SF - 2023/12

Under The Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007

Pursuant to the authority vested in me in subsection 13(1) of the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007, made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14, I hereby authorize and declare the following:

  1. That Sport Fishing Variation Order for Fisheries Management Zone 12 (SF-2019/12) signed by Minister Yurek on October 29, 2018 is revoked and replaced by this Sport Fishing Variation Order for Fisheries Management Zone 12 (SF-2023/12).
  2. That the angling close times as set out in Schedule 2 to the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 and the angling quotas and size limits as set out in Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the said Regulations for Fisheries Management Zone 12 are hereby varied as set out in Schedules A and B to this Sport Fishing Variation Order.
  3. That if there is a conflict between this Variation Order and a close time for a fish sanctuary, the close time for the fish sanctuary prevails.
  4. That this Sport Fishing Variation Order comes into effect January 1, 2023.

Dated at Toronto this 1st day of November, 2022.

Graydon Smith
Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

Schedule A – Zone-wide close times, quotas and size limits for Fisheries Management Zone 12

Subject to Schedule B of this Variation Order the following Angling close times, quotas and size limits (measured in total length) apply to all waters in Fisheries Management Zone 12.
Species or Combination of Species Close Time Sport Fishing Licence Quota and Size Limit Conservation Fishing Licence Quota and Size Limit
Atlantic Salmon January 1 to the Thursday before the 4th Saturday in April and October 1 to December 31 1, any size 0
Black & White Crappie No close time 30, any size 10, any size
Brook Trout January 1 to the Thursday before the 4th Saturday in April and October 1 to December 31 5, any size 2, any size
Brown Trout & Rainbow Trout January 1 to the Thursday before the 4th Saturday in April and October 1 to December 31 5, any size 2, any size
Channel Catfish No close time 12, any size 6, any size
Lake Sturgeon January 1 to December 31 N/A N/A
Lake Trout & Splake January 1 to the Thursday before the 4th Saturday in April and October 1 to December 31 2, must be greater than 45 cm 1, must be greater than 45 cm
Lake Whitefish No close time 12, any size 6, any size
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass January 1 to the Thursday before the 4th Saturday in June and December 1 to December 31 6, any size 2, any size
Muskellunge January 1 to the Thursday before the 3rd Saturday in June and December 16 to December 31 1, must be greater than 137 cm 0
Northern Pike April 1 to the Thursday before the 3rd Saturday in May 6, any size 2, any size
Pacific Salmon January 1 to December 31 N/A N/A
Sunfish No close time No limit No limit
Walleye & Sauger April 1 to the Thursday before the 3rd Saturday in May 5, must be less than 40 cm from March 1 to June 15 2, must be less than 40 cm from March 1 to June 15
Yellow Perch No close time 50, any size 25, any size
Any other species No close time No limit No limit

Schedule B – Exceptions to the Zone-wide close times, quotas and size limits for Fisheries Management Zone 12

Despite Schedule A of this Variation Order the Angling Close Times, Fishing Quotas and Size Limits (measured in Total Length) set out in this Schedule apply in the following waters.
Waters Species or Combination of Species Close Time Sport Fishing Licence Quota and Size Limit Conservation Fishing Licence Quota and Size Limit
Ottawa River - below Carillon Dam to Point Fortune American Shad No close time 5, any size 2, any size