Fishing Regulations Summary 2012

Want to get out on the water and catch some fish? Start off right by reading the Fishing Summary: licences, catch limits, bait and gear restrictions, even maps to show you what rules apply in what areas.

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Nadine Ridler explains the basics in this video

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2012 Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary

• How to Use This Summary
  and Table of Contents  (PDF, Size: 105 kb)

  View a larger version of this map     View the Legal Boundary Maps for Ontario's Fisheries Management Zones

• Angling Best Practices  (PDF, 107 kb)
• Licence Information and Fishing Regulations
  (PDF, Size: 435 KB)
• Zones 1, 2, 3  (PDF, Size: 1.2 mb)
• Zone 4  (PDF, Size: 1.4 mb)
• Zone 5  (PDF, Size: 1.3 mb)
• Zone 6  (PDF, Size: 1.3 mb)
• Zone 7  (PDF, Size: 900 kb)
• Zone 8  (PDF, Size: 950 kb)
• Zone 9  (PDF, Size: 900 kb)                                        
• Zone 10  (PDF, Size: 1.5 mb)
• Zone 11  (PDF, Size: 1.3 mb)
• Zone 12  (PDF, Size: 850 kb)
• Zones 13, 14  (PDF, Size: 1.7 mb)
• Zone 15  (PDF, Size: 1.6 mb)
• Zone 16  (PDF, Size: 2.6 mb)
• Zone 17  (PDF, Size: 980 kb)
• Zone 18  (PDF, Size: 1.15 kb)
• Zone 19  (PDF, Size: 725 kb)
• Zone 20  (PDF, Size: 1.2 mb)
• Fish Identification Chart  (PDF, Size: 2.1 mb)
• Government Offices  (PDF, Size: 46 kb)

OR, download all sections listed above as one file  (PDF, 27 mb)

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