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Ed found the fish in Quetico

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Canadian Fishing Licenses and Regulations

  • For the most up-to-date information, use this page:

    -Ontario Fishing License Requirements

  • At this time (May 2008), live bait is NOT allowed into the Quetico. Barbless hooks are required. There are no exceptions!
  • New in 2009

Non-Canadian residents need an Outdoors Card to fish in Ontario if they are 18 years of age and over.  (NOTE: Non-residents 65 years of age or older are not exempt from requiring a licence).  The sportfishing licence tag (one year or eight day) or the conservation fishing licence tag (one year or eight day) accompanies the plastic Outdoors Card. 

If you have never had an Outdoors Card, you can purchase a "Non-Canadian Resident Temporary Fishing Outdoors Card and Application" from one of more than 1,800 licence issuers across the province.  The Non-Canadian Resident Temporary Fishing Outdoors Card and Application does not include the fishing licence tag.  The fishing licence tag will be a separate paper permit.

The temporary Outdoors Card and paper licence are effective immediately.  Your plastic Outdoors Card will be mailed to you by year end, and is valid for three calendar years (including the year of purchase).

Non-Canadian resident hunters can also fish under the authority of their Outdoor Card (fishing/hunting version) with the appropriate fishing licence tag.

You can also get more information on the Outdoors Card by calling the Outdoors Card Centre at 1-800-387-7011.  This toll-free number works from all of North America, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

  • Conservation licenses are fishing licenses with reduced limits on walleye, sauger, large and smallmouth bass, yellow perch, Northern pike, crappie and lake trout.
  • Sport fishing licenses allow a higher posession limit on the fish mentioned above.

2009 Regulations

Non-resident Sport License

Non-Resident Conservation License

Walleye & Sauger

3 rd Saturday in May to December 31

Catch & Release in one day:

  • Two (2) only (1) greater than 18.1 inches

Possession Limit:

  • Four (4) only (1) greater than 18.1 inches

 

3 rd Saturday in May to December 31

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Two (2) only (1) greater than 18.1 inches

 

Lake Trout

January 1 to September 30

Catch & Release in one day

  • One (1)

Possession Limit

  • Two (2) only (1) greater than 22 inches from September 1-30

 

January 1 to September 30

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • One (1)

 

Large & Smallmouth Bass

December 1 to June 30

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Two (2) in one day less than 13.8 inches

 

July 1 to November 30

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Four (4) in one day, no size limit

December 1 to June 30

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Two (2) in one day less than 13.8 inches

 

July 1 to November 30

Catch & Possession Limit:

Two (2) in one day, no size limit

Northern Pike

Open all year

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Four (4) in one day

Size limit: Zero (0) between 27.5 – 35.4 inches and only one (1) greater than 35.4 inches

Open all year

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Two (2) in one day

Size limit: Zero (0) between

27.5 – 35.4 inches and

only one (1) greater

than 35.4 inches

Yellow Perch

Open all year

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Fifty (50) in one day

Open all year

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Twenty-five (25) in one day

Muskellunge

3 rd Saturday in June to December 15

  • Zero (0)

Catch & Release ONLY

3 rd Saturday in June to December 15

  • Zero (0)

Catch & Release ONLY

Crappie

Open all year

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Fifteen (15) in one day

Open all year

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Ten (10) in one day

Brook Trout

January 1 to September 15

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Five (5) in one day

January 1 to September 15

Catch & Possession Limit:

  • Two (2) in one day

 

The information above is compiled from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources website. Information on fishing in Quetico Provincial Park is accessible by reading the regulations for Division 32 as well as the Border Waters Area in the regulations booklet and is visible on Map E.

 
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