A new Ontario Leisure Fishing Laws Abstract is now obtainable with the brand new 12 months simply across the nook.
Some modifications have been utilized to the Ontario fishing laws, efficient Jan. 1, 2025. They embody:
Adjustments in FMZ 6
- Adjustments to the checklist of lake and rainbow trout waterbodies in Further Fishing Alternatives
Adjustments in FMZ 7
- Adjustments to the checklist of brook trout waterbodies in Further Fishing Alternatives
- Opening Borealis Lake as a part of the three-year aurora trout rotational cycle
Adjustments in FMZ 8
- As a part of the three-year aurora trout season rotational cycle: Closing Large Membership, Pallet, and Nayowin lakes
- Opening Lake 57 and Pack Can Lake
Adjustments in FMZ 10
- Adjustments to the checklist of lake trout waterbodies in Further Fishing Alternatives
Adjustments in FMZ 11
- Adjustments to increase dip netting season for cisco (lake herring) and lake whitefish to use to all waters the place angling is permitted in Zone 11
Adjustments in FMZ 17
- Adjustments to the Prolonged Fall Season for Atlantic salmon, brown trout, Pacific salmon and rainbow trout within the Ganaraska River
- New fish sanctuary – No fishing September 1 to October 14
- Ganaraska River: from the south aspect of the Jocelyn Avenue Bridge to the southerly restrict of the CNR right-of-way
Large enterprise
Fishing contributes $1.75 billion to the provincial economic system yearly, Minister of Pure Sources Graydon Smith acknowledged.
“Ontario is dwelling to hundreds of lakes, rivers, and wetlands that present habitat for a wealthy variety of species and world class fisheries,” he acknowledged. “Actually, with 128 species of native fish and 17 naturalized species, these our bodies of water comprise the very best fish variety in Canada. It’s no marvel, then, why individuals from all around the world journey to our nice province to make the most of the plentiful angling and leisure alternatives Ontario has to supply.”
