Ontario fishing licenses and regulations

2004
Fishing charters and fishing guides on Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and Lake St. Clair. Fishing for Salmon, Steelhead, Trout, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Perch, Muskie and other species of Great Lakes fish.

Great Lake Fishing Guides

Outdoors card plus three-year resident sport fishing license tag	$72.00
Outdoors card plus three-year resident conservation fishing license tag	$45.00
Resident sport fishing license (one year) and outdoors card	$28.00
Resident conservation fishing license (one year) and outdoors card	$19.00
One day fishing license	$10.00
Three year outdoors card	$6.00
One year resident sport fishing license tag (for holders of a valid outdoors card)	$22.00
One year resident conservation fishing license tag (for holders of a valid outdoors card)	$13.00

Sport fishing license - valid for the calendar year	$61.00
Conservation fishing license	$37.00
Seven day sport fishing license	$39.00
Seven day conservation fishing license	$23.00
One day sport fishing license (Great Lakes and connecting waters)	$16.00
Non resident angling license for a member of an organized camp.	$4.00 per child
Lake St. Joseph tags	No Charge

License year: Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2004
Licenses required of all persons over 18 years of age.
Ontario has many areas with special regulations.
See Ontario MNR regulations for exceptions.

Ontario fishing seasons and limits for Great Lake Waters.
Other regulations may apply in other areas.
Check with Ontario MNR for more complete regulations.

Ontario waters of Lake St. Clair (Division 1)

Fish	Open Season	Sport Fishing Daily Limit	Conservation Fishing Daily Limit	Minimum Size
Walleye & Sauger	Open all year	6	2
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass	June 26 to Dec. 31	6	2
Northern Pike	Open all year	6	2
Muskellunge	June 5 to Dec. 15	1	0	42 Inches
Yellow Perch	Open all year	50	25
Crappie	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Brook trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	2
Brown Trout	Open all year	5	2
Rainbow Trout	Open all year	5	2
Lake Trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	1
Splake	Open all year	5	2
Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho & Pink)	Open all year	5	2
Atlantic Salmon	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	1	0
Whitefish	Open all year	25	12
Sturgeon	Open all year	1	0

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Ontario Waters of Lake Erie (Division 2)

Fish	Open Season	Sport Fishing Daily Limit	Conservation Fishing Daily Limit	Minimum Size
Walleye & Sauger	Jan. 1 to March 14 & May 8 to Dec. 31	6	2
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass	June 26 to Nov. 30	6	2
Northern Pike	Open all year	6	2
Muskellunge	June 19 to Dec. 15	1	0	40 Inches
Yellow Perch	Open all year	50	25
Crappie	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Brook trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	2
Brown Trout	Open all year	5	2
Rainbow Trout	Open all year	5	2
Lake Trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	1
Splake	Open all year	5	2
Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho & Pink)	Open all year	5	2
Atlantic Salmon	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	1	0
Whitefish	Open all year	25	12
Sturgeon	Open all year	1	0

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Fish	Open Season	Sport Fishing Daily Limit	Conservation Fishing Daily Limit	Minimum Size
Walleye & Sauger	Jan. 1 to March 31 & May 8 to Dec. 31	6	2
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass	June 26 to Nov. 30	6	2
Northern Pike	Jan. 1 to March 31 & May 8 to Dec. 31	6	2
Muskellunge	June 5 to Dec. 15	1	0	36 Inches
Yellow Perch	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Crappie	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Brook trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	5	2
Brown Trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	5	2
Rainbow Trout	Open all year	5	2
Lake Trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	2	1
Splake	Open all year	5	2
Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho & Pink)	Open all year	5	2
Atlantic Salmon	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	1	0
Whitefish	Open all year	25	12
Sturgeon	Jan. 1 to Mat 14 & June 15 to Dec. 31	1	0

Fish	Open Season	Sport Fishing Daily Limit	Conservation Fishing Daily Limit	Minimum Size
Walleye & Sauger	Open all year	6	2
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass	June 26 to Nov. 30	6	2
Northern Pike	Open all year	6	2
Muskellunge	June 19 to Dec. 15	1	0	40 Inches
Yellow Perch	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Crappie	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Brook trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec.1 to Dec. 31	3	2
Brown Trout	Open all year	5	2
Rainbow Trout	Open all year	5	2
Lake Trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	1
Splake	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	2
Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho & Pink)	Open all year	5	2
Atlantic Salmon	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	1	0
Whitefish	Open all year	25	12
Sturgeon	Open all year	1	0

Fish	Open Season	Sport Fishing Daily Limit	Conservation Fishing Daily Limit	Minimum Size
Walleye & Sauger	Jan. 1 to March 1 & May 1 to Dec. 31	2	1	None 41-56 cm Only 1 over 56 cm
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass	June 26 to Nov. 30	3	1
Northern Pike	Jan. 1 to March 1 & May 1 to Dec. 31	2	1	Only 1 over 86 cm
Muskellunge	June 19 to Dec. 15	1	0	54 Inches
Yellow Perch	Open all year	25	12
Crappie	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Brook trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	2
Brown Trout	Open all year	5	2
Rainbow Trout	Open all year	2	1
Lake Trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	1
Splake	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	2
Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho & Pink)	Open all year	5	2
Atlantic Salmon	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	1	0
Whitefish	Open all year	25	12
Sturgeon	Open all year	1	0
Channel Catfish	Open all year	No limit	No limit

Fish	Open Season	Sport Fishing Daily Limit	Conservation Fishing Daily Limit	Minimum Size
Walleye & Sauger	Jan. 1 to March 1 & May 1 to Dec. 31	2	1	None 41 - 56 cm only 1 over 56 cm
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass	June 26 to Nov. 30	3	1
Northern Pike	Jan. 1 to March 1 & May 1 to Dec. 31	2	1	Only 1 over 34"
Muskellunge	June 19 to Dec. 15	1	0	54 Inches
Yellow Perch	Open all year	25	12
Crappie	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Brook trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	2
Brown Trout	Open all year	5	2
Rainbow Trout	Open all year	5	2
Lake Trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	1
Splake	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	2
Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho & Pink)	Open all year	5	2
Atlantic Salmon	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	1	0
Whitefish	Open all year	25	12
Sturgeon	Open all year	1	0

Fish	Open Season	Sport Fishing Daily Limit	Conservation Fishing Daily Limit	Minimum Size
Walleye & Sauger	Jan. 1 to April 14 & May 15 to Dec. 31	3	2
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass	Open all year	6	2
Northern Pike	Open all year	6	2
Muskellunge	June 19 to Dec. 15	1	0	36 Inches
Yellow Perch	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Crappie	Open all year	No limit	No limit
Brook trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 6	3	2
Brown Trout	Open all year	5	2
Rainbow Trout	Open all year	East o Pic River 2 West of Pic river 1	1
Lake Trout	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	1
Splake	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 & Dec. 1 to Dec. 31	3	2
Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho & Pink)	Open all year	5	2
Atlantic Salmon	Jan. 1 to Sept. 30	1	0
Whitefish	Open all year	25	12
Sturgeon	Open all year	1	0