Sport fishing variation order for Fisheries Management Zone 18

Variation orders adjust the close time, fishing quota and/or limit on fish sizes in a Fisheries Management Zone 18.

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SF – 2019/18

Under the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007

Pursuant to the authority vested in me in subsection 13(1) of the 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:

That Sport Fishing Variation Order for Fisheries Management Zone 18 (SF-2018/18) signed by Minister McGarry on October 23, 2017 is revoked and replaced by this Sport Fishing Variation Order for Fisheries Management Zone 18 (SF-2019/18).
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 18 are hereby varied as set out in Schedules A, B and C to this Sport Fishing Variation Order.
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.
That this Sport Fishing Variation Order comes into effect January 1, 2019.

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

Jeff Yurek
Minister of Natural Resources

Schedule A – Zone-wide close times, quotas and size limits for Fisheries Management Zone 18

Subject to Schedules B and C 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 18.
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 December 31	N/A	N/A
Black & White Crappie	No close time	30, any size	10, any size
Brook Trout	No close time	5, any size	2, any size
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	January 1 to the Friday before the 4^th Saturday in May and September 9 to December 31	2, 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 3^rd Saturday in June and December 16 to December 31	6, any size	2, any size
Muskellunge	January 1 to the Friday before the 1^st Saturday in June and December 16 to December 31	1, must be greater than 91 cm	0
Northern Pike	April 1 to the Friday before the 2^nd Saturday in May	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	No close time	5, any size	2, any size
Sunfish	No close time	300, not more than 30 greater than 18 cm	15, any size
Walleye & Sauger	March 2^nd to the Friday before the 2^nd Saturday in May	4, must be between 40 cm and 50 cm	2, must be between 40 cm and 50 cm
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 18

Despite Schedule A of this Variation Order the Angling close times, 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
Lancaster and Charlottenburgh Townships (South Glengarry Township) and the City of Cornwall	Yellow perch	April 1 to the Friday before the 2^nd Saturday in May	No change	No change
Moira Lake (44°29'14"N., 77°27'13"W.) - Huntingdon Township	Muskellunge	No change	1, must be greater than 102 cm	0
Moira River - from the first dam above Lake Ontario (in the city of Belleville) upstream to Highway 7	Muskellunge	No change	1, must be greater than 102 cm	0
Rideau River	Muskellunge	No change	1, must be greater than 112 cm	0
Stoco Lake (44°28'15"N., 77°17'29"W.) - Hungerford Township	Muskellunge	No change	1, must be greater than 102 cm	0

Schedule C – Additional fishing opportunities for Fisheries Management Zone 18

Despite Schedules A and B of this Variation Order the close time for angling Lake Trout is "no close time" in the following waters.

Waters

Ashden (Ashby White) Lake – (45°08'59"N., 77°22'00"W.) - Ashby Township
Big Ohlmann (45°03'18"N., 77°00'23"W.) - Miller Township
Camp (Little Mackie) Lake (45°04'54"N., 76°57'39"W.) - Miller Township
Freen Lake (44°45'25"N., 77°44'53"W.) - Lake Township
Grimsthorpe Lake (44°52’29” N., 77°23’28” W.) – Effingham Township
Hungry Lake (44°48'24"N., 76°53'18"W.) - Olden Township
Little Green Lake (44°57'37"N., 76°53'06"W.) - Clarendon Township
Long Mallory Lake (44°59'59"N., 77°09'48"W.) - Abinger Township
Long Schooner Lake (45°06'15"N., 76°58'41"W.) - Miller Township
Loughborough Lake (44°27'00"N., 76°25'00"W.) - Pittsburgh Township
Mackie Lake (45°04'38"N., 76°59'18"W.) - Miller Township
Potspoon Lake (44°36'13"N., 76°34'56"W.) - Bedford Township
Redhorse Lake (44°32'21"N., 76°05'02"W.) - Lansdowne Township
Reid Lake (45°04'15"N., 76°55'59"W.) - Miller Township
Round Schooner Lake (45°07'12"N., 76°59'14"W.) - Miller Township
Shabomeka Lake (44°53'33"N., 77°08'10"W.) - Barrie Township
Silver Lake (44°49'48"N., 76°35'46"W.) - Oso Township
Simpson Lake (45°09'24"N., 77°24'13"W.) - Ashby Township
Trout Lake (45°08'58"N., 77°26'08"W.) - Ashby Township

Updated: May 21, 2021

Published: March 08, 2016