FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 12 ZONE 12

62 Recreational Fishing Regulations 2016 ZONE 12 SEASONS AND LIMITS • Dates are inclusive; all dates including the first and last dates stated in the summary are open or closed

SPECIES OPEN SEASONS LIMITS SPECIES OPEN SEASONS LIMITS Walleye & Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 S - 5; must be less than 40 cm Sunfish Open all year No limit Sauger or any & Fri. before 3rd (15.7 in.) from Mar. 1 - June 15 Brook Trout* Fri. before 4th S - 5 combination Sat. in May to C - 2; must be less than 40 cm Sat. in Apr. to C - 2 Dec. 31 (15.7 in.) from Mar. 1 - June 15 Sept. 30 Largemouth Fri. before 4th S - 6 Brown Trout* Fri. before 4th S - 5 & Smallmouth Sat. in June to C - 2 & Rainbow Sat. in Apr. to C - 2 Bass or any Nov. 30 Trout* Sept. 30 combination Lake Trout* & Fri. before 4th S - 2 Northern Pike Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 S - 6 Splake* Sat. in Apr. to C - 1 & Fri. before 3rd C - 2 Sept. 30 Sat. in May to Atlantic Fri. before 4th S - 1 Dec. 31 Salmon* Sat. in Apr. to C - 0 Muskellunge Fri. before 3rd S - 1; must be greater than 137 cm Sept. 30 Sat. in June to (54 in.) Lake Whitefish Open all year S - 12 Dec. 15 C - 0 C - 6 Yellow Perch Open all year S - 50 Lake Sturgeon Closed all year C - 25 Channel Open all year S - 12 Crappie Open all year S - 30 Catfish C - 6 C - 10

The following species is not present in this Zone and is closed all year: Pacific Salmon. *Aggregate limits apply to these species. American Eel is a specially protected fish species and may not be caught or possessed See page 7 for full details. under a recreational fishing licence.

EXCEPTIONS TO ZONE 12 REGULATIONS WATERBODY EXCEPTION DETAILS WATERBODY EXCEPTION DETAILS

Lac des Chats ( River), Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Lac la Cave () - from the Fish sanctuary - no fishing from ZONE 12 Madawaska River and Mississippi Mar. 1 - Thurs. before the 3rd Sat. in Lake Timiskaming dam downstream Apr. 1 - June 15. River - including waters of the May. to a line drawn due east from the Madawaska River downstream from southernmost point of land at the the Generating Station, mouth of Fournier Creek in Poitras Twp. Ottawa River from Dochart Creek to the lighthouse (45°27’03”N., Lake Timiskaming (Ottawa River), Fish sanctuary - no fishing from 76°21’02”W.) and then east following Sutton Bay - Harris Twp. Mar. 15 - June 15. the inter-provincial boundary to the south end of the CNR bridge at Lavergne Point - West Carleton Ottawa River - below Carillon Dam American Shad open all year. Twp., and the Mississippi River to Pointe Fortune. American Shad S - 5 and C - 2. downstream from the Generating Station at the town of Galetta. Ottawa River - between the Quebec Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Carillon Power House and Pointe Apr. 1 - Thurs. before the 2nd Fri. Fortune. in May.

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