A new Ontario Leisure Fishing Rules Abstract is now obtainable with the brand new 12 months simply across the nook.
Some adjustments have been utilized to the Ontario fishing rules, efficient Jan. 1, 2025. They embrace:
Modifications in FMZ 6
- Modifications to the record of lake and rainbow trout waterbodies in Further Fishing Alternatives
Modifications in FMZ 7
- Modifications to the record of brook trout waterbodies in Further Fishing Alternatives
- Opening Borealis Lake as a part of the three-year aurora trout rotational cycle
Modifications in FMZ 8
- As a part of the three-year aurora trout season rotational cycle: Closing Huge Membership, Pallet, and Nayowin lakes
- Opening Lake 57 and Pack Can Lake
Modifications in FMZ 10
- Modifications to the record of lake trout waterbodies in Further Fishing Alternatives
Modifications in FMZ 11
- Modifications 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
Modifications in FMZ 17
- Modifications 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 Road Bridge to the southerly restrict of the CNR right-of-way
Huge enterprise
Fishing contributes $1.75 billion to the provincial economic system yearly, Minister of Pure Assets 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. “The truth is, with 128 species of native fish and 17 naturalized species, these our bodies of water include the very best fish variety in Canada. It’s no marvel, then, why individuals from everywhere in the world journey to our nice province to reap the benefits of the considerable angling and leisure alternatives Ontario has to supply.”
