SFB – 2008-1

Under the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007

Pursuant to the authority vested in me under paragraph 43(m) of the Fisheries Act R.S., c.F-14 and Subsection 13(1) of the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007, I hereby authorize and declare the following:

  1. That Sport Fishing for Baitfish Variation Order (SFB-2007) signed by Minister Cansfield on November 5, 2007 is revoked and replaced by this Sport Fishing for Baitfish Variation Order (SFB-2008-1).
  2. That the close times for Sport Fishing for Baitfish as set out in Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 are hereby varied as set out in Schedule A to this Sport Fishing for Baitfish Variation Order.
  3. That if there is a conflict between this Sport Fishing for Baitfish Variation Order and a close time for a fish sanctuary, the close time for the fish sanctuary prevails.
  4. That this Sport Fishing for Baitfish Variation Order comes into effect immediately.

Dated at Toronto this  day of  2008.

Signed December 10, 2008

Donna Cansfield
Minister of Natural Resources

Schedule A – Sport fishing for baitfish close times

Species Waters Gear Close times
All species of baitfish, excluding Lake Herring All waters of Zones 1-20, excluding the waters of Algonquin Park in Zone 15 Baitfish trap No close time
All species of baitfish, excluding Lake Herring All waters within Algonquin Provincial Park in Zone 15 Baitfish trap January 1 to December 31
Lake Herring All waters of Zones 1-20, excluding the waters of Algonquin Park in Zone 15 and the waters of Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching, Green River and their tributaries and the Trent Canal System and its tributaries in Zone 16 as described below. Baitfish trap No close time
Lake Herring All waters of Algonquin Park in Zone 15, and all waters of Lakes Simcoe, Couchiching, Green River and their tributaries, the Trent Canal System and its tributaries downstream from Lake Couchiching to Lock 42, the Trent Canal System in Brock and Ramara Twps. and the Severn River and its tributaries (excluding the Black River) downstream from Lake Couchiching to Wasdell Falls, all within the Regional Municipalities of York Durham and Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka in Zone 16. Baitfish trap January 1 to December 31
All species of baitfish, excluding Lake Herring All waters of Zones 1-20, excluding the waters of Algonquin Park in Zone 15 Dip Net No close time
All species of baitfish, excluding Lake Herring All waters within Algonquin Provincial Park in Zone 15 Dip Net January 1 to December 31
Lake Herring All waters of Zones 1-20, excluding the waters of Algonquin Park in Zone 15 and the waters of Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching, Green River and their tributaries and the Trent Canal System and its tributaries in Zone 16 as described below. Dip Net No close time
Lake Herring All waters of Algonquin Park in Zone 15, and all waters of Lakes Simcoe, Couchiching, Green River and their tributaries, the Trent Canal System and its tributaries downstream from Lake Couchiching to Lock 42, the Trent Canal System in Brock and Ramara Twps. and the Severn River and its tributaries (excluding the Black River) downstream from Lake Couchiching to Wasdell Falls, all within the Regional Municipalities of York Durham and Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka in Zone 16. Dip Net January 1 to December 31