SF – 2019/19

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 19 (SF-2015/19) signed by Minister Mauro on November 19, 2014 is revoked and replaced by this Sport Fishing Variation Order for Fisheries Management Zone 19 (SF-2019/19).
  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 19 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 Sport Fishing 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, 2019.

Dated at Toronto this 29th day of October, 2018.

Jeff Yurek
Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

Schedule A – Zone-wide close times, quotas and size limits for Fisheries Management Zone 19

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 19.
Species or combination of species Close time Sport Fishing Licence quota and size limit Conservation Fishing Licence quota and size limit
Atlantic Salmon No close time any size 0
Black & White Crappie No close time 30, any size 10, any size
Brook Trout January 1 to November 30 N/A N/A
Brown Trout No close time 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 October 1 to November 30 3, any size 1, any size
Lake Whitefish No close time 12, any size 6, any size
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass January 1 to the Friday before the 4th Saturday in June and December 1 to December 31 6, any size 2, any size
Muskellunge January 1 to the Friday before the 1st Saturday in June and December 16 to December 31 1, must be greater than 112 cm 0
Northern Pike No close time 6, any size 2, any size
Pacific Salmon No close time 5, any size 2, any size
Rainbow Trout No close time 5, any size 2, any size
Splake January 1 to December 31 N/A N/A
Sunfish No close time 100, any size 50, any size
Walleye & Sauger No close time 6, any size 2, any size
Yellow Perch No close time 100, any size 50, 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 19

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. For greater clarity, where this schedule indicates "no change", the Zone-wide requirement in Schedule A applies.
Waters Species or Combination of Species Close Time Sport Fishing Licence Quota and Size Limit Conservation Fishing Licence Quota and Size Limit
Niagara River from the Peace Bridge to Niagara Falls Muskellunge January 1 to the Friday before the 3rd Saturday in June and December 16 to December 31 No change No change