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 speciesClose timeSport Fishing Licence quota and size limitConservation Fishing Licence quota and size limit
Atlantic SalmonNo close timeany size0
Black & White CrappieNo close time30, any size10, any size
Brook TroutJanuary 1 to November 30N/AN/A
Brown TroutNo close time5, any size2, any size
Channel CatfishNo close time12, any size6, any size
Lake SturgeonJanuary 1 to December 31N/AN/A
Lake TroutOctober 1 to November 303, any size1, any size
Lake WhitefishNo close time12, any size6, any size
Largemouth & Smallmouth BassJanuary 1 to the Friday before the 4th Saturday in June and December 1 to December 316, any size2, any size
MuskellungeJanuary 1 to the Friday before the 1st Saturday in June and December 16 to December 311, must be greater than 112 cm0
Northern PikeNo close time6, any size2, any size
Pacific SalmonNo close time5, any size2, any size
Rainbow TroutNo close time5, any size2, any size
SplakeJanuary 1 to December 31N/AN/A
SunfishNo close time100, any size50, any size
Walleye & SaugerNo close time6, any size2, any size
Yellow PerchNo close time100, any size50, any size
Any other speciesNo close timeNo limitNo 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.
WatersSpecies or Combination of SpeciesClose TimeSport Fishing Licence Quota and Size LimitConservation Fishing Licence Quota and Size Limit
Niagara River from the Peace Bridge to Niagara FallsMuskellungeJanuary 1 to the Friday before the 3rd Saturday in June and December 16 to December 31No changeNo change