FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ZONES 13 & 14 ZONES 13 & 14
64 Recreational Fishing Regulations 2018 FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ZONES 13 & 14 ZONE 13 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 & Open all year S - 6 Brown Trout* Open all year S - 5 Sauger or any C - 2 C - 2 combination Rainbow Open all year S - 2 Largemouth 4th Sat. in June S - 6 Trout* C - 1 & Smallmouth to Nov. 30 C - 2 Lake Trout* Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 S - 2 Bass or any & Dec. 1 to Dec. C - 1 combination 31 Northern Pike Open all year S - 4 Pacific Open all year S - 5 C - 2 Salmon* C - 2 Muskellunge 3rd Sat. in June S - 1; must be greater than 102 cm Atlantic Open all year S - 1 to Dec. 15 (40 in.) Salmon* C - 0 C - 0 Lake Open all year S - 12 Yellow Perch Open all year S - 50 Whitefish C - 6 C - 25 Lake Sturgeon Closed all year Crappie Open all year S - 30 C - 10 Channel Open all year S - 12 Catfish C - 6 Sunfish Open all year S - 50 C - 25
The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year: *Aggregate limits apply to these species. Brook Trout and Splake. See page 7 for full details. ExCEPTIONS TO ZONE 13 REGULATIONS WATERBODY ExCEPTION DETAILS Lake Huron (Main Basin), excluding South Bay on Manitoulin Island, Georgian Bay Two lines may be used when trolling from a boat in open water. (Zone 14), the North Channel (Zone 14) and tributaries to Lake Huron in Zones 10, 15, and 16.
Ontario s Fish C lt re Pro ram Conser in bio i ersity, enhancin shin opport nities ZONES 13 & 14
he Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry raises and stocks up to T eight million healthy, wild strains of native species of fish into more than 1,200 water bodies each year. About half are stocked into Great Lakes waters, while the rest are stocked into inland waters. We stock fish to maintain, enhance and create angling opportunities as well as to restore and conserve Ontario’s aquatic biodiversity. Wild strains of Lake Trout and Brook Trout are raised at facilities like the Dorion facility near Thunder Bay and the Chatsworth facility near Owen Sound. We are working to restore Atlantic Salmon to Lake Ontario at the Normandale facility near Simcoe, while helping to prevent the extinction of Aurora Trout in northeastern Ontario as well as developing culture practices for other rare species at other facilities. Walleye, Chinook Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and splake are stocked to provide angling opportunities and reduce angling pressure on stocks sensitive to over-harvest. For more information on where fish are stocked and where to find your favourite game fish species, go to ontario.ca/fishonline. To learn more about our fish stocking program, visit: ontario.ca/fishculture.
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Recreational Fishing Regulations 2018 65 ZONE 14 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. 1 & S - 2 in one day, possession limit of 4; Sunfish Open all year S - 50 Sauger or any May 1 to Dec. 31 none between 41-56 cm (16.1-22 in.), not C - 25 combination more than 1 greater than 56 cm (22 in.) C - 1 in one day, possession limit of 2; Brown Trout* Open all year S - 5 none between 41-56 cm (16.1-22 in.), not C - 2 more than 1 greater than 56 cm (22 in.) Rainbow Trout* Open all year S - 2 Largemouth 4th Sat. in June to S - 3 C - 1 & Smallmouth Nov. 30 C - 1 Lake Trout* Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 S - 2 Bass or any & Dec. 1 to Dec. C - 1 combination 31 Northern Pike Jan. 1 to Mar. 1 & S - 2 in one day, possession limit of 4; Pacific Salmon* Open all year S - 5 May 1 to Dec. 31 not more than 1 greater than C - 2 86 cm (34 in.) Atlantic Salmon* Open all year S - 1 C - 1 in one day, possession limit of 2; C - 0 not more than 1 greater than 86 cm (34 in.) Lake Whitefish Open all year S - 12 C - 6 Muskellunge 3rd Sat. in June to S - 1; must be greater than 137 cm Dec. 15 (54 in.) Lake Herring Open all year S - 25 C - 0 C - 12 Yellow Perch Open all year S - 25 in one day, possession limit of 50 Lake Sturgeon Closed all year C - 12 in one day, possession limit of 25 Crappie Open all year S - 30 Channel Catfish Open all year S - 12 C - 10 C - 6
The following species are not present in this zone and are closed to fishing all year: *Aggregate limits apply to these species. Brook Trout and Splake. See page 7 for full details.
