, and Flag lakes) - • No live bait fish allowed. closed to all fishing from May 1 to and including May 31. • All lake trout over 65 cm must be released. kisseynew Lake and kississing River from k isseynew Lake to • All pike over 75 cm must be released. kississing Lake - closed to all fishing from May 1 to and including • All walleye over 55 cm must be released. May 31. On Kisseynew Lake the walleye limit is 4. HIGH QUALITy MANAGEMENT kississing Lake and its tributaries, including Bartlett Lake - lake trout limit is 1, walleye limit is 4 and pike limit is 4. All nonresidents of High Quality Management Waters in the Northwest Division are listed Manitoba who fish must be registered and staying with, and obtain below. All have limits of 4 walleye/sauger, 4 pike and 1 lake trout. a Special Angling Licence (free) from, a licensed Manitoba tourist

These limits apply to all waterbodies in Grass River Provincial Park operator with an allocation for this fishery. excluding Reed Lake (see Reed Lake regulation). Morgan Lake - closed to all fishing from May 1 to and including June 30. Alberts Lake Koblun Lake Rail Lake Bacon Lake Lac Aimee Sewell Lake Morton Lake - walleye limit is 2 and pike limit is 2. All nonresidents of Buzz Lake Loonhead Lake Snow Lake Manitoba who fish must be registered and staying with, and obtain Cacholotte Lake McGhee Lake Squall Lake a Special Angling Licence (free) from, a licensed Manitoba tourist Centre Lake McLeod Lake Tait Lake operator with an allocation for this fishery. Cook Lake Mikanagan Lake Tramping Lake Osborne Lake, Osborne Lake Creek and Wekusko Brook - walleye Corley Lake Morgan Lake Twin Lake limit is 4 and pike limit is 4. Closed to all fishing from April 1 to and Crow Lake Niblock Lake Vickers Lake including June 30. Deep Lake Norris Lake Wabishkok Lake Dolomite Lake Pineroot River Whitefish Lake Pickerel Creek - closed to all fishing, including dip netting, from Dow Lake Podruski Lake Woosey Creek April 20 to and including May 15. File Lake Pothier Lake Woosey Lake Reed Lake, including krug Lake, Jackfish Lake, Jackfish Lake Creek, Woosey Creek between Reed Lake and Halfway Lake, and all other STOCkED TROUT LAkES tributaries of Reed Lake, including Grass River from Flag Lake to

No bow fishing, dip netting or seining is allowed on stocked trout Tramping Lake - the limits are 2 walleye, 2 pike and 1 lake trout. waters. Annual stocking lists are available from your local Manitoba Rocky Lake - walleye limit is 4. Goose Bay is closed to all fishing from Conservation and Water Stewardship Office (see page 15). November 1 to and including May 15. The following stocked trout lakes are open to fishing all year. All pike Saskatchewan River from Grand Rapids Generating Station to 1 km and walleye caught in these waters from May 1 to and including May 15 downstream (tailrace channel) - closed to fishing all year. must be released. Snow Creek from Compton Lake to Snow Lake - closed to all fishing Amphipod Lake Kormans Lake Webster Lake from May 1 to and including May 31. Barbe Lake One Portage Lake - walleye limit is 4. Foot Print Lake Scotty Lake Three Finger Lake Wabishkok Lake - closed to all fishing from May 1 to and including LAkE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS May 31. Athapapuskow Lake - walleye limit is 4. The south end is closed to all Wekusko Lake - walleye/sauger limit is 4 and pike limit is 4. Closed to fishing from September 15 to and including October 9. Quarry Bay all fishing from April 1 to and including May 15. Herb Bay north of the and Quarry Bay Channel are closed to all fishing from May 1 to and hydro line on Wekusko Lake is closed to all fishing from April 1 to and including May 31. Pickerel Bay and Pickerel Bay Channel are closed including June 30. to all fishing from May 1 to and including May 31. Whitefish Lake and Pineroot River from Whitefish Lake to and Bradley Lake - all smallmouth bass must be released. including Wabishkok Lake - closed to all fishing from May 1 to and Burntwood Lake - walleye limit is 4 and pike limit is 4. including May 31. Clearwater Lake - the west side is closed to all fishing from Woosey Creek between Woosey Lake and Morgan Lake - closed to all September 15 to and including October 9, on a line northeast from fishing from May 1 to and including June 30. the end of Spawn Camp Point to the west side of the inlet of Pike Bay. Woosey Lake - closed to all fishing from May 1 to and including Dolomite Lake - closed to all fishing from April 1 to and including May 31. May 15. 14 | NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION NORTHEAST DIVISION

