Fishing

NEW March 2012 – The Ministry of Natural Resources and members of the Fisheries Management Zone (FMZ) 18 Advisory Council are inviting Ontario residents to provide comment on proposed regulation changes for bass and walleye as part of the development of the fisheries management plan in FMZ 18, located in eastern Ontario.

To find out more about the proposed regulation changes for bass and walleye in FMZ 18, and to provide your input,  please visit ontario.ca/zonecouncils and follow the link to FMZ 18, or attend one of the public open houses which are scheduled for the following locations, from 6:00-9:00 p.m – Northbrook Lions Club, March 19 – Carleton Place Legion, March 21 – Westport Legion, March 23.

Not long ago an angler’s expertise was measured in pounds of fillets and photographs with stringers of dead fish.  Now, live releasing all or part of the catch is more common, as anglers across Ontario become more conservation-oriented.  They realize that no body of water has a limitless supply of fish, and understand that they have a responsibility to protect and improve the fishery.

Boating precaution – be alert to floating debris from the Spring run-off and that our lake buoys are not placed yet.

MNR Website – Fishing Regulations (all Zones)

• MNR – Fishing Regulations-Zone18 – pdf 908kB

• MNR – Fisheries Management Zone 18 map – pdf 1.1MB

• MNR – Fish ON-Line Fact Sheet-12 April 2011 – pdf 42kB