ExCEPTIONS TO ZONE 14 REGULATIONS WATERBODY ExCEPTION DETAILS WATERBODY ExCEPTION DETAILS Big Sound of Parry Sound - waters of Only one line may be used when angling Georgian Bay - waters west of the Lake Trout S - 1 and C - 0. Big Sound, including Depot Harbour, through the ice. Big Sound of Parry Sound, including Parry Sound Harbour and the waters Lake Trout open from Jan. 1 - Sept. 30. an area south of Shawanaga Island; west of Parry Sound between Snake east of North Limestone, Sandy and Lake Trout S – 0 and C – 0 from Island and the Nias Islands. the Umbrella Islands; and north of Jan.1 – Feb. 7, Apr. 1 – June 23 & Frying Pan Island; which includes Sept. 1 – Sept. 30. Five Mile Bay but excludes those Lake Trout S – 1 and C – 1, must be less areas covered under separate than 61 cm (24 in.) from Feb 8 – Mar. 31 & regulations listed under Big Sound June 24 – Aug. 31. of Parry Sound. A map is available at ZONES 13 & 14 the local MNRF Office. Big Sound of Parry Sound (Killbear Lake Trout closed all year. Channel) - waters between the Nias Iroquois Bay of the North Channel of Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Islands and Cadotte Point of Parry Lake Huron. Jan. 1 - Apr. 30. Island. Lake Trout S - 1 and C - 0, must be less than 51 cm (20 in.), possessing a fin clip with a healed scar. Blackstone River and Harbour - Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Archipelago Twp., Lot 37, Conc. V. Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May. Lake Wolsey Yellow Perch open from Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 - Gordon and Mills Twp. & 3rd Sat. in May to Dec. 31. Georgian Bay - waters locally known Fish sanctuary - closed all year. McGregor Bay - Lake Huron - north Walleye closed all year. as the Dawson Rock-Grand Bank of a line drawn from the most Area in the Territorial District of westerly point of McGregor Point Manitoulin bounded by lines starting to the most easterly point of land at 45°35’N., 81°10’W., then northward of Little La Cloche Island, including to 45°45’N., 81°10’W., then westward Iroquois Bay. to 45°45’N., 81°25’W., then southward Moon River - Freeman Twp., Lots 33, Fish sanctuary - no fishing from to 45°35’N., 81°25’W., then eastward 34, 35, 36 in Concs. VIII, IX and X. Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May. to the place of beginning.
66 Recreational Fishing Regulations 2018 ExCEPTIONS TO ZONE 14 REGULATIONS WATERBODY ExCEPTION DETAILS WATERBODY ExCEPTION DETAILS North Channel of Lake Huron - Rainbow Trout S - 5 and C - 2. Shawanaga River - west of C.P.R. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from waters lying west of a straight line right-of-way - Shawanaga Twp. Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May. from the most northerly point (45°48’28”N., 81°35’44”W.) on the St. Marys River - from the gates Two lines may be used when trolling water’s edge of Cape Smith (on of the Compensating Works from a boat in open water. Manitoulin Island) to the most downstream to longitude 83°45’W. Walleye open from Jan. 1 - last day in southerly point (45°58’05”N., which extends from Eagle Point Feb. & May 15 - Dec. 31. 81°29’20”W.) on the water’s edge (Hay Bay) south to the international Walleye S - 4 and C -2, any size. of Red Rock Point (east of the Town boundary with the United States. Northern Pike - any size. of Killarney), and east of a straight line from the most southerly point (46°10’31”N., 82°53’06”W.) on the St. Marys River, Lake George - in the Walleye S - 0 and C - 0 from water’s edge along the shore of waters of Laird Twp., from Pumpkin Apr. 1 - June 15. Mary Point (east of Blind River) to Point upstream to the Laird Twp. the most northerly point (45°59’52”N., boundary. 82°48’40”W.) on the water’s edge of Cape Roberts (on the west side of Bayfield Sound on Manitoulin Island). Sucker Creek - Harrison Twp., from Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Hwy. 69 downstream to a point 250 m Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May. (820 ft.) west of the C.P.R.
North River from Laughlin Falls Fish sanctuary - no fishing from downstream to Coldwater River, Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May. Tug Channel and unnamed channel Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Matchedash Twp. - between Little Lake and Georgian Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May. Bay - Tay and Georgian Bay Twps.
Whitefish River - Curtin Twp. from Walleye open from Jan. 1 - Mar. 1 & the mouth at the North Channel of 3rd Sat. in May - Dec. 31. Seguin River - Town of Parry Sound. Fish sanctuary - no fishing from Lake Huron, upstream to the Frood Apr. 1 - Fri. before the 3rd Sat. in May. Lake Dam, east of Hwy. 6.
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