North Central Division Regulations Northeast Division Regulations General Closure: May 1 to and including May 15. Season opens May 16 Generally open to angling all year (refer to page 8 for Northeast (refer to map on page 8 for North Central Divisional boundaries). Divisional boundaries). • Barbless hooks must be used. • Barbless hooks must be used. • No live bait fish. • No live bait fish. HIGH QUALITy MANAGEMENT HIGH QUALITy MANAGEMENT High Quality Management Waters in the North Central Division are High Quality Management Waters in the Northeast Division are listed listed below. All have limits of 4 walleye/sauger, 4 pike and 1 lake trout below. All have limits of 4 walleye/sauger, 4 pike and 1 lake trout, and all and all pike over 75 cm, all walleye over 55 cm and all lake trout over walleye over 55 cm, all pike over 75 cm, all lake trout over 65 cm and all 65 cm must be released. Arctic grayling over 40 cm must be released. Only single, barbless hooks may be used on those waters marked with an *. Alto Lake Witchai Lake Numakoos Lake Burge Lake Hunter Lake Paint Lake and its Acheetamo Lake * Goose Lake North Knife Lake Black Trout Lake Joey Lake tributaries Aikens Lake Gunisao Lake * Nueltin Lake Border Lake Lasthope Lake Plumbtree Lake Amphibian Lake Harrop Lake Opiminegoka Lake Chicken Lake Laurie Lake Preston Lake Anishinabe Lake Head Leaf Lake Otter Lake

Clarke Creek and Lake Laurie River (from Pyta Lake Apisko Lake * High Hill Lake Pelletier Lake * Askey Lake Holmes Lake Poplar River (from Conlin Lake Sask. border east to Running Bear Lake Assapan Lake Horseshoe Lake Wrong Lake Cousins Lake the railway line) Sickle Lake Assinika Lake Jensen Lake to Ontario border) Dafoe Lake Leftrook Lake Teal Lake * Bagg Lake Joint Lake * Putahow Lake Dunphy Lake Little Brightsand Lake Tenklei Lake Bain Lake * John Osborn Lake * Putahow River Eager Lake Little Chipewyan Lake Tod Lake * Bangle Lake Kagipo Lake (between Putahow Eden Lake Liz Lake Tractor Lake Baralzon Lake Kakeenokamak Lake Lake and Nueltin Frances Lake MacGranachan Lake Turnbull Lake Bear Lake Kanapakaksis Lake Lake) Ghost Lake Matheson Lake Van Lake Bear Head Lake * Kapusta Lake * Ragged Basin Lake Goldsand Lake McGavock Lake Vanderkerckhove Lake Bennett Lake * Kasmere Lake Recluse Lake Goose Hunting Lake Mooswa Creek and Lake Velde Lake Black Currant Lake Kautunigan Lake Red Willow Lake * Blevins Lake Keschismeeneko Rorke Lake Grass River from Motrik Lake Willis Lake Bolton Lake Lake Sasaginnigak Lake Bald Eagle Lake to Nesbitt Lake Zed Lake * Booth Lake Kistigan Lake Sawdon Lake Brad Lake Knee Lake Semmens Lake Brisebois Lake Lewis Lake * Shannon Lake STOCkED TROUT LAkES Brownstone Lake Little Duck Lake * Silsby Lake Burnie Lake Little Stull Lake * Snyder Lake No bow fishing, dip netting, or seining are allowed on stocked trout waters. Campbell Lake Long Lake (Berens South Knife Lake Annual stocking lists are available from your local Manitoba Conservation Caron Lake River) Sparrowhawk Lake and Water Stewardship Office (see page 15). The following stocked Carr-Harris Lake MacLeod Lake Stag Lake trout lakes are open to fishing all year. All walleye and pike caught in Carroll Lake * MacMillan Lake Stevens Lake these waters from May 1 to and including May 15 must be released. * Chatwin Lake McMurray Lake Stull Lake No motors, except electric motors, are allowed on those marked with an *. * Corbett Lake Manapaywi Lake * Thanout Lake Bowden Lake Esker Lake No.2 Little Troy Lake Craven Lake Mantricia Lake * Thlewiaza River Crater Lake * Gemmell Lake * Mid Lake Cobham River from Maria Lake (from Fort Hall Lake * Digney Lake Hidden Lake Upper Ospwagan Lake the border downstream Max Lake to Nueltin Lake) Esker Lake No.1 Leaf Lake to Elliot Lake Meat Lake Thomas Lake Commonwealth Lake Molson Lake Thunder Lake Douglas Lake including Paimusk * Tice Lake LAkE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS Eakins Lake Creek and all other * Timewe Lake Eardley Lake tributaries Tseeteli Lake Fish Lake and Setting Creek (Fish Creek) and including that part of Edmund Lake Munroe Lake Utik Lake Setting Lake within 2 km of the mouth of Setting Creek - closed to all Egenolf Lake * Muskasew Lake Viking Lake fishing from March 15 to and including July 15. Elliot Lake * Muskosemunomin Warrington Lake kiski Lake and kiski Creek - closed to all fishing from May 1 to and Fairy Rock Lake Lake Waskaiowaka Lake including July 15. Fishing Lake * Nahili Lake Wendigo Lake * Fort Hall Lake Nejanilini Lake Whiskey Jack Lake McLaren Creek - closed to all fishing from May 1 to and including Gammon River Nicklin Lake Wrong Lake May 31. Gods Lake and its tributaries downstream of k ettle Generating Station - closed to brook trout fishing from September 1 to and including LAkE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS September 30. Bear Lake - all nonresidents of Manitoba who fish must be registered

