Northern Ontario Fishing Regulations
Responsible fisherman always carry their fishing licenses when they go fishing. Residents and non-residents of Ontario need to carry their license when they’re fishing and should be aware of specific rules and regulations if they go fishing in Ontario. If requested by a conservation officer to supply them with your license and you do not have it, you may get a ticket and have any fishing equipment confiscated.
Read Ontario’s Licence Information and Fishing Regulations to get your license or quick info on Transporting Sport Fish in Ontario and on Packaging Your Fish. Its important to follow these rules.
Below are the fishing zones and rules regulating the number of fish species you can catch in each zone.
- Zones 1, 2, 3 (PDF, Size: 4.2 MB)
- Zone 4 (PDF, Size: 1.5 MB)
- Zone 5 (PDF, Size: 2.4 MB)
- Zone 6 (PDF, Size: 2.5 MB)
- Zone 7 (PDF, Size: 1.9 MB)
- Zone 8 (PDF, Size: 1.1 MB)
- Zone 9 (PDF, Size: 1.2 MB)
- Zone 10 (PDF, Size: 1.37 MB)
- Zone 11 (PDF, Size: 1.4 MB)
- Zone 12 (PDF, Size: 720 KB)
- Zones 13, 14 (PDF, Size: 1.8 MB)
- Zone 15 (PDF, Size: 1.7 MB)
- Zone 16 (PDF, Size: 1.7 MB)
- Zone 17 (PDF, Size: 1.2 MB)
- Zone 18 (PDF, Size: 2 MB)
- Zone 19 (PDF, Size: 777 KB)
- Zone 20 (PDF, Size: 2.2 MB)
- Fish Identification Chart (PDF, Size: 2.1 MB)
- Government Offices (PDF, Size: 50 KB)
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