Owl Creek - closed to all fishing from May 1 to and including May 31. and staying with, and obtain a Special Angling Licence (free) from, Thompson Creek - closed to all fishing from May 1 to and including May 31. a licensed Manitoba tourist operator with an allocation for this fishery. Velde Creek (including Joey Creek) - closed to all fishing from May 1 to Gods Lake - all nonresidents of Manitoba who fish must be registered and including May 31. and staying with, and obtain a Special Angling Licence (free) from, Wintering Lake - walleye limit is 4. a licensed Manitoba tourist operator with an allocation for this fishery. A High Quality Management Lake. NORTHEAST DIVISION www.manitobafisheries.com | 15

Gods River (from Gods Lake to Great Bear Falls) - all brook trout must be released. Fishing Regulations and Status Molson Lake and its tributaries (except Paimusk Creek) - closed to fishing from May 1 to and including May 15. All nonresidents of Indian People Manitoba who fish must be registered and staying with, and obtain a Special Angling Licence (free) from, a licensed Manitoba tourist operator The Natural Resources Transfer Agreement, which forms part of with an allocation for this fishery. A High Quality Management Lake. the Constitution Act (1930), provides that Indian people have the right to fish for food on all unoccupied Crown lands and on any Nelson River and its tributaries - closed to brook trout fishing from other lands to which they may have a right of access. September 1 to and including September 30. Recognizing the Treaty and constitutional rights of Indian people, Nueltin Lake - all nonresidents of Manitoba who fish must be registered Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship considers that and staying with, and obtain a Special Angling Licence (free) from, status Indians: a licensed Manitoba tourist operator with an allocation for this fishery. • Do not require a licence to fish for food by angling or other means. A High Quality Management Lake. • Do not require an angling licence to fish for recreational purposes Paimusk Creek - closed to fishing from May 1 to and including May 31. or to participate in a competitive fishing event, but must follow all All nonresidents of Manitoba who fish must be registered and staying regulations when not fishing for food. with, and obtain a Special Angling Licence (free) from, a licensed • Are not subject to gear restrictions such as the use of gill nets Manitoba tourist operator with an allocation for this fishery. A High or the number of lines that can be used by angling, however, any

Quality Management Water. unattended gear must be clearly marked with the owner’s name Utik Lake - all nonresidents of Manitoba who fish must be registered and treaty number. and staying with, and obtain a Special Angling Licence (free) from, • Except for conservation closures, are generally not restricted to a licensed Manitoba tourist operator with an allocation for this fishery. seasons, limits or areas. • May angle in stocked trout waters but may not use nets or other methods of fishing. Angling Programs and Special • May not block more than two-thirds of a river or stream with a net or other device. Events in 2015/2016 • May not fish within 23 metres of a fish ladder or fishway. Below is a list of activities to be held in Manitoba in 2015 and 2016 • May not sell fish caught under status Indian fishing rights or give that provide people with opportunities to learn more about angling. fish to a non-Indian person. For additional information, see page 16 for a list of websites to visit. • May transport fish from the catch point directly to their nearest residence. LEARN TO F ISH • Must obtain a Fish Transportation Loadslip if fish in excess of a Winnipeg’s Community Services Department, in cooperation with Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship, with assistance regular limit are to be transported to a location other than their from the Manitoba Wildlife Federation, will again be offering a nearest residence. “Learn to Fish Program” within the city limits through the city’s • While employed as guides or outfitters, may not fish using their leisure program. This program is directed towards individuals and treaty or constitutional rights in any manner that could benefit families who wish to get started fishing or wish to learn more about their employer or their business. fishing in the city. For more information on this or other city • When exercising their rights, are strongly encouraged to carry angling programs please call 311 or toll free 1-877-311-4974. proof of status. FAMILy FISHING WEEkENDS Non-Indian people may accompany Indian people that are fishing Summer and Winter Family Fishing Weekends will be held on but may not help them to exercise their food fishing rights. For June 13-14, 2015 and February 13-15, 2016 across Manitoba example, non-Indian people could not set or lift nets, however, (excluding federal parks). During these weekends, people wishing they could assist in transporting fish while accompanying a status to fish may do so without acquiring a licence. All other rules and Indian person. regulations will apply. Conservation limits apply to those angling For more information, please contact the nearest Manitoba without a licence, who would normally require one. Please note Conservation and Water Stewardship office, or telephone specific lake regulations. For more information, call 204-945-6784. 204-945-6784 in Winnipeg, 1-800-214-6497 outside Winnipeg WINNIPEG FISH FESTIVAL or visit manitoba.ca/conservation. Winnipeg’s Community Services Department and Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship, with assistance from the Manitoba Wildlife Federation, will again be holding the annual Winnipeg Fish Festival on July 11, 2015 at The Forks. The “how to’s” of fishing, where to fish Manitoba Conservation and and how to handle your catch will be some of the seminars offered during the day as well as activities for children of all ages. The Festival Water Stewardship Offices will run from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm and admission is free. For more Head Office (Winnipeg)...... 204-945-6784 information please call 311 or toll free 1-877-311-4974. Eastern Region (Lac du Bonnet) ...... 204-345-1450 BECOMING AN O UTDOORS WOMAN Western Region (Brandon) ...... 204-724-4116 On May 22 - 24, 2015, the Manitoba Wildlife Federation is again Western Region (Dauphin) ...... 204-648-6696 offering a workshop designed for women to learn outdoor skills. Western Region (Swan River) ...... 204-734-8350 The workshop is directed towards beginners or those who may Central Region (Gimli) ...... 204-642-6099 wish to try a new activity. Angling is only one of many topics offered. For more information on this workshop and other activities Northwest Region () ...... 204-627-8411 and programs, such as the Manitoba Recreational Fishing League Northeast Region (Thompson) ...... 204-677-6650 for youth, contact the Manitoba Wildlife Federation office at For general information please call 204-945-6784 or 1-800-214-6497 204-633-5967 or visit mwf.mb.ca. T.I.P. LINE 1-800-782-0076 16 | www.manitobafisheries.com

Common Manitoba Fish Species

WALLEyE yELLOW PERCH BULLHEAD

SAUGER BURBOT CHANNEL CATFISH

NORTHERN PIkE COMMON CARP SMALLMOUTH BASS

GOLDEyE FRESHWATER DRUM LAkE TROUT

MOONEyE WHITE BASS BROOk TROUT

Come Catch Us On the Web Manitoba Fisheries ...... manitobafisheries.com MB Recreational Fishing League...... League ...... mwf.mb.ca Fish Futures Inc ...... fishfutures.net Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) ...... manitoba.ca/StopAIS Manitoba Wildlife Federation ...... mwf.mb.ca Mid-Canada Marine Dealers ...... midcanadamarinedealers.com Travel Manitoba ...... travelmanitoba.com Manitoba Youth Angler ...... youthangler.ca Manitoba Fisheries Education ...... gov.mb.ca/natres/sustain/ Intermountain Sport Fish Enhancement ...... isfe.ca Manitoba Lodges & Outfitters ...... mloa.com Manitoba Fly Fishers ...... mffa.org FLIPPR ...... flippr.ca Swan Valley Sport Fishing ...... swanvalleysportfishing.com www.manitobafisheries.com | 17

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